Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[four fornicholl]

I reckon closer to £70M.

So that's cost us Lacazette to Arsenal and Kante to Chelsea.

[Dante Lavelli]

I reckon closer to £70M.

bloody hell

Ironically, I'd argue that last season's signing were purchased with one eye on their 'sell on potential'.  Vertout, Gana, Amavi and Ayew were all signed quite cheaply.  Unfortunately the existing players and those purchased to help nurture them had zero interest.

[peter w]

summer spends thus far:

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/transfers/wettbewerb/GB2

[Mister E]

My thinking on McCormack is that he's very experienced in the championship but it's with teams that have struggled to be mid-table at best other than Cardiff who replaced him to step up to play-off standard.

That doesn't suggest that he's the type of player you'd buy to fire you to automatic promotion.  On top of that our biggest issue is that we don't have a striker who is capable of giving us someone to play around and he doesn't seem to be suited to that.

I think he'd be a massive waste of money for where we are.

Agreed completely and he's only going to decline now.

this

plus no resale value

It's another reason. Villa need to start operating more smartly and try and buy players who will improve and increase in value. Other than Benteke we've got a shocking record when it comes to selling players.

Did alright with the sales of Doening, Young and Gazza Bazza ...

[peter w]

And Milner

[Dante Lavelli]

summer spends thus far:

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/transfers/wettbewerb/GB2

Interesting.  I'm surprised how little money is spent below the PL.

[four fornicholl]

And Milner

Long time but Yorkie made us a packet didn't he?

[Richard]

Yeah lots of loans and free transfers going on, we really could get a jump on our rivals if we spend a bit more cash on quality once we have shipped the dross out.

[PaulWinch again]

My thinking on McCormack is that he's very experienced in the championship but it's with teams that have struggled to be mid-table at best other than Cardiff who replaced him to step up to play-off standard.

That doesn't suggest that he's the type of player you'd buy to fire you to automatic promotion.  On top of that our biggest issue is that we don't have a striker who is capable of giving us someone to play around and he doesn't seem to be suited to that.

I think he'd be a massive waste of money for where we are.

Agreed completely and he's only going to decline now.

this

plus no resale value

It's another reason. Villa need to start operating more smartly and try and buy players who will improve and increase in value. Other than Benteke we've got a shocking record when it comes to selling players.

Did alright with the sales of Doening, Young and Gazza Bazza ...

Of course we did, but how many years is that? After Milner we didn't get a transfer year for 5 years did we?

[brontebilly]

summer spends thus far:

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/transfers/wettbewerb/GB2

Interesting.  I'm surprised how little money is spent below the PL.

Newcastle should win the league by 20 points. Crazy money they got from Wijnaldum, a player who hid away from home all season for them. They have cut a lot of their deadwood, Taylor, Collocini, Cisse, capella et al

Very surprised at Norwich's lack of transfers thus far.

[wozwebs]

On Twitter: Van Der Vaart is on his way to England to sign for #avfc snubbing #readingfc

[Steve67]

On Twitter: Van Der Vaart is on his way to England to sign for #avfc snubbing #readingfc

I really cannot see this happening.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

On Twitter: Van Der Vaart is on his way to England to sign for #avfc snubbing #readingfc

I really cannot see this happening.

Didn't we try to sign him about 10 years ago? Will he be joining our Coaching team?

[VILLA MOLE]

On Twitter: Van Der Vaart is on his way to England to sign for #avfc snubbing #readingfc

I really cannot see this happening.

Didn't we try to sign him about 10 years ago? Will he be joining our Coaching team?

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[Ads]

I think we need two more in midfield.

Last season was the pinnacle of our midfield awfulness, but it's been woeful for a number of years.

We lack physicality and get bullied. We lack dynamism and legs to push the game on. We lack organisational knowhow and defensive steel to properly shield the back four and we lack goals.

We have a collection of vanilla players that are just meh.

Tshibola is a big lad, quick and decent on the ball. Hopefully he can provide some of the ingredients we have lacked post-Snake going to Man City. I would like to see a genuine defensive midfielder who can break up the play, but actually has the nous not to get caught up field or recycle the ball cheaply. That sort of player (Bridcut at this level?) may allow Sir Pointsalot to contribute more and increase the tempo of his passing.

We badly need an attacking threat too. Veretout was ultimately a disappointment, but there must be a player of genuine guile who can create and score at that level.

It looks like we're going in with Gardner and Westwood offering much the same; fine, there's a need for a deep lying playmaker and there's ade quote cover there.

However, Tishbola aside, you'd think at least two of the rest of Gana, Veretout and Sanchez are likely to go.

Two more midfielders please.