Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Villafirst]

Can't believe people moaning at the owner spending! It's the way things are. Pogba £100m? £10 or 11 million is almost peanuts in these days of crazy money.

[FatSam]

Let us sign some French talents - that should work.

It is more of a gamble going for unproven at this level. The value of promotion is to much not to try go for proven championship players.

I'm naturally cautious when it comes to transfers, and very much want to be proven wrong. I suppose the point I was trying to make is that this feels just as much as a gamble as last year's signings from France, As whilst he has one year in the Championship behind him, the fee is huge.

[curiousorange]

While I think Kodjia is undoubtedly overpriced, this summer is seeing some extortionate fees and the Championship is no exception. Any other summer and he'd be half the price. Clubs know we've been relegated, have parachute payments and a new owner keen to make a splash and have strung us along accordingly. But the blunt fact is that we only want to be in this division for a year and can (at the moment) afford to try and make that happen.

If there's any money left in the kitty, a replacement for Ashley Westwood would be nice.

[FatSam]

We are in a difficult position in that, as a Championship club, it is very hard to get PL players in their prime to drop down.  The alternatives are Championship players where their clubs want over the odds for them (understandable as the players is possibly their star player) or look overseas.  We seem to be going down the path of proven in English football and paying accordingly.

I think that's a fair analysis. To me it's starting to feel a bit MON all over again. Hopefully Tshibola can turn into a Delph/ Young type signing value-wise. I suppose sustainable squad building is a luxury we can't afford at the moment as we have such a low starting point. A different owner/ manager might have tried to salvage something from the players we already had, but it was probably the right decision to cut our losses with those wasters - even in the Championship.

[Lyewho???]

I agree with some of the comments on here about the price of the players we have signed. But we need to understand that any fee that Villa pay for players will be over the top as prices are increased due to TV money, but more importantly we are a club that is nose diving and needs to stop the rot!!! To do this we need to clear the dead wood and restructure from top to bottom, that of course will cost us. Other teams know this hence the prices.

We were heading towards the deadline without a No9, im just happy we have got over the line with a day to spare. Hopefully we have done our work looking into JK and we have someone that will help jump up the league.

RDM now needs to make this team gel.

[Lyewho???]

Added to my previous comment, i would like to see a few others added to the squad. Loanees have been mentioned so hopefully that will happen.

If Ayew goes = we need a replacement
If Traore  goes = we need a replacement

i suspect we will now pick-up on the players that couldn't quite clinch a Prem deal tomorrow.

[N'ZMAV]

Nothing wrong with being ambitious and trying to get out of this league. The rest are jealous of Villa & Newcastle.

[dave.woodhall]

At what point does over-priced become the going rate?

[LeeB]

At what point does over-priced become the going rate?

About three weeks into the future, as it stands.

[N'ZMAV]

At what point does over-priced become the going rate?

the going rate is over-priced, but you've got to spend loads to stand still.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

It doesn't seem that complicated to me. Kodjia and gestede compete for the 9 role. Everyone else as you were

so ayew wide right? which doesnt suit him or the balance of the side?

playing kodjia, ross, grealish and ayew gives us a shit balance and leaves us woefully weak straight througg the middle.

like we have been for the past 5 seasons

[Matt Collins]

Sorry, I agree that does present problems - or at least questions

I don't think the purchase of kodjia makes any difference there though

[Matt Collins]

Nothing wrong with being ambitious and trying to get out of this league. The rest are jealous of Villa & Newcastle.

My sentiments too. Of course, when we're in the premier league and can't compete with the likes of Chelsea and man city, it's a symptom of a game that's sick to the core with foreign owners making proper competition impossible, SKY ruining football etc

The inherent contradiction of being a football fan!

[PaulWinch again]

If helps get us up then he's worth the money. Also good to see that Dr Xia has fully backed up his claims of funding. Hope there's a bit left for a creative player/winger and some centre back cover.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Sorry, I agree that does present problems - or at least questions

I don't think the purchase of kodjia makes any difference there though

i agree, its just that with a shit load of attacking options i hope that rdm doesnt try and fit them all in at the same time