Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[RussellC]

Signing an unheard of French Centre-Back hours before the window closes? Is this Paddy Reilly's farewell gift to us...?!

[RussellC]

On the one hand i'm glad we're rebuilding the team, but what we are spending is obscene for this level and i'm not going to be hypocritical about us spending more money than just about any other club in the division can ever dream of, having spent years moaning about Chelsea, Man City etc doing exactly the same thing.

Yep. The parachute payments are hugely unfair. I've tried to reason with myself that we're doing the Honorable thing and filtering the cash through to clubs like Bristol City and Fulham, rather than just pilfering their best players.

[Tayls_7]

We did need another striker and now we've got one. I can't see what the problem is.

Nor me. I'm baffled.

The previous owner didn't spend and we moaned.
Our new owner has brought proven championship quality and supporters are still moaning.

What do some people actually want!!??

Some need a punch in the Fucking face

Is David Cameron still a Villa fan?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Signing an unheard of French Centre-Back hours before the window closes? Is this Paddy Reilly's farewell gift to us...?!

No, that was Valencia. The giant from France sounds great except apparently he's not very good with his head.

[kippaxvilla2]

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/middlesbrough/14713054.Adama_Traore_to_join_Calum_Chambers_at_Middlesbrough___but_Albert_Adomah_set_to_leave/?

[old man villa fan]

On the one hand i'm glad we're rebuilding the team, but what we are spending is obscene for this level and i'm not going to be hypocritical about us spending more money than just about any other club in the division can ever dream of, having spent years moaning about Chelsea, Man City etc doing exactly the same thing.

In this respect, divisions are meaningless.  We are all on the same long ladder and getting to the top and staying there is almost impossible.  We are trying to buy a position on one of the 20 top rungs.  Why shouldn't we be spending similar amounts to teams on the lower sections of those 20 rungs.

[Duncan Shaw]

Mmm I'd be nervously disappointed if he goes to Boro.  We may look back in a year pontificating on what might have been, we may be laughing.  If we can't keep him, I think I'd prefer him to slink back off to the continent, just in case. 

[LeeB]

On the one hand i'm glad we're rebuilding the team, but what we are spending is obscene for this level and i'm not going to be hypocritical about us spending more money than just about any other club in the division can ever dream of, having spent years moaning about Chelsea, Man City etc doing exactly the same thing.

Yep. The parachute payments are hugely unfair. I've tried to reason with myself that we're doing the Honorable thing and filtering the cash through to clubs like Bristol City and Fulham, rather than just pilfering their best players.

I'm not. We've had the shitty end of the stick for way too long, everyone else can bollocks as far as I'm concerned.

[Steve67]

What is our total spend now. I've actually lost count. Must be past 50 now, or at least potentially with all the add ons.

By my reckoning, and not including add ons, we've spent £42.5m and sold £12.1m.

Outs, Clark for 5, Gueye for 7.1 and Sinclair for 4? Crespo a nominal fee too.

[Ian.]

Dominic King ‏@DominicKing_DM  6m minutes ago Manchester, England
Micah Richards could be on his way out of Aston Villa; in talks with West Ham over a move

https://twitter.com/DominicKing_DM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Please, please, please, please, please let it be true.

Oh this would make my summer!

[kippaxvilla2]

Have I got this wrong or do the parachute payments only cover the continuing operating costs post relegation - therefore where is this money coming from and more importantly will it be borrowed?

[Ian.]

On the one hand i'm glad we're rebuilding the team, but what we are spending is obscene for this level and i'm not going to be hypocritical about us spending more money than just about any other club in the division can ever dream of, having spent years moaning about Chelsea, Man City etc doing exactly the same thing.

What is really obscene is we are spending all this money, close to £50m and I have not heard of any of these players.

[Dave P]

What is our total spend now. I've actually lost count. Must be past 50 now, or at least potentially with all the add ons.

By my reckoning, and not including add ons, we've spent £42.5m and sold £12.1m.

Outs, Clark for 5, Gueye for 7.1 and Sinclair for 4? Crespo a nominal fee too.

Did we get a fee for Okore in the end?

[OCD]

Sounds like we've spent about £26m net so far then. Not bad as what's being made out. Not close to £50m at all.

[cdbearsfan]

On the one hand i'm glad we're rebuilding the team, but what we are spending is obscene for this level and i'm not going to be hypocritical about us spending more money than just about any other club in the division can ever dream of, having spent years moaning about Chelsea, Man City etc doing exactly the same thing.

What is really obscene is we are spending all this money, close to £50m and I have not heard of any of these players.

You've not heard of McCormack or Jedinak?