Summer transfer madness thread

[Ozzjim]

Rumours of Betis being in for Veretout on loan. Don't loan him Villa. Either keep him and play him or sell for 6m ish and put in a massive % of the next sale to get a bit more. Loaning him is just pointless.

[garyshawsknee]

Don't see the point of loaning him out again, sell him if we receive a good offer otherwise use him in the team and squad as he's an improvement on most of the midfielders we have.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Rumours of Betis being in for Veretout on loan. Don't loan him Villa. Either keep him and play him or sell for 6m ish and put in a massive % of the next sale to get a bit more. Loaning him is just pointless.

It's all well and good saying play him, he doesn't want to play for us! At least that what I keep seeing reported.

I am starting to develop a Micah Richards sized dislike for Vertout. Decent player that is reported to not want to play for us in the Championship despite being paid silly money to do so. Wont drop wages for a move, and expects us to keep loaning him out until he gets a free transfer when his contract runs down.

We have never done such poor business as bringing in Vertout / Amavi/ Ayew and Traore.

[old man villa fan]

Rumours of Betis being in for Veretout on loan. Don't loan him Villa. Either keep him and play him or sell for 6m ish and put in a massive % of the next sale to get a bit more. Loaning him is just pointless.

It's all well and good saying play him, he doesn't want to play for us! At least that what I keep seeing reported.

I am starting to develop a Micah Richards sized dislike for Vertout. Decent player that is reported to not want to play for us in the Championship despite being paid silly money to do so. Wont drop wages for a move, and expects us to keep loaning him out until he gets a free transfer when his contract runs down.

We have never done such poor business as bringing in Vertout / Amavi/ Ayew and Traore.

I don't know where this not wanting to play for the club came from. I thought that the Club said it was best for all concerned that he went out on loan last season. He had a difficult first season with injury and confidence. I thought he looked good in that short spell when Garde brought him into the team.

[garyshawsknee]

I thought the club pushed through the loan last season. I don't recall him kicking up a fuss about not wanting to play.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't recall reading about him not wanting to play for us, either.

However, if he goes, I hope it is a permanent deal - I'd been hoping watching expensive contracts run down while the players in question are on loan prior to moving for nothing might be over

[tomd2103]

I don't recall reading about him not wanting to play for us, either.

However, if he goes, I hope it is a permanent deal - I'd been hoping watching expensive contracts run down while the players in question are on loan prior to moving for nothing might be over

If he is committed then I would like to see him given a chance.  If the FFP rumours are true the we may need to lighten the wage bill a bit and loaning him would do that. 

[passitsideways]

Obviously it was only a pre-season friendly, and against a non-league side as well, but even acknowledging all that, it was pretty evident how capable he is in possession - always looking to move the ball forward along the ground, but understood when to keep things simple as well.

Unfortunate thing is, as people have already raised, there just aren't a lot of obvious paths to cutting down the size of the squad (and with it, the wage bill), given we seem to be having difficulty shifting the proper deadwood (Richards, Elphick, Agbonlahor) and a great deal of the squad was purchased either last summer or in January.

[eamonn]

You'd imagine any loans come with a fee which may well work out better, "pro-rata", if sold at the end of the season instead of the player being sold and signing a four year contract for the new club. For example we may end -up doing better out of the Gil deal with Depor that way.
Cash up-front and a clean slate for player and club seems a little less the norm now.

[1958Villan]

Read today again, after a similar report 10 days ago, that Sunderland could be interested in McCormack.
The report I read 10 days ago, suggested that a good deal for both clubs, would involve Rodwell coming to Villa, either in a full, or part exchange deal for McCormack.
I'd go for that, I believe Rodwell would give our team most of what is missing from our central midfield.
I know Rodwell has some problems but, they are surely not as big as RM's.

[Dave]

I believe Rodwell would give our team most of what is missing from our central midfield.

Somebody to hoover up money while they recover from another injury?

[manic-road]

I believe Rodwell would give our team most of what is missing from our central midfield.

Somebody to hoover up money while they from another injury?

Exactly, Rodwell has done nothing on the pitch of any value for a long time.

[CT]

Rodwell? Might as well get his name engraved on one of the treatment room beds.

[SoccerHQ]

Like we didn't for a a lot of games he was playing in last season?

He missed most of our terrible run in January/February didn't he?

[papa lazarou]

I believe Rodwell would give our team most of what is missing from our central midfield.

Somebody to hoover up money while they recover from another injury?

Indeed. Another one gathering dust.