Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[Drummond]

FFP means Huth is the sort of player we can afford though.

[VinnieChase84]

I don't think you can be too negative about either of those two given where we are - however I can't see Hernandez coming in unless he lowers his financial demands

No chance on Hernandez, he's wanting £50k a week plus.
Could we sign some players to the Milwakee Bucks and loan then to use ;-)

[AsTallAsLions]

Given the situation we're in, I'd happily take Huth.

[footyskillz]

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As I said on another thread, Huth and Hernadez before the window closes are guaranteed, they are straight out of the Bruce lazy scouting book.

I'd take them both right now.

Quite. Huth is an old head and has experience of winning the league.

Hernandez has scored goals.

What's not to like?

I kept thinking you meant Chicharito Hernandez when it dawns on me that it is Abel Hernandez you talk of .

Okay so the one thing Bruce also does as well as lazy Bruce type signings he does work the loans with man utd . Having watched them v ac Milan there are a couple who could do well for Villa this season.

I think it all depends on what budgets are being thought of and all yhses restrictions.

I fully agree pace and a more energetic dynamic approach is needed with both style of play and players coming in or the younger ones playing .

But j include Da leat who isn't so young but has a bit of energy about him and would include Bree who is young .

Does Bruce not trust the youth to deal with the championship promotion or just feels experience is the only way.

I'd like to see both average age of squads promoted last season as well as amount of championship experience / uk experience in wolves case !

The key is getting the blend if squad right , squad spirit and balance as well as a never say die and learning from last season both players and managers alike.

[ozzjim]

We need pace. 3-5-2 is impossible to sustain with our squad too.

4-1-2-3 is our best formation. We need to get Green in on the wing and sign 2 other pacey forwards, something I have been banging on about for 2 summers now. Never seen such a slow side.

Huth would be a decent free at the back to play with Chester.

Need a keeper and a left back desperately.

[footyskillz]

Just like to highlight and share the info on transfer window 


Probably most aware that the transfer window for permanent transfers closes on Thursday 9 August at 17:00

I also like to highlight

Villa  will still be able to sign players on loan until 31 August.
( all 72 efl clubs can do this)

will also be able transfer players out to clubs in leagues where the window remains open with European leagues still able to buy and sell until 31 August.

[paul_e]

The bottom bit is, for me, why this stupid change will last 1 season. Players in England can still be bid for by top European sides for weeks and it'll only need 1 or 2 to have their heads turned and decide to push for a move before the league realise how stupid the whole thing is.  It was designed to stop the prolonged sagas but almost every year at least one of the major issues involves a player who's been targeted by Real or Barca and this does nothing to address that.

Adding the ability to sign loans until the end of August still doesn't help matters either, it means there's still a good chance that sides will change significantly between the first game and the start of September.

[Drummond]

The bottom bit is, for me, why this stupid change will last 1 season. Players in England can still be bid for by top European sides for weeks and it'll only need 1 or 2 to have their heads turned and decide to push for a move before the league realise how stupid the whole thing is.  It was designed to stop the prolonged sagas but almost every year at least one of the major issues involves a player who's been targeted by Real or Barca and this does nothing to address that.

Adding the ability to sign loans until the end of August still doesn't help matters either, it means there's still a good chance that sides will change significantly between the first game and the start of September.

Nothing to worry about for us for a while then....

Separately though, players can have their head turned but what sort of club will release someone if they can't replace?

[mr underhill]

interestingly Hernandez only made 10 appearances for Hull last season due to injury but scored 8.

[CJ]

Not sure I'd want Huth. He didn't play a minute's football last season due to injury. So Bruce is bound to sign him. He'd be able to keep Micah Richards company I suppose

[paul_e]

The bottom bit is, for me, why this stupid change will last 1 season. Players in England can still be bid for by top European sides for weeks and it'll only need 1 or 2 to have their heads turned and decide to push for a move before the league realise how stupid the whole thing is.  It was designed to stop the prolonged sagas but almost every year at least one of the major issues involves a player who's been targeted by Real or Barca and this does nothing to address that.

Adding the ability to sign loans until the end of August still doesn't help matters either, it means there's still a good chance that sides will change significantly between the first game and the start of September.

Nothing to worry about for us for a while then....

Separately though, players can have their head turned but what sort of club will release someone if they can't replace?

If, for example, the player has a release clause that is triggered then there's nothing the club can do about it, in theory.  The reason the window works (sort of) currently is because all the major leagues are held to the same one, changing it for 1 or 2 leagues in Europe to different dates is asking for trouble. I suspect we'll see some silliness towards the end of August because of it.

[VinnieChase84]

Just like to highlight and share the info on transfer window 


Probably most aware that the transfer window for permanent transfers closes on Thursday 9 August at 17:00

I also like to highlight

Villa  will still be able to sign players on loan until 31 August.
( all 72 efl clubs can do this)

will also be able transfer players out to clubs in leagues where the window remains open with European leagues still able to buy and sell until 31 August.

Can’t we buy permanent players from abroad also until end fo August? Thought it was domestic only that closes earlier this year?

[tomd2103]

We need pace. 3-5-2 is impossible to sustain with our squad too.

4-1-2-3 is our best formation. We need to get Green in on the wing and sign 2 other pacey forwards, something I have been banging on about for 2 summers now. Never seen such a slow side.

Huth would be a decent free at the back to play with Chester.

Need a keeper and a left back desperately.

Yep.  I just think there are too many weak areas if we set up as a 3-5-2 and that the formation we used in the second half of last season would be a better bet.  I still think we would definitely need a centre back and a forward if we were to continue playing that way though.

[garyshawsknee]

We'd play so deep and slow with a 3 5 2 that it would permanently be a 5 3 2. I think we need to play BB in front of a  back 4 with pace of Green and another out wide.

[Clampy]

After watching last night, I'd say the priority is a new goalie and a striker.