Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[achilles]

Getting Clark on loan would allow Chester to play on the right, so it makes sense but this is Villa we are talking about here!

[eamonn]

Three to four new signings suggests a bloated squad again and Bruce hoping if he keeps throwing shite at the wall enough will stick. Wont we then have to get rid of the no-marks like Taylor, Lansbury, McCormack etc. if possible to keep within FFP confines?

[LeeB]

Three to four new signings suggests a bloated squad again and Bruce hoping if he keeps throwing shite at the wall enough will stick. Wont we then have to get rid of the no-marks like Taylor, Lansbury, McCormack etc. if possible to keep within FFP confines?

To be fair, thanks to the change in our circumstances players that were going to be required a couple of weeks back can now be deemed surplas to requirements, which is fine by me because it means promotion is a realistic target.

I won't be losing sleep over it.

[Drummond]

I don't think either Klarke or Barke would be any good for us now.

[mr underhill]

I think Clarke would be a shoe in.

[adrenachrome]

I can’t see Newcastle wanting to deal with their biggest rival.

Eh?

We are their most hated rivals. Sky told me two years ago.

There'll be No Sobbing On The Holte when Geordies won't loan us Key Ron.

[Steve67]

Our bench needs to be stronger in being able to replace like for like. For arguments sake, is Tommy as good as Chester/Tuanzebe? No. Is RHM or Hogan as good as Jimmy? No. Whelan for Hourihane. Bree for Hutton or Elmo? Etc.  Bring more loans in. Make us stronger all round.

[Diablo]

Our bench needs to be stronger in being able to replace like for like. For arguments sake, is Tommy as good as Chester/Tuanzebe? No. Is RHM or Hogan as good as Jimmy? No. Whelan for Hourihane. Bree for Hutton or Elmo? Etc.  Bring more loans in. Make us stronger all round.

Agree 100% but I fear it isn't going to happen. Whether that is political? New owners/old owner/don't really fancy the manager or financial? I suppose only time will tell.

[Dante Lavelli]

looking around the PL squads, the following players look surplus to requirement and therefore potentially available for loans:

Chelsea - Abraham, Hudson-Odoi
Arsenal - Holding, Jenkinson (although currently injured), Welbeck.
Liverpool - Solanke,
Everton - Lookman, Calvert-Lewin
Bournemouth - Mings

Not many left backs that I have heard of, maybe only Mings.

[Steve67]

Decent players is Mings, would be a useful addition for us.  I see that Hayden lad from Newcastle was sent off and facing a three game ban, we were linked with him earlier this week.

[SoccerHQ]

looking around the PL squads, the following players look surplus to requirement and therefore potentially available for loans:

Chelsea - Abraham, Hudson-Odoi
Arsenal - Holding, Jenkinson (although currently injured), Welbeck.
Liverpool - Solanke,
Everton - Lookman, Calvert-Lewin
Bournemouth - Mings

Not many left backs that I have heard of, maybe only Mings.

I think Tammy Abraham is a certainty tbh, hopefully to us but he will certainly be loaned out in next few weeks to someone in the championship.

Hayden is another DM so no need for him.

Lookman would be a brilliant pick up, was very good for Leipzig second half of last season. Looks like Snoddy isn't happening as he started for West Ham today so seems like Pellegrini rates him.

[Matt Collins]

No way will we get lookman

Abraham is third choice striker for Chelsea. They'd be pretty light of they go into the season with two senior strikers

[Dante Lavelli]

No way will we get lookman

Abraham is third choice striker for Chelsea. They'd be pretty light of they go into the season with two senior strikers

They were speculating on a Podcast that Sarri will use Hazard as a striker in the same way he converted Mertens at Napoli.

[OCD]

I don't know Sarri's track record but it sounds like he's given kids a chance too and he's said he doesn't want the likes of Abraham to leave on loan.

[Dazvillain]

Y y y y couldn’t the deal of owner change have been done earlier SAM Johnstone could have been first signing then 😩😡😡😡