Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Damo70]

Seriously. the team that’s just finished 3rd in the League and won the Europa League. Ok Sarri was a bit out of place and didn’t fit but I’d like a bit of Chelsea’s “mess” down the Villa.

I take your point but for any of those clubs at the top it's like settling for second best.

Fair point. In fairness we should look at Chelsea as the exception that maybe proves the rule. Ultimately most clubs preach a stability agenda and want to replicate the Ferguson/Wenger model but Chelsea have come in and used disruption and instability in management appts to create success. I realise the money Abramovich ploughs in helps but you can’t deny they’ve been phenomenally successful in their approach.

Watford are another club who have been relatively successful despite having a revolving door managerial policy in recent years.

[Damo70]

Must be a quiet day today if we are talking about Chelski’s problems. We need another signing!

I know boring isn’t it....we haven’t broke our transfer record for 16 hours :-)

We have been let down. Where has the so called ambition gone? Sack the board.

[OCD]

You could say that Man United are struggling from having a model that was built around one figure head and then suffering when that person leaves too.

[Monty]

Must be a quiet day today if we are talking about Chelski’s problems. We need another signing!

I know boring isn’t it....we haven’t broke our transfer record for 16 hours :-)

We have been let down. Where has the so called ambition gone? Sack the board.

So parochial as well, only signing players from the planet earth.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Any news on Kalvin Phillips?

Few links I saw today suggests he wants to stay at Leeds.

Thought he might if he's a Leeds lad.  With Bielsa staying they probably think they've got a good chance next year.  Respect for him if he does stay, bit like Jack with us.  Shame as I'd really like him to come.

Same here. I think he'd fit right in and the type of player we now need. What is he, 22 - 23? I'm not really a fan of us picking at the bones of the clubs in the Championship but Phillips is a great talent and worth a punt. He might be expensive but could turn out to be a great long term investment.

[frank black]

Yep he’s going to be expensive and ultimately Leeds May decide hes too important to let go. money talks but the rewards for promotion are greater.

[frank black]

Surely we gotta have a go at signing Bowen from Hull, can’t see them turning a decent offer down. He would be excellent

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd like us to sign Andreas Skov Olsen, sadly I think a club currently further up the food chain will snap him up.

[OCD]

Never heard of him so I looked him up. Quite prolific for a winger but that fits the mould of the modern game. Might be a bit early for the powerclubs to show an interest.

[frank black]

I'd like us to sign Andreas Skov Olsen, sadly I think a club currently further up the food chain will snap him up.

He’d start more games for us, not seen him play as I stopped my world of football watching when we were relegated. Seems highly rated

[frank black]

I do love Bowen though, he’s smashing, super and great.


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[garyshawsknee]

I think we've made a very encouraging start to the transfer window, hopefully Hause will be announced next week, followed by Mings in the next couple of weeks. But we will still have a busy few weeks before the season starts, by my reckoning we would still need 5 signings who can go straight into the first team plus 2 or 3 to replace players like Bjarnason and Lansbury who aren't good enough for the bench. 

[Big Dick Edwards]

I do love Bowen though, he’s smashing, super and great.


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Bowen is a real talent. His style is very much in the mould of Arjen Robben. Plays predominantly on the right but favours his left foot. A hungry, goalscoring wide man. Of all the wingers we've been linked with he's the one I'd love above all of them.

[PeterWithesShin]

Fun facts. Bowen's dad is a Villa fan (Jarrod isn't), he had an unsuccessful trial with us as a youngster and his first pro goal was against us at VP.

[jwarry]

Just saw a stat that we used 5 goalkeepers last season! We definitely need to fix that