Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[eamonn]

He can replace Congo Waring although he turned into Tiny Ears soon enough after wanting out.

[Risso]

I asked the Huddersfield fan at work about Kongolo, as I know nothing about him to be honest. He thinks he’s brilliant and said he couldn’t believe they had a player of that quality playing for them. He reckons he’d be a great signing for us.

That'll do for me.  Get him and Mings in and we're looking very solid.  All of our good teams of recent times have been built on the back of a good pairing, eg McGrath-Teale, Ugo-Southgate etc.

[maidstonevillain]

I thought Mings had some kid of "matching offer" clause, which I'd taken as probably being we can buy him for £Xm on (insert date) unless there's a better offer, in which case we have to match it. Just speculation on my part, but I'd suspect Mings will be a Villa player next season, we're just going through the formalities of waiting for the set date so there's no better offer

Any matching offer clause is basically irrelevant. If Mings has a year to go on his contract  he is not obliged to go anywhere. If someone comes in with a higher offer, assuming we have made one, he can say he doesn't want to go there. But then Bournemouth can play difficult and not sell him.

[john2710]

His contract runs until 2022. If someone bids & we don't match it but Mings won't go there what can they do other than keep him.

It's only a matter of time before he signs.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I asked the Huddersfield fan at work about Kongolo, as I know nothing about him to be honest. He thinks he’s brilliant and said he couldn’t believe they had a player of that quality playing for them. He reckons he’d be a great signing for us.

That'll do for me.  Get him and Mings in and we're looking very solid.  All of our good teams of recent times have been built on the back of a good pairing, eg McGrath-Teale, Ugo-Southgate etc.

Mings, Hause and Kongolo are all left sided central defenders. Cover for Chester might be an idea.

[exigo]

This is Villa. If we're not going to have 17 right-backs, we'll have 17 left-backs instead.

[TopDeck113]

I asked the Huddersfield fan at work about Kongolo, as I know nothing about him to be honest. He thinks he’s brilliant and said he couldn’t believe they had a player of that quality playing for them. He reckons he’d be a great signing for us.

That'll do for me.  Get him and Mings in and we're looking very solid.  All of our good teams of recent times have been built on the back of a good pairing, eg McGrath-Teale, Ugo-Southgate etc.

Sad when "recent times" is actually a quarter of century ago!  So I'll add Laursen-Mellberg.

[Damo70]

Collins and Dunne were excellent in their first season, especially on their debuts at the sty. After that first season they went downhill fast.

[Tayls_7]

McGrath-Mountfield-Neilsen

[Dave]

Vlaar and Senderos looked great for one match.

That probably doesn't count though.

[kieron]

Vlaar and Senderos looked great for one match.

That probably doesn't count though.

Fuck me that seems a life time ago.

[garyshawsknee]

At completely forgotten about Senderos ever playing for us.

[jwarry]

‘Aston Villa could be preparing for life without Grealish by pursuing Dack’

I know reading clickbait is not good for your health but what sort of person makes up an article out of something like this? I suppose fiction is an acceptable literary genre, but really?!? It feels like a criminal offence!

[Sexual Ealing]

Vlaar and Senderos looked great for one match.

That probably doesn't count though.

Fuck me that seems a life time ago.

A lifetime still seems too close for comfort.

[Fred Crump]

‘Aston Villa could be preparing for life without Grealish by pursuing Dack’

I know reading clickbait is not good for your health but what sort of person makes up an article out of something like this? I suppose fiction is an acceptable literary genre, but really?!? It feels like a criminal offence!

It is. You’re nicked !