Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Clark W Griswold]

It’s 11 mil plus add ons.

When teams are paying £50m plus for full backs it doesn't seem too bad. If he kept that wankstain that we nearly signed out of the Fulham team last season he's apparently better than him at least.

[Toronto Villa]

Why do people keep banging on about the fee? The transfer prices are what they are. That’s what happens at this level. When we celebrated getting back up and winning the world’s most lucrative game inflated everything comes along with it. Did anyone notice that an English player who has never played one international game at senior level just went for £50m this week?

And as for the players we are buying how does anyone actually know how good they are? Just because they didn’t perform or couldn’t get into their last team doesn’t automatically translate when they join another club. So far under Dean Smith all of the players improved and he only buys players with high technical ability. So with Targett you have to assume he has that or else he wouldn’t be signing (allegedly)

[kippaxvilla2]

I’d rather believe Nixon.


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Villa. Targett thing on. 11.5 rising to 17. That’s the left back sorted ... #busy

[sirlordbaltimore]

As above, people going on about the transfer fees just shows how much the PL has changed in the 3 years we've been out of it.

This is how it is now. An English, 23 year old left back who's fairly well rated is not going to cost 4-5m anymore.

Wolves paid 18m for Traore who'd basically been a cabbage at his last two clubs. That's the modern market.

[SaddVillan]

He's come through the Southampton Academy which in recent years has produced a string of decent players. I think we can expect a player who is technically proficient and who can be improved by our coaching staff. Villa will have been scouting him for a while and decided thst he fits the bill.

Whilst £11-17m might seem dear remember: Leicester have just paid £8m for a teenager who last season played for Luton in Div 3.

And Yoonited have spunked £50m for a one season wonder from Palace who put through his own goal last week playing for England U21s.

[The Man With A Stick]

Don't care what he costs as long as he's decent. 

[clash city rocker]

Quality costs but in the long run is a better investment.

[Ads]

Haha this transfer has funded Che Adam's to Southampton.  Trolololol

[Toronto Villa]

Haha this transfer has funded Che Adam's to Southampton.  Trolololol

I know it’s not true but I really want the press story to be

Dean Smith “mad Villa fan and Villa manager” insisted on the capture of Southampton full back Matt Targett to further fuck over local rivals Shit Heath Alliance. The signing allows the Saints to acquire Che Adams who has indicated a desire to leave the stench of the sty. Earlier in the summer Smith as part of his mission to relegate the downtrodden sold Gary Gardner to be reacquainted with his trog brother Craig while signing talented winger Jota for next to nothing. This then proved to be the final straw for manager Gary Monk who was recently fired.

[hilts_coolerking]

These all strike me as *spits* "young and hungry" signings, which worries me a bit.

[rob_bridge]

These all strike me as *spits* "young and hungry" signings, which worries me a bit.

Younger than has been bollock crap signed 2014-2018 for sure.

Oh and there is no comparison between Smith's coaching ability and the gibbering 'We were excellent' knob

[Toronto Villa]

Phillips reminds me a bit of Andy Robertson at Liverpool. Likes to get forward, needed to improve a bit defensively but a lot of potential. Liverpool took a risk in signing him from relegated Hull, relatively speaking £8m in 2017 is probably £11m today and he’s turned into one the best LB’s around with good coaching.

[Toronto Villa]

These all strike me as *spits* "young and hungry" signings, which worries me a bit.

Younger than has been bollock crap signed 2014-2018 for sure.

Oh and there is no comparison between Smith's coaching ability and the gibbering 'We were excellent' knob

Young and hungry was signing the likes of fucking Jordan Bowery.

[aev]

Why do people keep banging on about the fee? The transfer prices are what they are. That’s what happens at this level. When we celebrated getting back up and winning the world’s most lucrative game inflated everything comes along with it. Did anyone notice that an English player who has never played one international game at senior level just went for £50m this week?

And as for the players we are buying how does anyone actually know how good they are? Just because they didn’t perform or couldn’t get into their last team doesn’t automatically translate when they join another club. So far under Dean Smith all of the players improved and he only buys players with high technical ability. So with Targett you have to assume he has that or else he wouldn’t be signing (allegedly)

Because it is a forum for discussion, and the originally quoted £14m seems like a lot to many people.

I am surprised we seem to be linked with so many domestic players (which seem to command a premium), considering Pitarch.

[Luffbralion]

These all strike me as *spits* "young and hungry" signings, which worries me a bit.

I'm old enough to remember when Gabby was young and hungry