Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[AsTallAsLions]

I make it 10* with Steer, Chester, Hause, Targett, Bree, Green, Lansbury, Grealish, Davis, Hogan*, not including 1 or 2 who might be promoted (O'Hare?) from the youth/reserves to fill out our 25 given how many players we've let go.

So we're fine on the quota.

*Although here's hoping it will be 9 soon.

[paul_e]

I make it 10* with Steer, Chester, Hause, Targett, Bree, Green, Lansbury, Grealish, Davis, Hogan*, not including 1 or 2 who might be promoted (O'Hare?) from the youth/reserves to fill out our 25 given how many players we've let go.

So we're fine on the quota.

*Although here's hoping it will be 9 soon.

You're missing Taylor and Hourihane, the former being welsh and the latter joining Sunderland as a 16 year old.

[KevinGage]

The rumour today is that Leeds might have found their Phillips replacement, who is a young Croatia international and kind of looks like much much much better value than Phillips.

No, the prices are mental now and you just HAVE to spend £30-40 Million etc.

[AsTallAsLions]

I make it 10* with Steer, Chester, Hause, Targett, Bree, Green, Lansbury, Grealish, Davis, Hogan*, not including 1 or 2 who might be promoted (O'Hare?) from the youth/reserves to fill out our 25 given how many players we've let go.

So we're fine on the quota.

*Although here's hoping it will be 9 soon.

You're missing Taylor and Hourihane, the former being welsh and the latter joining Sunderland as a 16 year old.

Fair enough, either way we're fine on the quota.

[LowerNorthStand]

Few rumours that Cahill was at BMH yesterday..

[Toronto Villa]

Not entirely surprising as he is a free agent looking for a club. Good to see Chester in one photo today trying to get himself fit again. But we need cover and experience and Cahill for a year for a decent deal would be good. A CB grouping of him, Chester, Mings, Hause, Webster isn't bad

[eamonn]

Must have been weird for him being back there, Wild Willy Bouma would have been snapping his legs off in training last time.

[mr underhill]

Lots of stories coming out in Sweden that Jansson has fallen out with Bielsa and is up for sale. Buy out is less than £15m apparently - i'd buy him tomorrow for that. A twat, but a great defender.

[LukeJames]

I think he's absolutely shite, the fact he scores a few masks his horrendous positional play.

[Steve67]

Championship player at best in my view.

[KevinGage]

Lots of stories coming out in Sweden that Jansson has fallen out with Bielsa and is up for sale. Buy out is less than £15m apparently - i'd buy him tomorrow for that. A twat, but a great defender.

Would be fine with that If we couldn't get Mings for whatever reason.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd take two from Mings, Jansson and Webster. Along with Hause that would be enough options, even if Chester is unable to return to his old form.

[garyshawsknee]

I'd be a little concerned with having a back four which is pretty much untried at Premiership level. It's one thing for Jansson marking players Tammy, Billy Sharp etc, but any slip at the top level usually ends up getting punished.

[KevinGage]

I'd be a little concerned with having a back four which is pretty much untried at Premiership level. It's one thing for Jansson marking players Tammy, Billy Sharp etc, but any slip at the top level usually ends up getting punished.

Jansson plays international football (unlike Webster) and has played in the top flight in Italy.

[old man villa fan]

I'd be a little concerned with having a back four which is pretty much untried at Premiership level. It's one thing for Jansson marking players Tammy, Billy Sharp etc, but any slip at the top level usually ends up getting punished.

Jansson plays international football (unlike Webster) and has played in the top flight in Italy.

Even so, he doesn't look Premier League quality to me.