Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[LowerNorthStand]

I must assume we’ve got our ducks in line, talked to agents and made sure the players are keen and that the team may sell for the right price. But not shown our hands on the deals where we know there’s no competition, to get the best price.... 🤞 could go to deadline day for a couple.

I hope so, it makes things more exciting.

Villa fans have been going into a mad panic every summer as long as I can remember...

[Matt Collins]

It might be sensible from a financial point of view to run things to the wire, but given that we don't have a defence or defensive midfielder it would be a big problem to throw that bit of the team together in the week before the spurs game

We need to get that defence drilled over the summer

[Ads]

We're not playing Spurs next week or the week after that or the week after that or...

We've done more business than anybody else. The market is only cranking into life.

[kipeye]

Jansson is apparently off to Brentford, which is an odd one.

The last time Jansson was off anywhere it was to find his wife's killer after he had been wrongly accused of her murder.

One for the teenagers there.

who was the one-armed man?

[mr underhill]

John Percy is very reliable regarding us and he is saying talks have broken down on Mings, Webster and Phillips as their respective clubs all want to much for them. Time to move on to other targets I think, especially from Phillips who has always maintained he wants to stay.

[LowerNorthStand]

It might be sensible from a financial point of view to run things to the wire, but given that we don't have a defence or defensive midfielder it would be a big problem to throw that bit of the team together in the week before the spurs game

We need to get that defence drilled over the summer

John Percy from the Daily Telegraph is a good lad and worth following on Twitter for updates. He has his ear closer to the ground than most. His latest update:

9 players to be bought in total including the ones we already have.

Fees for Phillips, Webster and Benrahma stumbling blocks and on hold.

Mings could be this week Villa trying to lower the price.

Cahill possibly but other clubs in for him also.

[AsTallAsLions]

We're not playing Spurs next week or the week after that or the week after that or...

We've done more business than anybody else. The market is only cranking into life.

Other clubs will buy 3, maybe 4 players, just picking numbers but you get the idea. As a promoted club we'll buy more, and as the promoted club with the biggest holes in our squad, we require more signings than anyone else. We need players in this week and next week to stand a chance of being organised for August IMO.

[john2710]

Reports are that Bournemouth now want £25m for Mings. None of the proposed signings, Phillips,  Webster, Benrhama & even Mings are proven at PL level yet combined they're being priced at £90m+.

We must be looking at alternatives.

[cdbearsfan]

Yes, if Bournemouth and Bristol City want to cut their noses off to spite their face, we may as well move on.

[kippaxvilla2]

Alan Nixon
@reluctantnicko
People wondering about mad fees just now. It’s the main reason so little getting done. And only a few weeks to go.

[SoccerHQ]

All the more reason to shop abroad albeit with the premier league tax.

[clash city rocker]

If.. and I mean if....Bournemouth  are holding out for £25m then they are playing a dangerous game that could backfire on them.  Villa spend £15 m on a centre half from the continent and nobody else comes in for Mings then what will his value come the end of August realistically be.

[mr underhill]

not a lot as I think the window closes on August 8th?

[SoccerHQ]

I still hope we get Mings.

My issue is we still try for Webster and you're looking at 40m + for two CBs with very little prem experience. For that outlay I'd be expecting an international class CB to be one of the two signings.

West Ham want Guillermo Maripan. He's had a couple of good seasons for Alaves in La Liga and been a regular for Chile in copa america. Asking price there is 15m apparently so that's the sort of standard I was expecting if we were going with those prices.

[eamonn]

Suso should be pushing that shit.