Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Brassneck]

I think that Maupay may fall into the realms of the “transfer domino effect “.  He could be ours or even someone else’s second choice and until the first choice moves, Maupay is up in the air.  This is generally why the more complex transfers happen towards the end of the window- Any decent player is going to have more than one suitor and likewise, any decent club will have more than one target.

[KRS]

Be good if we could get Luiz and/or Trezeguet officially confirmed today.

[OCD]

I don't think we would have triggered Konza's release clause and strengthen Brentford's bargaining position if Maupay was a first choice pick. There might be something in it being him a second or third choice for that position though.

[jwarry]

So we don’t think Marvelous is coming now then?

[AsTallAsLions]

Be good if we could get Luiz and/or Trezeguet officially confirmed today.

Can only assume work permit issues will hold up both.

[Dazvillain]

Be good if we could get Luiz and/or Trezeguet officially confirmed today.

And Maupay and a keeper and all 4 officially announced and interviewed by jack WOODWARD .

I kept smiling to myself at all the comments on here including mine when I read back... to think the bloody state we were in may 18 compared to now, it’s truly unbelievable 😂👏🏻👊🏻 .
Knowing how the prem has moved on in last 3 years I just hope we don’t get embarrassed or piss take out of us. I hope not. We are so much more professional in many aspects as a club 13 months on

[Clark W Griswold]

Be good if we could get Luiz and/or Trezeguet officially confirmed today.

Can only assume work permit issues will hold up both.

The press have had their moneys worth with those 2. There's been a newly regurgitated story at least twice a day on both 'arriving in the next 24 hrs', '48hrs', 'coming days', 'close to completion', 'agreed fee' etc, for the past week or more. Wouldn't surprise me if it carries on like this until deadline day with both announced then.

[brontebilly]

Knockeart to Fulham (on loan) is a weird one.

Always thought he looked like Brighton's most dangerous player.

Surprised other top flight clubs or clubs abroad weren't interested.

He was outstanding in the championship but struggled in the top division I think. Might have been the case for him at Leicester too?

[JJ-AV]

I'd be surprised if we sign Bowen. There's not been a reputable link all Summer and we don't need another winger now.

[Toronto Villa]

This #AnnounceMings, now Luiz, Trezeguet and today I say Maupay on Twitter is fucking cringeworthy.

[paul_e]

This #AnnounceMings, now Luiz, Trezeguet and today I say Maupay on Twitter is fucking cringeworthy.

It's a bit sad but it's what Twitter is. There are great things about twitter, but the ability for people to scream demands 24/7 is definitely the very worst of it.

[pauliewalnuts]

This #AnnounceMings, now Luiz, Trezeguet and today I say Maupay on Twitter is fucking cringeworthy.

It's only a bit of entertainment. The entire #announceyadayada thing is something all fans do.

Here's a three year old article about it:

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/4xz33j/the-announce-phenomenon-and-what-it-says-about-the-state-of-modern-football

[Des Little]

While we are at it, can this god-awful trend of referring to players as 'ballers' please stop?  it's up there with 'tekkers' as piss-boilingly annoying.


As you were.

[Monty]

They're all annoying, but so is almost everything that everyone says.

[pauliewalnuts]

I've also noticed on twitter lots of Villa fans posting stuff along the lines of "SOME VILLA FANS DRIVE ME NUTS, SLAGGING OFF THE SIGNINGS SO FAR, BE PATIENT, GIVE DEAN THE TIME" yet pretty much no posts moaning about our signings or suggesting he shouldn't get the time.

I think that's called 'virtue signalling'