Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[eamonn]

I see George Boateng has come back as a youth coach.

Legend!

Will he be working with Delaney?

[mr underhill]

We'd better sign someone today or less I'm going to burn my ST in protest. Wake up Villa!

[alanclare]

For weeks and weeks I’ve kept on reading this thread in the hope of seeing that we’d signed Butland on a 5-year contract. Is it not going to happen?

[Virgil Caine]

Jordan Lyden free transfer to Swindon according to BBC though I thought he had been released at the end of the season so wasn’t officially on our books anyway. Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. Good Luck to him, didn’t disgrace himself at all on the few occasions he played for the first team and seemed very unlucky with injuries.

[Mister E]

Jordan Lyden free transfer to Swindon according to BBC though I thought he had been released at the end of the season so wasn’t officially on our books anyway. Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. Good Luck to him, didn’t disgrace himself at all on the few occasions he played for the first team and seemed very unlucky with injuries.

I liked Lyden, Virge, but not sure he'd have made a regular first-team berth.

[JJ-AV]

For weeks and weeks I’ve kept on reading this thread in the hope of seeing that we’d signed Butland on a 5-year contract. Is it not going to happen?

I think it still could. Pickford has shown some signs of weakness and Dean Henderson is playing top flight. Butland needs a move now, I think there's a chance it could come to the point where he forces one.

It does seem Bournemouth are front runners at the moment, but maybe we're just waiting to see if there are any developments.

[jwarry]

This graphic in The Times just shows how we’ve replaced ageing average players with quality and young legs. Long may it continue!

[KRS]

Didn’t know Jota was 28. Would that make Elmo (31) and Chester (30) the oldest players in the squad now?

[Dazvillain]

This graphic in The Times just shows how we’ve replaced ageing average players with quality and young legs. Long may it continue!

Yes good graphic , that . Interesting we’re not mentioning length of contracts I’d like to see that column included on that list. Definitely a significant change in approach for the future . As long as we sign a keeper and another striker , we will all bored shitless in January and next summers window 😂. Can’t see a window like this ever being repeated

[KRS]

Hopefully we’ll never need another transfer window like this ever again.

[Dave]

Didn’t know Jota was 28. Would that make Elmo (31) and Chester (30) the oldest players in the squad now?

Yup. Taylor's the same age as Chester as well.

[Damo70]

Hopefully we’ll never need another transfer window like this ever again.

Apart from this time next year when we will need to strengthen the squad numbers to cope with the Champions League schedule.

[Arsey]

gary gardner is 27

😳

[cdbearsfan]

With the legs of a seventy year old.

[eamonn]

Have any of our new players contract lengths been disclosed?