Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[DB]

He is one ugly mother ****** but who cares as long as he is putting the ball in the net -how much would he cost?

He has a €100M release clause apparently.  He's contracted until 2021.

The way the pound is falling, it could cost us.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Green to PNE is a good loan, nice club where he will get game time. I will be taking my young lad to watch PNE beat Albion and Blues (I live near Preston) so will be sure to give a report on how he is getting on. Wouldn't mind Davies going there too for some experience as well. Although if Davies stays I do think he will get games this year (and will do well).

[jwarry]

He is one ugly mother ****** but who cares as long as he is putting the ball in the net -how much would he cost?

He has a €100M release clause apparently.  He's contracted until 2021.

The way the pound is falling, it could cost us.

Not that we need anymore statements of intent, but this one would make the big boys take notice!

[Steve67]

I see that Tshibola is still here then.  Training with the first team, hopefully the next one through the exit door.  I'd like us to keep Davis but think a move to a decent Championship team with a clause that he plays if he is fit, might do him the world of good.  BB, Kalinic, Tshibola and Bree can go I reckon.  I shall be keeping an eye on Cheltenham Town now that JDH has signed for them.

No talk of a work permit for Nakamba?

[brian green]

Of all our players sidelined by previous managers, in my humble opinion Tshibola is one who could benefit most from the guiding hand of DS.

[cdbearsfan]

I can't see him getting anywhere near a look-in. Assuming Luiz signs, we have plenty of central midfielders.

[nodge]

Andrea Boletti doing the rumour rounds on twitter. Fits the 5'11' Aguero-like brief.

He’s got a lovely voice but I doubt he’d see the ball coming...we’d have to put a bell in it.

[Steve67]

Andrea Boletti doing the rumour rounds on twitter. Fits the 5'11' Aguero-like brief.

He’s got a lovely voice but I doubt he’d see the ball coming...we’d have to put a bell in it.

Cruel. Funny, but you're going to hell.

[Steve67]

Of all our players sidelined by previous managers, in my humble opinion Tshibola is one who could benefit most from the guiding hand of DS.

It's a shame Brian, because he seems to have some great attributes for a footballer.  Height and physique etc but he just doesn't seem to be able to lift his game. You're certainly right about his being under the Dean Smith unbrella though, if he can't make it under him, Richard O'Kelly and JT, then he's just not going to make it.

[mallo]

Boletti seems to have been the interest of spam from January as well - if tinternet is to be believed 50 and 45 million euro bids both rejected, so they apparently have gone for maxi Lopez. Who knows? Apparently when he was on fire the club turned down 100m euros 2 years ago. Surely this is one for the dog heads and their #levels <gets tin hat>

[Dave]

Boletti seems to have been the interest of spam from January as well - if tinternet is to be believed 50 and 45 million euro bids both rejected, so they apparently have gone for maxi Lopez.

They seem to have ditched both and spent £40m on Sebastian Haller from Frankfurt.

[mallo]

Boletti seems to have been the interest of spam from January as well - if tinternet is to be believed 50 and 45 million euro bids both rejected, so they apparently have gone for maxi Lopez.

They seem to have ditched both and spent £40m on Sebastian Haller from Frankfurt.

So they have - is he even the same kind of player? There doesn’t seem to be any internet interest of boletti outside that at all. I did read a piece about him being a very humble man and more interested in being a decent human than chasing money which is why he wasn’t too bothered about missing out on a big transfer in 2017 - much to Christian vieri’s annoyance. I don’t think that adds anything but it appears I suffer from keyboard diahorrea.

Edited after dave replied - I now find I added nothing of note.

[Dave]

*shrugs*

He's a striker. Bit bigger and quicker than the others. But not too dissimilar.

[SoccerHQ]

Belotti has been very loyal to Torino last few years, he scored for them in europa tonight so really don't see him leaving them now.

Edit: If we're looking at a winger/striker Iago Falque from there would be a very good pick up imo. He's hit double figures in Serie A last three seasons playing from wide and he was also at Spurs as a young player so knows English and would settle in easily.

[ktvillan]

In regards to how many players we've brought in, one of the Villa facebook pages made this graphic of the in's and outs over the summer, which makes an interesting view of the business we've done

Made a little excel sheet similar to this - except next to Richards in the out column I have "some cones" in the in column.  As good business as we've done all summer.