Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[themossman]

Off the top of my head, it seems to be the big nasty bastard strikers who hit the ground running in the PL.

[Tuscans]

A good few reports coming out now about Mbaye Diagne. He's another unit, has a good scoring rate of 10 in 12 and 32 in 34 over the last 1 and a bit seasons. Noticed he played with Trezeguet in the same team during 18/19 so wonder if that's had any effect on Pitarch/ Smith.

Still, he doesn't look great technically from the few vids I just watched.

Anything reliable sounding?

Mainly turkish journos. Villa offering €10 million, Galatasaray wanting €13 million.

[cdbearsfan]

Ta. Apparently they paid £11.7 million for him so can't see us getting him for less than that when he's been doing well.

[andyh]

There seems to be stories about Diagnes attitude and that he’s a bit of a stroppy bugger.
Given that being ‘good people’  is a mandatory requirement at the club, having an attitude  doesn't seem to fit with what we are after.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Be entirely appropriate for the club that was in the days of HDE compared to Crossroads to have a front man called Diagne.  Paired with Bennyrhama.

we never really replaced Meg Mortimer and Sandy Richardson in the midfield

[Tuscans]

Ta. Apparently they paid £11.7 million for him so can't see us getting him for less than that when he's been doing well.

Do you think there's much in this though? I don't believe the link for the Leipzig forward was creditable so I'm not sure about this one. We have a big fella, quick and technically sound in Wes, I can't help feel this Mbaye bloke ticks all the Smiths/ Pitarch/ Purslow boxes.

[cdbearsfan]

I've no idea, as usual!

[mallo]

Never heard of him as usual but really doesn't look like what we're after - surely he'll play like Wesley.

[Damo70]

Be entirely appropriate for the club that was in the days of HDE compared to Crossroads to have a front man called Diagne.  Paired with Bennyrhama.

we never really replaced Meg Mortimer and Sandy Richardson in the midfield

An older mate of mine once recalled chants of "your going home like Sandy Richardson" when an opposition player was down injured and needed treatment at Villa Park. Another mate of mine who was ten years younger who was part of the conversation innocently asked "Was Sandy Richardson someone who played for Villa"?

[cdbearsfan]

Never heard of him as usual but really doesn't look like what we're after - surely he'll play like Wesley.

He's a lot more prolific! I've set my heart on him now, sorry. He's signing.

[walsall villain]

Be entirely appropriate for the club that was in the days of HDE compared to Crossroads to have a front man called Diagne.  Paired with Bennyrhama.

we never really replaced Meg Mortimer and Sandy Richardson in the midfield

An older mate of mine once recalled chants of "your going home like Sandy Richardson" when an opposition player was down injured and needed treatment at Villa Park. Another mate of mine who was ten years younger who was part of the conversation innocently asked "Was Sandy Richardson someone who played for Villa"?

His career was at a crossroads and he chose another route

[mr underhill]

doesn't look like a Smith signing to me - for a start he's nearly 28 . Bit of a  psychodrama  too, according to twitterati.

[Toronto Villa]

The Trezeguet connection is interesting. It’s like Deano has not only targeted good players but players where he either has a pre existing relationship or those that he can bring in that have some form of relationship with others at the club. Outside of Freddie and those we signed after their loan spell;

Jota/Ezri - Brentford link - and Benrahma if that happens
Marvellous/Wes/Engels - Brugge
Trezeguet - Elmo

The only outliers really are Heaton, Targett and Douglas

I’m not saying that’s what might motivate him if this is rumour is true but there seems to be some weight given to quickly building on what might be an existing chemistry to help players settle in.

[Tuscans]

The Trezeguet connection is interesting. It’s like Deano has not only targeted good players but players where he either has a pre existing relationship or those that he can bring in that have some form of relationship with others at the club. Outside of Freddie and those we signed after their loan spell;

Jota/Ezri - Brentford link - and Benrahma if that happens
Marvellous/Wes/Engels - Brugge
Trezeguet - Elmo

The only outliers really are Heaton, Targett and Douglas

I’m not saying that’s what might motivate him if this is rumour is true but there seems to be some weight given to quickly building on what might be an existing chemistry to help players settle in.

Heaton and Chester at Utd, Jack and Matt U21's.

[Toronto Villa]

The Trezeguet connection is interesting. It’s like Deano has not only targeted good players but players where he either has a pre existing relationship or those that he can bring in that have some form of relationship with others at the club. Outside of Freddie and those we signed after their loan spell;

Jota/Ezri - Brentford link - and Benrahma if that happens
Marvellous/Wes/Engels - Brugge
Trezeguet - Elmo

The only outliers really are Heaton, Targett and Douglas

I’m not saying that’s what might motivate him if this is rumour is true but there seems to be some weight given to quickly building on what might be an existing chemistry to help players settle in.

Heaton and Chester at Utd, Jack and Matt U21's.

Yep. Didn’t even look at that. I don’t know how well Heaton and Chester will have known each other given how long ago it wasn’t but possible. Targett and Jack seemed to know each other pretty well when he arrived.