Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[Ian.]

For fucks sake Villa,spend so money!





Not that much FFS!

Ha ha!

Great news if we get this fella. I'm really excited about this one, not just because of his potential but he is a product of the Exeter City Academy which is the city where my four kids were born. He is also from Torquay and I played for their youth side until I was 17. A little bit of Devon at the Villa.

[aev]

No way will Bournemouth sell King to us for £16m now. A proven PL striker for half of what we just paid for a Championship player. We'll have to spend big again to land him I reckon.

Hasn't he only got a year left on his contract? If so, even with us spending 28m, 16m is pretty expensive.

[VinnieChase84]

No way will Bournemouth sell King to us for £16m now. A proven PL striker for half of what we just paid for a Championship player. We'll have to spend big again to land him I reckon.

King only has 9 months left of his contract and Bournemouth wont allow another Ryan Fraser situation

[Goldie.7]

I don't really care about the price. I'm excited.

That's exactly what we need.

Really? We have zero pacy wingers. Half those goals will be instantly chalked off in this league due to a higher standard of defending.

I mean look at that second goal. We would crucify our defence if that was us.

4:15, 4:53 and 6:24 were the only stand out goals in that entire video. The rest were tap-ins.

[ozzjim]

It is a good call. Quality wing back if we played 3-5-2 at times too.

Guardian are saying Villa and West Brom in talks with Connor Gallagher from Chelsea. Not sure I can see that happening given our reluctance to loan players and develop them for others under Smith.

[Nev]

Surely you have only overpaid for a player if they don't deliver? For instance Newcastle paid 40 Million for Joelinton and with a return of 2/38 games he represents appalling value, but that might change although I concede it's unlikely.

If Watkins doesn't work out then the same applies. We have to wait and see.

[ozzjim]

That's some long fucking money. James Rodriguez cost £20m...well, I just hope it's worth it - and that it hasn't blown all the budget as we are very much not done.

I may well be proved wrong on this but I have my suspicions that that Hamez bloke is shite.

I think you will be, he has been one of the most creative players in the leagues he has played in during the last 5 years, and was very good under Ancellotti. I think he will be exceptional, fair play to Everton for getting him.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

£28 Million for Ollie Watkins, fee agered according to the beeb.

[Scott Nielsen]

4:15, 4:53 and 6:24 were the only stand out goals in that entire video. The rest were tap-ins.

We could have done with someone tapping in a few goals for us last season.

[Monty]

I don't really care about the price. I'm excited.

That's exactly what we need.

Really? We have zero pacy wingers. Half those goals will be instantly chalked off in this league due to a higher standard of defending.

I mean look at that second goal. We would crucify our defence if that was us.

4:15, 4:53 and 6:24 were the only stand out goals in that entire video. The rest were tap-ins.

Could be wrong but, from what I've seen, he can beat a man if he needs, and has great penalty box movement and awareness and nous.

[Villa Lew]

Blimey Sky only just breaking the news, let's hope the deal goes through.

[ozzjim]

Re movement - tap ins only happen through the striker getting into the right place for them. Watkins pulls off the back after looking like he will go near post a number of times.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't really care about the price. I'm excited.

That's exactly what we need.

Really? We have zero pacy wingers. Half those goals will be instantly chalked off in this league due to a higher standard of defending.

I mean look at that second goal. We would crucify our defence if that was us.

4:15, 4:53 and 6:24 were the only stand out goals in that entire video. The rest were tap-ins.

That's the spirit! You keep worrying. Some of us have bigger problems than the transfer window.

[LeeB]

I don't really care about the price. I'm excited.

That's exactly what we need.

Really? We have zero pacy wingers. Half those goals will be instantly chalked off in this league due to a higher standard of defending.

I mean look at that second goal. We would crucify our defence if that was us.

4:15, 4:53 and 6:24 were the only stand out goals in that entire video. The rest were tap-ins.

Jesus wept, it's not 'glass half empty' with you is it? It's the wrong fucking type of glass.

[Virgil Caine]

Hoping that Benrahma is on his way to join Ollie a la Fraser and Wilson.