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

[KevinGage]

Josh King apparently has a "knock" and is staying in Norway until its a bit better. Or until he gets a move away from Bournemouth. Can't we give them Hogan and Lansbury as part of the deal for King. It would be most charitable of us. I actually think Steer or Nyland could do well there.

£14 million for King.

Or £18 million plus Angela and Hogan.

[Percy McCarthy]

So Martinez is now looking a real possibility. With Heatons injury record I would not be surprised if we have had a fairly grown up conversation with him about taking his time to get fit and then letting them fight for the number 1 spot. To have 2 top keepers is a dream after the Nyland years.

Josh King apparently has a "knock" and is staying in Norway until its a bit better. Or until he gets a move away from Bournemouth. Can't we give them Hogan and Lansbury as part of the deal for King. It would be most charitable of us. I actually think Steer or Nyland could do well there.

And Rashica is still possible.

Benrahma has gone very quiet.

At least things are getting a bit more interesting.

Heaton has form for accepting the challenge of players brought in while he was injured without causing a fuss, so it's quite possible.

A couple of midfielders linked as well this week - Grenier and that Norweigan chap - so perhaps that's another position on the list. Brewster also still keeps getting a mention.

Cash
Watkins
Martinez
King or Brewster
Rashica or Benrahma
A defensive midfielder

That would be a real step forward from last year. Only missing a left back to challenge Targett and consign Taylor to history from the positions I'd hoped would be filled.

I’d go for Danny Rose there. Talk of him going to Italy on SSN, surely wouldn’t cost much with a year left on his contract. I realise he doesn’t fit what seems to be the plan but always mentioned as one of the toughest opponents by forwards who have been up against him.

Really happy with how the rest of it is shaping up.

[richtheholtender]

Think we could get Ryan Sessegnon from Spurs? He seems to be frozen out. Could do the wing and fill in at left back. Gets jack back in the middle.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

A writer specialising in South American and specifically argentine football who I follow on Twitter has posted this. I  thought  a few might be interested in some of the talent coming through over there. He’s a Villa fan as well!

http://outsideoftheboot.com/2020/09/10/brasileirao-young-players/

[Chris_Jephcott]

Looks like we’re getting our number 1 keeper target

That’s what I’ve heard tonight too.

Heaton is going to be a good few weeks off March fitness, but given the length of time he’s been off, he’ll be having a good time slowly getting up to match speed.

[Ads]

Edouard and King the plan A and plan B for the central striker.

With Martinez, it feels quite arousing.

[Brazilian Villain]

It would be great if we get Martinez and encouraging wrt the total budget if we're spending circa 20m on the keeper position.

Obviously H&V has its very own Damo but have we ever had a Damian/Damien play for the Villa first team?

[Ian.]

Get on, hope these reports are true about this keeper from Arsenal.

[Legion]

Damian Bellón is the closest I can find.

[LeeB]

Really don't see the point, but hey, each to their own.

Replacing good players with better ones, what is this necromancy?

I'm a bit slow, I was referring to Vill I an.

Ha, sorry, fair enough!

[KevinGage]

So Martinez is now looking a real possibility. With Heatons injury record I would not be surprised if we have had a fairly grown up conversation with him about taking his time to get fit and then letting them fight for the number 1 spot. To have 2 top keepers is a dream after the Nyland years.

Josh King apparently has a "knock" and is staying in Norway until its a bit better. Or until he gets a move away from Bournemouth. Can't we give them Hogan and Lansbury as part of the deal for King. It would be most charitable of us. I actually think Steer or Nyland could do well there.

And Rashica is still possible.

Benrahma has gone very quiet.

At least things are getting a bit more interesting.

Heaton has form for accepting the challenge of players brought in while he was injured without causing a fuss, so it's quite possible.

A couple of midfielders linked as well this week - Grenier and that Norweigan chap - so perhaps that's another position on the list. Brewster also still keeps getting a mention.

Cash
Watkins
Martinez
King or Brewster
Rashica or Benrahma
A defensive midfielder

That would be a real step forward from last year. Only missing a left back to challenge Targett and consign Taylor to history from the positions I'd hoped would be filled.

I’d go for Danny Rose there. Talk of him going to Italy on SSN, surely wouldn’t cost much with a year left on his contract. I realise he doesn’t fit what seems to be the plan but always mentioned as one of the toughest opponents by forwards who have been up against him.

Really happy with how the rest of it is shaping up.

He's outspoken, but if his head's still in the game he'd be worth looking at.

[mike]

Really don't see the point, but hey, each to their own.

Replacing good players with better ones, what is this necromancy?

I'm a bit slow, I was referring to Vill I an.

Having had the displeasure to grow up on a shitty estate in Brum then spend my working life interacting with everything from burglars to murderers, rapists to paedophiles, I find it hard to get too upset about an over enthusiastic, opinionated Villa fan whose use of English as a second language probably makes him sound more of a tit than he really is. Lighten up.

[Brazilian Villain]

Damian Bellón is the closest I can find.

Same here, that's why I specified first team. The devil's in the details.

[Legion]

Can we please keep this thread to what it is intended for? Mindless, baseless speculation about potential transfers that no-one really has a clue about.

[SoccerHQ]

Potentially Argentina's best goalkeeper and a top 8 player? Go on then.

I think he will see regular Premier League football as a route to the no1 spot for Argentina as they have cycled through 4 goalkeepers of late and nobosy has tied a spot down.

They're co-hosting Copa America next summer and he's said he's desperate to get in their squad so can't afford another season of bench warming at Arsenal.

Top signing if we can pull it off.