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

[Mister E]

Today...
I'm hearing from one of my sources in Eindhoven that Aston Villa have made a loan bid, with an option to buy for €23 million for PSV forward Donyell Malen. #AVFC

In April...
Exclusive: Aston Villa will make a  bid in the region of £21 million for PSV forward Donyell Malen. Providing they secure Premier League safety. #AVFC

So even with fluctuations in the exchange rate since then, his price has come down.

There'd be a loan fee too, which may account for the difference.
If there is any credibility in it at all.

[Brazilian Villain]

a few reports about us making a loan to buy bid for PSV's Donyell Malen

Wilfred Bouma Mk II? Looks a bit like him too.

[algy]

Supposedly interested in Marc Roca from Espanyol:
https://www.givemesport.com/1604061-aston-villa-eye-swoop-for-highlevel-warrior

[Toronto Villa]

a few reports about us making a loan to buy bid for PSV's Donyell Malen

Wilfred Bouma Mk II? Looks a bit like him too.

I'd really like us to get a LB that is Bouma MKII

[OCD]

Supposedly interested in Marc Roca from Espanyol:
https://www.givemesport.com/1604061-aston-villa-eye-swoop-for-highlevel-warrior

Maybe if Nakamba goes to Galatassary before the deadline.

[villabear]

Madness if we go into the season with just Watkins and only Davis as back up. Hope it all smoke from Smith in his presser when he said we’d have to see if anyone goes out before looking for any more incoming players.

[Toronto Villa]

Remember there are two windows. Next week international and then the domestic on the 16th. I think a lot will happen in those 11 days and I fully expect us to be involved in and out.

[paul_e]

Remember there are two windows. Next week international and then the domestic on the 16th. I think a lot will happen in those 11 days and I fully expect us to be involved in and out.

Yep, of the players we want to move I can see 2-3 that would be more likely to go abroad so they're the ones to look out for over the weekend. Kalinic and Nyland are top of that list and I think AEG would be more likely to go abroad as well.

[KevinGage]

Nyland might have interest at the lower end of the Championship.

I don't see many top flight sides across Europe beating a path to our door for him TBH.

We signed him on a cheap deal from German second division when he was 27, and for most of his time with us, he's looked that standard.

[N'ZMAV]

Nyland would be a good signing for Kidderminster Harriers

[Drummond]

I don't think AEG will go, unless we get another winger/striker type in.

I'd think one of the keepers will want to move on, especially as we're out of the cup. We may only let one go until Heaton is back anyway, we'd be daft to only have 2 on the books in case of injury..

Good to see Archer get a loan.

[leylandalbion]

Madness if we go into the season with just Watkins and only Davis as back up. Hope it all smoke from Smith in his presser when he said we’d have to see if anyone goes out before looking for any more incoming players.

I think there is some truth in it, as ambitious as the owners are, it would make no sense to have 1st team players that they couldn't have in the squad due to numbers allowed especially when those players could be carrying salaries of 2m per annum

[N'ZMAV]

I don't think AEG will go, unless we get another winger/striker type in.

I'd think one of the keepers will want to move on, especially as we're out of the cup. We may only let one go until Heaton is back anyway, we'd be daft to only have 2 on the books in case of injury..

Good to see Archer get a loan.

It may be difficult to sell AEG.

[LeeB]

I don't think AEG will go, unless we get another winger/striker type in.

I'd think one of the keepers will want to move on, especially as we're out of the cup. We may only let one go until Heaton is back anyway, we'd be daft to only have 2 on the books in case of injury..

Good to see Archer get a loan.

It may be difficult to sell AEG.

Maybe dress him up as a washing machine and put him on Ebay?

[Toronto Villa]

It was a colossal mistake last season to not have quality in that area. We then made ultimately what turned out to be a poor signing in Samatta who in just a few months we have moved on. I would be very disappointed if we went and did it again. There are some glaring areas to improve, and while we likely cannot address all of them, up front is a spot we need help. KD doesn't score goals, and Wes when fit was hardly prolific. We need a striker to challenge Ollie because he's young and will have a dry spell where his confidence will be affected. We can't let that happen two seasons in a row.