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

[AsTallAsLions]

Yeah one person in particular is an ITK and has said it's happening, the majority are delighted he won't be going to Leipzig, one or two fear he still might.

[Lastfootstamper]

Good read. They really don't like Leipzig, who seem to think were trying to pinch him at a bit of a steal to replace Werner, and we've gazumped them and totally effed Leipzig up, in turn giving themselves the funds to have a good dabble in the transfer market.

[Holy Trinity]

check out the Bremen forum

https://worum.org/threads/16568-7-Milot-Rashica?p=11757610&viewfull=1#post11757610

i can make out the bits where it says Aston Villa a lot

Basically their itk says 33 million euros including all add ons and its done today or tomorrow I think.


They prefer us to RB because RB are plastics but most dont seem to arsed about him as a player

[Lastfootstamper]

Ha!

But on the other hand, I always think to myself that the less money Baumann* has available, the less shit he can build.

*Frank Baumann, their sporting director.

[Tebepaul]

It's possible that this story from the Werder forum is true - Bremen is one of those clubs that leaks information like a sieve. I knew from someone there, for example, that SV Werder were going to take Kevin de Bruyne on loan from Chelsea back in 2012, well before the move was announced.

Two points of caution though:
1) I can't imagine that the transfer figure would be the €33 million mentioned, even if that figure including bonus clauses.

2) Local journalists who work for the small 'Syker Kreiszeitung' newspaper tend to pick up information first on Werder, long before the much bigger regional 'Weser-Kurier' paper. There's been nothing from them so far on the story, however. 

[SaddVillan]

check out the Bremen forum

https://worum.org/threads/16568-7-Milot-Rashica?p=11757610&viewfull=1#post11757610

WIP = ITK?

When somebody (UKR?) went to the trouble of posting that list of players we'd already been linked with by the media, was this bloke on it?

Posted by me on 6 August, he's on the list:

Players linked with Villa so far by Fleet Street's finest:

Said Benrahma
Divock Origi
Takefuso Kubo
Jose Gomes Campana 
Ruben Shakpoke
Kelechi Ihenacho
James McCarthy
John Swift
Christian Luyindama
Robin Olsen
Eberechi Eze 
Ollie Watkins
Emo Buendia
Aaron Hockey
Odsonne Edouard
Max Aarons
Milot Rashica
Jeff Hendrick
Ben Chisene
Sil Swinkels - signed

Wonder how many will actually join us?

[Herman]

Was speaking to a Bremen season ticket holder earlier on. Really rates Rashica and said he thought (the thoroughly despised) Leipzig was effectively a done deal a while ago. He was resigned to losing him and tho he wanted him to stay, says he was effectively too good for them and is their main saleable asset.
Said Bremen would get more money from an English club and it would help them as they needed to dismantle their squad, get rid of some of the shite they have and build again. Pretty happy if he goes to Villa rather than another German club. Said we'd be getting a very good player.

[eamonn]

They seem to be happy to see him go for an inflated figure.

[Lastfootstamper]

They seem to be happy to see him go for an inflated figure.

Wouldn't anyone for anyone?

[Dave]

Two points of caution though:
1) I can't imagine that the transfer figure would be the €33 million mentioned, even if that figure including bonus clauses.

A lot of the time in Europe they'll quote the total value of the deal though don't they? So, a €20m transfer fee and a €13m contract over four years isn't implausible.

[AsTallAsLions]

Otamendi allegedly available for just 8m from Citeh. He's far from perfect but very hard to do better at that money, would be a far better option than Hause anyway.

[LeeB]

Yeah but probably £100k a week as well, no chance of that.

[KevinGage]

Otamendi allegedly available for just 8m from Citeh. He's far from perfect but very hard to do better at that money, would be a far better option than Hause anyway.

He'll have offers from other CL clubs I'd imagine (probably not English ones though).

We do need another centre half IMO, someone like Jonny Evans or a player of that ilk, to slot in alongside Mings and give us additional leadership there.  But old enough that Konsa will still get game time and can see a future at the club.

[Dave]

If Man City sign Koulibaly I'd expect him to pitch up at Napoli as his replacement.  They still seem to like swap deals over in Italy.

[BoVillan esq]

I suspect there's little truth in the rumour but I wouldn't say no to Cantwell

Get Cantwell and if we can keep Jack gives us 2 creative players going forward, personally I think we are yet to see the best from Cantwell, could be a very decent signing.