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

[WilliamStanding]

Wow, 18.5m for a relegated keeper. Tbf other than two villa games I didn’t see much of him and Wilder certainly had credit with signings.

[OCD]

We're waiting to hear back from Rashica and his agent now if he fancies it.

Does that mean we've had a bid accepted?

[FatSam]

Brooks is who we should be signing rather than trying to plead with the Rashica bloke. IMO

Agreed. Also, beyond this summer (when we need guaranteed improvements to the quality of the squad, and need to be able to rely on our signings immediately), we should be signing players like him and Jarred Bowen directly from the Championship.

I’m in no way averse to signing players from foreign leagues, and I don’t have a problem with Rashica at the levels discussed, but I don’t think we got value last summer - especially from the Belgian market. Hopefully as the recruitment system beds down it will give more confidence in that regard.

[Big Ming]

A couple of full backs that can actually stop the crosses raining in from either flank would be nice.

Getting up and down is one thing, but we shipped an awful lot of goals from crosses that should never have happened, last term.

[andrew08]

This should get the deal over the line then according to the Daily Mail:

Manchester United may offer Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 33, to Aston Villa as part of a deal for England midfielder Jack Grealish.

[sid1964]

Knowing Man Utd they will want £10m + Grealish for Romero - you honestly could not make it up (but they probably have!)

[KevinGage]

This should get the deal over the line then according to the Daily Mail:

Manchester United may offer Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 33, to Aston Villa as part of a deal for England midfielder Jack Grealish.

Yeah.

They'll make us an offer we can refuse.

[ozzjim]

Apparently they rate Romero at £30 million. In which case we rate Jack £110 million.

We need to get on with getting a signing or 2 through the door. Linked with Harry Wilson today, think I would prefer Buendia but Wilson isn't a bad player.

Some odd tweets from Algerian press about Benrahma coming too. I'd love him to sign. Think he's going to be brilliant wherever he ends up.

[Ads]

What is it with the papers and their linking us with Man United squad players we neither want nor need in exchange for Grealish? It was Lingard and Jones the other week?

Skint pricks.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Not thrilled about the idea of Thauvin or Harry Wilson.

Think Wilson is mainly good at set pieces, but not very good otherwise. Admittedly this is mainly from what I remember when he was at Derby and I always thought Mount was the much better player. Maybe he's improved since then.

Thauvin looks a bit lightweight, which is what I think is Trezeguet's main weakness. If Trez could bulk up a bit, he could be a real player.

[Chris_Jephcott]

Apparently they rate Romero at £30 million. In which case we rate Jack £110 million.

We need to get on with getting a signing or 2 through the door. Linked with Harry Wilson today, think I would prefer Buendia but Wilson isn't a bad player.

Some odd tweets from Algerian press about Benrahma coming too. I'd love him to sign. Think he's going to be brilliant wherever he ends up.

I’m another firmly in the Benrahma camp. I would love to see him in a Villa shirt - last close season, he was just coming back from injury so I understand the reservations in signing him last time around. However, he looks superb and - in my opinion - would be something that we’re missing. I think we missed a trick with Maupay last season too, and would love to see that we’ve learnt from this.

[PaulWinch again]

Apparently they rate Romero at £30 million. In which case we rate Jack £110 million.

We need to get on with getting a signing or 2 through the door. Linked with Harry Wilson today, think I would prefer Buendia but Wilson isn't a bad player.

Some odd tweets from Algerian press about Benrahma coming too. I'd love him to sign. Think he's going to be brilliant wherever he ends up.

£30m for a 33 year old sub? Pha!

[Rudy65]

Not thrilled about the idea of Thauvin or Harry Wilson.

Think Wilson is mainly good at set pieces, but not very good otherwise. Admittedly this is mainly from what I remember when he was at Derby and I always thought Mount was the much better player. Maybe he's improved since then.

Thauvin looks a bit lightweight, which is what I think is Trezeguet's main weakness. If Trez could bulk up a bit, he could be a real player.

I don’t think bulking up a bit will improve his crossing, his speed or make him braver unfortunately

[Gareth]

A couple of full backs that can actually stop the crosses raining in from either flank would be nice.

Getting up and down is one thing, but we shipped an awful lot of goals from crosses that should never have happened, last term.

That has been my take for a while, either we coach full backs that they defend the edge of the box & don’t have to pressure players wider or out full backs aren’t great defenders.

Somewhere along the line it seems full backs first job is to attack not defend....they aren’t all 25 year old Ashley Cole’s :-)

[kippaxvilla2]

Harry Wilson at £20m seems to be gaining momentum.  I really do hope not.  £20m is he better than what we’ve got?!