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

[Londonvilla]

Aston Villa starlet Viljami Sinisalo becomes Ayr United's latest signing as Finnish goalkeeper joins on loan

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/aston-villa-starlet-viljami-sinisalo-22744757

Nice to see more of our young players going out on loan......but not sure Jacob Ramsey or Keinan Davis should go.

The question is will there development be better on our bench or in a championship team?

[Steve67]

I reckon that the fact we’ve walked away is all smoke and mirrors. And that he’ll be announced on Tuesday... or something like that.

I honestly think we are one decent winger and one solid midfielder away from being a really progressive side.  If we get those players in, I reckon we will be very nice to watch, especially as Dean prefers to attack rather than defend.

[SoccerHQ]

Wylan Cyprien linked according to Sky. French attacking midfielder, aged 25.   No, nor me.

He's pretty decent. Similar stats to Traore in France with 1 in 4 goal return. Get the feeling he's a plan B option for the long running Rashica saga.

[ozzjim]

Isn't he more of a central midfielder. Looks a decent player.

[paul_e]

I like the look of Cyprien, supposedly £10m-ish which looks very good value.

[ozzjim]

GFFN saying it is around £16m. Even at that price, looking at the way he plays, he is a midfielder that likes to get you on the front foot and up the pitch. Might mean a winger/ striker would be a loan from somewhere, and you would think he would be instead of Rashica.

[OCD]

Decent stats. Tranfermarkt says he's contract expires in 2021 so maybe able to get him for less too.

Article about him here - https://footballwhispers.com/blog/wylan-cyprien-premier-league-scout-report/.

[Steve67]

Leave it until the last minute of the window to bring the price down.  Looks a decent player on the clips, strong and powerful.

[ozzjim]

Fair play to the guy on Twitter that has put up the Barkley photo, I assuming it is photoshop, but you have to wonder why you would go to those lengths.

[Londonvilla]

Still think we will get John Swift at the end of the window for a few million as he ticks all the boxes and smith has worked with him before.

https://footballwhispers.com/blog/john-swift-the-midfield-maestro-who-can-unleash-sheffield-uniteds-creative-potential/

[Londonvilla]

Get French Football News
@GFFN
Aston Villa have made a €17.5m offer to OGC Nice for French midfielder Wylan Cyprien, according to
@DahbiaHattabi
Awaiting a response from Les Aiglons.

https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1309611548986544128

[Lastfootstamper]

Get French Football News
@GFFN
Aston Villa have made a €17.5m offer to OGC Nice for French midfielder Wylan Cyprien, according to
@DahbiaHattabi
Awaiting a response from Les Aiglons.

https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1309611548986544128

Dunno that I want us to be buying from clubs with such shit nicknames, if I'm honest.

[N'ZMAV]

It's going to be Dele Alli.

Just got a feeling.

[Mister E]

GFFN saying it is around £16m. Even at that price, looking at the way he plays, he is a midfielder that likes to get you on the front foot and up the pitch. Might mean a winger/ striker would be a loan from somewhere, and you would think he would be instead of Rashica.

Barcodes also apparently linked with him.

[Mister E]

... Smith could maybe develop him as something seems to be there but it's no priority right now.

You say that of Sessegnon, and you may be right.
However, once Targett gets injured - as he will do ; this season just as last - we're down to Hause and Taylor.
Whilst Targett remains fit, Sessegnon would do a good job in LMF.

Probably not priority ... but will we get caught short on our left this season?!!


And many of us would not have said the right fullback position was necessarily a priority, and yet it has been strengthened; and with a player similar to Sessegnon.


Anyway, enough already.