Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[cdbearsfan]

I really rate Phillips but we won't be getting him. Rice is excellent too and they both had good Euros IMO.

[chrisw1]

I really rate Phillips but we won't be getting him. Rice is excellent too and they both had good Euros IMO.

Absolutely.  I'm baffled by the critisism of Philips and particulalry Rice - they're both outstanding players.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

After watching a YouTube compilation of Emi’s highlights I even wonder if he could be a better player than Jack? 

Perfectly two footed, amazing passing range and loads of end product. He has Jack’s ability of making every other player look like they’re running in treacle, but seems even faster.

Am I getting too excited?

I think you need to apologise to the site and feel jolly bad about that statement.

Bump from when Emi signed. I hope this rings true for the rest of the season.

[Steve67]

I really rate Phillips but we won't be getting him. Rice is excellent too and they both had good Euros IMO.

Absolutely.  I'm baffled by the critisism of Philips and particulalry Rice - they're both outstanding players.

I’d have either in a heartbeat. Exactly what we need. As for Cantwell, good young player. We shouldn’t compare him to Grealish but he will do well with better players around him, in his own right. 

[OCD]

I really rate Phillips but we won't be getting him. Rice is excellent too and they both had good Euros IMO.

Absolutely.  I'm baffled by the critisism of Philips and particulalry Rice - they're both outstanding players.

I agree.

Having said Leon Bailey has a bad attitude, Arsenal are trying to sign Maddison? Not sure how they reach their conclusions.

[VinnieChase84]

After Axel, two midfielders and a forward (plus 3rd keeper)

[cdbearsfan]

I really rate Phillips but we won't be getting him. Rice is excellent too and they both had good Euros IMO.

Absolutely.  I'm baffled by the critisism of Philips and particulalry Rice - they're both outstanding players.

I’d have either in a heartbeat. Exactly what we need. As for Cantwell, good young player. We shouldn’t compare him to Grealish but he will do well with better players around him, in his own right.

Is Cantwell, 23, that much worse than Grealish, 26, was three years ago?

[manic-road]

Wouldn't mind us trying to get Stefano Sensi from Inter knowing that they are skint and are desperate to reduce the debt.

[chrisw1]

After Axel, two midfielders and a forward (plus 3rd keeper)

Axel, Cantwell, JWP & Tammy?

All very good players, likely to come in at well over £100m.  Not sure that's how I'd want to spend the money.

[cdbearsfan]

Tuanzebe signing new Man U deal before joining us on loan. So we will literally be paying to help develop a Man U player. Mickey fucking Mouse.

[paul_e]

Wouldn't mind us trying to get Stefano Sensi from Inter knowing that they are skint and are desperate to reduce the debt.

I'd be all for getting an inter player or 2 if only because it makes it easier for them to tell Chelsea to fuck off over Lukaku.

[edgysatsuma89]

I really rate Phillips but we won't be getting him. Rice is excellent too and they both had good Euros IMO.

Absolutely.  I'm baffled by the critisism of Philips and particulalry Rice - they're both outstanding players.

I’d have either in a heartbeat. Exactly what we need. As for Cantwell, good young player. We shouldn’t compare him to Grealish but he will do well with better players around him, in his own right.

Is Cantwell, 23, that much worse than Grealish, 26, was three years ago?

Interesting point that. Someone will have to check their comparable stats at that age.

[Matt C]

After Axel, two midfielders and a forward (plus 3rd keeper)

And if we get them right we could be looking very good indeed.

[chrisw1]

Tuanzebe signing new Man U deal before joining us on loan. So we will literally be paying to help develop a Man U player. Mickey fucking Mouse.

We need back up.  If smeone puts their foot through Konsa's knee in the first game of the season we need someone to step in.  Paying £5m for that insurance whilst allowing us to concentrate our mains funds elsewhere doesn't sound that Mickey Mouse to me.

[Steve67]

I still think Villa could do with a hardened defensive central midfielder because we have a soft underbelly sometimes. We have some quality attacking midfielders and it would be great to support them to do their thing whilst we know we have somebody of the calibre of say, a Calvin Phillips sitting in front of our defence. Surely with the money we’ve got and the scouting we have, we can find one from abroad.