Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[AV82EC]

Saw this on ESPN:

- Aston Villa have received a boost in their pursuit of Axel Tuanzebe with reports that Manchester United would be willing to let the defender go. Football Insider writes that Dean Smith sees Tuanzebe as a first choice centre-back at Villa Park and wants to partner him alongside Tyrone Mings.

In what world would I want Tuanzebe to partner Mings over Konsa? Am I missing something? I just assume these journalists never actually watch the teams about which they write because statements such as this make no sense to me. Or I just rate Konsa more than I ought.

No, you're correct. I don't think Football Insider could even be considered a proper news source to be honest. Smith is clearly absolutely delighted with both Konsa and Mings, and I'd be amazed if anybody is brought in other than as cover, for the next couple of seasons at least, barring any sort of injury.

Football Insider and news source do not belong in the same sentence. Football Insider and click bait made up nonsense ****** do however.

[manic-road]

Another kid signed up, one Man Utd wanted - https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2021/july/young-defender-josh-feeney-joins-premier-league-side-aston-villa/.

Captain of England Under 16 team, hope he continues to improve because he is at a bloody good academy.

[DrGonzo]

Tuanzebe would be signed firmly in the right sided "Hause role".  Anything else is utter flannel.

Edited to say: Actually I am now 124.8% convinced that Konsa is off to City along with Jack...and McGinn.

[Border villan]

With the one from Sandwell Town and the Fleetwood Mac signing it looks worryingly as if we are putting some thought into the future.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Another kid signed up, one Man Utd wanted - https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2021/july/young-defender-josh-feeney-joins-premier-league-side-aston-villa/.

Captain of England Under 16 team, hope he continues to improve because he is at a bloody good academy.

Just watched him on Youtube; if Jack Grealish was a centre back.

[LeeB]

With the one from Sandwell Town and the Fleetwood Mac signing it looks worryingly as if we are putting some thought into the future.

We don't stop thinking about tomorrow.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I see we are now picking off the cream from our local clubs, lovely

https://www.westbromnews.co.uk/2021/07/06/aston-villa-set-to-sign-west-brom-talent-tim-iroegbunam/

It's great for us (I think) but I do feel a level of sympathy even for them. I don't know anything about the player, but to develop young players to have them taken away with little to no compensation doesn't feel right. Developing youth talent should be encouraged and rewarded and I'm not sure the current system does that. 

On the plus side it actually gives them a legitimate reason to hate us.

[pelty]

Saw this on ESPN:

- Aston Villa have received a boost in their pursuit of Axel Tuanzebe with reports that Manchester United would be willing to let the defender go. Football Insider writes that Dean Smith sees Tuanzebe as a first choice centre-back at Villa Park and wants to partner him alongside Tyrone Mings.

In what world would I want Tuanzebe to partner Mings over Konsa? Am I missing something? I just assume these journalists never actually watch the teams about which they write because statements such as this make no sense to me. Or I just rate Konsa more than I ought.

No, you're correct. I don't think Football Insider could even be considered a proper news source to be honest. Smith is clearly absolutely delighted with both Konsa and Mings, and I'd be amazed if anybody is brought in other than as cover, for the next couple of seasons at least, barring any sort of injury.

Saw this on ESPN:

- Aston Villa have received a boost in their pursuit of Axel Tuanzebe with reports that Manchester United would be willing to let the defender go. Football Insider writes that Dean Smith sees Tuanzebe as a first choice centre-back at Villa Park and wants to partner him alongside Tyrone Mings.

In what world would I want Tuanzebe to partner Mings over Konsa? Am I missing something? I just assume these journalists never actually watch the teams about which they write because statements such as this make no sense to me. Or I just rate Konsa more than I ought.

No, you're correct. I don't think Football Insider could even be considered a proper news source to be honest. Smith is clearly absolutely delighted with both Konsa and Mings, and I'd be amazed if anybody is brought in other than as cover, for the next couple of seasons at least, barring any sort of injury.

Football Insider and news source do not belong in the same sentence. Football Insider and click bait made up nonsense ****** do however.

OK, thank you both. I will be sure to pay no mind to FI from now on!

[OCD]

With the one from Sandwell Town and the Fleetwood Mac signing it looks worryingly as if we are putting some thought into the future.

Not to forget the 7 academy kids that have signed new contracts including Kaine Kessler signing a 5 year contract.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Also Sinisalo, who Celtic and Bayern were apparently after

[SamTheMouse]

Feeney's certainly got the physique. 6'4" and he's only 16!

[Exeter 77]

You know you were in trouble when we signed Bowery who had scored 1 goal in about 83 games in the lower leagues.

I do wonder how those meetings go. Blokes sat around a table getting a report from scout or analysts.

"You know there is lad Jordan Bowery at Chesterfield who looks like he can make the step to the PL. 10 goals in 83 games. Oh he had a loan spell at Barrow where he didn't score and they didn't keep him. But we really should snap him up before Bayern or Barcelona sniff him out"

Lambert pipes up having watched the DVD of him, "he's really excellent, he really is. Get him"

Or maybe they say, "There's a lad at Chesterfield worth taking a punt on." Like there was a lad at Crewe who we sold for a big profit and he's still playing in the Premier League nine years later, or the one at Sheffield United who keeps him company. Or all those others we've picked up over the years; some have made it and some haven't. To put it even further into context - we signed Terry Bullivant for something like £150,000 when our record fee was £300,000. He played about a dozen games for us but you wouldn't use him as any indication of our transfer policy back then.   

Thought you were talking about another lad we signed from Crewe!

Indeed, and at the same time we bought Gareth Williams from Gosport.

If I remember correctly both Williams and Platt both made their debuts in a friendly against Monaco (then featuring Mark Hateley and Glenn Hoddle and managed by Arsene Wenger) at Villa Park in late January 1988.

[paul_e]

Also Sinisalo, who Celtic and Bayern were apparently after

I really like the look of him, I'd make him the 3rd keeper for the season, he's played a fair bit of senior football so we can't push him back to 4th choice.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd rather loan him again but with a recall clause so we can bung him on the bench if we get an injury.

[paul_e]

I'd rather loan him again but with a recall clause so we can bung him on the bench if we get an injury.

I think Onodi needs to go out on loan this year so Sinisalo playing U23 and being the 3rd for me, then both will have had a season of senior football by the time they're 20.