Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[cdbearsfan]

Cantwell would/will be brilliant for us. Be nice if he signs for us then gets in the England team ahead of Quisling.

[LeonW]

Assuming we’ve already spent the JG money, as a thought, what do people think about keeping this summer’s budget for next summer? If we were to get into Europe, having that money to spend may open even more doors than spending it now? I.e. a double budget. Not sure myself but interested to see what people think.

[cdbearsfan]

No thanks, we only finished eleventh. We need to spend money to replace Grealish just to stand still. We need to spend more to move forward.

[OCD]

Seems that £100m is put in every year. People are taking a view that we've spent £90m but it's really £104m when you add Sanson (we've stated that we look at the summer as the main time that we'll operate but there was an opportunity to get Sanson in significantly cheaper than we were previously being quoted). Now we have an extra £100m that we hadn't planned for that's available for investment and FFP isn't going to be an issue for the foreseeable unless we go nuts, which is unlikely.

I can see us being a lot more flexible with shapes and formations this season. We will be able to change the personnel to suit the formation that we're going to use for a given opponent. That would mean that players who would have previously gone unused will also get game time this season.

[VinnieChase84]

Cantwell we are 100% keen on. It’s gone quiet cause they are asking for stupid money so looking at other options
Imo we will sign a GK and two midfielders before windows over

Do you expect a few departures, Hourihane, Wesley, Guilbert etc ?

100% for first two. Freddy could happen based on him wanting to play (plus now we have axel/Konsa who can cover RB)

[LeonW]

No thanks, we only finished eleventh. We need to spend money to replace Grealish just to stand still. We need to spend more to move forward.

True, but on the last 10 year average, 55 points (which we got to finish 11th last season) would have got you a 8th place spot (53.1). 7th was 57.1 and 6th was 60.8 so we were alot closer to a European place than our final position suggested. I’d say we have replaced JG with the players we’ve already bought and possibly upgraded in terms of the threat bring spread out I.e. it will no longer be a case of you stop Grealish you stop Villa.

[cdbearsfan]

I hope so. But even if we had finished seventh or eighth and kept Grealish, I'd have expected the investment to continue. The Board have ambitions to be top four and, eventually, title contenders and that, generally, doesn't come cheap.

[LeonW]

I hope so. But even if we had finished seventh or eighth and kept Grealish, I'd have expected the investment to continue. The Board have ambitions to be top four and, eventually, title contenders and that, generally, doesn't come cheap.

Sorry; that should have read ‘replace JG in theory’ from me. It would be near impossible to replace him as an individual.

What I wouldn’t want us to do is to end up where Everton are where they’re now having to shift players and sign free transfers to rebuild again because they’re bloated.

[LeonW]

I hope so. But even if we had finished seventh or eighth and kept Grealish, I'd have expected the investment to continue. The Board have ambitions to be top four and, eventually, title contenders and that, generally, doesn't come cheap.

Sorry; that should have read ‘replace JG in theory’ from me. It would be near impossible to replace him as an individual.

What I wouldn’t want us to do is to end up where Everton are where they’re now having to shift players and sign free transfers to rebuild again because they’re bloated.

Plus we’ve been in over drive recruiting all these youngsters. I like to see us start to bring them through.

[N'ZMAV]

I’d like us to sign Connor Gallagher

[mike]

Thanks for your response to my question

Seems to be a bit of an all-rounder Jack of all trades

Mind your language, please.

[sickbeggar]

I’d like us to sign Connor Gallagher

I quite liked the look of him but then I saw a lot of negative comments about him on the WBA forum. Headless chicken was mentioned although that could be the usual "slag off the player who's not staying" vibe

[sid1964]

Connor Gallagher - has he not gone to Palace on loan?

[sickbeggar]

yep. Obviously rated. I was just surprised how negative the Baggies fans were about him.

[N'ZMAV]

didn't realise he'd gone there.