Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Demitri_C]

I think we are still looking a lil light in cm.

Ramsey i think hasnt shown much to be deemed as player that we can rely on right now ( i thjnk a loan tk championship will benefit him)

Sanson injured a lot.

Leaving luiz McGinn chuk and nakamba.

We dont know if conor will be sold or kept.

Think we need a tank in cm as all our cm are smallish types

[N'ZMAV]

Ramsey either needs 25 starts in a row so we can see what he can (or cant) do - we can't afford to carry him if he's not good enough so a loan move may make sense

[Smithy]

Had a weird dream last night, I'm blaming cheese, but still, it was interesting watching Wes chatting to Messi over a burger, and explaining that the reason so many people consider Maradona the best player of all time is because he joined a team in Napoli that wasn't threatening to win the league, not considered one of the 'top' teams, and that him turning them into league champions is what made him 'the best there has ever been'.  Then Messi agreed to join the Villa on a three-year deal to win the Champions League.

Anyway, if it happens, I'm putting it here as evidence I have 'the gift'.

[Vegas]

I agree, we are light in CM.

While individually I’m quite happy with each of our signings, I’m a  little concerned at the moment that it doesn’t quite add up to as much as it seems.

Watkins was an undoubted success last year, and Ings is the predator forward we haven’t had for a while. But how do they play together? I think two up to leave us too short elsewhere. Rotating Watkins and Ings can’t be the plan. Pushing Watkins wide might make sense, but we’ve bought Buendia and Bailey for there, and I’d like to continue with Traore.

In CM whether you call it a 6 or an 8, we’re one if not 2 bodies short, and I’d say while Nakamaba and Luiz (and arguably even mcGinn) aren’t bad, they’re probably the weakest 2 players in our starting XI now.

I actually really like the signings of Young and Tuanzebe. We are worse off at GK cover if Emi misses any game time.

So we’ve lost a world class player albeit a rat, replaced him with 3 quality players that probably can’t all play at the same time, and are still weak in CM. I think that’s marginally worse than our first team last year, unless / until we add a power house CM signing.

[robbo1874]

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.

you can only buy and integrate so many players each season. Improvement needs to be gradual and sustainable, I think. Leicester were pretty much a one off when they went from relegation fodder to Champions. Now whosits gone we can probably afford to be more patient.

[sickbeggar]

Whatever way you look at it, its going to be a bit iffy to start with in midfield due to ratboy's late departure and circumstances. Buendia, Trez and Sanson not playing. Luiz? Bailey work permit. oh well

[robbo1874]

I think we are still looking a lil light in cm.

Ramsey i think hasnt shown much to be deemed as player that we can rely on right now ( i thjnk a loan tk championship will benefit him)

Sanson injured a lot.

Leaving luiz McGinn chuk and nakamba.

We dont know if conor will be sold or kept.

Think we need a tank in cm as all our cm are smallish types

I thought Ramsey looked calm and assured and quite technically gifted (as you’d expect) while he was feeling his way into the side and the league last season. I think we will be able to rely on him this season if an extended run in the team becomes necessary.

[VILLA MOLE]

I’d like us to sign Connor Gallagher

I always thought he was a bit of a lump

[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.

you can only buy and integrate so many players each season. Improvement needs to be gradual and sustainable, I think. Leicester were pretty much a one off when they went from relegation fodder to Champions. Now whosits gone we can probably afford to be more patient.

We can't. What happens if someone is after Martinez next season, or Konsa? How do we hold onto Chukwuemeka in a few years time if he is a regular in the England squad? If this summer has shown anything it's that you need to be competing at the top to keep your players, we need to be there sooner rather than later or we will keep losing players and being back to square one. The likes of Leon Bailey seem the sort of signings that top clubs make. More please.

[ChicagoLion]

I think we are a Top DM away from a squad that can push towards Top 6.
It will be short sighted if we do not fix this problem position.

[N'ZMAV]

I think we are a Top DM away from a squad that can push towards Top 6.
It will be short sighted if we do not fix this problem position.

if we can keep players fit we can challenge for europe

[Demitri_C]

I think we are a Top DM away from a squad that can push towards Top 6.
It will be short sighted if we do not fix this problem position.

I agree i mean luiz is the other option but god knows when he is back. I think we need to get one in. But a big mofo. Something different to what we have

[chrisw1]

Whatever way you look at it, its going to be a bit iffy to start with in midfield due to ratboy's late departure and circumstances. Buendia, Trez and Sanson not playing. Luiz? Bailey work permit. oh well

Jacks late departure is a bit of a red herring.  From the stories out now it seems we knew for quite some time he would be going.  The timing of his departure was dictated as much by us as by City / Jack.

[sickbeggar]

Whatever way you look at it, its going to be a bit iffy to start with in midfield due to ratboy's late departure and circumstances. Buendia, Trez and Sanson not playing. Luiz? Bailey work permit. oh well

Jacks late departure is a bit of a red herring.  From the stories out now it seems we knew for quite some time he would be going.  The timing of his departure was dictated as much by us as by City / Jack.

yeah that's what i meant by circumstances. Buendia being crocked. bailey with the work permit and maybe being the back-up target to Rowe.

[pauliewalnuts]

I like the signings, but if you'd asked at the start of the window whether Grealish out, Bailey, Ings, Buendia and Young in would have been enough, I'd have said no.

Forgot about Tuanzebe. Still no, though.

We need something more in the middle.