Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[LeeB]

I really want us to sign Ward Prowse, I just think he'd fit us really well. There may be better value elsewhere but I he seems the kind of character that would take it in his stride and hit the ground running, and having Ings and Targett here would only help in.

Feels a really good fit for us, and it's not my money.

[OCD]

The problem is that if you show everybody that you're prepared to pay whatever someone demands, whenever we came forward for a player from that point on, they would add X% on top just because it's us.

[LeeB]

I really want us to sign Ward Prowse, I just think he'd fit us really well. There may be better value elsewhere but I he seems the kind of character that would take it in his stride and hit the ground running, and having Ings and Targett here would only help in.

Feels a really good fit for us, and it's not my money.

Just to make it clear, I think he'd be a good fit.

[brontebilly]

Look at Buendia's defensive stats. Not only will he be great going forward and creating chances but he will also work hard when he doesn't have the ball.

I think that was definitely one of the things the club wanted to improve in that 10 position because Barkley did next to f*ck all tracking back/ball winning. Made us much easier to counter attack. In fact, Barkley did next to f*ck all full stop.

I don't think I saw him break into a sprint once.

Replace sprint with trot for accuracy.

Just a thought, at least with Jack gone the owners don’t have to listen to his advice on signings as this one didn’t quite work out did it.

I always thought that Barkley was a signing meant solely to appease Grealish being as how they are supposedly good mates.  I have no reason other than my gut feeling on this but if there was any truth in it I found it disconcerting.  I have faith in the owners that this wasn't the case but I couldn't help but think it.

It was a weak signing let's be honest. Barkley hadn't done anything consistent in years. A few games early on suggested a few of us had called it badly wrong until he regressed to the work shy to$$er he has been throughout his career. A hamstring injury that he never seemed to get over while his weight ballooned....queue of clubs looking to sign him seems very light this summer!

I sincerely hope we are long past the stage of signing utter clowns like Barkley, Drinky before him.....equivalent of Richards, Gabby, Ireland, Nzogbia and the likes. Never again

[danno]

I think Ward-Prowse would be the perfect foil for McGinn. Bit of an odd couple but I think they'd suit each other's games.

[KRS]

£45m for a player who can't even get in the England squad? Can't we look abroad for someone cheaper and potentially better?

Also Percy, who is Joe? Jack?

Not sure what not making it in to the Euro squad has anything to do with it? JWP was in the squad prior to the Euros, was one of the players that narrowly missed out, and Southgate was widely criticised in the media for picking more defensive options over him. Maddison also didn’t make it to the Euros so would it also be wrong to go after him for £60m+ seeing as he didn’t go to the Euros?

JWP would be a fantastic statement signing for us both on and off the pitch, so hope it’s true and he becomes a Villa player.

[Monty]

I think we can all agree that JWP was unlucky to be left out of the England squad to satisfy Southgate's right-backs fetish.

[richtheholtender]

I think we can all agree that JWP was unlucky to be left out of the England squad to satisfy Southgate's right-backs fetish.

And yet in extreme circumstances he can play right back

[john2710]

JWP would be a great addition to the team. We will have a high level of movement / fluidity across the midfield & forwards. This is what we need if we want to play in the oppositions half.

I’d go to £35m & we’d get a good 5 years value for that.

[dave.woodhall]

Players from overseas are better value but take longer to settle in. There's so much money in football that what a player costs is almost irrelevant - if he'll improve the team he's worth the fee. 

[PaulWinch again]

JWP is excellent at leading Southampton’s press. That is something we need.

[Ian.]

I think we can all agree that JWP was unlucky to be left out of the England squad to satisfy Southgate's right-backs fetish.

And yet in extreme circumstances he can play right back

Shhhh, don’t tell Southgate, he will certainly get selected and then be cherry picked away from us by those vultures in the camp.

[Sexual Ealing]

£45m for a player who can't even get in the England squad? Can't we look abroad for someone cheaper and potentially better?

Also Percy, who is Joe? Jack?

Jack couldn't get in the England squad not so long ago, and still isn't first choice. JWP was very unfortunate not to get in the final Euros squad, and was superb in the last friendly.

I'd go to £40m for him, would go a long way to getting us into the European spots. I'd go quite high for Cantwell too, although would balk at the £40m that has been mooted Norwich are holding out for. We can get him far cheaper in Jan if his contract is running down though.

JWP, and spmeone like Pape Sarr or Doucoure (who both seem to be the kind of player we need) and can see us challenging for top 6.

Without any disrespect to you intended, Ashton, what difference does it make to you whether it's £40m or £45m?! It's someone else's money!

Fair point. I don't like paying too much though, my money or not. I guess I would prefer Villa to be successful but not by aping Man City and the other superleague wankers, splashing money around like a Bullingdon club member burning 50s in front of homeless people.

I'm not sure that £5m on top of £40m fits that criterion for objection.

[LeonW]

Players from overseas are better value but take longer to settle in. There's so much money in football that what a player costs is almost irrelevant - if he'll improve the team he's worth the fee.

There is FFP to consider.

[Sexual Ealing]

There isn't.