Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Lens were on the TV over the weekend, I cant say Doucore particularly stood out. One who did was Gael Kakuta who used to play for Chelsea I think.

He's 30 and to quote a former Villa manager had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus. That said, if he can do a job..

[Risso]

Have we ever bought a player after Smith has said we’re done?

[Demitri_C]

Lingards available for 20m apparently.  I think that would be a great bit of business if true

[ozzjim]

Have we ever bought a player after Smith has said we’re done?

Not that I recall - happy to be proved wrong.

With the current squad I fear for him.

[sickbeggar]

Dunno. Lingard was literally out of form at Man U for 2 years and he doesn't score enough for me

[ozzjim]

Dunno. Lingard was literally out of form at Man U for 2 years and he doesn't score enough for me

He scored what 8 or 9 for West Ham in half a season? Don't get me wrong, I think he is streaky, but he looked brilliant for them at Villa Park, ran the game from the 10 kind of role.

As rightly pointed out though, you would need better than we have behind him.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Lingards available for 20m apparently.  I think that would be a great bit of business if true

If he continued his West Ham form then yes, if he reverted to teh previous three years form then less so. In any event he will surely go back to West Ham for that kind of fee.

If we are indeed done for the window, then can't see us getting higher than 15th and can see us struggling at the wrong end of the table. The current squad has no balance and the midfield is very weak. We have a lot of players to bed in up front, and you can't fit them in coherently without using a midfield two which simply wont work. I really hope we sign a more combative midfielder.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Regarding the signing of Ings, we now have two of the outstanding strikers in the Premier League only at Villa could this be seen as a problem!

On the bright side, he's not going to score against us

[AV82EC]

Do we have too? I think I’d puke if we had to put up with all that J-Lingz bullshit. It’s a no from me Clive.

[PeterWithe]

Lens were on the TV over the weekend, I cant say Doucore particularly stood out. One who did was Gael Kakuta who used to play for Chelsea I think.

He's 30 and to quote a former Villa manager had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus. That said, if he can do a job..

So he is, time flies. I thought he was about mid 20s.

[Londonvilla]

Jose Mourinho targeting reunion with Aston Villa's former Chelsea winger

Aston Villa winger Bertrand Traore is a reported target for AS Roma and Atalanta according to reports in Italy

Aston Villa winger Bertrand Traore is attracting interest from clubs in Europe, if reports in Italy are to be believed.

Traore has been 'followed for several months' by AS Roma and Atalanta despite joining Villa only one year ago for £17m from French Ligue 1 outfit Lyon, according to Foot Mercato.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/traore-mourinho-transfer-villa-21329463

[DrGonzo]

Jose Mourinho targeting reunion with Aston Villa's former Chelsea winger

Aston Villa winger Bertrand Traore is a reported target for AS Roma and Atalanta according to reports in Italy

Aston Villa winger Bertrand Traore is attracting interest from clubs in Europe, if reports in Italy are to be believed.

Traore has been 'followed for several months' by AS Roma and Atalanta despite joining Villa only one year ago for £17m from French Ligue 1 outfit Lyon, according to Foot Mercato.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/traore-mourinho-transfer-villa-21329463

This is directly sfter their story about him being injured for 3-4 weeks, and the one about Mourinho wanting AEG?  Bullshit merchants rewriting clickbait.

[Skerra]

Also said in Mercato that Traore picked up a hamstring injury in our friendly with Liverpool last Sunday and is expected to be out for 4 weeks.

[The_ads]

Think we all know Ashley Preece has no contacts at Villa. No one tells the Birmingham Mail anything. Two top sources appear to be Mike McGrath and John Percy. The rest aren’t fed anything. As much as he seems a nice enough chap he’s called none of our signings and spent the summer saying Grealish was staying.

[montague]

Lingards available for 20m apparently.  I think that would be a great bit of business if true

We do have a vacancy for a man child after you know who left