Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[VinnieChase84]

We HAVE to sign another CM. We may have numbers but the quality of depth is the issue.
I expect Guilbert, Connor and Wes to leave freeing up incoming room!

[chrisw1]

I don't see why bringing someone in should rest on that.  We've pretty much broken even this window surely finance isnt an issue and if we have to leave senior players out the squad then so be it.

[dicedlam]

Yeah there’s absolutely no way that we can play all our attacking options without compromising midfield. Also you can’t play 2 wingers with both Watkins and Ings in a front 2, so we’d lose width and have to work the channels more. In theory we could play a 442 diamond, McGinn would literally be box to box and the wide players would have to tuck in and track back a lot, but I don’t know if Buendia and Bailey have that in their game?

               Martinez

Cash.  Konsa. Mings. Targett

                  Luiz
     Buendia.           Bailey
                McGinn

           Ings.     Watkins

                                Martinez

      Cash     Konsa           Mings         Targett

 Buendia/Traore     McGinn      Luiz    El Ghazi/Bailey

                           Ings

            Watkins

The only reservation I have with this formation is if Bailey is willing to put the leg work in needed to track back and help Targett.

[Mister E]

Unless we sell Conor and big Wes, I don’t see us signing anyone else

Why?

[sid1964]

I would imagine we are playing by FFP rules - we are Aston Villa and have to do everything by the rule book

[cdbearsfan]

There is no reason why would be unable to spend big this year having received £100 million when we spent loads in the previous two years having received virtually sod all.

[ChicagoLion]

I would imagine we are playing by FFP rules - we are Aston Villa and have to do everything by the rule book

Nope. We have not even spent the Grealish Money. Also our spend this year is about GBP22,500 a year.

[Ian.]

I don't see why bringing someone in should rest on that.  We've pretty much broken even this window surely finance isnt an issue and if we have to leave senior players out the squad then so be it.

Doesn’t the amount of people you have in a squad become a factor as well? The youth don’t have to be named, but looki g at it we must be pretty nearly maxed out.

[Duncan Shaw]

It's a shame if Guilbert goes, but c'est la vie.  Any more sniffs Vinnie?

[richtheholtender]

I don't see why bringing someone in should rest on that.  We've pretty much broken even this window surely finance isnt an issue and if we have to leave senior players out the squad then so be it.

We've broken even with the transfers. Don't forget the tidy sum we will have received for our Premier league finish

[eamonn]

Less the lack of gate receipts, corporate income and Villa-Village matchday spend from last season.

[algy]

Less the lack of gate receipts, corporate income and Villa-Village matchday spend from last season.

Yeah, I'd be cautious in assuming that £100m sales means we'll automatically have £200m burning a hole in our pockets. We've already spend more this summer than we did last summer, especially if you count Sanson who was brought in earlier than planned.

Could see us having similar spending to our first season back (so either one more big signing, or 2/3 if we go bargain hunting). That will hopefully put us in a place where we've spent where it was needed, but have kept the FFP powder dry. We'll still be able to spend a good wedge next summer, hopefully without paying Joe-based inflation on anyone we bring in as Citeh will have got bored and brought themselves a new toy.

[Flin5tone]

Well we've 'unveiled' Monster Energy Drinks as a club Partner today , that's about it.

Really becoming disillusioned with some of what is going on at the Club this Summer.

John Terry , ROK out and dodgy deals with a crypto currency and a Teeth Rotting , unhealthy Drinks Company?
Are we that desperate for Sponsorship we have to lower ourselves to Monster?  I thought we had a touch of class , the club that had Accorns on the front of our jersey.....terrible move and looks desperate and cheap

[Drummond]

Well we've 'unveiled' Monster Energy Drinks as a club Partner today , that's about it.

Really becoming disillusioned with some of what is going on at the Club this Summer.

John Terry , ROK out and dodgy deals with a crypto currency and a Teeth Rotting , unhealthy Drinks Company?
Are we that desperate for Sponsorship we have to lower ourselves to Monster?  I thought we had a touch of class , the club that had Accorns on the front of our jersey.....terrible move and looks desperate and cheap

Well it might if you're looking for ways to be 'disgusted of Birmingham'.

[Drummond]

Sorry, 'disgusted of Bedrock'.