Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[sickbeggar]

well he was quite highly rated till Mourinho ruined him I think, but yeah.....still if Bayern wanted to flog Tolisso as a makeweight then i'm sure we can help them out and offer them a bit more. Just turned 27, solve our problems for 5 years

[Monty]

The pull of the Conferenza Lega Europea might be too much to resist though.

[sickbeggar]

The pull of the Conferenza Lega Europea might be too much to resist though.

All clear for us. Spurs weren't interested apparently (!!!))

[FatSam]

Tolisso is one who I thought might be gettable. He would be a slightly less extreme version of a Cambiasso to Leicester type signing. The other one who might be worth trying for is Weston McKennie from Juve.

[Big Ming]

See no reason why Axel Tuanzebe should not make the defensive midfield position his own.

Can't believe he came to Villa to be a third/fourth choice centre-back or right-back.

[FatSam]

See no reason why Axel Tuanzebe should not make the defensive midfield position his own.

Can't believe he came to Villa to be a third/fourth choice centre-back or right-back.

If that is the case, I hope we have agreed a fee to sign him permanently, because there is no point developing him to cover our problem position, and then losing him after a season.

[Jon Crofts]

What level do Sparta Rotterdam play at? I’ve never heard of them let alone Abdou Harroui.

Ere Divisie, top flight. Finished about 8th last season

Which outside of Ajax and Feyenoord equates to League 1.

[tomd2103]

We must be looking for one. One of the first players we put a bid in for was Phillips at Leeds so it seems obvious the type of player we think we need

I do wonder if we are really.  The management team might see Douglas Luiz, Nakamba and even Tuanzebe as defensive midfield options with McGinn, Sanson and Ramsey as options to play alongside them.  Those three along with Bailey and Buendia can play in the 'number 10' role, so I guess it is possible that they might feel there are enough options there. 

I personally feel that there are still question marks alongside a lot of those options above and a quality addition is still required. 

[SoccerHQ]

Wonder if Thiago Mendes might be worth a look.

Was really good for Lille for a few seasons but was on the bench for Lyon today so given we did business with them last summer for Traore then he perhaps might be offered around.

Bielsa signed him for Lille so he might be interested aswell.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Wonder if Thiago Mendes might be worth a look.

Was really good for Lille for a few seasons but was on the bench for Lyon today so given we did business with them last summer for Traore then he perhaps might be offered around.

Bielsa signed him for Lille so he might be interested aswell.

Tiago Mendes is on Lyon's transfer list and they want close to €3m for him. Flamengo were interested but can't afford him.

[Demitri_C]

For me bissouma is the player we need. The guy is absolute quality and a beast in the middld of the park. Id happily pay 30-40m for him. He would be well worth it

I believe he’d cost another 10 on top of this, plus he is more than good enough for the champions league teams. It would be a superb signing that’s for sure.

He would be well worth it in my view. He is a step above nakamba

[Drummond]

Sarr leaving Metz for Spurs. £10m looks like it's happening. Loaning him back for rest of season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

For me bissouma is the player we need. The guy is absolute quality and a beast in the middld of the park. Id happily pay 30-40m for him. He would be well worth it

I believe he’d cost another 10 on top of this, plus he is more than good enough for the champions league teams. It would be a superb signing that’s for sure.

He would be well worth it in my view. He is a step above nakamba

At 24 he'd be a long term investment well worth the fee and a five year contract. The type of player we won't be looking to replace next season or the season after assuming we're serious about playing European football. Whether he'd want to join us right now is another matter but you don't know until you ask.

[SaddVillan]

Wonder how Emile Smith-Rowe is feeling tonight as he tries to find an escape clause in his 5yr contract whilst counting his £40k a week?

Lets hope it distracts him from looking at the league table.

[ozzjim]

I think he is on much closer to £150k a week after the interest from Villa, and I would imagine they will still finish above us come the end of the season, they have signed some decent players that are not playing yet