Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[ASHTONVILLA]

Silly story I read this morninh was City bidding for Mings for 50 million. He'd never be a regular starter but would probably disrupt us a little bit - not that I believe the story.

Disrupting other clubs is part of Man City's policy as far as I can tell.

They also disrupt us by palming off second choice players on big wages for OTT fees - see Dunne and Ireand. This seems more like the reverse of that - taking £50m off them to make their defence worse, and buying a better player would benefit us more than them. Not that I want to sell Mings (would keep him to compete with the new signings) but for £50m we would be silly not to.

[chrisw1]

I think the fees for all of them were about right tbh.

Didn't we only get 8m for Delph?

Having just signed a new contract. Release clause perhaps.

I believe Delph was unfairly treated.  He signed his new contract and then I think the club pushed him out as we wanted the money.  Signing that contract cost him a big signing on fee and a huge amount of hatred from Villa fans.  It made us several million quid we otherwise wouldn't have got.

It’s more the fact that he changed his mind, kissed the badge and proclaimed his status as captain and then turned his back on us. It’s one thing had he just left, but it’s the manner of the departure. Much like Joe.

Did he change his mind though?  I believe the club wanted the money.

[chrisw1]

For us to be flogging Targett for 12-15 mil, there must have been a fee pre-agreed and we’ve been haggling over installments.

Very poor from our management

They apparently paid a loan fee of £2-3m that is now included as part of the final fee, i.e. £15m which means they've £12m to pay.

I'd like to keep him as back up, but the reality is he wouldn't be first choice and isn't going to get any better. We need someone younger, with scope to improve, both in terms of quality and price. I'm not sure he's worth much more to us, but clearly is to them.

Good luck to him.

If they have an option to buy him at a fixed price, then fair enough.  If not, I don't see why we would knock off the loan fee from the market value as at todays date.

[john2710]

Nobody, not matter how desperate, is going to pay £20m+ for Matt Target. We paid £11m & we get £15m back. Seems a sensible deal to me.

Now let's get another left back in.

[Toronto Villa]

I imagine that as soon as the Targett deal is done another player will be signed as replaced very quickly.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Nobody, not matter how desperate, is going to pay £20m+ for Matt Target. We paid £11m & we get £15m back. Seems a sensible deal to me.

Now let's get another left back in.

The book value will have decreased as well via amortisation. If we paid £11m and he had a 5 year contract, he will now be down as £4.4m, so will represent +10m for ffp. I would imagine any incoming younger player will be on lower wages too.

[algy]

Not sure how many games a player like Targett would get for us as backup leftback who's not able to play in any other position.  Think it makes more sense to either get a much younger player who'd potentially replace Digne in 3-4 seasons. Or a player like Calvin Bassey, who could offer cover in central defence too.

[frank black]

I suspect the Bassey deal may happen, but with us who knows until it happens.

One things for sure if we do sign Bassey Tyrone’s position will have some competition too.

[chrisw1]

Basseys stats for aerial challenges are woeful.  If we sign him I'm sure it will be for left back cover only except in absloute emergency.

[Clampy]

I suspect the Bassey deal may happen, but with us who knows until it happens.

One things for sure if we do sign Bassey Tyrone’s position will have some competition too.

Isn''t Bassey a left back?

[Clark W Griswold]

‘Newcastle World’, whatever the fuck that is, claiming ‘Newcastle target to have medical at Everton in blow to Aston Villa’

Errr, OK.

[frank black]

I suspect the Bassey deal may happen, but with us who knows until it happens.

One things for sure if we do sign Bassey Tyrone’s position will have some competition too.

Isn''t Bassey a left back?

Left sided defender CB or fullback. When I’ve watched him he seems a bit Micah Richards (take from that what you will, let’s hope if he joined it ends up better)

[chrisw1]

He's a left back.  He has played centre back in the past, but mainly left back for the last few years and he's on record as saying that's where he wants to play.  It's also why he left Leicester's academy.

[frank black]

He's a left back.  He has played centre back in the past, but mainly left back for the last few years and he's on record as saying that's where he wants to play.  It's also why he left Leicester's academy.

Think Van Brockhurst has been playing him in the left side central role. Our old player Hutton has been moaning about it hampering his progress as he thinks he’s a full back too.

[OCD]

Say it quietly but I think Bassey's played on the left of a 3 this season. He's got the build of a centre back from what I've seen so wouldn't be surprised if he gradually became more of a centre back.