Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Legion]

My problem with Winks is that I don't know what he's supposed to be good at, he doesn't score, he doesn't create, he doesn't read play well or tackle well.

He'll fit in perfectly.

[ASHTONVILLA]

My problem with Winks is that I don't know what he's supposed to be good at, he doesn't score, he doesn't create, he doesn't read play well or tackle well. I guess his passing is decent but is that really enough to be a top half player?

English version of Douglas Luiz.

Winks, Loftus-Cheek and Oxlade-Chamberlain are all players that woud be OK signings to add competition if on low fees (<£10m) and happy to be on the bench and wait for a chance. If one of them replaced Sanson or Luiz for a net FFP gain then it is OK business just like Chambers was a good signing at the price.

I would be apoplectic if we spent £40m on that kind of player ad a marquee signing though.

[Risso]

My problem with Winks is that I don't know what he's supposed to be good at, he doesn't score, he doesn't create, he doesn't read play well or tackle well. I guess his passing is decent but is that really enough to be a top half player?

Exactly. And we've already got Luiz who doesn't do all of those things.

[dave shelley]

It may be tenuous but I have a bit of faith that the current owners and management regime aspire to something more enhancing than Harry Winks.

[ADVILLAFAN]

It may be tenuous but I have a bit of faith that the current owners and management regime aspire to something more enhancing than Harry Winks.

He could be the replacement for Mark Kinsella that we've been crying out for

[RamboandBruno]

It may be tenuous but I have a bit of faith that the current owners and management regime aspire to something more enhancing than Harry Winks.

He could be the replacement for Mark Kinsella that we've been crying out for

Or Ashley Westwood.

No thanks to Winks, rather make doo with what we’ve got. As an earlier poster said, a classic Everton of the last 5 years, signing.

[Dogtanian]

Harry Winks is a signing we could have made under Dean Smith. One of the advantages of having Gerrard is his reputation opens up the possibility of signing players of a calibre Smith couldn’t attract.

We have to take advantage of that ability (before we ruin his reputation for him!).

[N'ZMAV]

It may be tenuous but I have a bit of faith that the current owners and management regime aspire to something more enhancing than Harry Winks.

He could be the replacement for Mark Kinsella that we've been crying out for

that was Tom Carroll

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

If you look at Carlos and Kamara, they were gettable and Winks is in that bracket, better suited than RLC and cheaper and more proven than Gallagher.

Winks is certainly gettable, I don’t want either but RLC is twice the player.
Gallagher has done more in 2 seasons than Winks has since he broke into the Spurs team.

[Footy-Vill]

Winks was 40m last summer; now he's around half that and at 26, he still harbours ambitions to play at England level.

If other listed targets aren't bought, this sort of move would be made.
 He would expect to be a first team starter, which shows his mindset, but if that is his wish, then he can go to Fulham.

[Steve67]

Since Gerrard has been in charge, we haven't signed a single duff player.  Harry Winks is a duff player.  He's not coming to Villa.

[Clark W Griswold]

On Winks
I think people would have moaned if we were being linked with Chambers for a centre back competitior.

Errrrrr. No
I didn’t moan about Chambers and I don’t recall a single person doing so. He came in for £3m as a permanent signing replacing Tuenzebe on loan in the squad and was competition for Konsa, so a good signing at the time. And since then he’s now looking a very good signing with generally very good performances.

[Clampy]

On Winks
I think people would have moaned if we were being linked with Chambers for a centre back competitior.

Errrrrr. No
I didn’t moan about Chambers and I don’t recall a single person doing so. He came in for £3m as a permanent signing replacing Tuenzebe on loan in the squad and was competition for Konsa, so a good signing at the time. And since then he’s now looking a very good signing with generally very good performances.

Better than that, he was a free transfer.

[Clark W Griswold]

I thought it was undisclosed but rumoured to be £3m or so, but could be wrong and either way looks a great signing.

[OCD]

Not sure about that. His contract was up this summer and Arsenal weren't using him. I thought they just allowed him to move on a free.