Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[john2710]

We are apparently 'not close to anything' according to Gerrard earlier today.

If we were close, I doubt he'd say it anyway.

[N'ZMAV]

Cheick Doucoure & Coady

[Stu]

We are apparently 'not close to anything' according to Gerrard earlier today.

He’s getting closer to something alright.

[Rigadon]

We are apparently 'not close to anything' according to Gerrard earlier today.

If we were close, I doubt he'd say it anyway.

If we exit this window without strengthening in key areas, I think we'll struggle to get anywhere near the top 8 - I'd say that'd be about par in terms of momentum on our 'journey' back to the top table at this stage. 

I just cannot see it clicking without a change in personnel. 

[CT Villan]

We was close to Sar until Gerrard asked if he’d rather not play on the wing and preferred the bench next to Bailey.

Gerrard is the African Sarr Reverser.

[Toronto Villa]

At this moment I’m completely deflated as a Villa fan. Now that might change and I’ll reserve the right to be fickle, but as it stands it’s been an overall shit transfer window. One that started off absolutely superbly. Couple that with our league performances and results, there is no way at all without a couple more proper players we are getting close to the top half much less Europe.

[N'ZMAV]

At this moment I’m completely deflated as a Villa fan. Now that might change and I’ll reserve the right to be fickle, but as it stands it’s been an overall shit transfer window. One that started off absolutely superbly. Couple that with our league performances and results, there is no way at all without a couple more proper players we are getting close to the top half much less Europe.

we're just not very good at anything in particular. I mean, we can't even get the right amount of available refreshments at a game.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

I know it hasn't happened yet, but if Bednarek (or similar) arrives in the next few days after we let Hause go when he was recently given a new contract and the deal with Watford does not include them being obliged to buy him (perhaps subject to certain targets) then that is the sort of squad mismanagement that we endured with Bruce.

Quite apart from the probable waste of money (Southampton and Bednarek know we are light on CDs) with no prospect of improving the matchday squad, it will have distracted the recruitment and coaching staff from doing something useful.

Terrible if it happens. UTV.

[LeeB]

We was close to Sar until Gerrard asked if he’d rather not play on the wing and preferred the bench next to Bailey.

Gerrard is the African Sarr Reverser.

Take a bow sir

[VinnieChase84]

At this moment I’m completely deflated as a Villa fan. Now that might change and I’ll reserve the right to be fickle, but as it stands it’s been an overall shit transfer window. One that started off absolutely superbly. Couple that with our league performances and results, there is no way at all without a couple more proper players we are getting close to the top half much less Europe.

Feel exactly the same

Gerrrads bombed out Nakamba, Chuk and Sanson who he all used last season. Our midfield is appalling. We currently have McGinn, Luiz and JJ. Simply miles off

If the club don’t recruit at least 2 top players then this season is going to be a struggle. Our rivals have got massively better and we’re going backwards. Gerrards PPG record in 2022 could in just over a weeks time easily be well under 1 p game.

I feel Gerrards job is now totally dependent on the transfer window. He won’t see the international break if we do nothing

[Steve67]

I hope Gerrard is closer than he's letting on with only 6 days of the window left.  It surely can't be difficult to locate players across thew world who are better than JJ, Luiz and Mcginn?  We are not a good side and I am really struggling to see three teams worse than us at the moment.  A win against West Ham will no doubts put paid to my fickle shite but I really hope we have a couple of aces up our sleeve!   

[villadelph]

Can we just, for once, pull a Leicester and get a quality player in that can be sold for a profit in 3 years?

I'm not asking for a club legend, I just need an above-average footballer. Why do we make it so hard.

[caster troy]

Last summer we were told to expect big things, started well bringing in Buendia but we ended up selling our best player and 'replacing' him with some seriously disjointed acquisitions (in the case of Ings, I refuse to believe that wasn't a complete panic buy). Derisory bids for JWP and ESR, no midfield strengthening.

This summer we were again told to expect big things, started well bringing in Kamara (and Coutinho made permanent) but since then we've sold our best youth prospect and created a bomb squad that leaves us even lighter in midfield.

When we fell apart last season and the likes of Newcastle bolted past us, was a decision made to accept mid-table and 'give up' chasing Europe? Were we mistakenly expecting big bids for Traore/El Ghazi/Sanson... that didn't materialise, wiping out our expected transfer funds? Something doesn't seem right to me.

[Drummond]

Ings didn't strike me as a panic buy rather that we speeded said deal up. I think it was received positively at the time and still believe he has something to offer.

[Steve67]

Tielemans and Caleta-Car in please.