Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Brazilian Villain]

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

He’s getting closer to something alright.

A 60% win ratio this season?

[Brazilian Villain]

Tielemans and Caleta-Car in please.

As they say in Yorkshire, "That'll do."

[aj2k77]

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.

Because we employ average to shit managers and have done so for a long time.

[Footy-Vill]

Striker Maupay off to Everton.

[Gareth]

Striker Maupay off to Everton.

& they are welcome to him

[coreyfeldman]

Close to a deal for Bednarek apparently

[pauliewalnuts]

Fucking hell. Why not just keep Hause?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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.

Agreed on all points. You only have to look at the first few pages here to see how his signing was received.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Close to a deal for Bednarek apparently

Stop it!

[cdbearsfan]

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[RamboandBruno]

Tielemans and Caleta-Car in please.

Why would Tielemans come to Villa at this time. Serious question?

[richtheholtender]

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.

Because we employ average to shit managers and have done so for a long time.

Because the quality ones expect investment, something we don't provide. You really think Conte would be at spurs we're it not for the ability to move in the market. "We're going to wait for the right player to become available" just an excuse not to spend anything. Clubs above us are getting stuff done which is exactly why they are clubs above us. The second summer in a row so it's clear their intentions which are just to talk a good game. We wait for the right player ever other summer and in the same window our best players go because we're twiddling our thumbs. I can accept being mid table, not winning anything, I'm a villa fan I've been used to it all my life and I can even take the laughing us the constant 2-0 up losing 2-3 joke that happens regularly but I can't accept being lied to and that's how I feel. I would still have coughed up the dollar for my ST but I see straight through these three.

[richtheholtender]

Purslow is the sweetest charmer out of all of them

[Toronto Villa]

I have no real issue with a proven PL CB to partner Mings while we wait on Diego as a solid squad player. But only if it means we have £80m set aside for a couple of superb additions in the next few days.

[caster troy]

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.

Agreed on all points. You only have to look at the first few pages here to see how his signing was received.

Sure, mine wasn’t really a comment on Ings as a player more our lack of joined up thinking in the transfer windows. We signed two wingers, when we already had three or four available, then set our stall out to play Ings and Watkins with either a diamond or 532. Priority back then was an upgrade in centre mid, as it still is now.