Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Skerra]

Transfer windows for us seem to be following a pattern. Sign a player early on then get linked with some well known players who may improve us. They then all disappear. We then are on the verge of signing someone but eventually that falls through. We then find we’re scrabbling to sign someone in the last 7 days of the window and eventually end up signing no one or a Bednerak type player who is not going to improve us all and who’s resale value is going to be zilch. Frustrating or what after we keep being told how we’re going to smash the next transfer window.

[Gareth]

We really are going to replace Carlos with Bednarek. It's as spectacular a shift in philosophy as Martinez to Mcleish.

Hause is a better option than Badnarek who is shit.

He really isn’t though is he….Hause is ok when coming on as a sub or making odd one off starts…if he had to play 10 on the trot in a back 4 he’d be as bad as you claim Bednarek is…except Hause never seems to be fit for any real spell.

Bednarek isn’t Van Dijk but he is an ok PL defender…yes, ideally we’d want better but a club without European football wanting a stop gap defender isn’t that attractive

[edgysatsuma89]

Gerard said nothing was close in his press conference yesterday

When it comes to transfers there is absolutely no point in taking a managers word to mean anything. They don't gain anything from it, they can't win either way.

[Gareth]

Gerard said nothing was close in his press conference yesterday

When it comes to transfers there is absolutely no point in taking a managers word to mean anything. They don't gain anything from it, they can't win either way.

Yep, those press conferences should go in the same bin as the VAR monitors, prematch lineups/handshakes across halfway line….utterly pointless things that add nothing to the game.

[Steve67]

We really are going to replace Carlos with Bednarek. It's as spectacular a shift in philosophy as Martinez to Mcleish.

Hause is a better option than Badnarek who is shit.

He really isn’t though is he….Hause is ok when coming on as a sub or making odd one off starts…if he had to play 10 on the trot in a back 4 he’d be as bad as you claim Bednarek is…except Hause never seems to be fit for any real spell.

Bednarek isn’t Van Dijk but he is an ok PL defender…yes, ideally we’d want better but a club without European football wanting a stop gap defender isn’t that attractive

Especially when it looks like we might struggle.

[villadelph]

Gerard said nothing was close in his press conference yesterday

When it comes to transfers there is absolutely no point in taking a managers word to mean anything. They don't gain anything from it, they can't win either way.

Yep, those press conferences should go in the same bin as the VAR monitors, prematch lineups/handshakes across halfway line….utterly pointless things that add nothing to the game.

..with Gregg Evans and Romano both reporting we’re close to signing badarek.

[Percy McCarthy]

Is it true that the PSG centre-half (Diallo?) has actually said that he wants to join Villa?

[N'ZMAV]

Is it true that the PSG centre-half (Diallo?) has actually said that he wants to join Villa?

he clearly hasn't watched us this season

[steamer]

Is it true that the PSG centre-half (Diallo?) has actually said that he wants to join Villa?

he clearly hasn't watched us this season

Maybe he has and wants to save us

[PaulWinch again]

Well I haven’t seen a credible source that suggests there’s anything to this Diallo stuff. In any case we really get a move on and do something positive, not only because we need more quality but also we need to shift this general feeling of negativity.

[N'ZMAV]

Is it true that the PSG centre-half (Diallo?) has actually said that he wants to join Villa?

he clearly hasn't watched us this season

Maybe he has and wants to save us

a hero in the making...

[Smirker]

Worst window ever.

[caster troy]

Not sure if it’s been mentioned but Bednarek played in both their 9-0 defeats. If he’s purely being signed as emergency backup I’d rather just let Feeney do that, at least he’s an investment in our future.

[Matt C]

Still time…

[algy]

I'd be alright with us signing Bednarek on a loan-to-buy arrangement. Seems fairly low risk, and definitely an upgrade on Hause. Despite the misgivings, he's played regularly in the Premier League for the past 3 seasons - Hause hasn't had a run lasting 3 months in the Premier League. If, as suggested, the players we had identified have all become unavailable since Carlos was signed, it seems a decent bit of business.