Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Drummond]

Linked with Moise Kean. Asking price circa £32m apparently.

[Chris Smith]

I was pleased with the early signings but why do I feel that players are being discussed for transfers and we are never mentioned as an interested club.  I know that it could just be that wr have been so effective in keeping deals below the radar, but could it just be that we are done.  When I think we have had the third richest owners in the Prem for a few seasons and been relatively modest with player acquisition and then see Newcastle linked with names we might want it's pretty depressing

Chin up, there’s still a month before the window closes.

[Clark W Griswold]

I wouldn’t read too much into the media reporting. Personally I would have thought there’s a bit more on the back burner, I certainly hope so anyway because I think it is fair to say that after an excellent start to the window, if we don’t get anyone else in I’d say going into the season ‘we should be a bit better’ but this doesn’t quite stack up with the supposed ambition of the owners. I guess that’s the trouble with transfer windows. If you don’t get it done by a certain time it leaves you open to missing pieces for the season, unless you’re lucky enough to fill gaps in January but that is hit and miss. Back in the day we could have just gone a long for a couple of months seeing how the new signings do and the youngsters coming through and addressing in October time if we still look short. There is still plenty of time in the window though so fingers crossed.

[baddowvillans]

To be honest it's good to know at least I'm not alone with my concerns.  I guess with Gerrard making so much of having a proper pre season the pla  surely was to have the starting 11 for the season with playing experience together for the first game which if we are done is a concern and even if we aren't means we are going to be bedding players down in September

[Mister E]

Linked with Moise Kean. Asking price circa £32m apparently.

God, no!
5 in 32 for Juve; 2 in 32 for Bluescouse.
Hardly an upgrade

[Beard82]

I was pleased with the early signings but why do I feel that players are being discussed for transfers and we are never mentioned as an interested club.  I know that it could just be that wr have been so effective in keeping deals below the radar, but could it just be that we are done.  When I think we have had the third richest owners in the Prem for a few seasons and been relatively modest with player acquisition and then see Newcastle linked with names we might want it's pretty depressing

Yeah this is broadly where I am - must be an Essex thing

[LukeJames]

When I think we have had the third richest owners in the Prem for a few seasons and been relatively modest with player acquisition and then see Newcastle linked with names we might want it's pretty depressing

I can't get my head around this view at all, since we were promoted only Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal have spent more than us.

Newcastle have signed Guimares who looks good and Botman who might be good (after missing out on Diego Carlos) but other than that who are you dissapointed that we missed out on? Burn? Targett? Wood? Pope? Willock?

[Toronto Villa]

Linked with Moise Kean. Asking price circa £32m apparently.

God, no!
5 in 32 for Juve; 2 in 32 for Bluescouse.
Hardly an upgrade

Why did you miss out 13 in 26 for PSG? He’s 22 years old. When he joined Everton it was considered a bit of a coup. He’s going to be an international for Italy for a lot of years if is able to make full use of his talents

[eamonn]

I'd rather stick with Keinan.

[eamonn]

Why is it that when a player isn't getting in the side at another club, there is always an aspiring club willing to buy them but at villa, we have to loan such players out or pay up their wages because we can't shift them

Not sure that is true. Just read on Twitter that John Percy is reporting of a £40m bid by Newcastle for James Maddison. Leicester fans saying that the club are fending-off interest in the players they want to keep (Maddison and Tielemans) but can't shift a lot of squad players that they would like to offload instead.

[Risso]

Newcastle getting Maddison would be very bad news, he's excellent.

[chrisw1]

Newcastle getting Maddison would be very bad news, he's excellent.

I'm a massive fan of Maddison and would love for us to have signed him, but he's not the player we need right now I guess.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Be a great signing for anyone at £40m.

[Brazilian Villain]

Newcastle getting Maddison would be very bad news, he's excellent.

I'm a massive fan of Maddison and would love for us to have signed him, but he's not the player we need right now I guess.

I'm not sure, I get Grealish-like 'enjoys a good time too much' vibes off him.

[Risso]

I'm not sure, I get Grealish-like 'enjoys a good time too much' vibes off him.

True, but he still finds it in himself to average 8 goals a season in the league though. He got 12 last year in a largely disappointing season for Leicester.