Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Footy-Vill]

All are signings this summer have not been from the premier league.

We now have 3 1/2 days before the window closes and their are moves around for premier league players.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Dean Saunders on Villa "They're aren't exactly shopping in Marks and Spencer are they? They are signing Jesus from city"


Even a guy who thinks its a good idea to drink and drive knows its the investment to go higher that's an issue....that's how obvious it is

I’m not sure what he means.

He was saying Villa aren't spending on players like for instance Arsenal are.
He also said it's only four games and it's ridiculous to want him sacked.
The sheer,uneducated slant that's already being geared up as a fickle fan base reaction is boiling my piss.

[LeeB]

The owners have been great, and in all likelihood saved the club from oblivion. We never seem to quite go the extra mile though. Whether that's because they won't provide the backing, or that Purslow and Lange just aren't very good, I don't know.

You could argue signing Coutinho at this stage is an 'extra mile', it's just that the driver has taken us down a dead end outside the tip.

[richtheholtender]

Bailey linked with ajax. Will help the spreadsheet and the FFP

[Mellin]

He's trying to get rid of every winger we have with any ability, so we're stuck with the only man daft enough to persist with his fucking stupid formation. I'm on to you, Stevie!

[Dante Lavelli]

The owners have been great, and in all likelihood saved the club from oblivion. We never seem to quite go the extra mile though. Whether that's because they won't provide the backing, or that Purslow and Lange just aren't very good, I don't know.

You could argue signing Coutinho at this stage is an 'extra mile', it's just that the driver has taken us down a dead end outside the tip.

We have been guilty of signing players in positions where we already had adequate players, resulting in an increase in wages but minimal impact on the first team.  Buendia to Coutinho, Watkins to Ings, Target to Digne and possibly Mings to Carlos have negligible net impact on the first team but have probably added 20% to the wage bill.

Some of those players were necessary but overall the squad feels a bit bloated now with seemingly no clear strategy on transfers.

[john e]

There was no outcry when we signed these players they were good enough then we all thought it was great
Bedanek is a different story there is an outcry they’re quite rightly But we don’t even know if he’s coming yet

Kamara Came in to fill that much anticipated roll, The defensive mid that everyone said would make all the difference has made no difference

It’s not the players it’s the system/formation/manager

[FatSam]

Everton spent £50m+ on a player about 5 years ago. We're nowhere near that level of spending, we seems to like the mid range gamble and lots of them. Hence, for me, why we never progress, we neither have the quality of managers or go full on with higher quality signings. We're in limbo, throwing loads at going nowhere.

Has that approach served Everton well? I think it’s pretty clear that they regret the hubris of the early Moshiri days. In fact that player is still without a club at 32 having run down their contract. Everton were reduced to picking up the likes Gray, Robson and Townsend last summer. Better a mid-range gamble than a top-of-the-range one, if you’re interested in sustainability.

I don’t think there can be any criticism of the level of investment from NSWE, the issue is how it has been spent. Whilst some signings have worked, and the investment in youth represents a positive new strategy (towards sustainability), I’ve been unconvinced by both Pitarch and Lange. I don’t think the focus on the Belgian market was sensible following promotion, and the move from signing players on the cusp of their prime (with re-sale value) towards seasoned internationals (with little re-sale value), seems risky for a club in our position. Many years following Villa has proven that there are no risk-free transfers. It’s a much bigger problem to have an under-performing Coutinho on the books, than an under-performing younger player on lower wages, especially without European football.

[Villa Lew]

Sky Sports news 1 September 10.59pm Rob Dorsett at Bodymoor Heath 'Even at this late stage Steven Gerrard still hopeful of getting a new player in'.

[aev]

Lange hasn't uncovered any unpolished gems, and some of the players  can't get games in underperforming teams under different managers.

[Risso]

There was no outcry when we signed these players they were good enough then we all thought it was great
Bedanek is a different story there is an outcry they’re quite rightly But we don’t even know if he’s coming yet

Kamara Came in to fill that much anticipated roll, The defensive mid that everyone said would make all the difference has made no difference

It’s not the players it’s the system/formation/manager

Kamara played well yesterday, and it took a massively deflected goal for West Ham to score. He was good at snuffing out danger and he uses the ball well when he has it. The problem is further forward. The midfield was the same pair of non-entities that has done the square root of fuck all for the last 3 and a bit years in Luiz and McGinn. Then in the forward line, Watkins isn't very good, and when he plays with Ings he mostly looks even worse. It wouldn't solve all the problems, but buying better midfielders than McGinn and Luiz, and better strikers than Watkins and Ings would be really nice.

[FatSam]

We are likely going to start the season with 5 defeats from 6 games. I wonder if the club have just pulled the plug on supporting Gerrard any further in the market. I know I’m probably being cynical and paranoid.

It might kick the trotters up the arse

I genuinely thought this was a reference to our only away conquest of the season.

[Rigadon]

It struck me yesterday that you never hear a load of noise about Declan Rice moving to one of the usual suspects.  Why is that?  Can't help but think that if he was playing Villa it'd be non-stop speculation as it was with Grealish (and even this summer with Chukwuemeka).  It can't just be playing in sth sodding UEFA cup?! 

As for this window, we're in a shit position now, with Gerrard's uncertain future likely to make players think twice.

[eamonn]

Rice has been heavily linked with Chelsea and Yanited in the last couple of years and I think he has refused to sign a long-term contract with Ham.

[SoccerHQ]

Rice has been heavily linked with Chelsea and Yanited in the last couple of years and I think he has refused to sign a long-term contract with Ham.

He's best mates with Mason Mount so Chelsea move feels inevitable. Just timing although he isn't interested in signing new deal at West Ham but them playing europe has kept him happy.

He'll go to Chelsea and Jude Bellingham will go to Liverpool I'd say will be two of the biggest transfers for next summer.

We'll sign Harry Winks...