Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Five Villa Tattoos]

I really hope we've got enough time today to bring in some players.
I dread to think what position we'll be in when the next transfer window comes round if we don't.

[pauliewalnuts]

Dendonker, Sarr and Culeta-Carr being linked. Sign all 3 and we will have done pretty damned well today.

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Breaking | Duje Caleta Car has travelled to London today - multiple Premier League clubs are in talks with Marseille about a deadline day move.

Unfortunately, that Ex WHU Employee twitter bloke (who is considered to be informed) posted a thumbs up to someone who suggested to him it might be West Ham.

[Dave]

Apologies if already posted but Percy saying we are making a £12m bid for Dendonker (sp?)

Bit more of a physical option in midfield anyway. Not sure if he can play much though

He was excellent in Belgium - was a bit of a coup when Wolves got him. Actually wouldn't be too upset to have him in.

[Sexual Ealing]

The Fabrizio Romano fella mentioned Southampton, I think. And that Arsenal are pushing for Doug.

[Scott Nielsen]

This is all one gigantic fuck up, none of them - owners, Purslow, Lange, Gerrard - are free of blame here.

Yes. Which is really what concerns me. If it was "just" a failing manager, I'd have some hope. But we are failing as a club.

[richtheholtender]

Apparently Douglas leaving gathering pace.

[Clampy]

I think we also need to remember that there will be a lot of rumours flying round today, some which will turn out to be true and some complete bollocks.

[ozzjim]

This is all one gigantic fuck up, none of them - owners, Purslow, Lange, Gerrard - are free of blame here.

Yes. Which is really what concerns me. If it was "just" a failing manager, I'd have some hope. But we are failing as a club.

We are in a state.

We need 3 decent players today regardless of the manager

[SoccerHQ]

Feels to me like we genuinely don't have a clue what we're doing.

Hopefully it's just a case of we've given too much power to Gerrard and he's typically f***ed up and things will revert back to normal under next coach.

Take midfield. We seem astounded a talented player in last 12 months of his contract is suddenly wanted by 4-5 clubs late on in the window. In last year we've just let Luiz contract slowly run down so only have ourselves to blame there.

It's like Carney stalling and then we're amazed he actually leaves. So two guys who could get plenty of minutes as an 8 this season are going and still we freeze Sanson out and want him gone!

All so McGinn can start game after game.

Bit bemused at lack of action at CB aswell. We started the season with 5 CBs so no issue. We're now down to 3 with Diego injury and Hause loaned out. And of course Gerrard has spent last month trying to provoke Mings into leaving so that's blown up in his face.

Perhaps we're gambling with season stopping in early November that we can get by with lack of options in key areas but you see West Ham wanting another CB when they already have about 5 on their books and we just don't seem interested in pushing on when other mid table clubs are.

[robleflaneur]

This is all one gigantic fuck up, none of them - owners, Purslow, Lange, Gerrard - are free of blame here.

Yes. Which is really what concerns me. If it was "just" a failing manager, I'd have some hope. But we are failing as a club.

We are in a state.

We need 3 decent players today regardless of the manager

I would prefer a decent manager with a decent coaching set up.

[Matt C]

Hard to disagree with any of that.

Perhaps perspective new signings have to “look Gerrard in the eye” by having an extensive staring contest first and he’s so far unbeaten - which is more than you can say for his managerial career.

[aj2k77]

This window looks like a total fuck up. Panic signings ensue. Any claim of being an upwardly progressive club can be well and surely shoved up their arses now. We've kept a rookie manager with no track record and failed to plan for the window and/or departures properly.

We kept ourselves up with a huge amount of money and Grealish. Once it took a bit more nous to achieve further advancement we stalled dramatically, no brains behind the scenes. Lange, Purslow and Gerrard have been terrible.

[Villafirst]

Imagine no CB's in today. Hause gone on loan to Watford, why the club sanctioned that without a replacement lined up first beggars belief. Just no logic to the club's strategy at all. Worrying times.....

[Walmley_Villa]

Hard to disagree with any of that.

Perhaps perspective new signings have to “look Gerrard in the eye” by having an extensive staring contest first and he’s so far unbeaten - which is more than you can say for his managerial career.

Bravo

[brontebilly]

Gerrard is clearly trying to emulate Klopp with two inside forwards either side of the main striker

I'm fine with that, but you need good players with pace and excellent technical ability in those positions.

Their front three also press really hard from the front, we have likes of Bailey, Coutinho and Ings who are passengers without the ball. They miss Thiago badly at times as likes of Henderson and Milner aren't able to play on the half turn. The only player we have that looks comfortable turning quickly onto both feet is Sanson yet he has been bombed. Likes of McGinn are painfully unsuited to quick turns on the ball. At the back, likes of TAA and VVD are better on the ball than any player we have and their keeper is comfortable playing as a sweeper, ours isn't.

In summary, there's nothing wrong with 433 but it has to suit the players you have in order to be a cohesive unit in and out of possession. Gerrard really should have switched to a 4231 a long time ago and got some much needed pace into the side so we can play on counter attack.