January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[pablo_picasso]

Bednarek being recalled by Southampton it seems

Utterly pointless signing.

With the power of hindsight, indeed.

Really? A lot of us predicted as much...

[ChicagoLion]

Bednarek being recalled by Southampton it seems

Utterly pointless signing.

With the power of hindsight, indeed.

Really? A lot of us predicted as much...

Yep. certainly asked why we needed a bloke who could not get in to Southampton's title challenging team. 

[Clampy]

Like others have said, it was just cover for Carlos. Nothing more than that.

[KevinGage]

End of August to now doesn't seem so long ago looking back.

But injury or suspension for Mings or Konsa after that period would've left us even more bollocksed than we already were. Four and a bit months was too long to chance it.

I'd have prefered the young PSG centre half who ended up at Leipzig (Diallo?).  But can understand why 4th choice CB with us didn't leap out as the best career choice for him. An experienced PL centre back like Bednarak on loan with no obligation to buy made sense at the time.

[Hookeysmith]

If we can add

Guendouzi

And either Dembele or Thuram

to Moreno and Duran then that would be a great window and we would have strengthened / improved on several key positions.

Make it so .....

[London Villan]

If Chambers goes we need to add a versatile defender too.

[PaulWinch again]

If Chambers goes we need to add a versatile defender too.

Indeed.

[Nii Lamptey]

We all get a little rose-tinted when discussing new signings, but for balance, I work with a French guy who knows his football.... and also supports Lyon.

I told him this morning that Villa were potentially sniffing after Dembele and he said he'd drive him there himself - Says he's god awful.

Hopefully, this is just because he's thrown his toys out due to the arrival of Lacazette, but I'd probably guess that we shouldn't be expecting to get a prolific 20 goal a season man. 🙄

[tomd2103]

If we can add

Guendouzi

And either Dembele or Thuram

to Moreno and Duran then that would be a great window and we would have strengthened / improved on several key positions.

Make it so .....

Forward and wide player are the areas where we really need reinforcements, so would be the priorities, but I think if Guendouzi is available now then we get him in and maybe sacrifice one of the other positions if we have to. 

Another striker would be the priority out off the two I suppose.

[pablo_picasso]

We all get a little rose-tinted when discussing new signings, but for balance, I work with a French guy who knows his football.... and also supports Lyon.

I told him this morning that Villa were potentially sniffing after Dembele and he said he'd drive him there himself - Says he's god awful.

Hopefully, this is just because he's thrown his toys out due to the arrival of Lacazette, but I'd probably guess that we shouldn't be expecting to get a prolific 20 goal a season man. 🙄

That is what French fans on another forum for general football I use have said too...

[eamonn]

And Lyon want €8m for him with four months and a week left on his contract? Pffft...

[KevinGage]

The Romano account quoting those numbers appears to be bogus.

The last Villa-related update from the real one mentions Roma and ourselves being interested in Deulfeou.

[LeeB]

We all get a little rose-tinted when discussing new signings, but for balance, I work with a French guy who knows his football.... and also supports Lyon.

I told him this morning that Villa were potentially sniffing after Dembele and he said he'd drive him there himself - Says he's god awful.

Hopefully, this is just because he's thrown his toys out due to the arrival of Lacazette, but I'd probably guess that we shouldn't be expecting to get a prolific 20 goal a season man. 🙄

That is what French fans on another forum for general football I use have said too...

I've watched and played a lot of football in 40 years, and those two games I watched him against West Ham he was fucking useless. It pissed me off because I wanted Lyon to win.

[villadelph]

Danny Ings out a few weeks with a knee injury.

[KevinGage]

Ings injured, I see.  Trust the process.