January Transfer Window - The Verdict.

[Toronto Villa]

Spoke to my mate today who became the first Villa fan I think I’ve ever heard ask the question ‘do we even need to buy anyone in the summer?’

People get a bit giddy and dizzy with a bit of success. I think we need 4 really excellent players to drive us on. I’m definitely keen to see how Emery incorporates some of these talented players out on loan back into things.

[eamonn]

Spoke to my mate today who became the first Villa fan I think I’ve ever heard ask the question ‘do we even need to buy anyone in the summer?’

Lulz. Did you tell him that he'd be more than welcome on H&V as the happiest-clapper that we could ever hope for?

[Percy McCarthy]

Spoke to my mate today who became the first Villa fan I think I’ve ever heard ask the question ‘do we even need to buy anyone in the summer?’

Lulz. Did you tell him that he'd be more than welcome on H&V as the happiest-clapper that we could ever hope for?

No. He can’t spell. We don’t need any more like that.

Oh, and he wanted Dyche as manager. I rest my case.

[kippaxvilla2]

Roberto Firmino is available on a free in the summer.
I think he's the sort of quality professional and an intelligent player. We should look to get in.

No thanks, he's too old and he's got a worse injury record than the Russian army.

And teeth that look like Pat Healy’s in There’s Something About Mary.

[LeeB]

Mason Mount will not be leaving Chelsea for Aston Villa.

Liverpool want him apparently. Newcastle mentioned aswell but seems they'll be all in on James Maddison.

Said it before but I think Brennan Johnson would be fantastic for how Emery is setting us up.

Can play inside or as CF and a pretty good finisher when he's one on one. He will surely leave Forest if they go down so that to me feels a really good target for upfront considering Ollie is established now as experienced premier league forward and Duran is very much a work in progress so we need that inbetween type and Johnson is developing very nicely indeed and still early 20s.

I don't rally rate that Johnson. He's alright but nothing special.

If we're haeding to the East Mids then Harvey Barnes is the one to get.

[Smirker]

Didn't realise Barnes was 25. Thought he was about 20/21.

I'd be happy with him. Raiding Leicester for one or two players would be great (Barnes and Maddison perhaps), they're much better than their league position suggests.

[Matt C]

Linked to Lukaku…

[Toronto Villa]

I can’t imagine we would look at any player that cost Chelsea close to £100m about a year ago, who is almost 30 and is likely on £300k a week. This ain’t us grifting skint Barcelona for Coutinho.

[RamboandBruno]

Linked to Lukaku…

Yep just read, seems hugely unrealistic, but if it was doable, even at 29, it would have to be a big yes.

[Smirker]

Lukaku? Good heavens no.

[PeterWithe]

I was reading recently that there is a huge difference between the Lukaku of a few years ago who beat us at VP on his own, and the perma crocked one now pulling in £200k a week. The Inter chairman was pretty scathing about his physical condition.

[enigma]

If it was on loan and Chelsea paid a hefty chunk of his wages then maybe. Can't see it happening otherwise.

[Risso]

I think Lukaku would be too much of a risk. Didn't set the world alight at Man U, and struggled at Chelsea. He's 30 in a couple of months, I can't imagine there's a single strand of truth in this.

[chrisw1]

Yes he's got quality, but Lukaku hardly strikes me as the hard working team player that Emery will surely demand?  It would feel like an incredibly expensive vanity signing to me.  Let's let Everton fall into that trap.

[danno]

He’s managed about 14 games for Inter since going back on loan. Unless our physios are hogwarts graduates I’d stay well clear.

“ He has played just 828 minutes of club football this season, starting eight games. He has scored only three goals this campaign in Serie A “