2023 Summer transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[pauliewalnuts]

I like Buendia but he is also infuriating.

Emery always seems to pick him but - like many of our players he inherited - I am never really sure how much that really just reflects the paucity of alternatives.

[Monty]

I think next season Buendia will be a squad player, which is no insult as, in a team with top-echelon aspirations, almost everyone should be a squad player in the sense that no place in the eleven should be taken for granted. We'll sign other nippy, technical, tactically aware little skill-pressers and they'll all just have to fight it out. Very nice.

[paul_e]

I don't watch la liga but I'm really confused by people seeming to suggest Ceballos is an attacking footballer. He can't be, he hardly ever scores or assists. He's either a DM so that doesn't really matter or he's a shit attacking player.

For us he'd defintely be more defensive, I'd see him competing for a spot with Luiz and Kamara. Him and Guendouzi would give us some serious options in midfield.

It's suspect if we're going for Ceballos as a DM, we might not also be in for Guendouzi. Just can't see us having a squad with 4-5 defending midfielders (depending on whether or not we flog Donk) plus Chambers who can also play there at a push, and Tim Iroegbunam potentially too

I think Guendouzi would be competing for the McGinn/Ramsey role rather than the more defensive one.

[SamTheMouse]

Yeah, you can see why Guendouzi and Emery worked well together, as he's the sort of midfielder who's happy tracking back or breaking forward. A solid all-rounder.

[DB]

Deeney is leaving Blueezzz. Would be good back up for Watkins.

[Monty]

Deeney is leaving Blueezzz. Would be good back up for Watkins.

Mate.

[DB]

Deeney is leaving Blueezzz. Would be good back up for Watkins.

Mate.

Chortle.

[aldridgeboy]

https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1660875874634178561?s=46&t=jo4adbG13BgBUR97pIGxUA

Emi suggesting we should go for Messi 😀

[Messi11]

https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1660875874634178561?s=46&t=jo4adbG13BgBUR97pIGxUA

Emi suggesting we should go for Messi 😀

Messi would be a decent signing.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1660875874634178561?s=46&t=jo4adbG13BgBUR97pIGxUA

Emi suggesting we should go for Messi 😀

Messi would be a decent signing.

I think Emi's being mischievous again

Mind you, saying that, Messi has the European Conference Winner's medal missing from his groaning trophy cabinet (assuming we qualify for that tournament by winning on Sunday: this is Aston Villa we're talking about), so who knows?

[OCD]

Suppose he'd do a job for a season or two.

[paul_e]

Most importantly that seems exactly like the sort of behaviour you'd see from someone who is desperate to leave because of some previous slight between him and Emery and because he wants to go to Chelsea or Tottenham to secure champions league football, or something.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If/when Leeds go down, I'd take Tyler Adams off their hands. Arsenal, Newcastle and Atletico Madrid all circling the carcass.

[Risso]

If/when Leeds go down, I'd take Tyler Adams off their hands. Arsenal, Newcastle and Atletico Madrid all circling the carcass.

I don't think he's a big improvement on anybody we've got to be honest.

[paul_e]

It's a no from me as well, he's reasonably tidy but there's no chance he's getting into our team ahead of Luiz or Kamara, I'd prefer any new signings to be at least challenging to start in our best team.

More broadly, and I know it's not entirely fair, but most teams that get relegated do so because they lose the midfield battle, I'd not want a centre mid from any of the teams down the bottom, same reason I'd dodge JWP as well.