2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[Clampy]

Adelaide United goalkeeper Joe Gauci incoming according to Sky.

Didnt he sing 'Shaddap yer face'?

[pauliewalnuts]

matt maher
@mjmarr_star
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Unai Emery confirms #avfc hope to complete the signing of Morgan Rogers tomorrow. Says there will "definitely not" be any more incomings after that.

[pauliewalnuts]

^^^ at odds with this talk of the keeper arriving.

[Londonvilla]

Aston Villa ‘closing in’ on Australian keeper Joe Gauci ahead of transfer window

Another Australian is set to make the move to the Premier League, with Adelaide United goalkeeper Joe Gauci reportedly on the verge of joining Aston Villa.

That is according to Sky Sports News’ Anthony Joseph, who reported on Wednesday that Villa is “closing in on signing” Gauci, who is currently at the Asian Cup with the Socceroos.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/epl-2024-australian-joe-gauci-set-to-join-aston-villa-ahead-of-premier-league-transfer-deadline-news-updates/news-story/b4a77a25bac369fee6460a975f5bde27


Our last Australian keeper was very good so................

[Londonvilla]

                             

[Brazilian Villain]

Adelaide United goalkeeper Joe Gauci incoming according to Sky.

Didnt he sing 'Shaddap yer face'?

No, but he did oversee the US response to Covid-19 so close enough.

[Toronto Villa]

A bit on the keeper we are after from a fan of the team he plays for. Possible we dropped out of the race for the other kid who joined Brentford when this lad was made available.

https://x.com/avfcjakee/status/1752439542458814669?s=46

[Demitri_C]

After yesterday' i do feel the squads strong enough to compete for CL with a chanpionship player and a austrilian keeper being added

😶

[JD]

Aston Villa ‘closing in’ on Australian keeper Joe Gauci ahead of transfer window

Another Australian is set to make the move to the Premier League, with Adelaide United goalkeeper Joe Gauci reportedly on the verge of joining Aston Villa.

That is according to Sky Sports News’ Anthony Joseph, who reported on Wednesday that Villa is “closing in on signing” Gauci, who is currently at the Asian Cup with the Socceroos.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/epl-2024-australian-joe-gauci-set-to-join-aston-villa-ahead-of-premier-league-transfer-deadline-news-updates/news-story/b4a77a25bac369fee6460a975f5bde27


Our last Australian keeper was very good so................

Good signing if we get him. Gauci is a very good young keeper and is getting better each season. I think he could be a very good signing.

[tomd2103]

Rogers doesn't seem like a bad signing in isolation but it's a strange one to have prioritised given we only have one striker, one right back, one defensive midfielder and we are fighting for 4th while hoping to progress in two other competitions. If we really are planning to rely on Zaniolo, Hayden and Iroegbunam as cover for those positions we are taking a massive gamble.

I hoped for another Moreno in this window, not a household name but an experienced player who could come in and instantly improve us. We can't expect Rogers to be the difference between finishing 4th or 7th but other players out there could be.

The problem is that any of the players that are highly likely to make the difference between 7th and 4th are going to cost a bomb.

I think Rogers can play a part this season. But Emery is backing the squad that got us here to have a good go at keeping us here.

Was thinking similar.  To upgrade on the starting XI, you are talking players who are probably in the £50m+ bracket really.  What we really need at the moment are better squad options to back them up.

Righ-back remains a concern for me as I thought Matty Cash had a poor game again last night.

[ChicagoLion]

Yep, the RB continues to be a problem.

[aev]

We can't moan too much, looks like we are going to have spent approaching £25m in this window, with no permanent outgoings (yet).

[tomd2103]

We can't moan too much, looks like we are going to have spent approaching £25m in this window, with no permanent outgoings (yet).

I don't think it is a case of moaning.  I think most people accept that we are hampered by FFP at the moment and definitely want to avoid the consequences of falling on the wrong side of that.

As mentioned above, RB is the only area of real concern for me, as Cash's limitations are being exposed on regular basis and moving Konsa there disrupts us too much.

[Risso]

We can't moan too much, looks like we are going to have spent approaching £25m in this window, with no permanent outgoings (yet).

Well, the initial amount is about £14.5m. £6.5m on Kosta and an initial £8m on Rogers. The other £7m is contingent on him hitting various targets you would imagine. It doesn't really feel that we've given the squad the boost it drastically needs to me.

[Percy McCarthy]

We can't moan too much, looks like we are going to have spent approaching £25m in this window, with no permanent outgoings (yet).

Well, the initial amount is about £14.5m. £6.5m on Kosta and an initial £8m on Rogers. The other £7m is contingent on him hitting various targets you would imagine. It doesn't really feel that we've given the squad the boost it drastically needs to me.

Plus Bozzie 2.0