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

[VillaTim]

I like this strategy with FFP restrictions of signing players in the 16 to 23 age range. If they don't work out its no big deal, if they do it keeps the squad on the young side. We don't have too many players 30 or older do we?

its a good sustainable approach but unlikely to get the dust out of the trophy cabinet

[Londonvilla]

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa are keen on having the 25-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star Exequiel Palacios in their ranks.

According to SportBild via SportWitness, Aston Villa are keen on further bolstering their squad in the near future and they have their eyes set on Exequiel Palacios. The 25-year-old has been in sensational form in the ongoing season and his performances have attracted a lot of attention from across Europe.


https://thehardtackle.com/transfer-news/2024/02/01/aston-villa-interested-in-signing-exequiel-palacios/


Let's just buy Leverkusen and West Brom

[Villatillidie25]

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa are keen on having the 25-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star Exequiel Palacios in their ranks.

According to SportBild via SportWitness, Aston Villa are keen on further bolstering their squad in the near future and they have their eyes set on Exequiel Palacios. The 25-year-old has been in sensational form in the ongoing season and his performances have attracted a lot of attention from across Europe.


https://thehardtackle.com/transfer-news/2024/02/01/aston-villa-interested-in-signing-exequiel-palacios/


Let's just buy Leverkusen and West Brom

Good player. just think he'd be a replacement for Luiz

[Gareth]

I like this strategy with FFP restrictions of signing players in the 16 to 23 age range. If they don't work out its no big deal, if they do it keeps the squad on the young side. We don't have too many players 30 or older do we?

its a good sustainable approach but unlikely to get the dust out of the trophy cabinet

To be fair the opposite approach hasn’t resulted in Mr Sheen being needed much either

[Villa Lew]

Amber Sandhu at VP for Sky, yet to tell us anything we don't already know.

[Sexual Ealing]

I like this strategy with FFP restrictions of signing players in the 16 to 23 age range. If they don't work out its no big deal, if they do it keeps the squad on the young side. We don't have too many players 30 or older do we?

its a good sustainable approach but unlikely to get the dust out of the trophy cabinet

To be fair the opposite approach hasn’t resulted in Mr Sheen being needed much either

His Clough was excellent. I reckon his Emery would be even better.

[VillaTim]

I like this strategy with FFP restrictions of signing players in the 16 to 23 age range. If they don't work out its no big deal, if they do it keeps the squad on the young side. We don't have too many players 30 or older do we?

its a good sustainable approach but unlikely to get the dust out of the trophy cabinet

To be fair the opposite approach hasn’t resulted in Mr Sheen being needed much either

That Sir , is a very fair point, and well made.

[Ian.]

I like this strategy with FFP restrictions of signing players in the 16 to 23 age range. If they don't work out its no big deal, if they do it keeps the squad on the young side. We don't have too many players 30 or older do we?

its a good sustainable approach but unlikely to get the dust out of the trophy cabinet

To be fair the opposite approach hasn’t resulted in Mr Sheen being needed much either

I like this idea, just as long as it’s not the young and hungry approach Lambert took.

[pablo_picasso]

Plymouth Argyle have confirmed that we have signed that Lino Sousa kid & sent him straight to Plymouth for the rest of the season on loan...

[The Man With A Stick]

Bertie T off to Villarreal apparently.

[VillaTim]

I like this strategy with FFP restrictions of signing players in the 16 to 23 age range. If they don't work out its no big deal, if they do it keeps the squad on the young side. We don't have too many players 30 or older do we?

its a good sustainable approach but unlikely to get the dust out of the trophy cabinet

To be fair the opposite approach hasn’t resulted in Mr Sheen being needed much either

I like this idea, just as long as it’s not the young and hungry approach Lambert took.

wasn,'t it DOL, or was that the honest bunch of lads

[eamonn]

Bertie T off to Villarreal apparently.

Good move for him. Emery must have given them a great reference.

[Footy-Vill]

Regards the young players all being signed from academy well these are asset signings and it appears they are just signed with the idea of selling them in a few seasons.
I'll have to continue getting used to these kind of moves and they getting announced as if its some big deal.
They merely seem to have little relevance to the first team right now and are being picked up for monetary benefit.

It's just annoying as now it makes little interest to me when we are signing a young, highly rated player when they just get sent off on loan and in all probability never used in first team.

It's like a completely separate entity.

[VillaTim]

Regards the young players all being signed from academy well these are asset signings and it appears they are just signed with the idea of selling them in a few seasons.
I'll have to continue getting used to these kind of moves and they getting announced as if its some big deal.
They merely seem to have little relevance to the first team right now and are being picked up for monetary benefit.

All well and good it's just annoying how it makes any interest to signing a young highly rated player when they just get sent off on loan.

MoneyBall !

[Dogtanian]

Regards the young players all being signed from academy well these are asset signings and it appears they are just signed with the idea of selling them in a few seasons.
I'll have to continue getting used to these kind of moves and they getting announced as if its some big deal.
They merely seem to have little relevance to the first team right now and are being picked up for monetary benefit.

It's just annoying as now it makes little interest to me when we are signing a young, highly rated player when they just get sent off on loan and in all probability never used in first team.

It's like a completely separate entity.

It is - the academy! You can see from the press release whether its the first team or an academy signing.

They get loaned out for development and to assess their ability, as well as to put themselves in the shop window.

We are trying to compete at the top end of the Premier League, it would be a little optimistic to expect all these prospects to get to that level in the next few years.