Summer 2024 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Dante Lavelli]

Sounds sensible.  They need to sell more than we need to buy.

[andyh]

Seems credible that we're refusing to pay those prices. Don't know whether Barca can afford Williams without first selling someone like Raphina.

I read a few days ago that Brentford were having to reduce their asking price for Toney as nobody was interested in paying what they wanted for him. A couple more windows of clubs refusing to pay stupid money wouldn't be a bad thing, I think.

Or maybe no one wants him because he’s an unlikeable ******.

[VillaTim]

Seems credible that we're refusing to pay those prices. Don't know whether Barca can afford Williams without first selling someone like Raphina.

Aston Villa kill two deals – Unwilling to pay ‘beyond their financial availability

Aston Villa have so far refused to step forward in potential moves for Joao Felix and Raphinha, finding Atletico Madrid and Barcelona’s asking prices unacceptable.

That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who report that Aston Villa aren’t planning moves for either player as yet because they consider them ‘beyond their financial availability’.

The newspaper explains that while both players have been put on the market and Aston Villa like them, the fact that both have been valued at €70m each has put Aston Villa off.

They consider the two players inaccessible at that price point so don’t have them in their sights at this moment in time.

That’s left both players in limbo as their clubs seemingly look to get rid of them but a potential suitor in Aston Villa is now taken off the table.
Atletico are particularly keen to get rid of Felix quickly as neither they nor the player want him to come back to the club on July 27th and would prefer for his exit to have been sorted by that point.

They value him at €70m to amortise the investment they made in him and would be wiling to even sell 50% of his rights, something that could have tempted Aston Villa. They, though, don’t want to spend the money required despite being close to selling Moussa Diaby.

Barcelona, meanwhile, need to sell Raphinha to start making signings but the Brazilian’s price is set at €60-70m, a figure Villa are not willing to pay, particularly because they know Barcelona are desperate to sell.

Thus, they’re not keen on moving forward for him either, although there is time for the price to come down and the situation to change in the coming weeks.

Personally would be happy to not be signing either of those.  Names over substance imho

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[LeeB]

It's not just paying that a week to him though, players already here will want parity. And you either give it them and risk losing control of your wages or they may feel it's a snub and want to leave.

Yeah, and every other player we try to sign in future will demand more from us.

And before you know you're Man Utd and you're loaded with all kinds of expensive horseshit nobody wants.

[ozzjim]

Honestly rather have Somerville from Leeds than Raphinha now. I just think he's got flop written all over him.

Felix we would surely look at loaning him first.

I watched all of our goals back from last season today, quite a few times, and the number Diaby and Duran were involved in was significant, we need to replace that.

[LeeB]

That Somerville looks sub El Ghazi shite to me.

[VillaTim]

Somerville / Raphinia / Felix . All a No from me .

[coreyfeldman]

Honestly rather have Somerville from Leeds than Raphinha now. I just think he's got flop written all over him.

Felix we would surely look at loaning him first.

I watched all of our goals back from last season today, quite a few times, and the number Diaby and Duran were involved in was significant, we need to replace that.

Losing both Luiz and diaby takes a whole lot of goals and assists off the tally, needs to considered going in to the new season

[brontebilly]

That Somerville looks sub El Ghazi shite to me.

El Ghazi did well for us but last season Somerville looked near the level Grealish was in the championship. He's a few levels above El Ghazi.

Doesn't always mean they thrive at a higher level, Buendia for example, but he looks absolute quality.

[LeeB]

That Somerville looks sub El Ghazi shite to me.

El Ghazi did well for us but last season Somerville looked near the level Grealish was in the championship. He's a few levels above El Ghazi.

Doesn't always mean they thrive at a higher level, Buendia for example, but he looks absolute quality.

Well he stank out the play off games, when it mattered, and did fuck all when they went down.

We don't need to shop in that market at the prices quoted, and have a better player in Philogene anyway.

[PaulWinch again]

Honestly rather have Somerville from Leeds than Raphinha now. I just think he's got flop written all over him.

Felix we would surely look at loaning him first.

I watched all of our goals back from last season today, quite a few times, and the number Diaby and Duran were involved in was significant, we need to replace that.

I wouldn’t want either to be honest.

[Ian.]

Honestly rather have Somerville from Leeds than Raphinha now. I just think he's got flop written all over him.

Felix we would surely look at loaning him first.

I watched all of our goals back from last season today, quite a few times, and the number Diaby and Duran were involved in was significant, we need to replace that.

Losing both Luiz and diaby takes a whole lot of goals and assists off the tally, needs to considered going in to the new season

Add in the Duran goals too and that’s a fair amount to fill.

Edit: sorry ignore me, I didn’t read the first post!

[VillaTim]

Bidace / Rogers / Bailey . add Williams and we are cooking

[not3bad]

That Somerville looks sub El Ghazi shite to me.

El Ghazi did well for us but last season Somerville looked near the level Grealish was in the championship. He's a few levels above El Ghazi.

Doesn't always mean they thrive at a higher level, Buendia for example, but he looks absolute quality.

Buendia? That player we've been looking forward to the return of all last season?

[Toronto Villa]

There is no chance we will sign Nico Williams. Barcelona are desperate to pair him in a side with Lamal. It’s the only chance they have to get close to Real Madrid and even then it won’t be close enough. It’s lovely to think we might have a chance but we really don’t. Those types of players become available once we are an established CL club.