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

[cdbearsfan]

I woudnt mind keep the Donk as a fifth ish option at DM or CB and also keep the other younger Belgians with company/support.

Jesus, the Donk at CB?

Really?

Yes that is for real (belive it or not). He played there for Belgia not long ago.

I can only assume this was against San Marino or during a plague outbreak.

[VillaTim]

Didn't he play there during the Stevenage debacle?

still have the flashbacks

[Astnor]

I woudnt mind keep the Donk as a fifth ish option at DM or CB and also keep the other younger Belgians with company/support.

Not for me, was a v poor signing…too slow to play centre mid and way way too slow to play at the back in a high line when we aren’t exactly blessed with pace already

Yes, pace might be a problem. I woudnt say that he was a v poor signing.

[pauliewalnuts]

I woudnt mind keep the Donk as a fifth ish option at DM or CB and also keep the other younger Belgians with company/support.

Jesus, the Donk at CB?

Really?

Yes that is for real (belive it or not). He played there for Belgia not long ago.

I can only assume this was against San Marino or during a plague outbreak.

Nations League game at home to Narnia.

[Londonvilla]

Fabrizio Romano: Aston Villa eyeing £25m "hero" with same agent as Barkley

Aston Villa have identified a new transfer target with weeks remaining of the summer window, with the target sharing the same agency as Ross Barkley.


https://www.footballfancast.com/fabrizio-romano-aston-villa-want-feyenoord-geertruida-same-agent-barkley/

Inside track?

[pauliewalnuts]

I woudnt mind keep the Donk as a fifth ish option at DM or CB and also keep the other younger Belgians with company/support.

Not for me, was a v poor signing…too slow to play centre mid and way way too slow to play at the back in a high line when we aren’t exactly blessed with pace already

Yes, pace might be a problem. I woudnt say that he was a v poor signing.

He's been a terrible signing.

What did we pay? 14m?

He has had absolutely no impact.

[Olneythelonely]

I thought he was a free. Please God, tell me he was free!!!

[Gareth]

I woudnt mind keep the Donk as a fifth ish option at DM or CB and also keep the other younger Belgians with company/support.

Not for me, was a v poor signing…too slow to play centre mid and way way too slow to play at the back in a high line when we aren’t exactly blessed with pace already

Yes, pace might be a problem. I woudnt say that he was a v poor signing.

I would, he’s never looked capable of being a first choice player at all, for me Wolves had our pants down on this one, they had Moutinho & Neves to do the donkey work there that made Donk look better than he is.  Seems like a decent character so wish him well, just elsewhere

[Gareth]

I thought he was a free. Please God, tell me he was free!!!

. I had 12m in my head so Paulie is probs right at 14m

[PeterWithesShin]

£13m supposedly. He always felt like a "we need another body and it's deadline day and we've missed out on our main targets so who can we get so late" type of signing.

[edgysatsuma89]

Fabrizio Romano: Aston Villa eyeing £25m "hero" with same agent as Barkley

Aston Villa have identified a new transfer target with weeks remaining of the summer window, with the target sharing the same agency as Ross Barkley.


https://www.footballfancast.com/fabrizio-romano-aston-villa-want-feyenoord-geertruida-same-agent-barkley/

Inside track?

Can someone read that and tell me why he's a hero?

Edit: I quit being a lazy ****** and scanned it. There is no reason.

[Steve67]

Dendonker is absolute shite.  Cost us around 13 mill and runs like he has a carrot stuck up his arse.  He is easily the worst midfielder we have.  Terrible player at centre mid or centre back.  Needs another club, somewhere, anywhere.

[Ian.]

I thought he was a last minute freebie, I can’t believe we paid that much for him. I presume this was a Gerrard signing?

[Toronto Villa]

He was full Belgian international at the time and good enough for a side at the arse end of the PL. He just isn't good enough for this version of Aston Villa.

[PeterWithe]

Him and Carlos are meat and two veg plodders, not going to be good enough in the CL but been solid enough for us, they both cost a lot but at the going rate for plodders these days