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

[Tuscans]

🔵⤵️ Aston Villa keep working on Geertruida deal, as exclusively revealed.

[Hookeysmith]

I had total faith in the backroom team headed up by SUE / Monchi and think we have done some very good business especially with Maatson (who i think will be a real asset once indoctrinated into the ways of SUE)
Onana - i think will be great
Kosta - will be a fan favourite.

I do worry though that the likes of The Donk, Moreno, Olsen are still here and we have seemingly glaringly on going sagas with Duran / Carlos

Even with Carlos / Duran not wanting away we are still light in 2 critical areas:

Right sided CH (a left sided would not go a miss in case Mings has a set back)
An attacking #10 to replace Diaby.

I think we have a couple of final day loans also

[john2710]

We're now a competitor to Chelsea. I wouldn't put it past them to fuck about with Felix even if they have no intention of signing him. It undermines our interest & makes the narrative that he sees us as a step down.

[coreyfeldman]

We're now a competitor to Chelsea. I wouldn't put it past them to fuck about with Felix even if they have no intention of signing him. It undermines our interest & makes the narrative that he sees us as a step down.

We have a solid recruitment department now, if felix isnt happening we will have alter alternatives I'm sure.

Dutch lad getting close apparently

[Beard82]

What surprises me most is why a player would want to go to Chelsea - Palmer is the only one who has moved there and its done him so good.  And hell probably have to be sold for the rest. 

I know I am basis - but I don't see why seemingly Felix and Gallagher would rather be at Chelsea then Villa.  I didn't really want either - I would like a real top draw signing or two, but I think the guy we got from Everton is better than Gallagher

[ozzjim]

Centre half worries me the most. We were poor at set plays last year and this Dutch lad seems a very good player, but not by all accounts a centre half. We've lost Lenglet and Carlos potentially, neither a great loss but played a lot of games. For me, if we could move Carlos and Cash out and sign Chalobah as well as this Geertruida we would have a solid base without needing to rush Mings. As it is, if we only get Geertruida, we are an injury from a crisis there.

[N'ZMAV]

🔵⤵️ Aston Villa keep working on Geertruida deal, as exclusively revealed.

can play centre back and right back. Both positions we need depth.

[Dogtanian]

🔵⤵️ Aston Villa keep working on Geertruida deal, as exclusively revealed.

can play centre back and right back. Both positions we need depth.

Yep, plus our right-back often tucks in as a third centre-back, so he does sounds like a promising candidate for assimilation.

[ozzjim]

He sounds perfect for us, but still think we are light there. Maybe Bogarde is ready to be one of the 4 though.

[coreyfeldman]

He sounds perfect for us, but still think we are light there. Maybe Bogarde is ready to be one of the 4 though.

Torres
Konsa
Mings
Dutch guy
Bogarde

Assuming CBs look like this, we have to be pretty happy with that?

[Tuscans]

🚨🟣🔵 Talks between Lutsharel Geertruida and Aston Villa continue even today, negotiations ongoing.

He’s high on #AVFC list as exclusively revealed last week, waiting on Diego Carlos.

[ozzjim]

He sounds perfect for us, but still think we are light there. Maybe Bogarde is ready to be one of the 4 though.

Torres
Konsa
Mings
Dutch guy
Bogarde

Assuming CBs look like this, we have to be pretty happy with that?

All depends how fit, how fast Mings is really

[Drummond]

Centre half worries me the most. We were poor at set plays last year and this Dutch lad seems a very good player, but not by all accounts a centre half. We've lost Lenglet and Carlos potentially, neither a great loss but played a lot of games. For me, if we could move Carlos and Cash out and sign Chalobah as well as this Geertruida we would have a solid base without needing to rush Mings. As it is, if we only get Geertruida, we are an injury from a crisis there.

Lenglet was cover for Mings, who is due back in a month.

Carlos would be replaced by Geertruida, and Bogarde has also looked impressive in pre-season. Konsa can play CB too, and with Nedeljkovic doing well in pre-season, RB is covered.

We also have signed bigger players than we had (see Onana as a prime example), so hopefully the days of McGinn marking the opposition's biggest player are over too.

[Drummond]

What surprises me most is why a player would want to go to Chelsea - Palmer is the only one who has moved there and its done him so good.  And hell probably have to be sold for the rest. 

I know I am basis - but I don't see why seemingly Felix and Gallagher would rather be at Chelsea then Villa.  I didn't really want either - I would like a real top draw signing or two, but I think the guy we got from Everton is better than Gallagher

Gallagher is a Chelsea lad and been there forever. It's hardly a shock he'd want to stay (see Ramsey. J for us) as for Felix, he's been at Chelsea before and seemingly liked it. Plus, we haven't made an offer, yet.

[Virgil Caine]

I’d like us to go for Eze for the number 10 role, perhaps offering Carlos in part ex and or Cash ( the player not the cash, you know what I mean) or potentially Bogarde/Moreno?