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

[Dogtanian]

Mat Maher is reporting that Coutinho looks like he's going on load, rather than agreeing a contract termination*;

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2024/07/03/brazil-star-set-to-depart-aston-villa-on-loan/

*I'm assuming that's what it says, as I'm not paying for this news. 

[Olneythelonely]

Mat Maher is reporting that Coutinho looks like he's going on load, rather than agreeing a contract termination*;

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2024/07/03/brazil-star-set-to-depart-aston-villa-on-loan/

*I'm assuming that's what it says, as I'm not paying for this news. 

It says he’s going on loan, rather than on load.

[Dogtanian]

Mat Maher is reporting that Coutinho looks like he's going on load, rather than agreeing a contract termination*;

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2024/07/03/brazil-star-set-to-depart-aston-villa-on-loan/

*I'm assuming that's what it says, as I'm not paying for this news. 

It says he’s going on loan, rather than on load.

  I did wonder what it meant, and whether we had a container shipping out.

[Hookeysmith]

Lot of talk of Gallagher again after initially cooling.

Cannot make my mind up whether i like the idea?

[eamonn]

He hates Brum so fuck him off.

[SoccerHQ]

Has there been any word on Zaniolo and/or Lenglet. I assume neither is staying, but when should we expect that to be confirmed?

Zaniolo probably would have settled better this season with a couple of young lads who've come from Italy there to keep him company.

There will be no news. Both gave 100% in their loan spells (Zaniolo playing through injury in a few games in the run in which cost him a Euros spot) and they went back on completion of that.

Mings will just replace Lenglet in the squad, Buendia for Zaniolo aswell.

[Clark W Griswold]

Lot of talk of Gallagher again after initially cooling.

Cannot make my mind up whether i like the idea?

I like him but i'm not sure centre mids should be the priority now. We have 2 new ones already, one (hopefully) coming back from being out pretty much all of last season and 1 to come back who missed the second half of last season. Ok, we did sell Doug also but unless Kamara and Ramsey are going to be missing again for most of the season i'd leave it.

[AV84]

Has there been any word on Zaniolo and/or Lenglet. I assume neither is staying, but when should we expect that to be confirmed?

Zaniolo probably would have settled better this season with a couple of young lads who've come from Italy there to keep him company.

We’re unlikely to announce which players we aren’t buying.

Usually there's official confirmation of them leaving at the end of their loan though. I'm not expecting a press conference to wave them off, I just thought the club would confirm they'd left. Unless I missed it.

[UK Redsox]

Both Lenglet and Zaniolo are still on the Pravda squad page, along with the new signings

https://www.avfc.co.uk/teams

[Gareth]

Lot of talk of Gallagher again after initially cooling.

Cannot make my mind up whether i like the idea?

Can do so much better than him, would be anonymous to everyone if he played for Fulham or Wolves…London uplift on status modern day Jamie O’Hara

[Border villan]

Both Lenglet and Zaniolo are still on the Pravda squad page, along with the new signings

https://www.avfc.co.uk/teams

The Barca website from last summer has Lenglet as being on loan until 30th June 2024.
For Zaniolo  he is listed last August as signing on a 12 month loan so perhaps he is ours for a bit longer.

[VILLA MOLE]

Lot of talk of Gallagher again after initially cooling.

Cannot make my mind up whether i like the idea?

Can do so much better than him, would be anonymous to everyone if he played for Fulham or Wolves…London uplift on status modern day Jamie O’Hara

without being a big plonker ?

[OCD]

Both Lenglet and Zaniolo are still on the Pravda squad page, along with the new signings

https://www.avfc.co.uk/teams

The Barca website from last summer has Lenglet as being on loan until 30th June 2024.
For Zaniolo  he is listed last August as signing on a 12 month loan so perhaps he is ours for a bit longer.

Both loan deals would have run up until 30th June. Looks like Zaniolo is joining Atalanta from Galatassaray.

[dave shelley]

Lot of talk of Gallagher again after initially cooling.

Cannot make my mind up whether i like the idea?

I don't.  He hasn't impressed me over much from what he's shown during the Euro's.

[SoccerHQ]

Lot of talk of Gallagher again after initially cooling.

Cannot make my mind up whether i like the idea?

I like him but i'm not sure centre mids should be the priority now. We have 2 new ones already, one (hopefully) coming back from being out pretty much all of last season and 1 to come back who missed the second half of last season. Ok, we did sell Doug also but unless Kamara and Ramsey are going to be missing again for most of the season i'd leave it.

We need another DM as a minimum.

Look at how many more goals we conceded in all the games Kamara missed last season compared to when he played.

We simply can't ignore that if we want to remain competitive in PL.