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

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Felix trained alone today (as he wasn't involved yesterday) before being picked up (in one of those people carriers with blacked out windows) with a suitcase and reportedly driven to the airport.

Probably to take part in his planespotting hobby. The suitcase contained his weak lemon drink.

Possibly.

[Le Lapin]

Felix trained alone today (as he wasn't involved yesterday) before being picked up (in one of those people carriers with blacked out windows) with a suitcase and reportedly driven to the airport.

Probably to take part in his planespotting hobby. The suitcase contained his weak lemon drink.

Love it, I haven't heard weak lemon drink in years....

[trinityoap]

After 14 1/2 hours I have just worked out Ozzjim's reference to cat food.

[Steve67]

Linked with Kalvin Phillips by the clickbait brigade.  Loan deal.

[VillaTim]

Really hope Felix isn't our marquee signing this summer. We have far bigger priorities .

[PaulWinch again]

Really hope Felix isn't our marquee signing this summer. We have far bigger priorities .

If he signs he will be the “marquee” signing.

[Des Little]

Really hope Felix isn't our marquee signing this summer. We have far bigger priorities .

If he signs he will be the “marquee” signing.

Of course he will. Anyone saying otherwise is being a silly billy.

[brontebilly]

Konsa needs to play in the middle , he simply isn't a RB. Mings cannot come back soon enough .

He played brilliantly there for England against Vini Jr and Doku, and numerous times for Villa last season.

He’s got a great partnership with Mings, that’s evident. As is the fact that without Mings, our best defence is Konsa/Carlos/Pau with an attacking left-back.

Carlos is average verging on rubbish and needs moving on (yes but Haaland/Arsenal). Konsa terrible at right back, it's where the ball goes to die when he plays there. Carlos/Torres as a partnership, milk can turn quicker. We need a fully fit Mings back, proper competition at centre back.

[Footy-Vill]

Linked with Kalvin Phillips by the clickbait brigade.  Loan deal.

I do wonder if any truth though as do need some further experience and depth. It could be a case of Onana, Barkley and Phillips to replace Douglas Luiz!
At the end of day Philips has champions league experience and international experience.

[Percy McCarthy]

Konsa needs to play in the middle , he simply isn't a RB. Mings cannot come back soon enough .

He played brilliantly there for England against Vini Jr and Doku, and numerous times for Villa last season.

He’s got a great partnership with Mings, that’s evident. As is the fact that without Mings, our best defence is Konsa/Carlos/Pau with an attacking left-back.

Carlos is average verging on rubbish and needs moving on (yes but Haaland/Arsenal). Konsa terrible at right back, it's where the ball goes to die when he plays there. Carlos/Torres as a partnership, milk can turn quicker. We need a fully fit Mings back, proper competition at centre back.

As you can see, I was talking about in the absence of Mings. Which is what we were last season.

And to paraphrase your oft-used catchphrase on the subject, it’s usually where the ball goes to die for the team that’s attacking down that side when Konsa plays there.

Thankfully, we have a bloke who knows this picking the team.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm currently watching 'The Mystery Felix: Where has he gone?' - nobody seems to know where he's gone since getting into that people carrier with his suitcase.

[brontebilly]

Konsa needs to play in the middle , he simply isn't a RB. Mings cannot come back soon enough .

He played brilliantly there for England against Vini Jr and Doku, and numerous times for Villa last season.

He’s got a great partnership with Mings, that’s evident. As is the fact that without Mings, our best defence is Konsa/Carlos/Pau with an attacking left-back.

Carlos is average verging on rubbish and needs moving on (yes but Haaland/Arsenal). Konsa terrible at right back, it's where the ball goes to die when he plays there. Carlos/Torres as a partnership, milk can turn quicker. We need a fully fit Mings back, proper competition at centre back.

As you can see, I was talking about in the absence of Mings. Which is what we were last season.

And to paraphrase your oft-used catchphrase on the subject, it’s usually where the ball goes to die for the team that’s attacking down that side when Konsa plays there.

Thankfully, we have a bloke who knows this picking the team.

Konsa, when selected RB, got moved out of it plenty of times last season. Not just for his inability on the ball, defensively I thought he was often average there, kept getting dragged too close to our CBs. The way our defence finished last season, it needs to improve a lot.

[Londonvilla]

West Ham fans are saying the deal is done £36m plus add-on.

If they are right, I am happy with that take the money and move on.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Víctor Polo
@VictorAbajasJoao
Félix se va a ir al Aston Villa FC por 60M€. Recordemos que al Atlético de Madrid en 2019 le costó un total de 126M€ pero el "Cholo" se empeñó en no darle minutos y desaprovechar su supuesto potencial. Para mí, es uno de los mayores juguetes rotos de la última década.

Joao Félix is ​​going to Aston Villa FC for €60M. Let us remember that Atlético de Madrid in 2019 cost a total of 126M€ but "Cholo" committed himself to giving no minutes and wasting his supposed potential. For me, he is one of the greatest broken toys of the last decade.

[Brazilian Villain]

It sounds like Victor Polo's going to be really annoyed if he does well at Villa.