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

[coreyfeldman]

🇳🇱 EXCL: Aston Villa have added Lutsharel Geertruida to their shortlist

Romano tweet

[eamonn]

It's a great name but what does he bring to the football pitch?

[coreyfeldman]

Right sided centre half and can play DM apparently. Big lad who got a few goals and assists last year, sounds ideal really

[coreyfeldman]

Felix talks ongoing according to Athletic today

[Stu]

Felix talks ongoing according to Athletic today

Got a link mate?

[coreyfeldman]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5687531/2024/08/08/villa-athletic-bilbao-pre-season-uncertainty?source=user-shared-article

Behind a pay wall but here's the quote:

"Having said that, it has created an additional pressure in terms of sourcing an elite replacement, with Joao Felix talks ongoing and Villa trying to arrange a financial, but admittedly expensive, package that suits all parties."

[KNVillan]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5687531/2024/08/08/villa-athletic-bilbao-pre-season-uncertainty?source=user-shared-article

Behind a pay wall but here's the quote:

"Having said that, it has created an additional pressure in terms of sourcing an elite replacement, with Joao Felix talks ongoing and Villa trying to arrange a financial, but admittedly expensive, package that suits all parties."

Here is the article

https://archive.ph/9HhNH

[Risso]

https://archive.ph/20240808075657/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5687531/2024/08/08/villa-athletic-bilbao-pre-season-uncertainty/

[paul_e]

geertruida would be fantastic, RCB but can play at full back and in midfield, he[s good on the ball dominant in the air and scores a fair few goals. Him and Felix in and Carlos out and I'd be pretty happy with the squad.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Right sided centre half and can play DM apparently. Big lad who got a few goals and assists last year, sounds ideal really

'Rotterdam! Rotterdam! He's the famous Lutsharel Geertruida and he comes from Rotterdam!'

[eamonn]

Maybe his Daddy will tell him about May 1982 and what was going on downtown in Rotterdam.

[Stu]

Thanks all!

[Monty]

Sounds good to me, name and everything.

[OCD]

Sounds like Transfermarkt have it wrong then as they say he's a right back who can play centre back or defensive midfielder. A right sided centre back who's dominant in the air would make sense for our needs.

[ozzjim]

According to stats he started 25 games at right back and about 8 at centre back last session. So a slightly mirrored Konsa, which, if mings is fit and we keep Bogarde, would probably be idea to replace Carlos. Konsa and Pau were our best centre back pairing by Miles.