Winter 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[brontebilly]

Great news on the financials but we can’t play a stack of cash at centre half, can we?

It would have given Carlos competition, I'm sure.

Quicker on the turn too

[PaulWinch again]

Great news on the financials but we can’t play a stack of cash at centre half, can we?

Indeed we desperately need a centre-half. The reckless decision to risk a week or so with 2 fit centre halves has cost us points against very ordinary opposition.

[VillaTim]

Great news on the financials but we can’t play a stack of cash at centre half, can we?

Indeed we desperately need a centre-half. The reckless decision to risk a week or so with 2 fit centre halves has cost us points against very ordinary opposition.

Agree , poor planning , the defence is a mess it really is.

[Clampy]

It’s nothing to do with poor planning.
It’s about timing.
Clubs dont decide they need a player in the last 48 hours of the window, and then try and go and get him.
It’s about availability, other players moving, negotiations, and ultimately, brinkmanship.

Why buy a player on day 1 of the window when you can save a months salary if you can wait a few weeks.

For instance, anyone who thinks we decided to go after Rashford on Friday and land him in Saturday is seriously delusional.
I suspect talks have been going on for weeks.
You dont negotiate a multi million pound deal for an elite athlete, in a couple of days, whether that is Marcus Rashford or a centre half.

Absolutely this. It shouldn't need explaining really. I'm sure they had a list of players who they would like to replace Duran with in the event that he left. Rashford I presume was on the list. I doubt they decided  a couple of days ago.

[Sexual Ealing]

 But that’s how it works in Football Manager and I took Leyton Orient to the Conference League.

[andyh]

But that’s how it works in Football Manager and I took Leyton Orient to the Conference League.

That has made me laugh

[Brazilian Villain]

That's why the planning stage should begin in November / December . Rashford and ascensio on Feb 2nd smacks of panic buys

Sometimes you have to allow for the fact that not everyone is a master negotiator like your good self.

If only Monchi hadn't spent the last 5 months playing Candy Crush Saga at BMH.

[Clampy]

But that’s how it works in Football Manager and I took Leyton Orient to the Conference League.

That has made me laugh

Made me chuckle too.

[jwarry]

I understand we are all a bit nervous about Marcus and Marco, but if they come off our team surely has to be better with two genuine world class players added to it?

[aj2k77]

£500k a week on 2 loans that haven't made any impact this season is a gamble. If there's 1 person who can make it work it's Emery. Just need a centre back in now.

[PeterWithe]

Why buy a player on day 1 of the window when you can save a months salary if you can wait a few weeks.

So you can play them in defense rather than your best midfielder?

[Tuscans]

Jacob Tanswell
@J_Tanswell

Aston Villa defender Kosta Nedeljkovic will join RB Leipzig on loan for the remainder of the season. Still needs to complete medical but an agreement between clubs is finalised.

[PeterWithe]

No doubt there will be incomings. Seems like quite a bit of 'churn' for a January.

[Tuscans]

🚨🧨 Aston Villa are interested in Sunderland’s 18 year old winger Tommy Watson & are expected to make a bid.
@ed_aarons

[Demitri_C]

You know he’s on similar wages right?

No i didnt know that. Are we also paying 70% of his wages too?

According to Ornstein we're paying all of Asensio's wages.

Which is a far worse deal than Rashford's, if one cares about such things.

Yeah i wasnt aware of that and i absolutely  agree with that. My god what the hell are we doing