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

[Meanwood Villa]

I've said it now. Amen.

[kippaxvilla2]

Anyone who thinks it’s time to panic should go back to the halcyon days of buying a whole new defence on the last day of the window under MO’N.

[Toronto Villa]

We'll finish above Chelsea and Spurs next season

Not with the current squad we won’t. Pre Jan transfer dealings we were stuck in mid table. At best without new players this team is 7th-9th. Emery’s magic will only take us so far.

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Why? Emery is right. We have no limits to our dreams. It doesn’t change the fact that our dreams won’t come true if he’s not allowed to be given the support to compete.

[Toronto Villa]

Anyone who thinks it’s time to panic should go back to the halcyon days of buying a whole new defence on the last day of the window under MO’N.

It’s not about panicking. It’s about preparing properly. We didn’t exactly have a great window last summer and it showed in how we started in the league. We bobbed along until Christmas in what was a pretty average PL. This summer the sides we will compete with for a top 4 or 5 spot have all strengthened from a position of strength. We haven’t been allowed to for well documented reasons. Emery doesn’t throw new players in. So the longer it goes the less time new players will have to integrate before the new season starts. He will find a way to make it all come together but will we be too far off the pace when it does. Our second half of the season was sensational but that’s because of the very dramatic moves we made in January. There’s no guarantee we can do the same again or will given our precarious financial position and commitment to meet UEFA SCR rules.

[Olneythelonely]

Isn’t this the first time in 3 years that we’ve not had to sell a big player, just to meet PSR? I don’t understand why now’s the time to shit our pants?

[Brazilian Villain]

We'll finish above Chelsea and Spurs next season

BUT WHAT IF WE DON'T HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT WE MIGHT NOT.

It doesn't matter where Chelsea finish in the table, they will always be beneath us.

[Toronto Villa]

Isn’t this the first time in 3 years that we’ve not had to sell a big player, just to meet PSR? I don’t understand why now’s the time to shit our pants?

Again not about panicking/shitting our pants. But if you consider that Rashford and Asensio aren’t with us, two massive players that helped get us to 6th, then what we are left with is a side that was mid table. So yes, we didn’t “sell” them, but they are not with us. So yes of course many weeks to go, and this squad is solid and mature, with a great manager, but as it stands we are a good way behind the top 5 from last season. Certainly those who finished top 4.

[Clampy]

Anyone who thinks it’s time to panic should go back to the halcyon days of buying a whole new defence on the last day of the window under MO’N.

It’s not about panicking. It’s about preparing properly. We didn’t exactly have a great window last summer and it showed in how we started in the league. We bobbed along until Christmas in what was a pretty average PL. This summer the sides we will compete with for a top 4 or 5 spot have all strengthened from a position of strength. We haven’t been allowed to for well documented reasons. Emery doesn’t throw new players in. So the longer it goes the less time new players will have to integrate before the new season starts. He will find a way to make it all come together but will we be too far off the pace when it does. Our second half of the season was sensational but that’s because of the very dramatic moves we made in January. There’s no guarantee we can do the same again or will given our precarious financial position and commitment to meet UEFA SCR rules.

Emery does throw new players in, he just doesn't throw every new player in. As for us 'bobbing along in the league', we were playing Champions League football as well and looked bloody good in it at times too.

It's like this every pre season. People just need to chill a bit.

[Toronto Villa]

Anyone who thinks it’s time to panic should go back to the halcyon days of buying a whole new defence on the last day of the window under MO’N.

It’s not about panicking. It’s about preparing properly. We didn’t exactly have a great window last summer and it showed in how we started in the league. We bobbed along until Christmas in what was a pretty average PL. This summer the sides we will compete with for a top 4 or 5 spot have all strengthened from a position of strength. We haven’t been allowed to for well documented reasons. Emery doesn’t throw new players in. So the longer it goes the less time new players will have to integrate before the new season starts. He will find a way to make it all come together but will we be too far off the pace when it does. Our second half of the season was sensational but that’s because of the very dramatic moves we made in January. There’s no guarantee we can do the same again or will given our precarious financial position and commitment to meet UEFA SCR rules.

Emery does throw new players in, he just doesn't throw every new player in. As for us 'bobbing along in the league', we were playing Champions League football as well and looked bloody good in it at times too.

It's like this every pre season. People just need to chill a bit.

We are playing Europa League this season. Not like we will just have the PL to contend with. It’s going to be a challenge to do so without having a deep squad. Why is concern confused with panic?

[Clampy]

Because you're acting as if the transfer window is a week away from shutting.

[The Edge]

Isn’t this the first time in 3 years that we’ve not had to sell a big player, just to meet PSR? I don’t understand why now’s the time to shit our pants?

Again not about panicking/shitting our pants. But if you consider that Rashford and Asensio aren’t with us, two massive players that helped get us to 6th, then what we are left with is a side that was mid table. So yes, we didn’t “sell” them, but they are not with us. So yes of course many weeks to go, and this squad is solid and mature, with a great manager, but as it stands we are a good way behind the top 5 from last season. Certainly those who finished top 4.

As things stand we will have a fully fit Kamara at the start of the season and a fully fit Jacob Ramsey.  Danyal Malen will make a big impact next season imo. Big things are expected from Jimoh-Aloba and Andre Garcia. We will sign a couple of players that we dont expect. They've not let us down so far and in fact it's widely accepted that our January dealings were the absolute best in the PL. It's not a time for panicking. We can speculate all we want but we should absolutely trust the process and avoid all the negative crap from journos who are mostly supporters of the Sky Cartel brigade and more than a little bit nervous about little old Aston Villa poking our nose into the trough and pushing their own clubs out.

[VillaTim]

We need rabbits from hats I fear. Emery won't have the warchest this time . Unless he sells a couple and freshens , there are some in there I'd sell as they aren't right for the Prem .

[Gareth]

Isn’t this the first time in 3 years that we’ve not had to sell a big player, just to meet PSR? I don’t understand why now’s the time to shit our pants?

Again not about panicking/shitting our pants. But if you consider that Rashford and Asensio aren’t with us, two massive players that helped get us to 6th, then what we are left with is a side that was mid table. So yes, we didn’t “sell” them, but they are not with us. So yes of course many weeks to go, and this squad is solid and mature, with a great manager, but as it stands we are a good way behind the top 5 from last season. Certainly those who finished top 4.

As things stand we will have a fully fit Kamara at the start of the season and a fully fit Jacob Ramsey.  Danyal Malen will make a big impact next season imo. Big things are expected from Jimoh-Aloba and Andre Garcia. We will sign a couple of players that we dont expect. They've not let us down so far and in fact it's widely accepted that our January dealings were the absolute best in the PL. It's not a time for panicking. We can speculate all we want but we should absolutely trust the process and avoid all the negative crap from journos who are mostly supporters of the Sky Cartel brigade and more than a little bit nervous about little old Aston Villa poking our nose into the trough and pushing their own clubs out.

Nail on head

[cdbearsfan]

We literally can't "sign a couple of players", whether we expect them or otherwise, unless we sell. The concern is, maybe, who we would choose to sell, given that it's a lot easier to attract offers for really good players that we would hate to see leave than it is to sell players we wouldn't mind flogging.

[brontebilly]

I haven’t watched a kick either, can’t really see the interest. Football needs to actually stop sometimes.

As for our transfer activity, the squad clearly needs improvement but there’s plenty of time and clearly we need to tread reasonably carefully.

When does 'plenty of time left' change to 'Shit, all those we see as rivals are strengthening their squads while all we have managed is a teenager on a free that most people have never heard of'?

50 days I suppose depending when the window finishes in August.

Thats one rule UEFA or whoever could address, have the transfer window close before the first PL game. It turns the first few weeks of the new season into a circus.

Ideally Emery would have much of his business done early so the new players would have pre season to bed in and the unwanted players would be elsewhere. We aren't the only club needing to dump players and quickly - Chelsea have to, Citeh as Guardiola makes clear every time he speaks and naturally Man United to mention three