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

[Gareth]

I am on holiday this week and away , i demand we sign a number of  players.

We’ll 100% sign a number of players in next fortnight…quite possible that number is zero tho

[kippaxvilla2]

I think I read somewhere that after the goalkeeper we are after another defender and a winger.  That needs to be a right sided defender.

[eamonn]

I expect we'll have to use the loan market to get around the neutral transfer balance problem. Hopefully the good ones will be with an option to buy.

[devilla]

Connor Gallagher? Doesn't exactly send the pulse racing and it's a no from me.

[PaulWinch again]

There’s clearly nothing in that.

[Matt C]

With the financial tightrope we’re walking I’d be surprised if we make a major outlay on a central midfielder - unless someone is leaving of course.

[LeeB]

With the financial tightrope we’re walking I’d be surprised if we make a major outlay on a central midfielder - unless someone is leaving of course.

You would imagine loaning Doug back would be the ideal option in that area.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I think I read somewhere that after the goalkeeper we are after another defender and a winger.  That needs to be a right sided defender.

Those are the logical positions to target.  We have no real back-up for Konsa; and we need a pacy option on the wing.

Ideally, we'd have upgraded Cash too and have another striker to backup Watkins/come off the bench.

[wolfman999]

I think if we can keep the main squad together this summer, we'll not have done badly at all.  The squad we have ... is pretty good.  It's clear we're under some tight restrictions in terms of what we can do, so not getting worse is not a terrible outcome.

Another season or two of walking the FFP tightrope feels inevitable at this stage.  However, it's a necessary step if we want to move in to the group of clubs for whom PSR/FFP/SCR/Whatever isn't a thing they worry about.

The trouble as I see it is, while walking that tightrope for the next few seasons, each year we drop further and further behind, made worse by the resulting difficulty of recruiting the quality of players we need to compete at the top. We are told the owners are furious at the way the rules are working against clubs such as us. Maybe now is the time to challenge this rubbish in the courts.

[jwarry]

I think I read somewhere that after the goalkeeper we are after another defender and a winger.  That needs to be a right sided defender.

Those are the logical positions to target.  We have no real back-up for Konsa; and we need a pacy option on the wing.

Ideally, we'd have upgraded Cash too and have another striker to backup Watkins/come off the bench.

So neither Malen nor Zephaquino fit the bill?

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I think I read somewhere that after the goalkeeper we are after another defender and a winger.  That needs to be a right sided defender.

Those are the logical positions to target.  We have no real back-up for Konsa; and we need a pacy option on the wing.

Ideally, we'd have upgraded Cash too and have another striker to backup Watkins/come off the bench.

So neither Malen nor Zephaquino fit the bill?

I don't know a lot about Redmond, but he's only 19, so expect he's one for the future.

Malen has pace, but he's also our only backup for Watkins.  So we'd need him AND another pace option.

[AV84]

Connor Gallagher? Doesn't exactly send the pulse racing and it's a no from me.

Didn't he do quite well last season? I'd be surprised if there's anything in that.

[Lescottstweets]

Odds have massively dropped today on Grealish joining from 15/1 to 4/1 with us as favourites now. Not claiming ‘in the know’, I was advised by someone 2 weeks ago that works in a bookies to put all money on Grealish to Villa as it’s already adone deal. As a caveat here, I’m not pro a Grealish return, but a nice return off £20 would be nice.

[olaftab]

I am on holiday this week and away , i demand we sign a number of  players.

We’ll 100% sign a number of players in next fortnight…quite possible that number is zero tho

Zero is not a natural number and I hope zero people disagree with that.

[Tuscans]

🚨 Aston Villa are set to move for Toulouse defender Jaydee Canvot (18) — they’re convinced by his potential & ready to finalize a deal.
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