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

[ChicagoLion]

It was a bad game. But let’s be honest if essentially everything hinged on the result of it that’s not a sustainable model. I suspect this summer would have been a challenge either way, it’s just it’s more of a challenge.

The financial implications are enormous and Plan A would have looked very different to Plan B.

I doubt if there would be the same desperation to bring the washed up has been back if we were looking ahead to CL football.

[PaulWinch again]

Well you’re confusing what some fans might want and what the club might want there. Who knows I might be proven wrong, but I’d be very surprised to see Grealish back. Not a personal thing, I just think with limited options he’s not a great choice.

[ChicagoLion]

Well you’re confusing what some fans might want and what the club might want there. Who knows I might be proven wrong, but I’d be very surprised to see Grealish back. Not a personal thing, I just think with limited options he’s not a great choice.

I very much doubt that the club are even considering it.

[Olneythelonely]

I don’t think there’s even the tiniest possibility we’ll see Grealish back. But an entertaining few pages nonetheless.

I think it’s clear that he likes a party, but there’s also a media obsession which will magnify it all.

I absolutely wouldn’t want him back as I don’t think he’s half the player we had. He’s also not a player we need.

[ozzjim]

The longer this summer goes on the more Lerner style vibes I feel. My rational head says that's rubbish and we are just fucked by poorly designed rules, but it just feels so flat.

[Smirker]

The longer this summer goes on the more Lerner style vibes I feel. My rational head says that's rubbish and we are just fucked by poorly designed rules, but it just feels so flat.

I'm sure we'd spend if the rules allowed it.

We'll be OK.

It is fucking boring though.

[Brazilian Villain]

The longer this summer goes on the more Lerner style vibes I feel. My rational head says that's rubbish and we are just fucked by poorly designed rules, but it just feels so flat.

It could be worse, we could have our best striker being unsettled in a 'will they, won't they' saga by the Red Scouse, and been beaten 4-0 by the Scottish Champions a couple of weeks ago.

[tomd2103]

Well you’re confusing what some fans might want and what the club might want there. Who knows I might be proven wrong, but I’d be very surprised to see Grealish back. Not a personal thing, I just think with limited options he’s not a great choice.

I could see it being more of a possibility if Jacob Ramsey goes.

[PaulWinch again]

The longer this summer goes on the more Lerner style vibes I feel. My rational head says that's rubbish and we are just fucked by poorly designed rules, but it just feels so flat.

It does feel rubbish and flat, but I think the biggest indicator it’s the rules not a learner type situation is Kamara signing a new deal. That never happens in Lerner style cost slashing.

[algy]

I think there’s been a couple of indications that maybe Jack isn’t as happy at Man City as he’d like. Posting that Playoff final photo on social media, the trip to Sunderland, just occasionally I wonder if he doesn’t have a twinge of regret in there maybe. You don’t know who’s been in his ear, what his goals were/are, any of that.

I’d have him back. He belongs at the Villa. If there’s anyone who could get the old Jack back, it’s Emery. And the old Jack … HE was the best player in the world in my eyes. And honestly, I’d not begrudge anyone wanting to say that they were Villa through and through but wanted a few winners medals in their cabinet just to prove that they really were that good, and it wasn’t just claret and blue tinted spectacles

[AV82EC]

Judging by the interview Emery has given pre the Nashville game I’d say we’re done transfer wise unless something dramatic happens.

[Clampy]

He did say things could change in the last few weeks of the window and I think it will, especially if any more leave.

[PaulWinch again]

Well we definitely need a centre half.

[Dante Lavelli]

He did say things could change in the last few weeks of the window and I think it will, especially if any more leave.

Haven’t seen the interview but seems obvious (and sensible) that any significant transfer activity is subject to sales first.

I speculate that Martinez, Watkins, or Ramsey would be available but only at a price that suits us.

The amount of noise around those three implies that agents are aware a deal can be done.

[Clampy]

I saw some post pop up on Facebook from I think North America Villians or something, I might be wrong. It was a photo of a Villa fan with Ollie who apparently told him he's not going anywhere.