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

[pauliewalnuts]

But the reality is, in the current PSR environment, a promising youth product is much more likely to sold so the money can be used to strengthen the side, than be developed over time as a first-team asset.  I don't like it, but it's the financial reality given then current rules.

Solution:  The wages of homegrown players should not count in PSR calculations. Seems fair to me and in the spirit of the game.

It's a good idea, but doesn't solve the problem of youth players being 100% profit, and a £10m youth sale allowing you to buy a £50m player over five years and remain PSR neutral for full year.  Or selling one just to get yourself out of a PSR whole at the end of a year.

I imagine it would also create quite the inflationary effect on homegrown players.   But it would be a step in the right direction, certainly!

The solution is a wage cap based system.

Which would either already be illegal on a restraint of trade basis, and if not, would be wrapped up in litigation to overturn it. 

[Tuscans]

🚨 Aston Villa are closely monitoring the contract situation of Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera.
@MatteMoretto

[Sexual Ealing]

🚨 Aston Villa are closely monitoring the contract situation of Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera.
@MatteMoretto

I think 'Mosquera' (very, very) broadly translates as 'fly guy', 'fly catcher', 'fly trap' or generally 'man of flies, is from flies, is about flies, knows flies, communicates with flies. Is a fly.'

I'm positive about this transfer, and also my own excellent and inaccurate Spanish

[JUAN PABLO]

Two  Mosquera's  at the back would be confusing .

[Exeter 77]

Not sure how true this might be.
https://bsky.app/profile/avfchistory.bsky.social/post/3locknul4dc25

[AV84]

If we end up in the Conference League next season it would be a good opportunity to bring on some of the youth players for experience. Not saying do like Chelsea and name a completely separate squad, but there'd be an opportunity there that we wouldn't get if we were playing CL again. Also might help our league performances after a European game.

[Sexual Ealing]

Not sure how true this might be.
https://bsky.app/profile/avfchistory.bsky.social/post/3locknul4dc25

That sounds very plausible to me.

[Paul.S]

Not sure how true this might be.
https://bsky.app/profile/avfchistory.bsky.social/post/3locknul4dc25

That would me we’d need 2 central defenders, a right back, a left back, an attacking midfielder, a right sided wide player and 2 forwards to maintain the squad depth we’ve got now.
That’s some huge recruitment and a fair wedge of cash needed.

[OCD]

Recent team line-ups seem to point to that. If Mings can't get a game now Torres is fit and we're not playing every 3/4 days, is he going to be happy not playing at this point in his career?

Watkins...we'll be trying to sign someone we think is better and he's not going to be happy playing second choice and has already been scarred by Rashford starting in front of him.

Digne...Maatsen seems to be quietly establishing himself as first choice left back. Iling-Junior could be his understudy.

Bailey wouldn't even be getting on the bench if Rashford hadn't got injured. Lots of rumours of him being a gambling addict and perhaps not being as focussed on football as what Emery expects from his players.

Rashford's too expensive and Asensio hasn't done much for a while now. There might be better and younger options around.

The only one that surprises me on that list is Cash. Just because Emery seems to be really happy with him.

Plus there's going to be others not on that list. Nedeljkovic, Buendia, Olsen, some of the younger players. Barkley's been linked with a move back to Everton.

Overall, our squad is getting a bit old now. It wouldn't surprise me if we reduce our average age, which should help bring down our salaries.

[OCD]

But the reality is, in the current PSR environment, a promising youth product is much more likely to sold so the money can be used to strengthen the side, than be developed over time as a first-team asset.  I don't like it, but it's the financial reality given then current rules.

Solution:  The wages of homegrown players should not count in PSR calculations. Seems fair to me and in the spirit of the game.

It's a good idea, but doesn't solve the problem of youth players being 100% profit, and a £10m youth sale allowing you to buy a £50m player over five years and remain PSR neutral for full year.  Or selling one just to get yourself out of a PSR whole at the end of a year.

I imagine it would also create quite the inflationary effect on homegrown players.   But it would be a step in the right direction, certainly!

The solution is a wage cap based system.

Uefa already seem to be moving towards that with the rules about salaries and wages coming under 70% of revenue. Which favours the big sides who have the huge revenues to pay the wages they need to keep the best players.

[rooboy316]

Not sure how true this might be.
https://bsky.app/profile/avfchistory.bsky.social/post/3locknul4dc25

That would me we’d need 2 central defenders, a right back, a left back, an attacking midfielder, a right sided wide player and 2 forwards to maintain the squad depth we’ve got now.
That’s some huge recruitment and a fair wedge of cash needed.

A lot would hinge on which European comp we end up in. Emery likes two per position, but not making champs league might mean we rely more on youth prospects to fill those gaps.

[cdbearsfan]

🚨 Aston Villa are closely monitoring the contract situation of Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera.
@MatteMoretto

I think 'Mosquera' (very, very) broadly translates as 'fly guy', 'fly catcher', 'fly trap' or generally 'man of flies, is from flies, is about flies, knows flies, communicates with flies. Is a fly.'

I'm positive about this transfer, and also my own excellent and inaccurate Spanish

Pretty sure it's like a church for female Muslims. Or what they put on their eyelashes.

[Paul.S]

Not sure how true this might be.
https://bsky.app/profile/avfchistory.bsky.social/post/3locknul4dc25

That would me we’d need 2 central defenders, a right back, a left back, an attacking midfielder, a right sided wide player and 2 forwards to maintain the squad depth we’ve got now.
That’s some huge recruitment and a fair wedge of cash needed.

A lot would hinge on which European comp we end up in. Emery likes two per position, but not making champs league might mean we rely more on youth prospects to fill those gaps.

I’d argue that 2 players per position is needed just for the PL season. Go in light and we’ll end up playing midfielders at centre half again.

[Percy McCarthy]

Not sure how true this might be.
https://bsky.app/profile/avfchistory.bsky.social/post/3locknul4dc25

That would me we’d need 2 central defenders, a right back, a left back, an attacking midfielder, a right sided wide player and 2 forwards to maintain the squad depth we’ve got now.
That’s some huge recruitment and a fair wedge of cash needed.

A lot would hinge on which European comp we end up in. Emery likes two per position, but not making champs league might mean we rely more on youth prospects to fill those gaps.

I’d argue that 2 players per position is needed just for the PL season. Go in light and we’ll end up playing midfielders at centre half again.

We’ve got Ozcan coming in if he doesn’t stay on loan. Have we already got a Mosquera on the books?

[algy]

Not sure how true this might be.
https://bsky.app/profile/avfchistory.bsky.social/post/3locknul4dc25

That sounds very plausible to me.

Yeah, me too. It’s a bit more ruthless than I’d maybe expected, but I can see the logic behind all of those:

- Thought Digne would be off this summer as soon as we signed Maatsen & Iling-Junior

- Been obvious that Bailey and, unfortunately, Mings aren’t in the long term plans for a while. There’s been plenty of signs that Watkins has edged in to that group too this season.

- Matty Cash, I didn’t expect us to sell but it’s again fairly obvious he’s as good as he’s going to get now, and that he probably isn’t “top 4”-level good. Only surprise is that there’s not an obvious replacement (except maybe Garcia?)

- Asensio hasn’t had a big enough impact to justify his wages. At the wages he’d want, he’s got to be a guaranteed starter not an impact sub

- Have to admit I did expect us to sign Rashford, but probably as with Asensio his wages are high and I can see it being a case that we just can’t (and shouldn’t) pay those wages for a player who is anything less than world class.

Feel a bit for Tyrone Mings as i really, really like him both as a player and a person. But I had been having slight worries that maybe Emery had “settled” on a team given the selections of late, and that would definitely put those concerns to bed.