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

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

I'd expect Bailey, Mings, Watkins, Kamara, Cash and Martinez to be off. I'd also sell McGinn. Rebuild time.

I would go with this, plus Asensio will go as will Rashford, I would also add Rogers to this, I find it almost impossible to believe that somebody won't offer Rogers CL football and he will take it.

So in essence, the Villa that started this season will be so different next season.

He might take it - I would be astonished if anyone offers remotely close enough to what we’d be prepared to sell him for though.

He might be getting fed up of being played out of position on the sodding right wing.

[brontebilly]

Mings and Mcginn will be more than good enough for europa games so wouldn't rush to sell either really. There is going to be a very large turnover this summer either way so keeping the experienced guys like that around will help.

Agreed, going to need a deep squad. After not getting played v Palace or today, Mings might look to move. Id say we would only offer him a 12 month extension. He's far better in PL than Europe. McGinn has to stay, poor today granted.

Today, kills any chance of a Rashford deal I would say. CL teams will put us under pressure with Kamara and Martinez, one was going to have to go anyway. Possibly our coach too, how much further can he take us with our financial limitations.

[Gareth]

We finished one place outside the Champions League. I think finetuning rather than a massive overhaul is required.

Absolutely this….some mad reactions

[Ian.]

We finished one place outside the Champions League. I think finetuning rather than a massive overhaul is required.

Absolutely this….some mad reactions

Always the same after a loss.

[PaulWinch again]

There are a couple of very obvious areas - right back needs strengthening and we badly need more pace out wide.

[Steve67]

The last two windows would indicate that fine tuning is not going to happen.  There was a 35 player turnaround last summer and 5 players brought in this winter. 

[Brazilian Villain]

We finished one place outside the Champions League. I think finetuning rather than a massive overhaul is required.

Absolutely this….some mad reactions

Always the same after a loss.

Indeed. By the end of the night, they'll have playing us at St. Andrew's next season. I often wonder if some posters are just a bit overwrought, or 'at it'.

[Matt C]

Need to remodel our right side this summer, in addition to whatever other holes we need to fill after the PSR sales nonsense is done.

[aj2k77]

We finished one place outside the Champions League. I think finetuning rather than a massive overhaul is required.

Absolutely this….some mad reactions

Always the same after a loss.

So with our reduced financial wiggle room and not having the pull of the Champions League how many players do you expect will leave?

[ozzjim]

I expect 3-4 to go and 3-4 to come in this summer. Most pressing is the right side, a wide right player and a starting right back, plus a striker to compete/ replace Ollie. The truth is in too many games Watkins has been really very poor this season, while Rogers is better from the left or at 10. We've been better defensively than last season, but going forward missed Diaby and latterly Duran, plus Dougie's goals. Getting pace, trickery and a bulldozer centre forward into the team would be my ideal summer.

Sales wise, there'll be a few. Emi, Digne, Bailey look most likely in the short term.

Finding a tactical answer to teams playing 3 at the back is a pretty urgent thing too. Oh and finding a solution to beating Palace... Might come in handy.

[SoccerHQ]

There are a couple of very obvious areas - right back needs strengthening and we badly need more pace out wide.

We have pace out wide but don't really want to play guys who could actually stretch teams.

Hopefully a plan B next season is playing 4-2-3-1 more.

One thing I don't want to be seeing is Rogers on the right at all next year. It restricts him far too much and he's on the fringes of the game so if that is a genuine plan to get Asensio back next year it needs to be scrapped as it nullifies a real game changer for us when we're not quite on it.

[ozzjim]

Or you sell Rogers for an astronomical fee and build again.

[DC1874]

Sell the fucking lot!

[brontebilly]

Or you sell Rogers for an astronomical fee and build again.

Build the team around Rogers and that means no deal for Asensio.

[eamonn]

I think Asensio wanting CL level wages might mean we pass on him.