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

[Dogtanian]

In other news, I've added Mikel Arteta to my list of twats.

[PaulWinch again]

Everyone should want Morgan Rogers - he’s bloody brilliant and will get better. But we should not be selling in any circumstance, well unless someone offered £200m + but that isn’t happening.

[eamonn]

£200m?! What's the current world-record fee? I'd settle for £127m but not a penny less.

[Dave]

£200m?! What's the current world-record fee? I'd settle for £127m but not a penny less.

Think it's still Neymar's to PSG for £200m or so.

[WarszaVillan]

Balaban pound for pound has to be the worst.

Yep, you could names dozens that were worse. Crespo, Luna, Malcolm Allen, Comyn, Jota are some more.

I saw Michael Boulding play for us (in the Intertoto cup, admittedly), so I've definitely seen worse.  But in terms of money spent, not sure there is much worse than Balaban? Big money (for the time) and a big wage (for the time), for practically zero return.

Comyn is a bit unfair too. He was a youth player brought in from a non-league side, who played a dozen or so games and was sold onto Derby. I remember him playing very well against Inter Millan at Villa Park. My Dad taught him physics at university, so not your average footballer.

https://rachaelv.podbean.com/e/from-football-to-finance-the-cfo-who-proves-numbers-are-a-team-sport/

[PeterWithe]

I've played football on Andy Comyns team, nice fella. Think he's an Accountant or Financial Advisor now

[eamonn]

Just turned out to be a common person in the end.

[Brazilian Villain]

In other news, I've added Mikel Arteta to my list of twats.

Seems like you're a bit late to the party.

[VancouverLion]

I see Rashford posted a compilation on Instagram of his finest moments in a Villa shirt with the title " Second half of the 24/25 season"
Also his Bio is still, Aston Villa & England.

With Monchi's comments this week about him being an elite player that Unai wants and he has a connection with Villa, I still reckon it's going to happen.

[Brazilian Villain]

I've played football on Andy Comyns team, nice fella. Think he's an Accountant or Financial Advisor now

Cool!

[manic-road]

Balaban pound for pound has to be the worst.

Yep, you could names dozens that were worse. Crespo, Luna, Malcolm Allen, Comyn, Jota are some more.

I saw Michael Boulding play for us (in the Intertoto cup, admittedly), so I've definitely seen worse.  But in terms of money spent, not sure there is much worse than Balaban? Big money (for the time) and a big wage (for the time), for practically zero return.

Comyn is a bit unfair too. He was a youth player brought in from a non-league side, who played a dozen or so games and was sold onto Derby. I remember him playing very well against Inter Millan at Villa Park. My Dad taught him physics at university, so not your average footballer.

https://rachaelv.podbean.com/e/from-football-to-finance-the-cfo-who-proves-numbers-are-a-team-sport/

Djemba Djemba was one of the worst signings.

[Sexual Ealing]

Carlos Sanchez.

[edgysatsuma89]

Which rock was he in the end?

[Monty]

We really have had some frighteningly bad midfielders in particular.

[chrisw1]

I was very sceptical about Rashford before we signed him, but I thought he did very well. 

I'm still not sure he'd be a transformational player for us or that he is worth breaking the bank for.  Yes I'd like him, but under the current restrictions I remain to be convinced that it's the best use of our seemingly very limited PSR budget.