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

[Somniloquism]

Probably the same bloke who told Kippax about non-existent injuries and goals.

[Pete3206]

According to whom?

Facebook. The fountain of all football knowledge.

[kippaxvilla2]

A reputable source.  One of the shoddier outlets.  Just gossip from newsnow.

[kippaxvilla2]

Talking of Facebook.  There is an appalling page entitled 'We are Aston Villa'.  I don't know how it encounters my page, however, it is so bad I thought it was a nose pretending to be a Villa fan.

[Rigadon]

Am I getting confused but is this the same player who everyone was moaning about for England the other day?

The reason he does not get in the Liverpool team is because he is not good enough.
He has been hyped up , could be another Brewster situation.

Not being good enough to get into a team where he's competing with Salah, Szoboslai, Jota, Diaz and Gakpo (as either a 10 or a Right Winger) doesn't mean he's not a good player.

So how is he going to help us compete against a team with Salah, Szoboslai, Jota, Diaz and Gakpo?

We're not going to play Liverpool every week.

We're not, but it's a valid point nonetheless I reckon.  This is wha I meant by 'the kind of signing we used to make'.  Players who aren't quite good enough at Liverpool et al. I think somebody else said up the thread, if it were a loan I'd be more upbeat about this kind of thing.  He'll obviously have to change his name though, or Sexual Ealing might start to lose his ardour for it.

[Sexual Ealing]

Thank you for your sensitivity on this matter. And he absolutely would, although he really looks like a Harvey so it's all probably futile. Well, everything's futile really, isn't it?

[cdbearsfan]

Life. Don't talk to me about life.

[Clampy]

Maybe we shouldn't have bought Martinez if he wasn't good enough for Arsenal.

I kind of get the argument but in this case, Liverpool are a very good side and he's only 22. It's not as if he's only played a handful of games either.

[ChicagoLion]

35 across 6 seasons. Only 2 last season

Exactly,
If you want a bloke to run around a bit with a council house perm from a  Brevil Toaster.
He is your man.

[Rigadon]

Maybe we shouldn't have bought Martinez if he wasn't good enough for Arsenal.

I kind of get the argument but in this case, Liverpool are a very good side and he's only 22.

Thing is, Emery will improve most players, so in that regard we're not the old Aston Villa anymore anyway.  I just don't rate him based on what I've seen.  Neat and tidy but small and not very dynamic - not sure what he'd add and for a reported £40m I can think of a load of players I'd prefer.  However, over to you señor Monchi. 

[N'ZMAV]

I imagine Elliott is likely to help us compete against the likes of Liverpool than Bailey did last season.

[pauliewalnuts]

Ah, lots of the all time classic template transfer discussions present here.

"Yeah, but imagine how we'd have reacted had we bought <PLAYER WHO HAS DONE SURPRISINGLY WELL ELSEWHERE> this time last year"

"If he's not good enough for <INSERT NAME OF SIDE WHICH IS NOT US> then he's not good enough for us"

"But by that logic, we shouldn't have bought <INSERT NAME OF PLAYER WHO DID WELL FOR US> either, should we?"

"It's alright, he's just here as a back up to <NAME OF CURRENT VILLA PLAYER ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER> not as a starter"

[N'ZMAV]

is that the idea of this thread?

[Ian.]

Ah, lots of the all time classic template transfer discussions present here.

"Yeah, but imagine how we'd have reacted had we bought <PLAYER WHO HAS DONE SURPRISINGLY WELL ELSEWHERE> this time last year"

"If he's not good enough for <INSERT NAME OF SIDE WHICH IS NOT US> then he's not good enough for us"

"But by that logic, we shouldn't have bought <INSERT NAME OF PLAYER WHO DID WELL FOR US> either, should we?"

"It's alright, he's just here as a back up to <NAME OF CURRENT VILLA PLAYER ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER> not as a starter"

I beg to differ. My post stated this player who seemed a popular choice a few pages back, was ridiculed during the England match. Then I realised it was a completely different fella. Therefore this player we are interested in, is obviously decent. But, if this is just another false social media lead and not true, then he’s also obviously not good enough for us and can remain on the Liverpool bench, or as some state their treatment table.

[pauliewalnuts]

is that the idea of this thread?

"If you don't like discussing hypothetical transfers, <INSERT POSTER NAME>, why don't you just avoid this thread?"