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

[Ozzjim]

If you add in the centre half we have signed, essentially we are a keeper, a 10 and a versatile forward light from last season. Get Asensio and Rashford back on loan late in the window, and if that was all we did without a major sale I think we'd still be top 6.

[Dave]

We'd still be a right-sided centre-back short given all of Mings, Pau and Ozcan are left-sided.

[The Edge]

It's nailed on that Bailey and Barkley will be out add to that Coutinho finally coming off the books and it gives us a fair bit of wriggle room.
I dont think our PSR situation is as bad as some in the media would have us think and with the ground naming rights seemingly happening I'm fairly relaxed by it all. The Martinez situation is pretty much media speculation too with the majority being red filth they're salivating at the idea of them taking him off us and if that happens I'd be well pissed off with Dibu and he'd be dead to me.
But it's just as likely the club will announce with great fanfare "He's staying" amid a presser at Bodymoor Heath which would be great for ticket sales!!

[Dave]

It's nailed on that Bailey and Barkley will be out add to that Coutinho finally coming off the books and it gives us a fair bit of wriggle room.

Why is it nailed on that Barkley will be going? He's one of our lower earners and we still need a squad to deal with four competitions.

[sid1964]

Buendia for £20 million - there is zero chance we get any offers for him of that amount- another season on loan for him

[pauliewalnuts]

It's nailed on that Bailey and Barkley will be out add to that Coutinho finally coming off the books and it gives us a fair bit of wriggle room.

Why is it nailed on that Barkley will be going? He's one of our lower earners and we still need a squad to deal with four competitions.

Indeed, the savings of a player who cost us 5 or 6m v the cost of replacing him just wouldn't make it worth it.

People also just don't seem to get the four competitions thing (not referring specifically to The Edge here).

[Brazilian Villain]

Buendia for £20 million - there is zero chance we get any offers for him of that amount- another season on loan for him

It does seem a bit optimistic.

[Dante Lavelli]

Vidiganys lad, who told my lad Martinez had asked to leave, which may or may not be true, has now told him, we’re signing one major signing maximum this summer and will only do that if we sell. You heard it here first, nudge nudge wink wink say no more.
So this thread might as wrll close now

The sell to buy philosophy might not be about money, it could be because the squad is near capacity.

Arguably it’s wise to sell Bailey to create the hole to buy a £50m RW.  Ditto if we wanted a new RB.  Most other signings are likely to be ‘project’ players or back-ups to what we have. 

[kippaxvilla2]

I think we have a decent enough squad without adding to it if no one left (of the mainstays).  It will be typical Villa if next year the PSR rules are scrapped as we lose a hefty loss from one of the three year cycle!

[Ozzjim]

We'd still be a right-sided centre-back short given all of Mings, Pau and Ozcan are left-sided.

Agree, but unless one is them is going, one of them is going to have to play on the right of needed, we can't carry 5 centre halves. Uncles Ozcan is being seen as a left back and Digne is off to Atletico, which is a brilliant move for him, but I would miss him.

Re Barkley, if I was any of the promoted clubs, or any club up to maybe 12th last season, I would offer Villa £8m for Barkley tomorrow.

[LeeB]

I think we have a decent enough squad without adding to it if no one left (of the mainstays).  It will be typical Villa if next year the PSR rules are scrapped as we lose a hefty loss from one of the three year cycle!

The squad without the January loan additions was bobbing in mid table and looking a bit toothless, I think it's we need a few moves and changes myself and suspect the manager feels the same.

[kippaxvilla2]

Barkley was looking a right state on holiday recently.  No wonder he sweats so much.  Complete opposite of Randy Andy.

[Dave]

Uncles Ozcan is being seen as a left back

Who has said this? Transfermarkt has him playing five matches in his career at left-back, and two of those were his first two matches for Kasimpasa before he moved to the middle and became good enough there for us to want to buy him.

If Emery or Monchi has said that he's being signed as a left-back then fair enough, but it seems an odd assumption to make if not. And if they have said that, it seems odd to buy a centre-back to play at left-back, rather than buying a left-back.

[SteveN]

I think Ozcan played left back for Turkey a few weeks back

[Ozzjim]

I think Ozcan played left back for Turkey a few weeks back

He did. I'm sure I saw quotes from him saying he's comfortable in both roles too.