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

[Rigadon]

Football Insider is clickbait

The only way I know it exists is because of the BBC Football 'Gossip' thing.  Does anybody actually click those links (kids aside)?

[PaulWinch again]

If it’s either or you have to keep Maatsen. He has so much potential, Digne has been brilliant but he’s ageing and on high wages.

[Ian.]

I really like Maatsen, he was a huge asset in the last three months of last season. I agree with Digne, he's been a great signing, but maybe it's time to cash in  on him.

[Rigadon]

I really like Maatsen, he was a huge asset in the last three months of last season. I agree with Digne, he's been a great signing, but maybe it's time to cash in  on him.

Maatsen had some really good moments going forward, but looks a bit dodgy defensively to me.  Digne isn't amazing defensively either but is more experienced so positioning is better.  At 31 it's probably the last point we can get some half decent money in for him, so I can see the logic.  Probably a good move for the player too.

[Drummond]

Maatsen will be fine as a wing back/left midfield with our new 3 at the back style.

[Brazilian Villain]

Maatsen will be fine as a wing back/left midfield with our new 3 at the back style.

It would be welcomed. The easiest way to end the Torres/Mings debate is to play both of them.

[Ian.]

What debate?

[ChicagoLion]

I really like Maatsen, he was a huge asset in the last three months of last season.

He was awful at OT.

[Chris Smith]

Going forward Maatsen is a lot more dynamic than Digne but at the moment is a less reliable defender, that side of his game improved over the course of the season and hopefully that will continue. Ideally we’d keep them both but that’s probably not feasible.

[OCD]

I really like Maatsen, he was a huge asset in the last three months of last season.

He was awful at OT.

Weren't they all?

[Ian.]

I really like Maatsen, he was a huge asset in the last three months of last season.

He was awful at OT.

Who wasn’t and the worse was Emi, who’s on another thread by most demanding we keep him, so that’s hardly anything to throw at him.

[Tuscans]

🚨 NEW: Another meeting is scheduled between Aston Villa & Jesús Rodríguez’s entourage to provide more details about his role, the project, & other elements related to a personal agreement that they still do not have.
@manu_colchon
 

[AV84]

Does that imply there's a deal between clubs but the player isn't 100% on board?

[Rigadon]

Does that imply there's a deal between clubs but the player isn't 100% on board?

He doesn't have enough faith?

[Mister E]

Hopefully we will not be signing Rashford - for me in his loan spell he did okay - not worth the salary that he will want

Agreed. "Young and hungry", I say. Who's the next Olise / Eze / Madueke / Nico?

Kadan Young and yer man Redmond apparently fit the bill ...