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

[ASHTONVILLA]

Emery i doubt will sign players he already showed the door , eg Luiz

He signed Philogene after letting him go. Also not sure he showed him the door, so much as we had to sell for ffp. Not that I want him back, think he was somewhat overrated and certainly nowhere near as good as Tielemans.

Would take Jack back in a heartbeat though.

[john2710]

We'll be looking to bring down the age of the squad & by default the wages. Also the fringe players who didn't contribute much. This will be Martinez, Digne, Bailey & those who were loaned out.

Those coming in will potentially be around for 7-8 years & will hopefully go up in value. Next season it'll be Mings & McGinn. Hopefully we can see some of the youth squad coming through as first team regulars. This would allow us more freedom to recruit key positions with proven players.

[Clampy]

Well, we can forget Neymar. He's staying at Santos.

[Tuscans]

🚨 Aston Villa wants to sign Gabriel Sara, a deal valued at €20m. It would not be an exchange, but two very separate operations.
@Santi_J_FM
 
🚨 NEW: Galatasaray have exchanged information with Aston Villa regarding Emi Martínez & Lucas Digne — the idea is to offer between €26/27m for the duo. @Santi_J_FM

[LeeB]

🚨 Aston Villa wants to sign Gabriel Sara, a deal valued at €20m. It would not be an exchange, but two very separate operations.
@Santi_J_FM
 
🚨 NEW: Galatasaray have exchanged information with Aston Villa regarding Emi Martínez & Lucas Digne — the idea is to offer between €26/27m for the duo. @Santi_J_FM

I bet it is. And what else are they going to give us, the whole of Istanbul?

[Holy Trinity]

I think all of the media have lost the plot thinking we are skint and desperate to sell! there is no chance those two would leave for even double that.

[Steve67]

This is what we did on several occasions last year in terms of swap deals but separated to make them look like separate, individual deals. I can’t see Martinez and Digne going for less than 35 to 40 mil, sterling not euros.

News now is full of doom and gloom. Click bait at its best.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Can see the appeal of them. Champs league every year and good chance of domestic trophies, plus great city. Is Sara any good? Never heard of him.

[kippaxvilla2]

What will be will be I suppose.

[Monty]

I mean I love Istanbul, but the domestic trophies wouldn't necessarily be the greatest hook if what you wanted was to compete for top honours e.g. Champions League (neither would Man Utd of course but that's a different story).

[Holy Trinity]

This is what we did on several occasions last year in terms of swap deals but separated to make them look like separate, individual deals. I can’t see Martinez and Digne going for less than 35 to 40 mil, sterling not euros.

News now is full of doom and gloom. Click bait at its best.

I just cant see us selling Emi going for less than we will buy his replacement for. I would of thought he would be 40 plus alone and dinge 18-20 ish

[Dave]

Digne won't be going for as much as that.

[Steve67]

I was thinking around 30 for Emi and 5 or so for Digne, age will have a part to play I guess.

[Clampy]

We're not going to sell a French international left back for £5m.

[Dave]

Given he has a year left, if he were to go I'd imagine around £10m or so.