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

[Drummond]

We'll sign someone, we'll sell someone. We'll do well in the competitions we're in, we'll challenge again. Another team won't do as well as expected whilst another does better than expected.

We've currently got fit players who've all had a decent break.

We've 'lost' Asensio, Rashford and Disasi, and moved Coutinho, Hause, and Olsen on.

We've gained Buendia, Ozcan, Barrenechea, Iling Jr, Gauci, and Moreno.

One new signing, a bunch back from loan. We may or may not now need a centre half, we need a bit of pace up front. We will be fine.

[AV84]

Kudos under the right manager could be very good, he’s got bags of talent, but he also can look terrible and goes missing and a liability.

Who is their manager?

To be honest I have got a clue? I’ve forgotten! Who is it again?

Thomas the Frank Engine

Oh yeah, of course. I do wonder how he will get on. I can see him not getting a long run at this if he starts slow.

I genuinely forgot that they appointed him. I was thinking how strange it is for players to sign for clubs that don't have a manager, in England anyway, and what happens if the new manager comes in and doesn't want you. But of course they have Frank now.

[Toronto Villa]

We literally can't "sign a couple of players", whether we expect them or otherwise, unless we sell. The concern is, maybe, who we would choose to sell, given that it's a lot easier to attract offers for really good players that we would hate to see leave than it is to sell players we wouldn't mind flogging.

The fact that we haven’t signed anyone is exactly this. We need to avoid a major sanction from UEFA next season. So to meet their requirements we need to reduce our wages considerably. It therefore means we need to find some buyers for Buendia, Donck, Barry etc, or sell a key component of our squad. So while I accept Kamara, JJ being fit, Malen stepping up are all pluses it still doesn’t adequately bridge the gap to the top 4. I do think we can compete with Newcastle as they are much in the same boat. But we will need to be smart and strengthen while very likely losing a key player.

[Toronto Villa]

In the end I hope all of my concerns are completely unwarranted. But with pre season underway and no new players in, while the top 5 clubs investing heavily, we have work to do to stay as a top 6 club let alone compete for a CL spot.

[AV84]

NEW: Aston Villa are following highly rated midfielder Rodolfo Aloko (18) from Croatian side NK Kustosija.
@MailSport

He's from Benin. Surely that's a new country for us?

[VillaTim]

Bailey, Torres, Barkley out the door, there's £40m to plug any accountancy holes. But we need major reinforcements that's the issue . I think it's a tough season ahead and upper mid table status .

[cdbearsfan]

NEW: Aston Villa are following highly rated midfielder Rodolfo Aloko (18) from Croatian side NK Kustosija.
@MailSport

He's from Benin. Surely that's a new country for us?

Sadly, not. Rudy Gestede.

[Toronto Villa]

Bailey, Torres, Barkley out the door, there's £40m to plug any accountancy holes. But we need major reinforcements that's the issue . I think it's a tough season ahead and upper mid table status .

Have you thought this through? Do you really believe Torres will be sold? And no chance Barkley either.

[RamboandBruno]

Bailey, Torres, Barkley out the door, there's £40m to plug any accountancy holes. But we need major reinforcements that's the issue . I think it's a tough season ahead and upper mid table status .

Have you thought this through? Do you really believe Torres will be sold? And no chance Barkley either.

This will just start again, before we’ve even kicked a ball, Tims endless repeating of his view on Torres, on several threads, over and over.

[N'ZMAV]

no point selling Barkley - we'd get naff all for him, and he counts as home grown for UEFA registration.

[Dante Lavelli]

no point selling Barkley - we'd get naff all for him, and he counts as home grown for UEFA registration.

Depends what we plan to do with Barrenchea.  I dont think they’d get enough minutes to keep both. Reluctantly we might have to sell Barrenchea as he’s one of the few we can sell at a profit and not impact the first team.  Selling Barkley would be better long term and probably be a bigger saving on wages.

[N'ZMAV]

personally I'd flog them both.

[Clampy]

We literally can't "sign a couple of players", whether we expect them or otherwise, unless we sell. The concern is, maybe, who we would choose to sell, given that it's a lot easier to attract offers for really good players that we would hate to see leave than it is to sell players we wouldn't mind flogging.

The fact that we haven’t signed anyone is exactly this. We need to avoid a major sanction from UEFA next season. So to meet their requirements we need to reduce our wages considerably. It therefore means we need to find some buyers for Buendia, Donck, Barry etc, or sell a key component of our squad. So while I accept Kamara, JJ being fit, Malen stepping up are all pluses it still doesn’t adequately bridge the gap to the top 4. I do think we can compete with Newcastle as they are much in the same boat. But we will need to be smart and strengthen while very likely losing a key player.

The thing is, you're explaining why we havent signed anybody whilst being overly concerned why we haven't signed anybody. I'm sure things will happen. Like I said, the window does not close for another 7 weeks or so.

[Olneythelonely]

Bailey, Torres, Barkley out the door, there's £40m to plug any accountancy holes. But we need major reinforcements that's the issue . I think it's a tough season ahead and upper mid table status .

Have you thought this through? Do you really believe Torres will be sold? And no chance Barkley either.

Coops is pretending to be worried, he wants to wind people up. He’s included Torres because he thinks the “Torres is shit” schtick is some of his best material.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah it’s exceptionally well disguised to be fair….