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

[Dave]

By "player profile" he could just mean "defender who spent the second half of the season conceding loads of goals while pissing around in a relegation battle".

[Sexual Ealing]

Monchi never said that - poor translation

Monchi, on Bade: "We are not looking for that type of player profile. It is true that in the winter transfer market he was a player we tried to sign, but as of today, he does not fit the player profile we are seeking."

He said this: "No estamos buscando ese perfil de jugador. En el mercado de invierno lo intentamos contratar, pero en el día de hoy no estamos en ese nivel de jugador"

My Spanish isn't fluent, but it's alright, and those final words look very much to me like 'but today we are not at that level of player'.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Monchi never said that - poor translation

Monchi, on Bade: "We are not looking for that type of player profile. It is true that in the winter transfer market he was a player we tried to sign, but as of today, he does not fit the player profile we are seeking."

That’s sounds like a pretty similar message.

If he means a player who thinks he's better suited to playing in Spain or Italy and the Premier League is not for him, I get Monchi's point.

[VILLA MOLE]

oooh you can tell it is a tough window when are dissecting Translations of Spanish on who we might or might not be after🤔😃

[Duncan Shaw]

To be honest, after all the speculation, starting the season with Emi, Ollie and Boubs still here will be like 3 new signings!

[ozzjim]

I'm 43 and still had Butthead pop into my head and snigger at you writing Boubs. That's how slow it is in Villa world.

[Ads]

By "player profile" he could just mean "defender who spent the second half of the season conceding loads of goals while pissing around in a relegation battle".

Seems more likely that's what level means. He's been shite.

[PeterWithe]

But Monchi is always going to be a bit more diplomatic than suggesting the player is now shite. So, I reckon he's hinting to the market not to expect us to be paying inflated fees to anyone, for anyone.

[Dante Lavelli]

But Monchi is always going to be a bit more diplomatic than suggesting the player is now shite. So, I reckon he's hinting to the market not to expect us to be paying inflated fees to anyone, for anyone.

That's my reading too. 

For context, in January we signed two players on £300k week and Disasi (£100k?).  Even if we only picked up 50% of the tab, that's 350k week.

I think it is fair, and sensible, to say we are cannot afford to do that this season.

[ozzjim]

I think it's a nod to the fact we're in a young player with potential market right now. Let's say, and we almost certainly won't, but let's say we sign Elliott, Garnacho and Canvot this summer, all under 22, with high potential but some experience. Malen and Redmond become cover for Ollie while Bailey, Asensio and Rashford move on. We're younger and paying out a lot less in wages. I think that's the kind of thing Monchi is talking about, that were in a potential pool, not a mid 20s at their prime pool.

[paul_e]

Not necessarily, I'd read the latter as usual looking for someone to cover Konsa rather than compete for the spot, which was the aim in January when we were chasing another year in the CL.

[PaulWinch again]

Monchi never said that - poor translation

Monchi, on Bade: "We are not looking for that type of player profile. It is true that in the winter transfer market he was a player we tried to sign, but as of today, he does not fit the player profile we are seeking."

That’s sounds like a pretty similar message.

If he means a player who thinks he's better suited to playing in Spain or Italy and the Premier League is not for him, I get Monchi's point.

If we hadn’t looked to sign him in January that’d make sense.

[N'ZMAV]

"we can't attract decent players after we didn't get UCL"

Cheers Monchi

[N'ZMAV]

Not necessarily, I'd read the latter as usual looking for someone to cover Konsa rather than compete for the spot, which was the aim in January when we were chasing another year in the CL.

We managed to cover ok with Carlos and Lenglet covering in previous years. Konsa, Mings and Torres is a bit light. Be interesting to see what sort of CB comes in - I'd expect it could be one who can play RB too

[ozzjim]

I expect whoever comes to be under 21/22. With the core group of experienced players I think that's our market.