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

[kippaxvilla2]

God no not again.

[ozzjim]

Haven't we been heavily linked with an 18 year old French kid that's a bit of a beast at centre half but can play holding mid and right back too? I'm comfortable with that kind of scenario as back up to Ezri.

The 2 youth team lads look they will be very decent centre backs too.

[Luffbralion]

My main concern about Garnacho is that I have never seen him with his mouth closed (see also Craig Gardner).  However, Unai has the capacity to rectify this social gaffe.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We will want £40-£50M for Martinez, they will want £50-£60M for Garnaucho, if we can get anything like a swap deal for a player who wants to leave, for a potentially world class player like Garnaucho we will have done well.

Granted he’s looked poor in the last season, but that club is a right mess at the minute, if we can get him back on track we’ve got a £100M player on our hands.

According to Goldbridge via sources in Argentina, we only want £40m and the plastic tossers are offering £33m for Emi. A straight swap for  Garnacho seems unlikely but even if it were, you have the issue of what would you do with Jacob Ramsey?

[OCD]

They probably value Garnacho at £60m too.

[Bosco81]

We will want £40-£50M for Martinez, they will want £50-£60M for Garnaucho, if we can get anything like a swap deal for a player who wants to leave, for a potentially world class player like Garnaucho we will have done well.

Granted he’s looked poor in the last season, but that club is a right mess at the minute, if we can get him back on track we’ve got a £100M player on our hands.

According to Goldbridge via sources in Argentina, we only want £40m and the plastic tossers are offering £33m for Emi. A straight swap for  Garnacho seems unlikely but even if it were, you have the issue of what would you do with Jacob Ramsey?

Ramsey would still play plenty of games, but your cup final/big games 3 behind Watkins would be Garnacho/Rogers/McGinn I would think, with Ramsey & Malen ready in waiting.

[Dave]

Mohamed Abdoul Kader Koné, 17. Defensive midfielder from Côte d'Ivoire.
https://africafoot.com/livoirien-mohamed-kone-en-route-vers-aston-villa/

Translation:

Considered one of the greatest hopes of Ivorian football, Mohamed Abdoul Kader Koné is preparing to reach an important milestone in his young career. The ASEC Mimosas defensive midfielder is expected in the coming days at Aston Villa.

Spotted by the English club during the Mimosas tour in Birmingham, the player, who will celebrate his 18th birthday on July 3, 2025, is about to officially commit to the Villans. According to exclusive information from Africafoot, the signing of the contract is imminent. Koné has already distinguished himself with the first team of the ASEC Mimosas in the CAF Cup, where he got his first minutes of play. He also distinguished himself with the U20 selection of Côte d'Ivoire, playing five matches under the colours of the Elephants.

Unless the last-minute turnaround is unlikely, according to several sources close to the file, Mohamed Koné should rally England this summer to start a new adventure with Aston Villa.

This chap played for a Villa XI against Leamingon yesterday, so I assume he signed in the end.

[olaftab]

Looks like we are selling our academy kids and replacing them with recruited youngsters. Interesting policy.

[Hookeysmith]

They probably value Garnacho at £60m too.

There is no way or justification to pay that sort of money for him.

Irrespective of who he plays for, apart from one worldie of a goal all i see is a very self centred, selfish footballer - more often than not he goes for goal rather than picking the better option. Dubbed as another "next best thing" i just dont think he has ever lived up to the hype around him.

Would much prefer a Martinelli, Trossard or Hudson-Odoi or even better get Ramsay back up the form we know he has

And dont get me started on the hair and comedy eyebrows

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

They probably value Garnacho at £60m too.

There is no way or justification to pay that sort of money for him.

Irrespective of who he plays for, apart from one worldie of a goal all i see is a very self centred, selfish footballer - more often than not he goes for goal rather than picking the better option. Dubbed as another "next best thing" i just dont think he has ever lived up to the hype around him.

Would much prefer a Martinelli, Trossard or Hudson-Odoi or even better get Ramsay back up the form we know he has

And dont get me started on the hair and comedy eyebrows

He’s maybe not lived up to the initial hype but caveat that for who he’s been playing for and their form over the last few seasons. Trossard is decent but around 10 years older, CHU was touted as next best thing about 5/6 years ago and has up until this last season done very little and for me Martinelli hasn’t done a great deal either despite high expectations when he was younger.
Garnacho is certainly better than the last two and a s a slightly different player to Trossard but depending on where we would play him would be a good signing.

[Rigadon]

Garnacho looks proper quick too from what I've seen of him.  I can imagine him running onto Tielemanns passes from the middle of our own half.

[Percy McCarthy]

Mohamed Abdoul Kader Koné, 17. Defensive midfielder from Côte d'Ivoire.
https://africafoot.com/livoirien-mohamed-kone-en-route-vers-aston-villa/

Translation:

Considered one of the greatest hopes of Ivorian football, Mohamed Abdoul Kader Koné is preparing to reach an important milestone in his young career. The ASEC Mimosas defensive midfielder is expected in the coming days at Aston Villa.

Spotted by the English club during the Mimosas tour in Birmingham, the player, who will celebrate his 18th birthday on July 3, 2025, is about to officially commit to the Villans. According to exclusive information from Africafoot, the signing of the contract is imminent. Koné has already distinguished himself with the first team of the ASEC Mimosas in the CAF Cup, where he got his first minutes of play. He also distinguished himself with the U20 selection of Côte d'Ivoire, playing five matches under the colours of the Elephants.

Unless the last-minute turnaround is unlikely, according to several sources close to the file, Mohamed Koné should rally England this summer to start a new adventure with Aston Villa.

This chap played for a Villa XI against Leamingon yesterday, so I assume he signed in the end.

We won 3-2.

[Dave]

They probably value Garnacho at £60m too.

There is no way or justification to pay that sort of money for him.

Irrespective of who he plays for, apart from one worldie of a goal all i see is a very self centred, selfish footballer - more often than not he goes for goal rather than picking the better option.

He's younger than Jhon Duran, and pretty much everything in your post could apply to him as well.

How much should we have sold Duran for, given there's no way the £70m we got, or even £60m could be justified?

[kippaxvilla2]

He has been at the shit show of Man United though.  I think he is a great talent under the right leadership.  They do indeed want £60m for him though even though they have been banned from the training ground until 5pm each day!

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

We have fine youths too right?

It's all on the left side.  As well as Torres and Mings we've got Ozcan, Swinkels and Mosquera.

I think Routh from the under 18s is also left-sided.

On the right, we have Konsa and maybe Bogarde can play there.