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

[Richard]

Think that might suit him. He’ll likely have a similar role under Moyes as he did here. Just get him the ball and hope he does something with it.

Except Ndiaye already does that role very well.

[Ian.]

Grealish all day ahead of Asensio. Tactical flexibility with him for starters.

I ‘think’ I’m with you on this. Both a joy to watch when on song. But…
Has Jack still got it? What happened to Asensio in the last month we had him?

[Dante Lavelli]

I like the idea of Grealish at Everton. 

It's a good sub-plot for next season.  Football needs Grealish the entertainer, yet I don't want us to be the vehicle to that has to take the risk on whether he can get there.   

[lessealey]

Ascensio can have a bad game, the ball can drop in the box and it's one nil. Jack will create more but needs others to finish it off.

[LeeB]

The news he's in serious talks with Everton tells you all you need to know with regards to where his career is, no serious clubs will touch him with a barge pole.

[London Villan]

Did we ever see an Asensio screamer from outside the box - he seemed to score them for fun earlier in his career.

[brontebilly]

Grealish all day ahead of Asensio. Tactical flexibility with him for starters.

I ‘think’ I’m with you on this. Both a joy to watch when on song. But…
Has Jack still got it? What happened to Asensio in the last month we had him?

Who knows re JG. Risk with every transfer I guess. Biggest concern seems to be "lifestyle". Similar profile to Rashford and Asensio last January really, they were both out of favour. Massive plus he thrived with a lot of these players before and should have a huge point to prove.

Not sure on Asensio, the missed penos at Soton are suggested but I don't think that's it. Harsh to criticise a goalscorer (but I will anyway). 5 of his goals came against Cardiff and Brugge. He still had to score them but small bit of stat padding at play perhaps, Brugge down to 10 when he came on I think. Only the one assist for us, a 2 yard pass for Malen at Brighton, which maybe tells a bigger tale.

[paul_e]

Did we ever see an Asensio screamer from outside the box - he seemed to score them for fun earlier in his career.

I think this is more a coaching 'issue' than anything player specific. As a team we don't try those spectacular efforts very much under Emery, Duran was about the only player to regularly take those on and clearly he wasn't the best for taking instructions.

[PaulWinch again]

He scored plenty and he did tail off, but he was also excellent in our penultimate game against Spurs. I’d be delighted to have him back.

[kippaxvilla2]

It is where all the ex Citeh Villa twats go - Everton see also Delph.

[ozzjim]

The idea of wanting Jack in his current state over Asensio I can't get my head round. Asensio is a very clever player that could be very useful to us. Grealish is washed up and not even close to the player he once was.

[Somniloquism]

I thought Everton was doing Dibling one side and Grealish the other, then noticed reports Dibling wasn't being signed so it looks like the want the original rather then Junior now.

[oldhill_avfc]

The idea of wanting Jack in his current state over Asensio I can't get my head round. Asensio is a very clever player that could be very useful to us. Grealish is washed up and not even close to the player he once was.

I don’t know how you can take such a dogmatic position - unless you’ve got some inside information.

Asensio faded baldly here and nobody else seems willing to buy him, so that raises Coutinho like questions.

Grealish was arguably the best player we’ve seen at Villa for 30+ years who’s been out of favour for a season, but was a key player the year before when they might have won a cup or something….

[john e]

I don’t believe Asensio faded badly
what faded was his goalscoring not his overall performances

[Somniloquism]

I don’t know how you can take such a dogmatic position - unless you’ve got some inside information.

Asensio faded baldly here and nobody else seems willing to buy him, so that raises Coutinho like questions.

Grealish was arguably the best player we’ve seen at Villa for 30+ years who’s been out of favour for a season, but was a key player the year before when they might have won a cup or something….

Out of favour for the last two seasons. The "good" season when they won the treble was 22/23 and even in that season, he wasn't at the levels as he was at Villa. It also coincided with the same season Haaland scored 52 in 53 so I don't think Jack was a key reason they did win either.

So out of four seasons at Citeh, he had one "good" one.