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

[Rigadon]

Selling any one of our better players to a direct rival for CL qualification is risky.  Selling a homegrown kid who looks like he's about to have a proper breakout season would be galling in the extreme.  Imagine he went there and blossomed into the player we all think he could.  Fuck that.

[paul_e]

It's also important to remember that Ramsey is the only player we have filling a 'club-trained' spot in the UEFA squad so selling him means we have a 21 man a list squad instead of 22.

That comes with a positive in terms of balancing out the costs to meet the restrictions we're under but it also means he can't be replaced, I don't know which we'll decide is more important but my gut feeling is that we will be very reluctant to let him go and would be holding out for a big fee.

[aj2k77]

I'd sell for £45m.

[Rigadon]

I'd sell for £45m.

The inevitable question is then, who would you buy as replacement?

[Dante Lavelli]

I'd sell for £45m.

The inevitable question is then, who would you buy as replacement?

Garnacho offers the things the squad lacks, namely pace (and ugly).  He appears to be flirting with Chelsea though.  Consequently i wonder whether a punt on Neto is viable.  Probably a better player and hasn't been injured in a while.

Almost certain they'll target a player based in Europe that I've never heard of, and therefore avoid the PL tax.

[Ozzjim]

£45M feels about right. Not a clue who you replace him with, but I am sure we will.

[Ian.]

I'd sell for £45m.

Selling this lad shouldn’t be a debate. Before PSR or FFP or whatever it’s called, we wouldn’t contemplate selling our own unless they were not good enough. It’s crazy.

[Ian.]

I'd sell for £45m.

The inevitable question is then, who would you buy as replacement?

Garnacho offers the things the squad lacks, namely pace (and ugly).  He appears to be flirting with Chelsea though.  Consequently i wonder whether a punt on Neto is viable.  Probably a better player and hasn't been injured in a while.

Almost certain they'll target a player based in Europe that I've never heard of, and therefore avoid the PL tax.

I really like Neto and think he’d flourish here but at Chelsea I reckon he’ll go backwards.

[Clampy]

It won't work if he ran backwards.

[Ian.]

It won't work if he ran backwards.

I’m sure Lambert would make him go sideways

[Rigadon]

It won't work if he ran backwards.

I’m sure Lambert would make him go sideways

Only if he was yong and hungry. 

[Flamingo Lane]

Whilst it might be said that we could benefit from being able to field a snidey little shit in the team, I'd rather it not be Neto.

[PaulWinch again]

£45M feels about right. Not a clue who you replace him with, but I am sure we will.

Well depends if club are already planning for this and Evann was part of it.

[jwarry]

John Percy

AVFC are exploring a deal to re-sign Marco Asensio. PSG forward has one year remaining on his contract and either a permanent or loan deal is an option for Villa before the deadline

[Smirker]

Ramsey out, Asensio in 

I'd take that.