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

[brontebilly]

Would anyone keep Ramsey, sign Asensio but let McGinn go to Everton…..just a thought.

Why would anyone want to let McGinn leave? He’d fetch minimal money but someone else to add what he adds would cost way more and be another pointless waste of time trying to find.

It crops up every summer "I don't think McGinn makes our best X1"....every season he proves them wrong. McGinn is a Villa legend, end of.

[john e]

Would anyone keep Ramsey, sign Asensio but let McGinn go to Everton…..just a thought.

Why would anyone want to let McGinn leave? He’d fetch minimal money but someone else to add what he adds would cost way more and be another pointless waste of time trying to find.

It crops up every summer "I don't think McGinn makes our best X1"....every season he proves them wrong. McGinn is a Villa legend, end of.

Agreed

[OCD]

Then after posting, I see this - https://the4thofficial.net/2025/08/aston-villa-ready-to-hijack-marseilles-move-for-the-ecuadorian-defender-will-it-be-a-good-move/

[PaulWinch again]

McGinn is important to the whole soul of the club.

[Gareth]

Would anyone keep Ramsey, sign Asensio but let McGinn go to Everton…..just a thought.

Why would anyone want to let McGinn leave? He’d fetch minimal money but someone else to add what he adds would cost way more and be another pointless waste of time trying to find.

It crops up every summer "I don't think McGinn makes our best X1"....every season he proves them wrong. McGinn is a Villa legend, end of.

Exactly, doesn’t matter if he makes the first xi, he comfortably makes the 20 man match day squad all day every day

[paul_e]

Then after posting, I see this - https://the4thofficial.net/2025/08/aston-villa-ready-to-hijack-marseilles-move-for-the-ecuadorian-defender-will-it-be-a-good-move/

I mentioned Guessand a few days before we were linked with him when there was a lot of talk of him going to Palace so hopefully this turns out the same way. If he does come in though I suspect the people who moan about Torres will turn on him very quickly because he's very much a build from the back defender rather than a 'stopper'.

[Dante Lavelli]

At 21 isn’t there’s a chance he could still bulk up and become the Vidic (rather than another Ferdinand in the partnership)? if that makes sense?

[jwarry]

JJ Villa boy through and through. No way he wants to leave Villa.  Jack had options to sign for teams who were going to win the league - and as it append 

[PeterWithesShin]

SJM is a player that's worth a lot more to us on and off the pitch than his transfer value currently is.

[Sexual Ealing]

Then after posting, I see this - https://the4thofficial.net/2025/08/aston-villa-ready-to-hijack-marseilles-move-for-the-ecuadorian-defender-will-it-be-a-good-move/

I see that my AI boyfriend has escaped and is being very boring (not you OCD!)

[VinnieChase84]

I can see us getting Asensio again.

Two mths ago I would have said no but now Im thinking yes please, anyone  , ideal for the Europa.

Only way MA happens is very late in the window and if PSG help out on wages. We paid his whole wage from Jan - this is something given the european SCR that we cannot look to do again

MA wants to rejoin if he can, Villa had a very honest chat with him to basically say we cant do anything now given our battles with SCR etc so if a right move comes up for you dont be holding off waiting for us

Back in talks. PSG open to paying a chunk of his salary to cover the year. Slightly complicated by fact hes a free agent after this season. So discussions also around PSG paying him off his year so he take a reduced wage with us on a 2 year deal

[Smirker]

Donnarumma is available now. Just announced he's leaving PSG. So that should all but confirm Martínez isn't leaving. The big man is staying.

[john e]

Donnarumma is available now. Just announced he's leaving PSG. So that should all but confirm Martínez isn't leaving. The big man is staying.

Won’t that mean PSG need a goalie or have they already got one to replace him

[PeterWithesShin]

They signed that Maurice fella we were being linked with.

[pauliewalnuts]

I can see us getting Asensio again.

Two mths ago I would have said no but now Im thinking yes please, anyone  , ideal for the Europa.

Only way MA happens is very late in the window and if PSG help out on wages. We paid his whole wage from Jan - this is something given the european SCR that we cannot look to do again

MA wants to rejoin if he can, Villa had a very honest chat with him to basically say we cant do anything now given our battles with SCR etc so if a right move comes up for you dont be holding off waiting for us

Back in talks. PSG open to paying a chunk of his salary to cover the year. Slightly complicated by fact hes a free agent after this season. So discussions also around PSG paying him off his year so he take a reduced wage with us on a 2 year deal

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