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

[Ian.]

I think we need a centre-half, a creative forward, and a pacy forward.

I agree, this is what we need. I have a feeling it will be centre half and forward though. Not a creative one. Actually after typing this, maybe we are after a creative no 10? He’s played Tielemans out of position two games running, maybe he’s just a stop gap?

[PaulWinch again]

That would presumably be Asensio, but that’s gone silent.

[jwarry]

Weren’t we  meant to be considering Geertruida last season?

[Toronto Villa]

I’m going to hang on to this snippet from a recent 1874 podcast interview with Jacob Tanswell who appears reasonably clued in.

Let’s hope he’s right when we look back at things next week.

https://x.com/utvharry/status/1959929994441875846?s=46

[Dave]

Weren’t we  meant to be considering Geertruida last season?

Yes, he supposedly chose Leipzig over us.

[Ian.]

That would presumably be Asensio, but that’s gone silent.

As I’m not on Twitter anymore so I don’t seen any rumours unless posted here so I’m completely out of loop, then saying that I’d say about 95% is bollocks anyway.

I do wonder though if this is why he’s played two games running and persevering as it’s the system he’s trialling not the personnel.

[Martyn Smith]

Anyone else a fan of Alex Iwobi? Not that he'd be available at any price we would be allowed to pay, I don't think...

[Ads]

Tanswell teasing us.

[eamonn]

Dunno. Looked awful at Everton but Marco Silva is a good coach and seems to have got a more consistent tune out of him at Fulham.

[VillaTim]

Anyone else a fan of Alex Iwobi? Not that he'd be available at any price we would be allowed to pay, I don't think...

He's garbage .

[PaulWinch again]

He’s not garbage, he’s improved a lot. But he’s not what we need, because he’s better more centrally.

[eamonn]

Tanswell teasing us.

He's currently in Leeds at some event that he and Bardell couldn't divulge. I think I've watched more Villa podcasts in the last week than ever before. There's so much/too much of the stuff!

[Martyn Smith]

He’s not garbage, he’s improved a lot. But he’s not what we need, because he’s better more centrally.

He often looks pretty strong on the left, I think

[VillaTim]

Seriously, this the same Iwobi that didn't cut it at Everton .

[PaulWinch again]

But has done really well at Fulham, who are a better side. Let’s be clear, I don’t think we need him but he’s kicked on as a player. Players do that Tim, they’re not defined by who they are at a particular point. Some improve, some regress, some plateau. He’s in the former category.