Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[cdbearsfan]

Would be a big upgrade on Barkley but would he be happy with a bit part role?

[LeeB]

Would be a big upgrade on Barkley but would he be happy with a bit part role?

More of a forward player innee? Replacing Elliot/Sancho with someone actually of use.

[cdbearsfan]

Would rather replace them with a proper pacy winger or twelve than another central player.

[Percy McCarthy]

Would be a big upgrade on Barkley but would he be happy with a bit part role?

More of a forward player innee? Replacing Elliot/Sancho with someone actually of use.

Indeed. And much as I love him, Unai nearly always seems to take SJM off after an hour these days.

[LeeB]

We can do that as well, as he's on a free. Plus I'm thinking of him more playing where McGinn does on the right, which I think is what the idea was with Elliot and not really a winger role.

I just think he has the skillset and versatility that would have us very interested, in an area we're a bit light.

[eye digress]

I'd love to see a Buendia upgrade come in.

Morgan Gibbs-White has been mentioned by a few people since last weekend.

Imagine you could offload Buendia now that his stock has risen a bit, to a team with a need and a realistic chance of staying up (and making good on the investment) – e.g., Leeds. For what, £20m?

And that you could send back your £35m purchase of Elliot.

That gets you to £55m – enough for MGW?

[AlexAlexCropley]

My sil once taught him(mgw).Said he was a cock.

[Beard82]

MGW would be end of season surely - didnt Spurs trigger his release. 

[Chris_Jephcott]

From Fabrizio…

🚨 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎! Aston Villa agree on surprise deal to sign 2009 born gem Brian Madjo 💙💜

Seen as one of the best young strikers in Europe, Villa reach agreement for €12m to get him from FC Metz ✨

Five year contract agreed, medical booked and a new talent in Unai Emery’s hands signed for the future 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎! ⭐️

[PeterWithe]

Our first Luxembourg International player?

Wiki says:

Madjo plays as a forward. Luxembourgish news website Virgule wrote in 2023 that he is a "1.86m tall guy, built like a rock, athletic and technically interesting".[6] Right-footed, he has received comparisons to Belgium international Romelu Lukaku.[7]

I like the 'technically interesting' description, I'm hoping that isn't in the same way that Ian Ormandroyd was similarly described.

[VILLA MOLE]

From Fabrizio…

🚨 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎! Aston Villa agree on surprise deal to sign 2009 born gem Brian Madjo 💙💜

Seen as one of the best young strikers in Europe, Villa reach agreement for €12m to get him from FC Metz ✨

Five year contract agreed, medical booked and a new talent in Unai Emery’s hands signed for the future 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎! ⭐️

He is Brilliant  ! ( off to GOOGLE )

[aev]

Pretty difficult to get excited over someone that is years away from ever playing for the first team.

[Sexual Ealing]

He's already played for the Metz first team in L1.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Succession planning. What is this voodoo?

[aev]

He's already played for the Metz first team in L1.

True, 157 minutes this season, but nothing recently.

Maybe he has been grounded.