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

[Steve67]

Yeah but it is mad that you can have a position where you have Kamara, Onana, Barkley, Tielemans and Bogarde and still say you need depth because so many of the fuckers get injured so often.

That's true, but the way we set out sometimes, like today, when we play with a 'box' in midfield, we need additional choices.

[Dave]

Yeah but it is mad that you can have a position where you have Kamara, Onana, Barkley, Tielemans and Bogarde and still say you need depth because so many of the fuckers get injured so often.

McGinn too. And as per other posts on this thread, I reckon if we do sign him then it's as the player to be phased in as his eventual replacement.

[Percy McCarthy]

Gallagher in Jan, Mingueza and Wilson on frees in the summer. That would do me.*

*Involves a bit of a Watkins/Madjo gamble.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Yeah but it is mad that you can have a position where you have Kamara, Onana, Barkley, Tielemans and Bogarde and still say you need depth because so many of the fuckers get injured so often.

McGinn too. And as per other posts on this thread, I reckon if we do sign him then it's as the player to be phased in as his eventual replacement.

Yeah, I can definitely see that.

[VinnieChase84]

The couple of young lads in to be amongst it and learn, Gallagher and Tammy for now. Would be class

I’m also not completely writing off Guessand yet. He will be back this week and in squad for our next game.

I mentioned a while ago that we may get another Brazilian. That was firmly Kaio Jorge. He’s just signed a new deal to stay put
The fee they wanted put every club in Europe off. Had they done a deal sub €20m then I believe he would’ve been a villa player by now. Ultimately clubs put off bigger fee due to his previous Europe experience

[ozzjim]

Gallagher is the most Emery type footballer I think you could find. Works hard, bit of a leader, good but not stellar career to date so can be improved, got a good shot, will tactically keep his discipline. I reckon he could play in any of our box midfield roles perfectly happily, and thrive. Midfield is more important than up top too, Guessand is clearly a centre forward and just not playing there yet, Malen is a good option and Watkins is getting a bit sharper. Gallagher and a wide option I think we're all set now.

[VinnieChase84]

We are 100% still in market for a defender also

My own opinion. Surprised Mingueza hasn’t happened yet. Unais wanted him for ages.

[LeeB]

We are 100% still in market for a defender also

My own opinion. Surprised Mingueza hasn’t happened yet. Unais wanted him for ages.

His contract up in the summer but they're going quite well, so they may want to hang on to him and qualify for Europe.

[Tuscans]

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🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Villa are interested in bringing Tammy Abraham back to Premier League this month.

Even after Brian Madjo deal, Villa want one more striker if there’s a good opportunity available.

Initial talks took place to ask about Tammy, as The Telegraph reported.

[jwarry]

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🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Villa are interested in bringing Tammy Abraham back to Premier League this month.

Even after Brian Madjo deal, Villa want one more striker if there’s a good opportunity available.

Initial talks took place to ask about Tammy, as The Telegraph reported.

To be fair Tammmy's (just noticed his actual first name is Kevin) record of 1 in 2 wherever he has been is impressive but I do wonder about his all round game, which of course could change dramatically under the boss

[jwarry]

We are 100% still in market for a defender also

My own opinion. Surprised Mingueza hasn’t happened yet. Unais wanted him for ages.

So Vinnie, Tammy, Conor and Mingueza are realistic options we are pursuing? I would be happy with that!

[VinnieChase84]

We are 100% still in market for a defender also

My own opinion. Surprised Mingueza hasn’t happened yet. Unais wanted him for ages.

So Vinnie, Tammy, Conor and Mingueza are realistic options we are pursuing? I would be happy with that!

I don’t know. Just my own thoughts.
Unai tried to get Gallagher from Chelsea before he moved to Madrid so can see that being true.
Defo wants Mingueza but last I heard it was more for the summer on a free
Heard nothing about Tammy

[jwarry]

Thanks Vinnie.  Just spotted this in the Telegraph article.

“Landing him again would be a complicated deal as Abraham is midway through a loan that will be made permanent for £11.2m if certain conditions are met. ”

£11m seems a good deal to me

[KevinGage]

We are 100% still in market for a defender also

My own opinion. Surprised Mingueza hasn’t happened yet. Unais wanted him for ages.

In and around the Spanish national squad and contract up in the summer. Will be a good option for some of the bigger Spanish sides if he wants to remain there.

Pau Torres' lack of game time for the national side since he joined us might put him off n'all.

[SaddVillan]

The impedimrnt to any moves - either on loan, loan to buy or permanent signings is: can we can make the numbers stack up under the alphabet soup of financial regulations that are screwing us over.

Assuming we'd budgetted to soend the rumoured £35m on Elliott and can do a deal with Liverpool (I reckon we'll have to pay compo), then we could/should have c. £25-30m of that sum spare, plus whatever his wages are.

Turning to thecquestion of signing Conor Gallagher:

Barkley won't be contributing much next season (if he's still here) and if we can bring Gallagher in now, we might be able to offload him for a modest fee to a club that will hive him a two or two and a half year contract - attractive to him if it gives him more money overall; then getting his wages off the books will also help with SCR.

That would give us  midfield roster of

Kamara
Bogarde
Gallagher
McGinn
Tielemans
Onana
Hemmings

And give us plenty of options  as well as softening the blow should we get an offer for one of our current midfielders that is so "generous" we couldn't turn it down.

After all, the last Conor to play for Villa did ok for us!!