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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1320 on: January 12, 2026, 02:30:25 PM »
🚨🟣🔵 Aston Villa are on the verge of club to club agreement for Conor Gallagher.

Negotiations are at final stages with Atlético Madrid, loan with buy option clause to eventually becoming mandatory.

Talks to continue on player side now.
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Lets hope it's not appearance related.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1321 on: January 12, 2026, 02:35:10 PM »
Kind of surprising I must say. What we're lacking in forward areas is sometimes a bit of sparkle to break through defences, rather than what Gallagher tends to provide. I guess he can shoot from range, though, so that fits with our totally unsustainable overall strategy that'll never last and certainly not more than a game or two a few games several games half a season and counting.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1322 on: January 12, 2026, 02:38:02 PM »
🚨🟣🔵 Aston Villa are on the verge of club to club agreement for Conor Gallagher.

Negotiations are at final stages with Atlético Madrid, loan with buy option clause to eventually becoming mandatory.

Talks to continue on player side now.
@MatteMoretto

Lets hope it's not appearance related.

He will only get Elliott’s remaining 5 games and then vanish.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1323 on: January 12, 2026, 02:55:36 PM »
🚨🟣🔵 Aston Villa are on the verge of club to club agreement for Conor Gallagher.

Negotiations are at final stages with Atlético Madrid, loan with buy option clause to eventually becoming mandatory.

Talks to continue on player side now.
@MatteMoretto

Lets hope it's not appearance related.

He will only get Elliott’s remaining 5 games and then vanish.
Excited about this Gallagher situation. I hope it happens.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1324 on: January 12, 2026, 02:56:05 PM »
442 via Fichajes in Spain say we’ve bid EUR60m for Ferran Torres.  Allegedly has some legs due to Barca’s cash strapped position.

Does it tell us how we creat headroom in the finances for this? Otherwise its blx

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1325 on: January 12, 2026, 02:58:25 PM »
442 via Fichajes in Spain say we’ve bid EUR60m for Ferran Torres.  Allegedly has some legs due to Barca’s cash strapped position.
It would be a transfer window without this ‘story’.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1326 on: January 12, 2026, 03:00:54 PM »
442 via Fichajes in Spain say we’ve bid EUR60m for Ferran Torres.  Allegedly has some legs due to Barca’s cash strapped position.

Does it tell us how we creat headroom in the finances for this? Otherwise its blx

What is the "headroom in the finances" at the moment, as you understand it?

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1327 on: January 12, 2026, 03:05:42 PM »
^^ The Deloitte money league will be published soon.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1328 on: January 12, 2026, 03:06:58 PM »
Gallagher supposedly also interesting Spurz.

Not sure why anyone would choose them over us at the moment.

Footballing wise. Nothing. But being based back in London close to where he grew up and spent most of his life might be the draw for signing for them.

They’re in the Champions League.

Would he not be cup tied after playing for Atletico? Not like Spurz are going to get European football next season!

Cup-tied in European competitions doesn't exist anymore.


Which also means Malen could return to haunt us in a Roma shirt.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1329 on: January 12, 2026, 03:09:43 PM »
Which also means Malen could will inevitably return to haunt us in a Roma shirt.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1330 on: January 12, 2026, 03:25:08 PM »
Gallagher is somewhat ball tingling but where is our striker? We need a striker.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1331 on: January 12, 2026, 03:33:46 PM »
🚨 Agreement in principle between Aston Villa & Roma for Donyell Malen — loan deal with option to buy for €25/30m, awaiting player’s approval.
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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1332 on: January 12, 2026, 03:36:59 PM »
I can't believe we would be so stupid as to send out on loan nevermind sell Malen.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1333 on: January 12, 2026, 03:37:23 PM »
If he is going which would be a shame, it means we need to free up room to make other deals. May also mean we can’t yet shift Elliott back to Liverpool without some financial penalty to break the existing deal. Of course it also means others will be joining. Never a dull moment.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1334 on: January 12, 2026, 03:41:14 PM »
I can't believe we would be so stupid as to send out on loan nevermind sell Malen.

Me either mate.

 


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