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

[Dante Lavelli]

Not many chuck players into the middle of midfield though.

[Ian.]

True, shame though the way it’s gone.

[PaulWinch again]

You have to be exceptionally good and the middle of the park is easily the hardest place to do it.

[Garyth]

You have to be exceptionally good and the middle of the park is easily the hardest place to do it.

Central midfield and defence are the positions where decision making is the most important - and most costly for errors - thus, more values lies in experience.  Obviously, this creates a vicious cycle, but I don't think it's an accident how slowly Bogarde has been eased into frontline duty.

[Stu]

Send Guardiola to Sheff Weds with no budget and see how good he is.

Exactly. His measure of true coaching and managerial capability will never surpass people like Cloughie and Sir Ron and dare I say Unai.

Clough always spent shitloads of money tbf.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Porto had already won the European Cup. They were already giants.

They won in 86-87 with on English teams and the easiest run to the final ever recorded. even in the final Bayern were missing three key players. The tripe eaters got lucky.

[Dante Lavelli]

Amongst the chaos, we should try and sign Amad off Man U. Decent right winger and also plays wing back.

I reckon Emery would make him decent.

[PaulWinch again]

Amongst the chaos, we should try and sign Amad off Man U. Decent right winger and also plays wing back.

I reckon Emery would make him decent.

He’s already decent, he’s a very good player.

[eamonn]

Porto had already won the European Cup. They were already giants.

Like saying the same about us when Dr Jo took over 

[Sexual Ealing]

Porto had already won the European Cup. They were already giants.

Like saying the same about us when Dr Jo took over 

And what would have been wrong?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Back to Tammy, the president of Besiktas has said "“There are no other players offered. If that comes, we will sit down and think about it. There is no player in the offer we received. There are players that the technical staff want from Aston Villa. We conveyed it to them.” My guess is Watkins, Buendia and Morgan Rogers. We'd still have to convince Guessand to go there should we throw his name forward or he may have refused which would explain the quote above.

Despite warming to the option of Tammy joining us, he's far technically skilled than I thought (though that may has been before his injury), he does play for the team, happy whoever scores and his experience in Italy was not wasted, it does seem a tough deal for us to make or at least an expensive one. Having to pay both clubs seems ridiculous. Besiktas have us over a barrel as we're paying them not to activate the right to buy clause and they want paying handsomely.

[Mister E]

Back to Tammy, the president of Besiktas has said "“There are no other players offered. If that comes, we will sit down and think about it. There is no player in the offer we received. There are players that the technical staff want from Aston Villa. We conveyed it to them.” My guess is Watkins, Buendia and Morgan Rogers. We'd still have to convince Guessand to go there should we throw his name forward or he may have refused which would explain the quote above.

Despite warming to the option of Tammy joining us, he's far technically skilled than I thought (though that may has been before his injury), he does play for the team, happy whoever scores and his experience in Italy was not wasted, it does seem a tough deal for us to make or at least an expensive one. Having to pay both clubs seems ridiculous. Besiktas have us over a barrel as we're paying them not to activate the right to buy clause and they want paying handsomely.

Bailey, Sancho and Elliott would benefit from time at Besiktas (although the latter 2 would be difficult deals to construct ). Any other player from the main first-team squad would have to be a no-no.
I hope we have a decent alternative to Tammy lined up ...

[geolex]

Back to Tammy, the president of Besiktas has said "“There are no other players offered. If that comes, we will sit down and think about it. There is no player in the offer we received. There are players that the technical staff want from Aston Villa. We conveyed it to them.” My guess is Watkins, Buendia and Morgan Rogers. We'd still have to convince Guessand to go there should we throw his name forward or he may have refused which would explain the quote above.

Despite warming to the option of Tammy joining us, he's far technically skilled than I thought (though that may has been before his injury), he does play for the team, happy whoever scores and his experience in Italy was not wasted, it does seem a tough deal for us to make or at least an expensive one. Having to pay both clubs seems ridiculous. Besiktas have us over a barrel as we're paying them not to activate the right to buy clause and they want paying handsomely.

Just out of interest , and i admit i don't know how the loan agreement works but couldn't Abraham just turn down the move to Besiktas ?

[kippaxvilla2]

So is Tammy coming or not?

[Dave]

Back to Tammy, the president of Besiktas has said "“There are no other players offered. If that comes, we will sit down and think about it. There is no player in the offer we received. There are players that the technical staff want from Aston Villa. We conveyed it to them.” My guess is Watkins, Buendia and Morgan Rogers. We'd still have to convince Guessand to go there should we throw his name forward or he may have refused which would explain the quote above.

Despite warming to the option of Tammy joining us, he's far technically skilled than I thought (though that may has been before his injury), he does play for the team, happy whoever scores and his experience in Italy was not wasted, it does seem a tough deal for us to make or at least an expensive one. Having to pay both clubs seems ridiculous. Besiktas have us over a barrel as we're paying them not to activate the right to buy clause and they want paying handsomely.

Just out of interest , and i admit i don't know how the loan agreement works but couldn't Abraham just turn down the move to Besiktas ?

He's already met the requirements for him to sign permanently