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

[AlexAlexCropley]

Maybe this is why Unai is so pissed off

[cdbearsfan]

We seem to have gone from organising a civic reception to a closing down sale in the space of a few weeks.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Barronechea does look like the ideal Kamara replacement it must be said. I very much doubt Benfica are going to let us have him back though!

We'd have to throw them a meaty bone though (€18m -€20m) I'm not even sure he'd want to join us. Seems more than happy here and family relatively close by in Valencia. Worth a try though, use the Gallagher money.

[eye digress]

We seem to have gone from organising a civic reception to a closing down sale in the space of a few weeks.

Absolutely. When you take a step back, the sea change has been pretty hilarious.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

🚨 Agent & brother of Emi Martínez was spotted yesterday in Milan — there has already been a first meeting.
@DiMarzio

Is this the same brother who lost credibility, following Emi's collapsed move to manure?

[Clampy]

There's a lot of over the top silliness on here. Let's just calm down and see what happens shall we?

[garyellis]

There's a lot of over the top silliness on here. Let's just calm down and see what happens shall we?

If you want to see over the top read Villa Talk. I have never joined to post on there.
I would spend too much time arguing with a not unsubstantial number of people detached from reality.

[brontebilly]

I just had a google as I'd lost track of him, he played in an EFL game for Man City at Hudds in Sept. His first game for them in 3 years.

Still there with a year left on his contract. A few quotes from coaches at West Ham which were less than complimentary about his attitude. 'Unmotivatable' was one, which I didn't even know was a word.

He was at Ipswich too. Must be one of the biggest career free falls in recent times, from playing in a Euros final but being washed up at PL level very soon afterwards.

[dorsetvillian]

Agreed, let the club do what they need to in what's left of the window. They know what needs to be done. Once the window shuts we need to be united as a football club and fight for that all important CL place.

[VILLA MOLE]

There's a lot of over the top silliness on here. Let's just calm down and see what happens shall we?

If you want to see over the top read Villa Talk. I have never joined to post on there.
I would spend too much time arguing with a not unsubstantial number of people detached from reality.

Gary ?  you cheating on us. 😳

[garyellis]

There's a lot of over the top silliness on here. Let's just calm down and see what happens shall we?

If you want to see over the top read Villa Talk. I have never joined to post on there.
I would spend too much time arguing with a not unsubstantial number of people detached from reality.

Gary ?  you cheating on us. 😳

Purely platonic 😎

[ajmant]

I just think as always that every time we get close to being world leaders, something fucks us up. Either ourselves or.the regulations and at the moment it’s a combination. I’m not sure what our owners can do. The biggest thing annoys  me is that we hsve, without doubt, the best most passionate manager I can recall and I do not want to lose him. Because villa will go only one way afterwards.

[PaulWinch again]

Agreed, let the club do what they need to in what's left of the window. They know what needs to be done. Once the window shuts we need to be united as a football club and fight for that all important CL place.

Agree with the last part. When it comes to transfer strategy, I think it’s at least reasonable to question the approach. Yes we’re under financial restraints, but we’re not exactly driving value out of what we do spend a lot of the time. There is a lot to get right between now and the end of the window, given injuries and who we’ve sold.

[Demitri_C]

I would rather have tammy over mateda. I think he has more all round to his game than mateda. I think he would suit our style of play more too

[eamonn]

How much would we get for Martínez ?