collapse collapse

* - On Sale NOW -

Claret Blue and Green

The story of Aston Villa’s Irish connection

£9.99 plus postage

For ROW Postage please email iotp@heroespublishing.net

Postal Location

Recent Topics

Aston Villa Kit 26/27 by pauliewalnuts
[July 26, 2026, 11:50:33 PM]


Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc. by Percy McCarthy
[July 26, 2026, 11:50:31 PM]


Other Villa stuff by Sdwbvf
[July 26, 2026, 11:18:59 PM]


GAA football by Rudy Can't Fail
[July 26, 2026, 10:39:20 PM]


The week in claret and blue by ldavfc4eva
[July 26, 2026, 10:38:18 PM]


Austin MacPhee by Ozzjim
[July 26, 2026, 10:35:34 PM]


I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread) by Brazilian Villain
[July 26, 2026, 09:03:53 PM]


Pau Torres by olaftab
[July 26, 2026, 08:41:32 PM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.  (Read 518797 times)

Offline john2710

  • Member
  • Posts: 3327
  • Location: Hall Green
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1140 on: May 18, 2026, 09:51:32 AM »
Bardell wants Curtis Jones, the silly fugger.

Any chance Liverpool would let us have him on a loan to buy?

Personally, I think he's a better player than people give him credit for.

Offline Holte L2

  • Member
  • Posts: 2472
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1141 on: May 18, 2026, 09:54:24 AM »
Bardell wants Curtis Jones, the silly fugger.

Any chance Liverpool would let us have him on a loan to buy?

Personally, I think he's a better player than people give him credit for.

Probably not after the Elliot saga!

Offline LeeB

  • Member
  • Posts: 37640
  • Location: Standing in the Klix-O-Gum queue.
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1142 on: May 18, 2026, 10:01:43 AM »
Bardell wants Curtis Jones, the silly fugger.

Any chance Liverpool would let us have him on a loan to buy?

Personally, I think he's a better player than people give him credit for.

Yeah I agree, he looks much more suited for us than Elliot ever did.

Offline VILLA MOLE

  • Member
  • Posts: 9491
  • Age: 51
  • Location: STRATFORD UPON AVON
  • a v f c
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1143 on: May 18, 2026, 10:05:25 AM »
I dont think Elliott was mobile enough for our system ,  but then I look at Bailey !?

Offline rob_bridge

  • Member
  • Posts: 10760
  • Age: 54
  • Location: Shirleyshire
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1144 on: May 18, 2026, 10:30:10 AM »
Bardell wants Curtis Jones, the silly fugger.

Any chance Liverpool would let us have him on a loan to buy?

Personally, I think he's a better player than people give him credit for.

I agree - I like Jones

Offline Somniloquism

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 39270
  • Location: Back in Brum
  • GM : 06.12.2026
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1145 on: May 18, 2026, 01:23:46 PM »
Quote
Barcelona, who are reluctant to pay the 30m euros to turn Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford's loan move into a permanent deal, are aware Aston Villa are keen on the 28-year-old England international. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Offline rob_bridge

  • Member
  • Posts: 10760
  • Age: 54
  • Location: Shirleyshire
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1146 on: May 18, 2026, 02:12:24 PM »
Quote
Barcelona, who are reluctant to pay the 30m euros to turn Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford's loan move into a permanent deal, are aware Aston Villa are keen on the 28-year-old England international. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Defo got his mojo back last 18months. Should have left ManU 3 or 4 years ago.

I'd have him back wages  dependent. An upgrade on Sancho, Bailey, Guessand

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 80964
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2027
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1147 on: May 18, 2026, 02:17:49 PM »
Chelsea are not technically out of CL contention yet...

They are out of contention of spending the sort of money that would be needed to buy Rogers though.

They won the World Club Cash Grab last year and would, presumably, be able to spread the cost out over five years. £20 million a year wouldn't be beyond their means.

Online Drummond

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 35672
  • Location: Everywhere, and nowhere.
  • GM : 17.10.2026
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1148 on: May 18, 2026, 02:29:02 PM »
It might with the reduced income that no Europe presents. I reckon they must have already spent that pot from last year.

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 80964
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2027
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1149 on: May 18, 2026, 02:36:54 PM »
Our Kid reckons they are more fucked if they qualify for Conference League than if they qualify for nothing but I can't remember why.

Offline London Villan

  • Member
  • Posts: 11531
  • Location: Brum
  • GM : 01.10.2025
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1150 on: May 18, 2026, 02:40:18 PM »
I would assume the wages we've paid for Sancho, Bailey and Guessand this season would cover Rashford's. Add a young understudy or two then we are set for the next 2-3 years.

Offline Mister E

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 19621
  • Location: Mostly the Republic of Yorkshire (N)
  • GM : 17.02.2027
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1151 on: May 18, 2026, 02:47:47 PM »
Our Kid reckons they are more fucked if they qualify for Conference League than if they qualify for nothing but I can't remember why.
More games (pressure on resources) but without the financial benefit or the kudos of being in the ECL, I'm guessing.

Offline exigo

  • Member
  • Posts: 2909
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1152 on: May 18, 2026, 02:48:23 PM »
Our Kid reckons they are more fucked if they qualify for Conference League than if they qualify for nothing but I can't remember why.

Probably as UEFA SCR is more restrictive than the Premier League version in terms of percentages allowed. And Chelsea are already on their final warning with UEFA having broken it before.

Offline Dave

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 51256
  • Location: Bath
  • GM : 17.09.2026
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1153 on: May 18, 2026, 02:53:14 PM »
Chelsea are not technically out of CL contention yet...

They are out of contention of spending the sort of money that would be needed to buy Rogers though.

They won the World Club Cash Grab last year and would, presumably, be able to spread the cost out over five years. £20 million a year wouldn't be beyond their means.

They're fine for this year, because of that money and this years Champions League run. But just like the summer after we brought in loads of Champions League money and sold players for huge amounts, we still weren't able to go and spend loads of money - because we had to think about the accounts for the year after, when those irregular piles of cash wouldn't be there.

That's Chelsea's immediate future - desperately trying to fill existing holes in their books, which they had completely banked on using Champions League money to do.

Not dropping £100m on Rogers.

Offline SamTheMouse

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 12758
  • Location: The Land of the Fragrant Founders of Human Rights, Fine Wines & Bikinis
  • GM : 29.09.2026
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1154 on: May 18, 2026, 03:13:20 PM »
What if they can shift a few of their current players for hefty fees?

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal