Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Dave]

I'm not sure there's much in Alysson's history (either in Brazil or with us so far) that suggests he's about to come in and be a regular starter.

[nigel]

Hasn’t Senesi said he’s going to Spurs if they stay up?

Edit.
Sorry, already mentioned

[SteveN]

From the few times I’ve seen him Femi Azeez  of Milwall looks pretty decent, 24, two footed a wide midfielder and I doubt he would cost a lot. I’d prefer him to Wilson.

[brontebilly]

I'm not sure there's much in Alysson's history (either in Brazil or with us so far) that suggests he's about to come in and be a regular starter.

He did look tidy enough in his fleeting appearances. Suspect there's more to his unavailability than just a series of little injuries. Pre season is huge for him.

[eamonn]

Preferred the Halloumi chap for Hull. What a goal last night.

[OCD]

From the few times I’ve seen him Femi Azeez  of Milwall looks pretty decent, 24, two footed a wide midfielder and I doubt he would cost a lot. I’d prefer him to Wilson.

£30m according to this - https://www.astonvillanews.co.uk/2026/05/12/aston-villa-should-be-among-30m-bidders-for-femi-azeez-after-millwall-latest-transfer-expert/.

[PeterWithe]

I'm not sure there's much in Alysson's history (either in Brazil or with us so far) that suggests he's about to come in and be a regular starter.

You may be right, but in the fleeting glimpses we've seen, there is something there that explains why we've taken the punt.

[BoVillan esq]

Lindelof has proved a real astute signing so should be kept in my opinion.

Possibly, in my opinion he getting on, 32 in July, you could see an entirely different player next season, plus Unai considers him as a squad player, 17 games on the bench so far this season.

My main point is we need changes we need to freshen up the squad, this group of players have run their course, i would say the same for Mings, we need new blood and we need to shrink the wages bill to get young players in and be able to afford them, that means we have to move some players on, its natural we look at the older players first, don't get me wrong if he was vital to the first choice team sheet fine, but clearly he isn't. he may have worked out well for us this season, but??? ,

[Dante Lavelli]

Against Burnley only Rogers was under twenty eight years old, that's alarming.

As I’ve said before, I’m less worried by this because our transfer strategy isn’t signing old players, we just happen to be getting a bigger return on our old investments.  Furthermore, in the olden days, 28-32 was considered the peak years so we arguably have a 3 year transition window before it gets too critical.

[Brazilian Villain]

Summerville, Bowen, Diouf and Fernandes are the names that people suggest will probably be picked up.

Liverpool, Newcastle, and Everton are after Bowen, according to the Mail.

West Ham have put a price tag of £84m on Fernandes, according to Football Insider (I know).

[paul_e]

Lindelof has proved a real astute signing so should be kept in my opinion.

Possibly, in my opinion he getting on, 32 in July, you could see an entirely different player next season, plus Unai considers him as a squad player, 17 games on the bench so far this season.

My main point is we need changes we need to freshen up the squad, this group of players have run their course, i would say the same for Mings, we need new blood and we need to shrink the wages bill to get young players in and be able to afford them, that means we have to move some players on, its natural we look at the older players first, don't get me wrong if he was vital to the first choice team sheet fine, but clearly he isn't. he may have worked out well for us this season, but??? ,

So long as he's still capable of doing the same job he's done this season I'd keep him because he's the right profile to have in addition to someone much younger. I don't know what we have Cisse earmarked for but (based on youtube and reputation) I'd be happy with him slowly replacing Lindelof over the next 12 months and being a full part of the squad starting next summer. That's the sort of planning I'd like to see with all the older players, for example Hemming slowly taking over from Barkley. Madjo and/or Meade can hopefully step up in couple of years and do the same.

We probably can't really afford to do that with Mings as he's looking like he's not got it in him for the level we are any more so we will need a new CB anyway but I'd rather not have to go after 2 this summer.

[Dante Lavelli]

From the few times I’ve seen him Femi Azeez  of Milwall looks pretty decent, 24, two footed a wide midfielder and I doubt he would cost a lot. I’d prefer him to Wilson.

To satisfy my own curiosity I’ve looked at the Championship Teams of the Year to see how the players develop.  I’ve concluded we could do worse than just hoovering selected targets each summer.

2020/21 - Olise / Buendia / Toney
2021/22 - Solanke / Antonee Robinson / Spence
2022/23 - Gyokeres / Maatsen / Ndiaye / Alex Scott
2023/24 - Summerville / Wilson / Whitakker
2024/25 - Trafford / Bellingham / Esteve / `Egan Riley
2025/26 - Azeez / Hackney

Give them the right amount of sunlight and water regularly… a solid conveyor belt of future talent.

[Dante Lavelli]

My main point is we need changes we need to freshen up the squad, this group of players have run their course.

We’d need to be careful and avoid change for changes sake.  Take Liverpool, win the league, cherry pick the best from the rest, and become a worse team.  …Or Chelsea generally.  Pretty sure I’ve seen data boffins also making the link that too many transfers/big transfer are detrimental (I’ll have a quick google but doubt I’ll find anything).