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

[Dogtanian]

The big question will be what does Rogers himself want?

Maybe the Man U and Liverpool players at the World Cup will turn his head with all the medals they've won this season?

Or the Chelsea players will paint a rosy picture of not being bothered by pesky european teams next season? Spurs players could ignite the passion in his soul with tales of derring-do and relegation escapes!

Man City and Arsenal players can talk hard, cold cash and medals of course.

And what young player wouldn't want a choice between playing for a plastic-headed Mysteron or an EFL Championship-winning manager / failed Chelsea boss?

[RamboandBruno]

Given that Emery clearly (by the amount he plays) believes he’s our most important player, along with Bouba, I doubt he’ll have any interest in selling him. ‘If’ we have to sell a key player again, after the periphery goes-Malen, Guessand, Elliot, Sancho, possibly Tammy etc, then big Emi would probably be sold first.
So I think it will be down to the player as much as anything. If him and his advisors agitate for a move, it is what it is. Why we’d consider selling to one of our direct rivals for the league next year in Arsenal and Man Utd, I wouldn’t be able to fathom. Why he’d want to go to Chelsea, equally unfathomable.
If it turns out Rogers does want to go, sell him to someone abroad.
Otherwise keep, he’s integral.

[Dave]

The big question will be what does Rogers himself want?

Maybe the Man U and Liverpool players at the World Cup will turn his head with all the medals they've won this season?

Or the Chelsea players will paint a rosy picture of not being bothered by pesky european teams next season? Spurs players could ignite the passion in his soul with tales of derring-do and relegation escapes!

Man City and Arsenal players can talk hard, cold cash and medals of course.

And what young player wouldn't want a choice between playing for a plastic-headed Mysteron or an EFL Championship-winning manager / failed Chelsea boss?

Given Bayern are looking at supposedly spending £80m on Anthony Gordon, I can't see why they're not looking at adding another £20m and testing us for Rogers.

[SamTheMouse]

Sell Rogers? No. Just no.

[Dogtanian]

I say sell him unless we are willing to pull out all the stops and sign a player called Jolly.

[brontebilly]

Could we get Wharton out of Palace as eventual Tielemans replacement and Guessand going other way? Higher club profile likely to get Wharton further up the England reckoning.

[Monty]

I like Wharton, but they'd want a large fee on top of Guessand.

And it's one of those things where it's worth remembering that other countries produce a lot more good players than the UK on its own, and that, given the premium, it might be worth not trying to beat the Revenue Six at their own game (buying up the best of the league at prices only they can afford) and trying to outwit them with better-value signings from The Abroad, à la Brighton.

[Dave]

Could we get Wharton out of Palace as eventual Tielemans replacement and Guessand going other way? Higher club profile likely to get Wharton further up the England reckoning.

Don't really see it. If we end up breaking our transfer record this summer (which is what it would take), it'll be for somebody to immediately come in and be a first-choice pick.

And while he's very good, he probably doesn't have a place in our first-choice midfield at the moment.

[ASHTONVILLA]

In terms of important players.

I'd say our most important are Kamara and Torres (we can't play the same way with either out), followed by McGinn, Martinez and Watkins and Rogers.

The most easy to replace is Martinez (not to the same standard but to a good standard), the most difficult is Watkins (proven strikers with his output are out of our budget). Rogers is a good player, but is dire as often as brilliant. We could replace him.

[eamonn]

Haven't read Balague's book but is there something in it about Unai persuading Rogers to stay another year (last summer)?  Since then, he's been booed by Villa fans, had 3 months of world-class form and has changed representation. I assume he wants to leave.

[Somniloquism]

Not sure if that was in the book, but it was in the Tanswell article the other day.

[Beard82]

Yeah I have def heard it.  I am not sure if he wants to leave etc but that it probably has to be the case.  He raises 60 - 80m profit - don’t see any of our other assets doing that. 

Except maybe konsa and youri - but a smaller market for them

[Dave]

Yeah I have def heard it.  I am not sure if he wants to leave etc but that it probably has to be the case.  He raises 60 - 80m profit - don’t see any of our other assets doing that. 

Except maybe konsa and youri - but a smaller market for them

I'm not sure the market would be smaller for them - loads of teams would be interested in spending £50m (?) on a really good international centre-back / creative midfielder.

I think the market for a £100m attacking midfielder is no more than three or four sides. And I think those that could spend it would probably be looking at taking advantage of Palmer's situation at Chelsea before they came to us for Rogers.

[LeeB]

Yeah I have def heard it.  I am not sure if he wants to leave etc but that it probably has to be the case.  He raises 60 - 80m profit - don’t see any of our other assets doing that. 

Except maybe konsa and youri - but a smaller market for them

I'm not sure the market would be smaller for them - loads of teams would be interested in spending £50m (?) on a really good international centre-back / creative midfielder.

I think the market for a £100m attacking midfielder is no more than three or four sides. And I think those that could spend it would probably be looking at taking advantage of Palmer's situation at Chelsea before they came to us for Rogers.

Which would no doubt, however ridiculous it seems in footballing terms, just replace the successful suitor in that case with Chelsea themselves.

[AV82EC]

This is what puzzles me, Palmer iswill want to play European football and for all the attraction of playing and being coached by Alonso I’m convinced someone could get him out of Chelsea.

On Rogers, I could be convinced that it’s worth selling him if the offer is right but that figure is well north of £100m imv to make it financially stack up for us. I’m not convinced he wants to leave despite the rumblings, he’s already playing for one of the world’s top coaches, we’re in the top 4 already and we’re playing CL football next year. I get that he could get considerably improved wages ie £350k a week if he went to Manchester or London but if he’s patient there’s no reason to think that another year of progress at Villa wouldn’t see us starting to pay those type of wages anyway.

Also will people stop worrying about Villa players being tapped up for England. We’ve got three players there who’ll be tapping up others to come to the mighty Villa.