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

[chrisw1]

You're right, we do have a strong team. But it does need reinforcing and minor refreshing. If we could do that AND buy players for the future, I think we would.

But we only have enough for one or the other.

But it doesn't need to be one or the other - if Bowen would cost £50m and £8m a season in wages, use that same money on a 24 year old version.

How many affordable 24 y/o would be pretty much bankers to hit the ground running and chuck in 15-20 goals/assists per season?  That's what Bowen offers and why the club will be looking closely at him.

[Drummond]

Bowens stats have dropped over the past couple of years. I don't think he's worth more than £25m and he'll go for more than that.

[Dave]

You're right, we do have a strong team. But it does need reinforcing and minor refreshing. If we could do that AND buy players for the future, I think we would.

But we only have enough for one or the other.

But it doesn't need to be one or the other - if Bowen would cost £50m and £8m a season in wages, use that same money on a 24 year old version.

How many affordable 24 y/o would be pretty much bankers to hit the ground running and chuck in 15-20 goals/assists per season?  That's what Bowen offers and why the club will be looking closely at him.

And if that's the route they take, fine. Feels very Merson if we do. Sure we'd get a couple of solid seasons and good memories out him, but fun though Merson was at the time we'd still have been better putting that £7m we spent into I dunno, Ljungberg* and Solano in their early 20s instead.

I'd just prefer to sign the guy who might get 7-10 goals next season and is getting 25 goals two seasons after that. Rather than be moaning about the big contract that we gave to the slowing-down 32 year old.

(*I know, we tried)

[kippaxvilla2]

I know we don't normally comment on such things but something like 'Villa have confirmed Rogers will not be sold this summer' might help.  I mean we do hold all the cards after all.

Wouldn't we look a bit daft if we did then sell him?

No because such a statement would not be issued if we were in fact open to selling him.

[Garyth]

How many affordable 24 y/o would be pretty much bankers to hit the ground running and chuck in 15-20 goals/assists per season?  That's what Bowen offers and why the club will be looking closely at him.

Fees and Goal involvements for players in 2025/26 who transferred :

Semenyo 21  (fee: ~£62.5 million)  (9 at City after moving)
João Pedro 20 (~£55M)
Cherki 16 (~£34M - Lyon were in financial trouble)
Gyökeres 15 (~£66M)
Ekitike 15 (~£80M)
Mbuemo 14 (~£70M )
Kroupi 13 (~£12M)

Players who didn't make this list: Isak, Woltemade, Eze, Cunha, Kudus

Both Watkins (19) and Rogers (16)  in the top 10 of the overall list puts our season in context. (Bowen was 5th)

The Kroupi fee stands out as a smart bit of business.

[Sexual Ealing]

Yes, we aren't the Stoke City of the Tony Pulis era.

[Dave]

I know we don't normally comment on such things but something like 'Villa have confirmed Rogers will not be sold this summer' might help.  I mean we do hold all the cards after all.

Wouldn't we look a bit daft if we did then sell him?

No because such a statement would not be issued if we were in fact open to selling him.

But we very clearly are open to selling him. As long we receive an enormous amount of money.

[aev]

I know we don't normally comment on such things but something like 'Villa have confirmed Rogers will not be sold this summer' might help.  I mean we do hold all the cards after all.

Wouldn't we look a bit daft if we did then sell him?

No because such a statement would not be issued if we were in fact open to selling him.

But we very clearly are open to selling him. As long we receive an enormous amount of money.

And we could spend some of that on Emerson Royal.

[ChicagoLion]

Yes every player has a value that we would accept.
Where this may not apply is an offer that is too close to the end of the window.

[brontebilly]

If Rogers wants to trade playing football with Emery for rugby with Arteta then he must have a screw loose (or be offered an enormous pile of money).

Most players heads would be turned with PL
winners trying to sign them. Arsenal only signed Eze last summer and struggled to fit him in so would be a bit surprised if they went all in on Rogers. Odegaard, Martinelli, Trossard, Jesus on way out perhaps, last three on final years of their respective deals, so that may open up budget and/or playing time.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Gyökeres 15 (~£66M)

€63.5m (£54,730,000) as reported by Sporting to the Portuguese Stock Exchange.

As you were..

[Dogtanian]

ESPN Brazil are apparently reporting we have submitted a bid for Emerson Royal;

https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-make-move-for-former-tottenham-flop-e9m-offer-submitted/

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Bowens stats have dropped over the past couple of years. I don't think he's worth more than £25m and he'll go for more than that.

I like him but age isn't on his side, we'd get a season or two out of him and then struggle to get £15m back on a resale.

Bargain of the summer is Gonçalo Ramos from PSG who is available for €40m (£34,490,000) and much more likely to not only deliver but bring in a future profit further down the road. If he does manage to replace Ronaldo at the World Cup, his price may dramatically increase should he demonstrate what he's good at.

I'd still shift Tammy if money is tight, he'd be a massive upgrade for what, an extra £10m. More importantly and something the player should take extremely seriously, he'd fit in perfectly at Villa Park. The accountants may wish to capitalise on shifting Watkins this summer especially if he has a decent World Cup but I think Unai will close that door.

[paul_e]

This is a tough call because the 24yo who is worth a gamble this time last year was Guessand.

However I don't think we should just give up on signing younger players and go silly either.

Bowen is a good player and would be a good fit for us, but if the £50m fee is accurate we'd be throwing most of that away because in 2-3 years time we'd be looking at him being a £10m player even if he does well. I don't think our finances are in a place where we can justify that.

[olaftab]

SSN: Aston Villa have said, with interest from several clubs, that they have no intention of selling Morgan Rogers.