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

[adrenachrome]

Boz Scaggs wrote it, Rita Coolidge covered it and hit the charts.

[Dogtanian]

Reports linking us with a bid for Pedro Vite, the 24yo Ecuador midfielder currently playing in Mexico;

https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-will-submit-formal-offer-for-signing-good-chance-versatile-player-will-move-this-summer/

Apparently they want about £9m for him and a promise that nobody will sing the Vitalite song during negotiations.

[Clampy]

Reports linking us with a bid for Pedro Vite, the 24yo Ecuador midfielder currently playing in Mexico;

https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-will-submit-formal-offer-for-signing-good-chance-versatile-player-will-move-this-summer/

Apparently they want about £9m for him and a promise that nobody will sing the Vitalite song during negotiations.

Well, thanks a bloody lot. I've only just got rid of that Um Bongo song and now I'll have Vitalite in my head. You're an utter teacup!

[Dogtanian]

Reports linking us with a bid for Pedro Vite, the 24yo Ecuador midfielder currently playing in Mexico;

https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-will-submit-formal-offer-for-signing-good-chance-versatile-player-will-move-this-summer/

Apparently they want about £9m for him and a promise that nobody will sing the Vitalite song during negotiations.

Well, thanks a bloody lot. I've only just got rid of that Um Bongo song and now I'll have Vitalite in my head. You're an utter teacup!

I do try. 

I did try and get hold of Um Bongo for tonight. Apparently you can get it in Tesco and Iceland, but none in our Tesco here. I despatched an agent to the Iceland bulk shop thing in Tamworth and none to be found there, either.

A sad day. 

[Dogtanian]

Apparently they don't want to sell Royal now because they don't have cover for their main guy if they do;

https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villas-emerson-royal-pursuit-stalls-flamengo-throw-spanner-in-works/

According to this, the issue isn't financial... but something tells me another million or so would change that.

I hope the club are looking elsewhere, they've already upped the price twice and have now backed out.

[Dante Lavelli]

Apparently they don't want to sell Royal now because they don't have cover for their main guy if they do;

https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villas-emerson-royal-pursuit-stalls-flamengo-throw-spanner-in-works/

According to this, the issue isn't financial... but something tells me another million or so would change that.

I hope the club are looking elsewhere, they've already upped the price twice and have now backed out.

Agree.  The logic that he'd be a cheap understudy diminishes as the cost increases. I'm surprised we haven't gone harder for the Celta guy Mingueza.

[Mister E]

I'll say it first: how about a Bid for Wissa; terminate his nightmare at the Jawdies?

[Toronto Villa]

Absolutely not. They paid £55M for a 28 year old. 29 now. It would be like us spending that on Bowen. Good player but not at that price or salary.