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

Pre-season 2026 by Rudy Can't Fail
[Today at 08:07:36 PM]


Site Slow? by LeeS
[Today at 08:01:53 PM]


Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc. by VILLA MOLE
[Today at 08:01:18 PM]


UEFA Super Cup - Aug 12 - Red Bull Arena Salzburg by trinityoap
[Today at 07:11:06 PM]


Brian Madjo by PeterWithesShin
[Today at 05:33:52 PM]


Leon Bailey by VILLA MOLE
[Today at 04:39:06 PM]


Other Villa stuff by PeterWithesShin
[Today at 03:14:54 PM]


Cubs/Clarets membership by amfy
[Today at 02:43:01 PM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.  (Read 574960 times)

Offline Smirker

  • Member
  • Posts: 8566
  • Location: Birmingham
  • GM : Sep, 2014
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6150 on: August 03, 2026, 04:46:45 PM »
Why is this forum always having trouble loading now?

Anyway, Grealish being spoken about on Twatter. It's a no from me.

Online Sexual Ealing

  • Member
  • Posts: 26638
  • Location: Salop
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6151 on: August 03, 2026, 04:49:21 PM »
I’m not a fan of signing Barcelona wonder kids (though I can only remember us signing Barry (not that one) and Traoré (not that one).

Napoli did ok with theirs.

Online Todd Packer

  • Member
  • Posts: 30
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6152 on: August 03, 2026, 05:06:31 PM »
Bernal has a €500 million release clause. There's no chance he's joining us for £30m, and I doubt he'd even consider the move if Barcelona accepted a £300m bid.

Online VILLA MOLE

  • Member
  • Posts: 9509
  • Age: 51
  • Location: STRATFORD UPON AVON
  • a v f c
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6153 on: August 03, 2026, 05:09:19 PM »
How long does he have left on his Man
Why is this forum always having trouble loading now?

Anyway, Grealish being spoken about on Twatter. It's a no from me.

How long does he have left with the cheats

Online VILLA MOLE

  • Member
  • Posts: 9509
  • Age: 51
  • Location: STRATFORD UPON AVON
  • a v f c
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6154 on: August 03, 2026, 05:11:09 PM »


lets put under maybe then

Offline Holy Trinity

  • Member
  • Posts: 1534
  • GM : 29.07.2025
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6155 on: August 03, 2026, 05:11:40 PM »
Barca have no problem selling their youth cheap with buy back options at all.
30 million is probably on the hopeful side but he isn't going for anywhere near his release clause which is mandatory in Spain.

They whack a ludicrous release clause that they know no one will pay. Wasn't felix about 500 million too? What was he sold for 30?


Online Todd Packer

  • Member
  • Posts: 30
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6156 on: August 03, 2026, 05:20:09 PM »
Yeah, they sell those that they don't consider to be good enough (Guiu, Faye, Road, Velle) but Bernal is a different beast. Untouchable.

Offline Holy Trinity

  • Member
  • Posts: 1534
  • GM : 29.07.2025
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6157 on: August 03, 2026, 06:47:13 PM »
Yeah, they sell those that they don't consider to be good enough (Guiu, Faye, Road, Velle) but Bernal is a different beast. Untouchable.

Pique, Cesc, Torres they were on the verge of selling us Fort last season and he's also one of their elite players. I would be surprised if we got him but they may see 2 years in the prem under an elite manager playing every season in Europe as the perfect platform for him to learn his craft with a sensible buy back of around double what we paid there is very little downside for them.

Offline Bent Neilsens Screamer

  • Member
  • Posts: 8924
  • Location: On a dark desert highway.
  • GM : 14.05.2027
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6158 on: August 03, 2026, 06:56:20 PM »
He might just like to play and there’s little chance of getting in ahead of their current crop of midfielders.

Offline Bent Neilsens Screamer

  • Member
  • Posts: 8924
  • Location: On a dark desert highway.
  • GM : 14.05.2027
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6159 on: August 03, 2026, 06:59:18 PM »
I’m surprised we’ve not been linked with Chukwueze, played under Unai at Villareal and he seemed to play well, on the odd occasion I saw him, on loan at Fulham last season. 

Offline olaftab

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 46914
  • Location: Castle Bromwich
  • GM : 13.12.2026
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6160 on: August 03, 2026, 07:08:46 PM »
He was rather shit for Fulham.

Online PaulWinch again

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 59698
  • Location: winchester
  • GM : 27.05.2027
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6161 on: August 03, 2026, 07:10:31 PM »
This link screams extremely unlikely, not least because the source is The S*n. How would they have got ahead of Journalists closer to the club.

Offline Steve67

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 14741
  • Location: Down south now. Born in Aston.
  • GM : 08.12.2025
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6162 on: August 03, 2026, 07:25:54 PM »
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.  Although on this occasion I doubt they have this right.

Online Ozzjim

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 31536
  • Location: Here.
  • GM : 20.01.2027
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6163 on: August 03, 2026, 08:55:14 PM »
Looks a tidy player but no chance he's coming here lol

Do think we will get a winger, full back and centre mid in yet, but god knows who.

Offline Villan82

  • Member
  • Posts: 4735
Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6164 on: August 03, 2026, 09:15:00 PM »
Seeing Villa fans pine for Grealish is bizarre.

He could offer to play for free and I wouldn't take him back.

You couldn't wait to leave, we have moved on.

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal