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5 minutes ago, GENTLEMAN said:

Everyone kitted out in black this evening

I’m still waiting for a player to go to Besiktas

3 hours ago, alreadyexists said:

Just a frivolous joke, but found it funny. It does sound like the garbage the media come out with:

 

Mine is Eriksen to Villa for £39m

Mine is Eriksen to Villa for £100m!

20 hours ago, omariqy said:

Got told a few weeks ago that we were also negotiating for a keeper from a European club as another option. Won't share a name as I read other clubs are in for him and we know journalists love to get their stories from VT. Hes a good player tho and I think he is 26 or 27 and I would be confident we wouldn't see many howlers from him if he signed. 

We’ve been linked with Reims 26 year old keeper Edouard Mendy. He had a good season last year in Ligue 1 and is reported to be worth 7 million. That’s good value for money

Edit - double post

2 hours ago, HalfTimePost said:

Still at Arsenal. Rumoured to be off to Lazio for £13m.

One of those that could really pay off but feels as though there will be a player with more minutes and more proven than him for the same price or cheaper on the continent. He should've stayed at Southampton imo

 Lazio are rumoured to be in for Jamal Lascelles aswell for a similar fee. Maybe we could hijack that deal and pair him up with Mings

Now that we have Wesley in, let’s sign Valentin Rongier. He’s the perfect fit for our deep lying playmaker role and he wants to leave Nantes for a new challenge!

1 hour ago, Thats2 said:

We need to nab this Pedro Rebocho fella from Guingamp before Watford or Leicester get their grubby hands on him. You want to talk about fitting seamlessly into our style of play, go have a look at him, he’s a left back and he’s only 24 and he shouldn’t cost too much especially as Guingamp have gone down. I’d rather get him in than anyone who’s been floated.

He looks good! He would fit in perfectly with our team. Hopefully our scouts have looked at him

2 hours ago, Villaphan04 said:

I wonder if we will be linked with some of the same names (specifically midfielders from La Liga) that we were in Jan

I hope so. Nemanja Radoja looks a good player

He is also a free agent now

4 hours ago, VillaChris said:

Does this soft embargo ban us from signing players from europe or something? There are loads of good young DMs playing in Germany, France, Italy and Spain who would cost half as much as those listed and probably be twice as good.

I saw one article saying Issac Hayden would cost 20m. Everytime I see Newcastle he looks as average as Westwood did for us so no thanks.

Chalobhah been injured loads last 2-3 years so career has stalled. Billing I do think does have potential, guess he got lost in Huddersfield malaise just like many of ours did in 15/16 so wouldn't be against him coming in.

No we aren’t banned from signing players from Europe, They were just players that i have seen play, liked and think they would fit well in our midfield. Re Chalobah - he has been injured alot but he has bags of potential. If we could get him injury free i think he would be a good fit. Look how well Mings has gone with a injury free run in the team. I’m sure there are alot of good young DMs around Europe and I’m looking forward to seeing who we sign. I hope sign a LB gem from Europe in the same mould as Guilbert, there’s not many LBs domestically that will be cheap and have the potential to be a PL starter

I think our new defensive mid will be one of these players - 

Nathaniel Chalobah

Kalvin Phillips

Isaac Hayden

Phillip Billing

15 minutes ago, GENTLEMAN said:

We have a relatively strong championship core to build upon: Kalinic, Chester, Hourihane, McGinn, Grealish (?), Green and Kodjia. Anyway, this was always going to be the case with the failed promotion team contracts coming to an end, besides it seems to be Smith's modus operandi when arriving at a new club. The King is dead. Long live the King. 

Yes we do have a good core but we will be busy in the summer to replace/buy the loan players and fill other positions.

We could see new starters at striker, both wings, defensive mid, left back and center back. 

12 minutes ago, Hornso said:

It's going to be a big summer transfer window.

We are going to ‘need a whole new team’ again 

We could possibly have a ‘all left footed’ midfield against Reading with Carroll, McGinn and Hourihane. 

Smith must like lefties because Mings, Hause and Kalinic are lefties too

10 hours ago, Herman22 said:

If he has been brought in to play left side of centre back it's a bit worrying. I think we could see Elphick and Mings play at CB with Chester dropping out. Ming is quick and Elphick is good in the air. 

I still worry about us at left and right back. Taylor and Hutton are just so poor. I'm surprised Bree is leaving. I'd prefer him over Hutton. 

Mings and Elphick could be a good partnership. They must know each orher well from their time at Bournemouth. I wonder if they have played many games together.

When Axel recovers one of him, Chester or Mings could get moved to fullback. It’s not their best position but it’s better than having Taylor or Hutton there

We should look at Ben Pearson from Preston North End. He’s a deep lying midfielder with a good passing game and an aggressive defender. He would be a huge upgrade on our current options 

Hey guys I’m a Villa fan from New Zealand. I’ve been a Villa fan since the Martin O’Neill days. My favourite players have been James Milner and Super Jack Grealish! I’ve been reading this site for a few years now and am excited to start joining in on the discussions. Let’s get back to the Prem! UTV