MSvillain Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 minute ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: It’s 1 January. No signings. Abandon thread. Nassef and Wes have lost interest again haven't they 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) Sell Dendoncker get better DCM. Buy decent RB so Ezri can play CB again. Everything else can wait till summer. Edited January 1 by KAZZAM 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 5 hours ago, tomav84 said: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/01/01/january-transfer-window-arsenal-man-utd-chelsea-liverpool/ Was it two days ago or three days ago that Emery shot down the new striker talk? Print whatever they want these mugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 1 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Was it two days ago or three days ago that Emery shot down the new striker talk? Print whatever they want these mugs percy isn't normally one to tell tales. if he says there's been a rift with emery and duran, you can generally say there's probably some truth in it and the striker mentioned is 17. emery shot down talk of there being someone we could sign that's better than watkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Awol Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Was it two days ago or three days ago that Emery shot down the new striker talk? Print whatever they want these mugs There’s probably some truth in the joke that Purslow was his source. He still has to produce copy (even more so now Villa are flying) so has to punt like every other journalist. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 27 minutes ago, tomav84 said: percy isn't normally one to tell tales. if he says there's been a rift with emery and duran, you can generally say there's probably some truth in it and the striker mentioned is 17. emery shot down talk of there being someone we could sign that's better than watkins That would be interesting then as we already have Wilson who is brilliant at that level, that said if a top 17 year old is available you have to take them while you can 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 1 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1 Surprised we're after a young keeper, that's the last thing we need. We're absolutely stacked with young keepers: the two Ponglish lads Marschall and Zych, plus the even younger Proctor who's been making the bench lately. What we need is reliable 30 year old keeper, but in Unai we trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 6 minutes ago, villa4europe said: That would be interesting then as we already have Wilson who is brilliant at that level, that said if a top 17 year old is available you have to take them while you can 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 1 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1 6 hours ago, RichW said: I saw the post about Forest above and thought I must have interpreted it wrong if they have 4. Wonder why the Premier League call them “temporary transfers” and not loans then? To satisfy the big 6 who want to hoover up all the talent but "temporarily transfer" many of them to smaller Premier League teams for experience and value building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 1 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 1 5 hours ago, GeordieVillan said: Big window for us for 2 reasons. 1) a couple of shrewd additions might just help to secure Top 4/5 at least. 2) where we are in the table, we are probably quite attractive to a higher level of player, certainly more attractive than we were 6 or 12 months ago. I think we should “twist” and go for 2-3 players, if we can get them, at least as good as what we have in the first team. not necessarily for money, but hopefully in the mould of Moreno. So not just back ups, players that can genuinely compete. Worst case, even if we do collapse second half of the season, we will be in a good place to have another go next year. Villa should be bolstering the squad with quality this month to make sure they don’t collapse in the second half of the season. The first team are already showing signs of burn out while the second string squad players aren’t good enough. I would sincerely hope that the current position in the Premiership is taken advantage of with at least 3 quality players signed. If this doesn’t happen then failure to strengthen could cost Villa a Cl placement. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Think it’s more likely to see two incomings around the 15-20m range. Would be surprised to see any more or at any higher of a transfer fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: percy isn't normally one to tell tales. if he says there's been a rift with emery and duran, you can generally say there's probably some truth in it and the striker mentioned is 17. emery shot down talk of there being someone we could sign that's better than watkins "There is growing interest in Jhon Duran, the forward, amid alleged friction behind the scenes with Emery" The above could also be read as; Other teams have heard the rumours of friction (which has been plentiful) and therefore have enquired about his availability, rather than Percy validating the claims of a rift maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 12 minutes ago, MSvillain said: "There is growing interest in Jhon Duran, the forward, amid alleged friction behind the scenes with Emery" The above could also be read as; Other teams have heard the rumours of friction (which has been plentiful) and therefore have enquired about his availability, rather than Percy validating the claims of a rift maybe. i dont see where Percy even said this. That twitter account regularly @'s other accounts with his posts, but if you follow it, the person doesnt say it, its like he is trying to advise the person he @'s that someone else is saying it, i dunno. Anyway, if anyone can link where Percy actually said that let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 3 minutes ago, MaVilla said: i dont see where Percy even said this. That twitter account regularly @'s other accounts with his posts, but if you follow it, the person doesnt say it, its like he is trying to advise the person he @'s that someone else is saying it, i dunno. Anyway, if anyone can link where Percy actually said that let me know. https://archive.is/RPlwN There you go mate, from the below telegraph article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/01/01/january-transfer-window-arsenal-man-utd-chelsea-liverpool/ Edited January 1 by MSvillain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Duran would cause friction in an empty room tbf. Emery will handle him and get the best out of him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Is John Percy a shadow of his former self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders129 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I’d like to see us recruit a midfielder who can act as a back up/alternative option in the double pivot. I think we need someone with experience, maybe even 30+ but with Champions league quality…a bit like a Thiago/Jorginho. Happy to play 20-30 games a season all comps. Think it’s essential if we make CL next year. Beyond that, an attacking/high quality option at right back with Matty Cash to become a valuable squad player. Finally, a versatile attacking option who can play up front if needed Guessing none of this might be achievable in January 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Adman said: Duran would cause friction in an empty room tbf. Emery will handle him and get the best out of him 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, tomav84 said: and the striker mentioned is 17. emery shot down talk of there being someone we could sign that's better than watkins Do we have a name for the striker, hope it’s that kid at Dortmund, Paris Brumner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, rodders129 said: I’d like to see us recruit a midfielder who can act as a back up/alternative option in the double pivot. I think we need someone with experience, maybe even 30+ but with Champions league quality…a bit like a Thiago/Jorginho. Happy to play 20-30 games a season all comps. Think it’s essential if we make CL next year. Beyond that, an attacking/high quality option at right back with Matty Cash to become a valuable squad player. Finally, a versatile attacking option who can play up front if needed Guessing none of this might be achievable in January Are all the midfielders who want to Saudi actually playing? Would pass on Henderson given what a complete hypocrite he's been to the LGBTQ+ community but likes of Kante or even Neves would be amazing pick ups for us on loan. No idea how feasible that is with FFP but you read stuff about Firmino already wanting to come back to europe so I'm assuming reality is hitting a few of the players now on what they left behind in europe. Think we'll be o.k in midfield in any case with Kamara and hopefully Tielemans available for next prem game. It's RB 100% and possibly final third where we simply can't afford to take risks so I'm expecting two signings in those areas. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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