Summer Transfer Window (2024/25)

[CarryOnVilla]

3 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

That would be smart. 

also, add a £50m promotion clause… so they still feel they have chance of keeping him. 

[CarryOnVilla]

7 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Archer & Buendia + £20m would be a good move for all parties.

We’d be ripping them off

[useless]

With a player Gray's age there can be such a thing as them being over used, something that has been suggested was the case at times for him last season, as such a move to us or Spurs, might not be such a bad idea from his point of view, as would perhaps give him the balance of not playing too much but also not playing hardly at all, if we were to sign him could come in as McGinn rotation option with scope to get minutes in other areas too

[TRO]

On 27/06/2024 at 11:28, Jas10 said:

Too bad @TRO

maybe it was only journo spec, anyway.

[Tomaszk]

22 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

That would be smart. 

Paying £30-40m for a player we can't use for a year would be the opposite of smart.

It would be dunderhead behaviour.

[CarryOnVilla]

I think I’ve come up with a new money making idea for the club. 

Buy the Archie Gray’s from Championship clubs at reasonable prices, loan them back with promotion clauses of £15/20m more than the purchase price. 

So it’s a gamble on themselves, what keeps the peace with the fans. Yet Villa will always win, we either get a top prospect with more experience or an extra £20m for doing nothing. 
 

The reverse Archer 

Edited Sunday at 10:21 by CarryOnVilla

[The_Steve]

Money + Archer for Archie 

[Dillon66]

31 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Archer & Buendia + £20m would be a good move for all parties.

Only if it was Haaland or Bellingham coming the other way.....

[Demitri_C]

1 minute ago, The_Steve said:

Money + Archer for Archie 

Thats a good deal for them. Isnt he left back though? Dont we have enough of them?

 

[CarryOnVilla]

1 minute ago, Demitri_C said:

Thats a good deal for them. Isnt he left back though? Dont we have enough of them?

 

Right back and if Cash is part of the deal, we going to need a right back 

[Jas10]

40 minutes ago, gwi1890 said:

The post above was fantastic then you follow up in typical Delphinio fashion 

Think we should send him here…

[VillaChris]

1 hour ago, useless said:

There had been rumour that the Gray family were going to cut ties with them over the sale and that Farke was also threatending to quit, Leeds fans in meltdown because they think they're too huge of a club to be selling one of the best players and biggest prospects in year to Brenftord. We're still hovering according to reports, but so too are Chelsea and Spurs. Still feels unlikely move for us, as such a lot of money for what would be a squad player initially, when we need to spend on first team, and so many other clubs are going to be interested, if we could somehow make it happen would be a top siging though

Chelsea lol...I could see Gray at Spurs, fits their model and he also finished the season at Leeds playing at RB so could be an interesting signing if we're moving on Cash in the next 12 months.

I can't say he wowed me when I saw him for Leeds but clearly given he's showing good form in two different positions at such a young age that's where the hype is coming from and never did Milner any harm when he was playing similar for Leeds 20 years ago.

[Jas10]

38 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said:

We’d be ripping them off

[TRO]

On 28/06/2024 at 10:20, Jas10 said:

I have the ideal player for @TRO

 

Peter Crouch also had good feet for a big man....it can happen, but not very often.

On a serious note.....I am genuinely attracted to Centre Forwards between 6'1- 6'4 after that, they can get a bit gangly.....if they have a knack for headers like Jota, I can live with his stature, but they are harder to find.

However, headed goals are still a significant part of the game.....and to miss out on such actions, is disappointing imo.....Goals change games as we all know, and set pieces are a huge element of the modern game... to not be well equipped to meet crosses, is a negative imv

when we are struggling to break teams down, or are just off it a bit.....A random header, can change the mood, and raise/inject the belief.

They say, that c17% of all goals scored are headers, thats a significant number to make any manager interested.....even these Euro's have registered quite a few.

I am all for having at least one, taller forward to join our squad ( for balance) but he would have to have the necessary skill set on the floor too.

I may stand corrected, but we haven't been particularly good in the air, in any dep't of our team, since Mings has been out.

Go find one Monchi.

 

 

Edited Sunday at 10:43 by TRO

[The_Steve]

18 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

Thats a good deal for them. Isnt he left back though? Dont we have enough of them?

 

He can play right back but is mostly a midfield engine who can be box to box. 

[MSvillain]

Gray off to spurs then according to Ornstein

[The_Steve]

2 minutes ago, MSvillain said:

Gray off to spurs then according to Ornstein

Terrible move if he ends up at Spurs. They sign so many promising young players and they vanish.

[StewieGriffin]

5 minutes ago, TRO said:

On a serious note.....I am genuinely attracted to Centre Forwards between 6'1- 6'4

That's a tricky Tinder search for you I'd imagine?

[Jas10]

 

[Jas10]

 

Edited Sunday at 10:52 by Jas10