Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours/Champions League Thread 2024/25

he was doomed from day1 at Atletico tbh as he is not at all a Simeone player and the two did not see eye to eye. That said he didn’t exactly wow everyone with his stats at Barca where you would normally expect their attacking players to put up good numbers so it is a risk taking him on for big money but if Emery wants to take the risk he’s earned the right.

Kalvin phillips loan bid rumours. Given how it went for him at West Ham it does not fill me with confidence but if it is just to cover Kamara until he is back at full speed while we also have Onana and Barrenechea for that role then ok.

Being linked to Sergi Roberto on a free transfer too (RB that can also play in midfield) after he has now left Barca.

Tammy Abrahams being linked again as a possible Duran replacement at around 25m

Felix still the most heavily linked attacker though.

There is the story I was waiting for - proposalsubmitted to Maximilian Beier and the club is ready to activate his release clause.

The reports are saying that Chelsea are in the same situation but this is on the same day where there has been a lot of talk of them taking Oshimen on loan for the year with a buy option as part of them giving Napoli Lukaku.

Being reported this would not affect our pursuit of Felix also.

In an unusual move Romano has come out to go against this report and say that Villa are not in negotiations for him. It had been reported by Florian Plettenberg who I thought was one of the better ones particularilly for German footballers although technically he did say that neither Villa nor Chelsea were in negotiations with Hoffenheim and that they were gauging the players interest first with the implication being they would be triggering a release clause (25m iirc) anyway so there would not really be negotiations with the club.

Ben Chrisene sold to Norwich for 1.5m

Anyone seen Kortney Hause?

He has been linked to Fulham or a return to Sevilla but nothing with huge substance. Either another CB (not many have been strongly linked recently even links to the more left sided Hermoso have gone quiet) or a RB meaning Konsa would be 100% a center back would definitely need to be signed if Carlos was to leave though.

Bryan Cristante and Joe Gomez the latest links. Cristante as a Carlos replacement who can also be another backup DM (especially until Kamara is back, no need for the Phillips loan) could make sense especially if he could be gotten cheaply as he is apparently being let go by Roma but I tend to be sceptical of almost any italian links these days and with regards Gomez, very good player and versatile but I don't think Villa would pay the fee Liverpool would probably ask for even though he probably won't be in their first 11. Like Cristante though I could see the logic in him replacing Carlos otherwise as he like Konsa would be able to cover both RCB and RB.

Villa get out of the "group" in the CL but then get eliminated, go further in one of the cups but don't get to the business end of things and then come 5th in the league which this year does nab a CL spot is my prediction.

Very hard to tell this year and I really don't think we are done in the transfer window yet. Expecting at least 1 attacking player but depending on outgoings their could still be more.

Speaking of outgoings Dobbin to West Brom and Feeney to Shrewsbury both on loan / have been done. Still gotta wonder if the likes of Carlos, Dendoncker and a LB will find bidders and will someone new show interest in Duran, or will he perhaps change his mind on Saudi.

I've seen it said that Digne quickly replied to the post about him having agreed to sign for the Turkish side via X. He wrote “Sorry but no true”