Aston Villa Rumours Archive July 17 2015

17 Jul 2015 22:25:51
Definitely a done deal now

Picture of Delph leaving the facility published on twitter by a City fan
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17 Jul 2015 21:03:05
I know we don't really need any more negative news but I wouldn't get my hopes up regarding Amavi. Everything I've seen has indicated he isn't keen on the idea of joining Villa and the only thing that could tempt him is if there are no other options and high wages. In which case he doesn't deserve us. It could still happen because Nice want the money but his hearts not in it

17 Jul 2015 21:47:41
Once sherwood is back from Portugal they will start rebuilding, they did say there wouldn't be many signings while he was away

17 Jul 2015 22:07:50
We need to step it up now and get some business done feel like we are looking at the right players just need to get them signed
We have got rid of these money hungry c. ts
Hope we get deals done 🙏

17 Jul 2015 23:20:07
Being reported he is to sign this weekend and report to training along with gueye next week, still need attacking options tho, praet Townsend and Hernandez would all fit the bill

18 Jul 2015 13:38:33
All being reported now deal close

17 Jul 2015 20:16:07
Complete Villa spine removed, we need some quality additions and Lerner needs to splash some serious cash, I heard we are not interested in Austin and are going for Embolee, Praet, and the Senegalese lad was to play The bull s:::ters role in midfield. Less than 3 weeks to go and we need some serious deals done. Scoring goals is a massive issue for us so we need to act quick.

Fear for us guys, we will need time for the newbies to bed in when or if they arrive. Hernandez I would take in a heart beat.

20 Jul 2015 09:01:25
Villian, Hernandez doesn't want to play for Aston Villa. I think that Tim received enough money from the sale of Delph, and Benteke will be sold to Liverpool for £32,5 million when he passes his medical today. He is trying to sell Guzan for £3 million as well. That is £43,5 million combined. Plus if Steer, N'Zogbia, Hutton, Westwood, Cissokho and Bennett are sold, there would be more money for transfers. But like you said we need to act quickly.

I would sign Embolo for £7,7 million, Destro for £11 million, Ljajić for £8,7 million and Akinfeev for £9 million.

These are the players I want to see in Villa shirts this coming season.

17 Jul 2015 18:51:46
Looks like we need a new captain I choose N'zogbia because the big teams always take our captain so hopefully they will take him lol

17 Jul 2015 19:32:07
Lol, seriously though, who do we make captain now? I'd go Richards

17 Jul 2015 20:17:46
Well we all expected Delph, Benteke and Vlaar to be gone by the time the new season begins so as long as we continue to buy new players and replace those that leave with quality players then it's all good. Better off without a player who harbours false loyalty and there is plenty of talent to replace him so let's see what the next couple of weeks brings. :-)

17 Jul 2015 20:29:10
I agree think Richards would be a solid choice, always prefer captains at the back

17 Jul 2015 20:06:44
I agree he's a winner and a villa boy,

17 Jul 2015 20:39:34
Cole should be our new captain, Guzan can be vice-captain and the 3rd captain should be Clark.

17 Jul 2015 23:06:34
Cole as captain what planet are u on . Guzan as vice captain these are the players we need out of the club.

18 Jul 2015 07:37:18
Im guessing our captain will be gabby, longest serving player in the villa squad, he's villa through and through. Its either him or ciaran clark i would think.

20 Jul 2015 09:19:40
Then I would go for Clark as Villa's new captain. For me, he is the right choice.

And I would keep Cole and Senderos as substitutes. After all, they were signed for free and they have good amount of experience.

But do we all agree that the rest, who are Steer, N'Zogbia, Bennett, Cissokho and Hutton we should get rid of?

17 Jul 2015 18:48:58
TV said Delph will fly out to join his city team in Australia. Thought the reason he didn't go with Villa was because he Mrs is due, but he can go the other side of the world.

17 Jul 2015 19:24:10
You took the words out of my mouth Ruggerz.
Players today are full of BS.

17 Jul 2015 18:03:46
The likelihood is that they're both off then so we've roughly got £40m to spend, assuming there's no takeover, & money we've spent so far won't be taken from that £40m, who do we want? Austin for CB? Dembele for FD? Prem experienced players that would cost around £22m leaves us £18m, Amavi £9m, leaves us £9m without any more sales, not that gutted because squad would be better than last year & we've got a better manger too

UTV

17 Jul 2015 18:49:35
We've been piss poor for the last 4 years maybe starting from scratch is exactly what we need. Just a worry we've got 3 weeks to do it. At least thrres no key players left to leave lol

17 Jul 2015 19:44:38
In Tim we trust

VTID

17 Jul 2015 17:17:02
Its true!! Delph at man city having a medical, just been on sky sports, very very disappointing. no loyalty!!!! Realy hope adebayor doesn't end up at villa park

{Ed002's Note - So will you bleat about any players joining AVFC this summer? No loyalty to their former clubs?}

17 Jul 2015 17:59:53
No just adebayor,think we can better players in,would like hernandez or embolo.thats my opinion

17 Jul 2015 17:52:13
No i will not bleat about players joining aston villa if they improve the team let's see who we sigh ,I think Delph is over rated,and what he said about loyalty makes you cringe

17 Jul 2015 17:40:14
Ed that's not fair, the guy just committed his future to Aston Villa a week ago publicly. I'm going to bleat till the cows come home. That really is not on. He should rather have just kept quiet until he had made his choice, instead of messing with all us emotional fans. If he hadn't have done that, I would have wished him well.

{Ed002's Note - Soccerball fans like you will always find a reason to whine. It is exactly the same as a player moving to Aston Villa - no different. Nothing he or the manager says (e.g. "not for sale") matters at all.}

17 Jul 2015 20:40:48
Come on Ed, you know it's not about him signing that is making us "bleat" as you rather unfairly put it. Had if happened last week I would agree entirely with your point but you must see this is a little differently and cut us all a little slack, surely ?

{Ed002's Note - It really is no different - if you hang off every word of players, coaches etc., there would never be any transfers at all.}

17 Jul 2015 21:32:10
I know where you are coming from Ed and as a cynical bugger myself I would generally agree. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that even the brutal, disingenuous, self serving, greedy world of football, there is generally a longer shelf-life to the kind of statement Delph made this week
If this is now to be the norm I think I am going to lose interest in the game all together.
I don't think I'd be alone

18 Jul 2015 04:31:27
Bang on Mendax - many of us assumed he would leave this window and if he had gone when City first came in for him then we wouldn't be overly concerned. The fact that he reeled off a bunch of rubbish saying he was loyal to the club only to leave a few days later - that's what annoys us. I don't blame Delph for going, I would do the same thing if it was for that level of pay increase. But the needless speeches are just not on. You don't see us whining about Benteke going. Why? He never said repeatedly and publically that he wanted to stay.

18 Jul 2015 09:44:52
Pretty much the way I see it Andy
What miffs me most, is that as a perfectly intelligent bloke, I swallowed all his loyalty and love for the club and fans pony and trap completely !
I was going around telling people what a "proper, down to earth lad Delph came across as"
Maybe I'm more annoyed at being made to look an idiot. I dunno

18 Jul 2015 13:40:32
I very rarely whine bud, football is my life and I can't bear to see it become anymore of a circus. I see many other rival fans actually and a few players at other clubs being critical of Delph's behavior so I can see some objectivity. You have to draw an ethical line somewhere and I am glad everyone is vocal that this line has been crossed. Anyway got to sleep on it and I am over it, Villa means more to me.

18 Jul 2015 15:47:46
I copped for a few disagrees on my comments when Delph decided to 'stay' by suggesting that he wasn't in fact loyal - because he had made his interest in leaving known and he had obviously spoken to City and not reached an agreement. So maybe I'm even more of a cynic than you Mendax!

We shouldn't forget though that Delph did do something for us so he is not all bad. By signing a new deal with us last season it gave the fans and players a boost and probably helped us stay up. In addition to that we got 8 million for him when we would have got nothing. The way I see it playing out is that City didn't offer him the wages he thought he would get the fist time round so he played off last seasons loyalty speech to net himself a more lucrative contract.

I would rather it hadn't of panned out that way but we stayed up and have 8 million, and Delph has his move and a lucrative contract - win win.

18 Jul 2015 16:09:14
Well put VillasSa
The line has well and truly been crossed
Anyway, onward and upwards

17 jul 2015 14:26:01
delph is having a medical at city!!!

17 Jul 2015 14:45:23
It must be so boring supporting other clubs!!! Feel like sitting in a wifi free darkened room for next few weeks!!! I just hope this is way off target and confused with a take over story?? TS said was all paper talk but did Delph say anything to deny like he previously announced his loyalty!?? Given up on CB but pray FB stays!

17 Jul 2015 14:50:15
So tekkers and now Delph r going. So what is TS going to do with that 40 mil

17 Jul 2015 15:27:09
Let em both go if they want to chase the money and have a career sat on the bench cus Delph will definitely do that if he goes to city and so will benteke when the scouse style don't suit him and sturridge is fit. We want lads that want to fight for the villa game in game out and a will to win so move em on and bring in the next stars of the villa. Onwards and upwards. No player is bigger than the badge.

17 Jul 2015 15:31:14
Villa will honestly be a laughing stock if this whole delph saga is true. Its a joke man. if I didn't laugh i'd cry.

17 Jul 2015 18:00:50
big fan of the sight and the community and i've made an account to get my opinion & thoughts across- what is going on with our club? we look like complete fruit loops with this whole delph situation & with benteke most likely leaving also. we have a depleting squad with all these exits occurring and the whole positive vibe going into the new season surrounding the club is slowly decaying. we need serious change or else next year could be a long year

17 Jul 2015 14:13:46
Just heard Delph having medical today anyone else heard this?

17 Jul 2015 19:02:43
So he's signed then. Anyone else think he was banking on a takeover and when it didn't come he decided to move?

17 Jul 2015 13:46:07
Id rather take Conor Wickham than Adeybayor. He's only 22 and looked decent at times under Poyet.
I see we are Berbatovs most likely next club according to paddy power

17 Jul 2015 12:47:06
Just read Chery is having a medical at QPR. The lad really prefers Chanpionship football over Premiership? Or were we ever really in for him?

17 Jul 2015 13:09:11
Just read the report too. Can't believe it. I'm speechless. He's 27, it's now or never to prove yourself in the premier league.

17 Jul 2015 13:26:56
Maybe TS is swerving that 1 because he's got mates at QPR to smooth things if we buy Austin? & Gil seems to be back in favour

17 Jul 2015 13:38:14
Got a good point there, would've been a bargain though. Especially if we could off load Nzogbia.

17 Jul 2015 08:10:08
In Switzerland on a business trip and there's massive talk of breel embolo coming to villa Basel want £10-£12 mill. 18 years old 18 goals last season. 3 caps for the Suisse got to be a bargain!!!

17 Jul 2015 09:26:51
Hope this is true would love to see him at the villa like I said in earlier posts goals wasn't spectacular but always seemed to be there strong fast and can head a ball knows where the goal is and gets stuck in to me every bit as good as benteke. hopefully were on the up!!!

17 Jul 2015 12:30:47
The kid is very very good!! 18 yo, full to skills, strength and power. Ideal replacement for benteke.