Aston Villa Rumours Archive July 07 2013

 

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07 Jul 2013 21:06:54
It appears Lyons Gue�da Fofana a defensive midfielder has emerged as target for paul lambert. Previously Fofana was linked to Villa under houlliers short reign, he was playing at le harve at the time before switching for Lyon. However the club will command a fee of around £5. 5 to 6.5m for his services making a tidy profit on a player they paid just 1.5m for.

Chris FT

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Aston Villa are ready to sell Darren Bent for £5m, with Newcastle, Hull and Fulham all poised to make a move for the 29-year-old striker.

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Would love Fofana but it ain't happenin, we simply have far too many midfielders (not all are quality admittedly) so nothing to see here

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07 Jul 2013 14:37:12
This week will see the departure or at least 2 players.
Given will most likely be loaned out to get him off the wage bill.
Ireland will be sold for a fee of around 1m to Everton or Stoke, again Villa want him off the wage bill.
Villa also looking to get rid of Bent and Bannan before bringing in 2 more signings.
An attacking midfielder and right sided defence cover.

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Where did you hear about Bent / Bannan - +2 more signings.

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Danny Crowley has joined arsenal shame he looked class. Will be a future England cm

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Aston Villa outcast Stephen Ireland is wanted by Championship side Middlesbrough. C&P

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To my mate with the Skoda, sorry to keep messing you about, I know I asked you (well actually you volunteered) to drop Stephen off, firstly it was to Hull, and then Stoke, but it seems that it might now be Middlesborough, will you still be available to assist, (obviously nothing's confirmed yet). And also the gentleman who offered an unbelievable transfer bonus, (you know who you are)? is she still available, she might be required to get him to Middlesborough promptly.

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I'll happily drop Mr Ireland off in me Skoda whether its Middlesborough, Stoke or the middle of nowhere. If any other Villa fans would kindly donate some petrol money that would be top

Mj

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Can fit Ireland and bannan in the boot, save fuel and another trip.

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Take benteke aswell now mate

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No, let Benteke pay for his own ride.

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07 Jul 2013 08:43:50
Callum McManaman to AVFC in exchange for Albrighton and 5m, good signing, fits Lamberts philosophy of young and talented, just imagine our attack next year.

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Tottenham will follow up the signing of Paulinho by stepping up their attempts to sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke.
After wrapping up a £17million deal for the Brazilian international midfielder, boss Andre Villas-Boas will now turn his attentions to landing a new striker and Benteke is high on his wanted list. The Spurs boss has also targeted Valencia striker Soldado but has been scared off by the £25million price tag and will attempt to land Benteke from Villa instead. Reports claim Tottenham will offer £20million for the Belgium international, who cost Villa just £7million when they signed him last summer, but it still may not be enough. Villa could ask for as much as £30million for a player who bagged 23 goals in a struggling side last season and Spurs will have to haggle the price down if a deal is to happen.
C&P

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The point is - Villa do NOT want the deal to happen - why would we let them haggle on the price?
I'm hearing they want Remy (£5m) & Soldado (£15m-£20m) now.

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Why would we negotiate a fee for OUR player whos valued at 40m?. we hold all the cards and don't have to agree to anything as he has 3 years left.
no way they will get him for less than 30mil

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I think if we do get mcmanaman we should only send albrighton there on loan to build match fitness

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Both Stoke City and Everton are reported to be battling it out for the signature of Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland.
The Irishman has seen his career nosedive since joining Villa in 2010 as a makeweight in the deal that took James Milner to Manchester City. Gerrard Houllier, Alex McLeish and now Paul Lambert have failed to get the 26-year-old anywhere near his best form and Villa are now looking to cut their losses and ship him out to free up space on their wage bill. He had made just nine appearances in claret and blue last season and many had believed that his only way out would have been to make the early jump to the MLS with New York Red Bulls reportedly interested in taking him off Villa’s hands.
However, despite falling off the radar he is still attracting the interest of top flight English clubs as new Stoke boss is hoping to reunite with him in the Potteries in a bid to replicate the electric form he once showed several years ago.

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Basically mate, all you have done is quote a load of guff from the London based media
Well done you but it makes dull reading
As someone else said, why would we be haggling on a player we don't want to sell
Mendax

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Wigan enquired recently about to availability of Gary Gardner on loan, haven't heard anything about Albrighton being enquired about instead though.

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Gardner will push into the first team this season

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Mendax,

I like the idea of quoting, or better still C&Ping onto this site, at least with this, some of the rumours may have substance, unlike the made up drivel that continues to appear. It would stop you from having to ask where the rumours came from, wouldn't it! {Ed029's Note - We're not supposed to approve copy and pasted posts from other websites I'm afraid - copyright etc.

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Mendax, (Why would we be haggling on a player we don't want to sell?) I think you missed the point, all clubs want a player as cheap as they can get thus (haggling required). Until Benteke signs a revised contract these rumours will continue, Spurs (as always) are using the media to unsettle the player. It no longer seems to matter whether the club want's to sell the player or not. If Benteke decides he want's to move do you really think PL / Uncle Randy will stop him, bottom line is receive cira £30m or keep an unhappy player? let's hope he is happy to stay on a new contract for a long time and let's also hope it's concluded soon.

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Every Club? I would guess Chelsea didn't haggle on £50m for Torres for Villa £24m for Bent. Haggling doesn't always happen!

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Haggling only take place when you have one person trying to buy something that someone else wants to sell (which is not the case here)
I've not missed the point at all
Mendax

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Mendax, The professional descriptive term for haggling is negotiating which is why a negotiating team is involved in player transfers.

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Hi all.
Villa have a player some clubs want to buy.
We (Villa) don't want to sell him.
Therefore we or should I say the press have put a price on his head, and let's be honest we are not really sure what that figure is are we.
I believe Spurs can wait till kingdom come if they so desire, but if this figure is not met he will not be going anywhere.
NOTE; WE DO NOT WANT TO SELL, so how can anyone haggle!
Dave

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I love it when a rumour/article states that "Tottenham will look to move for Benteke after being put off by the 25mil price tag on Soldado".

We have slapped a 40mil price tag on Benteke, and he's worried about 25mil?

Spurs and Gunners are the last places we should send Benteke. Chelsea or Man City as they pay over the odds fees, if not off to Monaco or Borussia etc.

Last thing we want is for the guy to come back and haunt us after selling to a team who we should be challenging.

Leroy

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But we are not "negotiating" are we
That takes 2
Mendax

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Sorry but spurs don't use the media to make thier signings, if you look at players they sign they are players spurs are only linked with by the media a week before the signing is completed (unless they get lucky). The fact the media know spurs have funds available and need a striker is why Benteke to spurs is being quoted by the press (not saying they haven't looked at him because he's a promising player). I think the guys on here who think 20mill won't get your chairman interested are dillusional, that's what a previous fan meant by haggling I. e spurs offer 20mill, Villa come back saying 40mill, spurs say 30mill, Villa agree to deal. That's haggling and believe me if Villa get a offer of 30mill for him they will pack his bags themselves. Do you think spurs will honestly turn down 85mill if Madrid offer it? Do you think Spurs fans are naive not to think the deal will happen if this sum is offered? Now think about how naive you sound saying they won't negotiate with spurs and settle at 30mill!

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How is it naive that we wouldn't reject a clubs bid for a player of ours when they meet only 75% of our valuation on him? you my friend are missing the point. do you think we were lying when we said 40mil?or are u saying jus because its avfc we MUST accept such a big money offer?

AVFC 4 LIFE

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Yes Villa are clearly lying to boost the price up. Why wouldn't they? Like previously said teams negotiate where transfers are concerned and by saying 40mill they are hoping to scare off any potential suitors so Benteke doesn't ask for a transfer if a low bud comes in. Now Villa can start any negotiation at atleast 20mill. Do you really believe Villa think for a second 30mill isn't adequate? He's not Suarez or cavani etc. if Villa get 25mill you should be happy as that's great business and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't RL a business man?

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You just don't get it do you?. we won't negotiate with any club on a player we don't want to sell. but your right though he isn't cavani or suarez. he is better than either of them.

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Look at the end of the day we will hold out for whatever price we want which is 40mil. why do people think clubs shouldn't pay that much for him? look at torres 50mil. come on tell me torres is better than benteke I dare you

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Jus because we signed him for 7 doesn't necessarily mean 25mil is good business at all. we have unveiled a striker who has every attribute required to be THE best striker in the world in a couple of years so 40mil is certainly NOT an over-valuation whatsoever

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Aston villa have put a counter offer in for Gareth bale, he is only worth 60mil but we have bid 10mil.

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Yes I get it perfectly fine. But I think you don't get it. Yes as a Villa fan I'm 100% sure you have the blinkers on as regards to his possible transfer. Trust me if someone seriously wants him then Villa will start negotiating and I'd bet my house you won't get the 40mill quoted. Do you understand now? Look at it through the eyes of a neutral and you'll see things much clearer.

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Better than Suarez or Cavani after one good season in his whole life now that is naive lmao!

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You could offer 50mill for Bale and Spurs could accept it and still he wouldn't join Villa.

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Nice to have a Spurs fan or two here. however, I think a little more empathy should be sent our way.

I mean, it is to be commended the level of leadership and overall grit (balls) that Daniel Levy has shown to keep the best players at Spurs in recent years. Often rejecting crazy money for your players.

What I don't understand is the level of arrogance that one or two Spurs have when #AVFC are merely trying to do the same but with one player.

Fairs fair chaps. he's the best talent to come to us in maybe a decade, we are just trying our best too have him play for us another year, we are practically resigned to the fact that he will leave some day soon, thanks to the ridiculous disparity in WORLD football of today.

Pull your heads in. We have good contributors on the Villa pages, so if you want to have a yarn you will get good comments here, but don't come in here taking the piss with your hypocritical nonsense.

Leroy

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Leroy, read some of the disrespectful comments some of your fellow Villa fans have said about spurs. There's no way a spurs fan could perceive any of the comments as respectful (not in the slightest) about spurs. If you want to change the attitude of other fans then start at home with your own fans, if not then accept negative comments towards Villa. I tried to be respectful on your other page and got berated. Also check out our page and see how arrogant your fans have been!

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So the idea is to act just as bad as the ones you are speaking about.

Very mature.

Nothing against Spurs but I am hoping that Benteke goes abroad or goes to Chelsea, as we can fetch far more money there.

Good luck in the new season. Paulinho looks like a good buy.

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No I wasn't acting like any of your fans I was just pointing out that your fans are no better than ours. Wasn't saying I posted the original posts. I have nothing but respect for your side as I've said before as you are a proper football side who run your club the correct way. That said every team has fans who doesn't quite get football as a whole. For example on our page some muppet believes there is only 3 good teams in our league. Best of luck Villans you'll be just fine without Benteke!

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07 Jul 2013 07:36:35
IF we sold Milner for £30m, what is the chances we'll sell Benteke for £20m?
I can not sell Lerner selling Benteke unless he gets £35m-£40m. I know that is a huge sum for a striker with 1 year under his belt, YET we can all smell he is like an oil rig - something of which the prices just continue to soar on!

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We didn't sell milner for 30 million it
Was more like 20 million

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Since when did we sell Milner for £30mil?

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£24m + £6m Makeweight of Ireland = £30m in total!

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I think this is BS. I know levy is a tight sod but waiting til the end of the window? Even if we was going to sell waiting to the end of the window would not give us anytime to spend the money to find a replacement.
I personally think benteke will stay an I think we will finish 8-11th I'm the league. As a season ticket holder watching them play towards the end of the season was amazing!
Hoping for the best

AVFC!

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I really am struggling to understand why papers are linkin benteke with a move to spurs for 20 million. whatever happened to the 40 million we put on him only a fortnight ago?do people think we will actually sell him for 20?derisory to say the least. we said 40 for a reason right?

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In my experience - unless you NEED to sell, the prices go UP at the end of the transfer market. So why would Benteke be cheaper nearer the end of the market!

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The whole Benteke situation will be resolved before the end of the transfer window, he is being offered a revised contract, if Benteke accept's it, then clearly he will be staying, if he declines, obviously he want's a move, but as we have seen PL won't mess about, it will be sorted sooner that later.

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I'm hearing Villa are hopeful of having sorted Benteke's contract situation within the next 7 days.
which sounds all too promising!

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It was 18m plus 6m Ireland = 24m for Milner BTW

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Am I the only person who cannot see why Benteke would be remotely interested in joining Spurs in the first place. It's not much of a step up IMO is it? Granted Spurs are currently better than us and have finished in the top 5 over the last 3 or 4 seasons but the top 3 are so far out of reach and now Arsenal have paid for the stadium and should start to spend money again in a 60000 seater stadium, Spurs are never likely to break that top 4 and what if Bale does go, where would that leave them? It is World Cup Year and he is a nailed on starter for a team with a great chance of progressing quite far in the tournament. He moves now to a slightly better team and does not fit in or gets used differently or loses form or gets some boo boys on his back and then loses his World cup starting place? Does that make any sense when if he does have a good World Cup, teams significantly more successful and richer than spurs will be in for him!. I suggest the media think about it a little more rather than treating everyone like an person and getting all the Spurs fans excited over a nothing story. The rumours just smack of arrogance from the London media and a number of spurs fans on these sites and are totally disrespectful to Villa. It's that attitude that if Spurs want Benteke then they shall have him, ignoring that there is another club involved who hold all the aces. They seem to think Lambert and Lerner are stupid, I mean the last day of the transfer window, utter garbage and made up. Easiest job in the world, sit on your fat arse, do no research and just link whoever you like to whoever you would like them to go to with no facts to back it up. Stop treating us as persons.

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Yeah knocking on the door of champions league or relegation? London or Birmingham? Tough choice. 40mil? Your having a laugh. Only needs him to say he wants to leave.

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06 Jul 2013 20:14:56
Ed, have you heard anything more on Nacer Chadli? {Ed002's Note - One time looking to a move to Fulham, Chadli is now attracting offers from Swansea, Shaktar and Locomotive Moscow. Spurs, Liverpool, Juventus and Dortmund are also considered potential suitors.}

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07 Jul 2013 00:45:31
callumn mcmanaman is on his way to villa in a deal which will see mark albrighton go to wigan in a cash +deal figure is 4. 5 +albrighton
other rumour I heard is anichabie of everton is a target for lambert

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I know many rate Mc Manaman, but I am not one of them. Intact I would venture to say that if we did actually go through with a deal for him, I would be underwhelmed considering some of the exciting names we have been linked with recently.

I am hoping that we follow through with Reported Chadli interest, as he has the tools to be somewhat of a phenom for us. He's 6'2 and highly skilled, similar to Christiano Ronaldo, in that he is fast and full of trickery on the ball.

He scores flair goals too.

I am thinking that Bacunda will end up playing some defensive mid and be used as a hybrid midfielder, to some degree.

As for Anichibe, I think he is useless and would question what value he would bring to such a young exciting team.

Leroy

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Its Marc not Mark firstly.
Secondly - this is his make or break season. Player swap deals never happen anymore - pointless rumour as it will never happen!

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I think he wouldn't be a bad signing but would hope for chadli or kiyotake

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Agree with you there Leroy. And if i'm totally honest, if albrighton can stay fit he's a much better player than mcmanaman anyway. When he was fully fit he was ripping defences to shreads, in his first season alone he made mugs of Manchester United and chelsea single handedly! Also anichibe is awful and i'm 95% sure lambert can see that!

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Isnt he injured and out until December

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Mcmanaman is a class player. Shown last season that he can carry the ball well and is a good crosser just needs to pass it more. Would rather have mcmanaman than albrighon. Would have to disagree about alright on single handily ripping apart opposition defences. It was mainly down to Young and Downing without them he would if been terrible.

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Disagree, we were getting mullered at home to united, albrighton came on and completely changed the game! i've seen him make top class defenders like ashley cole look like sunday league players. I fully rate the kid and with a full season under his belt he'd be unreal.

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Personally I think McManaman is quality, Its so good to see an English player with flair and dynamism, he's quick, sharp, agile, direct, brilliant running with the ball, good crosser and I like how he always looks for 1 2s around the box, he was dynamite whenever he played for Wigan, an I'd say without McManaman Wigan would not have beat City in the FA cup final, he was outstanding.

Generally I think McManaman Is technically better and has a more alround game than Albrighton had/has.

I'd agree Albrighton was good for that one season and had real potential to be a very good prem player, but I don't see him fulfilling his potential, injuries are ruining any hope of that

>Scg87

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Leroy, I'm lost, in what way do you don't rate McManaman, he was one of the best wide players in EPL last season, playing in a poor side in his first full season and he's still a kid. What's a young player got to do to get reasonable recognition? Chances are he won't arrive at VP anyway, Liverpool & Everton are also interested apparently. Let's hope Albrighton gets his opportunity this season and he proves the doubters wrong, his time has come to prove himself.

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Albrighton knows this is his last chance, but to me him being fit is like a new signing in my eyes! Does nobody else think that we'd have been a few places further up the table with albrighton in the team, playing him and gabby as wingers and benteke and weimann up front? I've put a lot of faith in albrighton during many a conversations in the last few weeks and i'm hoping he will get a good chance and take it properly!

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I mean to say that I don't rate Mc Manaman ahead of Nacer Chadli or Kiyotake. and like someone else said, perhaps even Marc Albrighton is just as good (when healthy/if he can stay fit).

I don't think that's too outrageous of a thing to suggest really, given the stats of Chadli and Kiyotake, not to mention the flashes of brilliance that Marc showed under Houllier in particular.

Leroy

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