Today there is more news on the Aston Villa transfer front. Stoke City have rejected a bid from Aston Villa for their keeper Asmir Begovic. Begovic is heading into his last 12-months on his current contract and will sit down with Mark Hughes and chief executive Tony Scholes to discuss a new deal. That hasn’t stopped Aston Villa from making a bid for the keeper. Begovic will most likely replace Guzan or add competition to Brad Guzan. Begovic lost his spot as Stoke’s number 1 keeper to Jack Butland in the last few games of the season and was not happy about that. There hasn’t been any news regarding the fee itself, but it’s believed that Aston Villa don’t want to pay more than £7 million for Begovic with Stoke holding out for £10. Like I mentioned yesterday, Begovic would be a fantastic addition. But paying £10 million for a keeper whose contract will expire next season is just way too much.
The Metro reports that Aston Villa are interested in a triple swoop for Spurs trio, Adebayor, Townsend and Carroll. Sherwood wants to bring some of his former players to Aston Villa with Adebayor valued at £3 million, £10 million for Townsend while Carroll would arrive on a season-long loan. Sherwood apparently has a good relationship with the trio. I’d be fine with Townsend, but that’s where I draw the line. Adebayor would definitely demand really high wages, currently on a rumoured £100,000 contract with Spurs while I don’t see the point of developing a Spurs youngster ahead of one of our own talented youth academy players. Besides, how many times have we read about clubs making ‘duo’ or ‘triple swoops’? Plenty, and they very rarely ever occur. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Sherwood did bring in at least one Spurs player, it really just depends on which one it is.
The Daily Mail reports that Liverpool will make £25 million bid for Benteke. Liverpool had an alleged £22 million bid reject by Aston Villa early in the month. Liverpool are not interested in matching Villa’s £32.5 million price tag for Benteke and Villa aren’t interested in lower their valuation of the Belgian striker. Oh boy, the Benteke-saga will look to continue. If Liverpool can’t agree a price, what Liverpool player would you be interested in moving the other way? Or after the Ireland-Milner deal would you like to avoid a scenario like that from occurring again? Fabio Borini would be a good addition to Aston Villa in my honest opinion.
just been reading the rumours around the web and a leeds utd site are claiming leeds will be due 15% of the transfer fee if we sell delph.
well fuck me it just gets better and better if its true. first a £10m clause and leeds get £1.5m of it lol you couldn’t make it up.
Mon for you
Domingo….see my earlier post. The club or Delph should deny it if not true. If they remain silent then start to worry……its as simple as that! Dont really see what all the fuss and complications are about…..it only requires a sentence from Villa or Delph to deny it!
but so far no one has denied it . not villa not delph and not sherwood.
True mate…if Villa had a decent set up they would have said something by now! Its worrying, but Villa are not known for their efficiency. Probably waiting until season tickets are renewed (oohah will love me for saying that) 🙂 .Perhaps Villa think we dont have the right to know…..whilst I think we do as fans/customers.
IV always loved you Langford 🙂
Linked to jordy Clasie
Great player, good pass rate, makes a good tackle, would be the perfect player to start villas revolution imo
More likely to go to Saints I’m afraid
Possibly but if they don’t sell Schneiderlin within the next week we could very much sign Clasie before they can. Plus they have Idrissa Gueye lined up as the Frenchman’s replacement.
But we have to accept saints are more attractive than us now. They are a well run club not far from London who weren’t that far away from CL place. A couple of decent additions they could challenge again. They can also afford wages too. We are the saints and Leicesters of yester year now. We are bottom 6 at best. The club is a complete shambles from top to bottom. It could be another generation at least before we start challenging again
No one’s challenging the current top 4. That was one of the worst season’s United ever had and they got top 4 comfortably. The amount of money the top 4 can spend and who they can attract compared to Pool, Spurs and Southampton is far too vast for anyone to challenge them. I’m gonna say we have a new “big 4” with City replacing Pool.
Southampton are more attractive, I know they are, but my point was we don’t know if Koeman really wants Clasie, he’s linked because he’s dutch. Much like the Walker, Townsend, Adebayor, Tom Carroll links and now some random young defender we want apparently who would never get a game.
But saints are a better bet than us if he has a choice between them and us he will go to them. Utd didn’t have champs league last year and Liverpool were woeful
I’m not saying we can beat Southampton to Clasie, but we’re still in a good way to get players and who knows if Koeman wants him.
United also have an open check book that FFP can’t touch because of the money they make. Liverpool are woeful, not were.
I’m not all that bothered if we lose any of our current crop of players – Delph and Benteke included. Just give Sherwood the freedom and resources to build his own squad.
Bar Westwood, Sanchez, Clark and Grealish, I’m honestly with you on allowing anyone to leave, including Delph and Benteke. Delph had maybe 5, at best 8-10 good games last season and Benteke can’t stop injuring himself. I’d prefer they both stayed as I think Delph would make a good midfielder to be back up to Sanchez and someone like Clasie, and Benteke’s obviously a top class striker who really seems to like Sherwood.
Don’t agree on Westwood think he’s average at best. We should of kept Gil and cissokho
Westwood is a Championship player at best…is he really the height of our ambition?..if so, we are fucked!
Forgot Gil, but no to Cissokho. He’s really not that good at all.
Westwood’s better than average and far better than a Championship player.
I know that some of you don’t give a shite what I have to say on so called rumors, or even people in fantasy land thinking footballers love Aston villa, all footballer’s are in it for the money and nothing more, after our disgraceful show in the FA cup I don’t give a flying fuck on any footballer that still at Villa park, We don’t need players that want to go,we don’t need players that don’t put a shift in playing the game of football for Aston Villa, How far have we dropped over the last three decades? The club cannot even give its fans information, explanation, or even apology to what’s happened knowing sales are down, sponsors calling the tune on fees, and presumably a sale of Villa, we don’t matter anymore in the eyes of rich businessman, media make up things to sell to us fans, I love my Villa but hate the way it treated the paying punter’s, we don’t look inviting enough to top players and never will in my time.
Fully agree BILL after the FA CUP debacle I couldn’t give a fuck who leaves,to insult the fans like that shameful none of them deserve to wear the CLARET & BLUE.so far we’ve bought in a freebie I’m sure more to follow,can’t wait for the season to start LOL.
To crown it Giddy the shite about players coming gets me, only players wanting work permits would come, I want to go back to own grown, we in the past have given to other clubs not believing the pretentiousness of what we have, that is down to making money from the fans, ie , get the punters in sell the assets. I’ve lost my wanting to go now, Giddy never thought that day would come to me. I don’t want to be like that, but not going to be like sheep and believe crap coming from media.
Bill its that time of year again, where we get linked with every Tom Dick and Harry, so the club can say they are moving forward, hence sell more season tickets…. We haven’t got act in hells chance of signing a 10million rated keeper and will be stuck with a load of bargain basement dross com september.
Exactly Saddeded, and we have people thinking things are OK, Saddened its frustratingly obvious we will struggle again, if we have a buyer tell us what’s the problem? And if we have what’s going to happen? Let the fans know its our Club as fans, piss the money grabbing twats off we don’t want failure.
Stop reading Newsnow it’s the same old stories recycled complete crap
oohah you bitter towards newsnow because they stopped putting your site on it lol.
Not at all if you look at it they put the same story out all the time. I just go directly onto sites that are already on there it’s easier
Domingo, It’s an interesting point about Newsnow.
I know you were only joking, but just for clarity;
The fact is someone specific kept complaining about the site because our spelling and grammar wasn’t 100%.
We reckon we know who it was (someone who runs a Villa/football site for a living, fwiw).
It’s a shame really, as I think all us Villa fans should be in it together.
But the “someone” obviously felt threatened, as we were frequently getting the top listed Villa articles on Newsnow when we were on there.
Regardless, we haven’t finally been kicked off there and we could clean up our act, in banning swearing in replies and making things more “proper”, with a view to getting back on.
The truth is, we like a bit of swearing because that’s what footy fans do and we can’t be doing with too much proof-reading to make sure everything is spot on.
I, at least don’t have time for it and don’t really care if we get back on NN or not.
Indeed we’re not even aiming for it.
We have some bloody good debate on here as it is and that’s all that matters.
It really isn’t about chasing numbers, as you should see in the lack of adverts.
While I’m at it, I’ll explain the two adverts we do have;
Acorns, well, that’s obvious. We just like to advertise a good cause 🙂
Bet365, we like the odds and the live scores, that aren’t overly-intrusive and don’t annoyingly pop-up, simple.
Neither earn us a penny and we really do run the site for the love of the Villa at our own cost.
God knows why, at times 🙂
i was only joking and it was back in your newsnow days that i started coming on your mighty fine site and it did make me wonder how you don’t get on newsnow when most of the stuff on there is pretty poor . well its there loss .
I found you guys on Newsnow too like 6-7 years ago, been on ever since and I kinda like the fact it’s not on there as it hasn’t brought on the worst of the worst Villa fans you’d probably attract.
if you look at the major non performers in the final one has gone, two have had their release clause leaked to the press dont know whats happening with n’zogbia, vlaar,guzan,hutton i think we are in for a roller coaster pre-season
Prepared to wait until the first game and see what team Tim’s put together. A lot of the dross has gone,Richards is a big plus and as for anything else it’s all just paper talk.
Anyway it’s not just who we put out to play for the Villa it’s how they play and if they can play for the cause with real heart.
One things for certain though Tim won’t want players who don’t have the passion and commitment to play for him so if Delph, Benteke or anyone else want to go then good luck and I’ll carry their suitcases to the taxi for them.
UTV
With you on that Pat, but one thing ? Why are the Villa not more in tune to its fans, surely it wouldn’t be beyond them to get the paying fan on their side in coming out about progress, the rumours that are unfounded should be told to us, I would think long serving fans would get behind the club and its new manager, after the last few games its warranted, I’m at a loss about the goings on in the club. after saying that I am a Villa man all the way.
Sorry, what club comes out talking about progress and rumours unfounded? Clubs don’t come out talking about those things, bar if a Manager’s asked about 1 or 2 players. No club does.
Well Andrew, don’t you think its time they did?, we all can sit and read drivel, thats what Medea wants you to do, me seeing is believing, and you know what? I don’t believe, the next think you could read is Villa’s sold? Is it? Why the hell by now we are left in the air in all its entirety, Andrew its time fans stood up and make it clear we all are not mugs.I pay good money every season still following dream’s, time to think enough is enough, bet you’ve never ruffled many feathers at Villa, I have, even Deadly had to back track on stupid ideas.let’s stop being gullible. Having said that I’m still a Villa madman.
Probably not, seeing I don’t live in England and I’m quite young compared to a lot on here. However you have to remember, Football’s a business, whether you’re a fan or not businesses don’t come out and tell fans or customers these things. It’s not going too happen.
So Andrew I’ve probably experience first hand more than you, Andrew that’s not taking away what you have seen or read, I’m probably the oldest on here. My first games I can remember is Billy Goffin days, I have the first report of wages, gates, and payments to staff and players, what I’m saying is they told us fans about the club we supported, today its sod you just pay and be happy, that’s not my way. Yes businesses don’t tell you much today, that don’t mean its right, in shops you can get refunds, be nice to be able to get money back if the goods are crap.let’s face it its crap. Think the time as come to watch spongebob its more entertaining.
Bill, I think you’re talking of a time when fans could buy shares in their club, attend the AGM’s and EGM’s etc, – and when the players and directors were local people who didn’t hide away out of reach in gated mansions and you could bump into them on the street.
Back in those days yes there was more information – it was only natural. Today every business tries to news-manage and put out only what it wants the public to hear. Football is as typical of that as any other professional sport, and premier league football amongst the worst offenders of all.
Of course, having made that point, and believeing it, perhaps there’s another very simple reason why there’s not much news coming out of VP so far: maybe it’s just because there’s nothing else to say at the moment?
Ardent, your right on that about the better times, its a shame its got to not having the right to complain, like we could in them times, maybe I’m a little old fashioned in my age, its I hate to see my sporting life get kick in the arse, got to watch my blood pressure now. I’m going to stop being a silly old sod, sorry Oohah.
exactly right guys. whether or not its true, i cannot say and may be just media, but skysports headline today was ‘Chelsea favourites for Begovic’. If that is true, i cannot watch football anymore, when a player who i and many on here rate highly, would rather sit on a bench and rot hoping for Courtois to get injured and have a sniff of a chance, because he’ll be paid more and may win something. The winning must be hollow as he’s a back up in the prime of his career. It sum up everything wrong with football he’d even consider going there unless he’s mentally incapable – because Cech is better than him
Couple problems with that JB. First of all, no one else is going to offer 10m for him with 1 year left. He’s not worth that money and in all honesty he’s not much better than Guzan to pay that amount for him. Etherington believes he’d rather join us as he’d be first choice but if Stoke don’t lower their price tag than Villa should move on.
Second problem is he might be 2nd choice at Stoke. Stoke have Butland who they want to bring through and he wants to play. So he might not even be first choice where he’s at, so why not go to a better club to be 2nd choice and win stuff?
Hi Andrew, agreed no one will offer £10m, but i’d be better off 1 year backup at Stoke, sit it out and then move on, rather than the rest of my career at Chelsea as backup given Courtois is only 22 or so!
Could sign a short contract at Chelsea though, say 2 years, be there for 1 on higher wages, possible cup games and a few Prem games after CL games Courtois plays in. Plus if Courtois got hurt, much rather be back up at Chelsea, no?
Just heard that Marc Albrighton’s partner’s mother was killed in the Tunisia beach attack.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33304437
Suddenly some things don’t seem so important
Villa have apparently launched a £3.5m bid for FC Groningen star Tjaronn Chery. The 27 year old attacking midfielder scored 15 goals in 34 appearances for the Eredivese side last year.
Looks like a quality player on YouTube. Obviously YouTube shouldn’t be used to sign a player but that’s all we have! Can take free kicks and has a sweet left foot that much is true at least.
Agree, I don’t know much about him or too much about the Dutch league but from what I can tell he seems a good player. Maybe Andrew would know more?
Seems we will have to fight off a big money off from a Saudi club however.
Other than he fits the bill of being an AM and not a winger, could prove the kind of tactics Sherwood wants keeping the two AM’s behind a striker or two. No idea anything about him.
Think it’s more odd Tonev’s linked to Roma.
All over the Dutch media about Tejaronn Chery we’ve bid 3.5 million for him £ or € I don’t know.Weve had one bid rebuffed but seems both clubs are finalising the deal as Chery is keen on PL.Info is from RTV Noord & Groningen supporters.utv
I believe it to be £3.5m
WOW that much, can we really afford that????
probably be another Brett Holman . . .
Or another Bacuna, who actually came from Groningen.
We are still shopping at poundland then! Pre-season training starts next Monday and so far we have signed Richards and fuck all else. We dont want another unproven midfield attacker when we already have Grealish and Gil to fill that position. I would prefer to keep Gil and spend the money elsewhere on a decent LB for example. We need to get rid of some more deadwood yet, eg…Westwood, Tonev, Gabby and Bennet. Sanchez may yet prove he’s PL standard, but the jury is still out on that one!
wow another day and another load of old shit reported in the daily express.
Tottenham prepare tempting SWAP DEAL for Liverpool and Chelsea target Christian Benteke.
and who is the player that is meant to tempt us into selling benteke for a knock down price.
Emmanuel Adebayor.
i’m laughing so much right now.
tempting they actually used the word tempting.
Just read that, unbelievable, it really is.
The same as Tonev to Roma.
You have to laugh.
Ha ha not a chance not even lerners that stupid! At least I hope not !
Media thinks we’ll take anyone of Pool or Spurs players to give them Benteke. Quite sad the medias love for both clubs.
But despite the possible exits and daunting start to the season, Wilkins is upbeat about the new campaign and insists Villa will be active in the transfer market.
He said: “There is not as much money as the big boys but there certainly are funds.”
At least that’s good news from him.