Tottenham, Everton and Aston Villa are all eyeing a loan deal for Spurs attacking midfielder Clint Dempsey. Dempsey was sold to the Seattle Sounders last summer and is available on loan during the MLS off-season. It’s believed that Dempsey himself would be interested in a move on loan to a Premier League side. Aston Villa are in need of an attacking midfielder and Lambert had made a bid last season for the former Fulham player who opt to join Tottenham instead.
“Clint’s contract allows him to go on loan for the off-season.
“All parties are working on a deal and we won’t be surprised if it happens.” – Seattle general manager Adrian Hanauer
Dempsey is a great player who has made a massive impact in the Premier League. He’s the sort of the player that would be very much welcome at Aston Villa because he can score goals and create a lot at the same time. I wish he had joined Villa last season but it wasn’t meant to be. Perhaps Lambert can convince him this time to move to Villa Park for a couple of months. If Villa fail to sign an attacking midfielder, Dempsey would be a fantastic Plan B.
Once again Christian Benteke is linked with a January move to the usual top Premier League sides, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all still interested in Benteke. Once again it’s likely that Aston Villa have offers on the table for the Belgian striker who has just recently signed a new 4-year deal. The only difference is that his valuation is now £35m.
Honestly, I’m getting so sick and tired with the Benteke talk. I might just stop reporting it soon unless there is an increased valuation or something interesting. He’s not moving in January and definitely not for £35m. I’d accept something closer to £40-45m.
Charles N’Zogbia will be out until the early 2014. It appears as though the French-mans ruptured achilles tendon is much more serious then first believed. N’Zogbia was supposed to start training in December. Fans still don’t know how the player obtained the injury but it did occur whilst on holiday.
It’s a shame that N’Zogbia is out, he’s the type of player that Aston Villa are missing. A creative attacking-midfielder. Still if N’Zogbia does return from injury it will be interesting to see whether or not he is still part of Lambert’s plans.
Milner in the middle with Delph would be great. I really like Lescott too, and dont think that would be a risk on lets say a 3yr deal. I know botht of these are unlikely, but they would be great additions for us.
Benno, yes Milner might work well with Delph.
As would a declining Gerrard or Lampard.
But that’s more an indictment of how poor our midfield is, imo.
Milner is not the solution mate, imo.
What happend to gardener? the next Stevie g and all that, he’s the type we really could do with, box to box pick a pass and chip in with an odd goal or two.
Bit like Benteke supposed to be the new Heskey ffs what a let down 🙂
Back injury. I would love him to be the answer to our midfield issues but every time he gets back to full fitness, he gets injured again. Real shame for the lad.
Milner’s permanent signing was coming back to us after a season on loan with DOL.
I’d be happy to have him in the side again, but I doubt we could afford the wages.
With £90 million from sky Lerner could afford 20 Milners he just dosnt want to
I wouldn’t spend 20M on Milner.. no way.. i am sure for that much money and wages there are far better players out there..
For 8-10M i would consider bringing him back BUt we don’t know how much being in and out of the team the last few seasons will have affected him..
Lescott i wanted in Jan.. but with Vlaar playing well now and Baker/Clark looking good too i wouldn’t want him in Jan.. IF we go for an experienced player in Jan it has to be a midfielder IMO..
Meant wanted Lescott summer gone..
We’ve been linked with Dembele as well lately. That would be a good signing but I doubt will happen!
Adam… Dembele.. lol.. at 15M min and a pay packet of 50K plus we have next to no chance of getting him……………………
Plus with the big Serie A clubs linked to him, highly unlikely, but definitely a link that would get people far more excited by.
Injury after injury it seems for Gardner. Quite a worry at a young age, could go the way of Wilshere, quite poor since, or Ramsey, a monster.