I’m starting a little earlier then expected. The transfer-window closes in a 24 hours I will be keeping you all up with all the latest transfer news regarding Aston Villa, and maybe some other interesting things.
20:46: Shay Given WILL NOT be joining Liverpool on loan
20:45: I’ve been out for a bit. But Kozak has joined Aston Villa on a 4-year contract. And Bannan has agreed a move to Crystal Palace
17:54: Ireland has joined Stoke City on a season-long! Rejoice!
16:48: It’s close to official. Barry Bannan is nearing a move to Blackpool. He is set to join for a fee of £1.75 million and sign a 3-year deal. So I guess I was wrong, Bannan will move to Blackpool on a permanent deal, not a season-long loan
15:18: Ireland has arrived at Stoke to finalise his loan move.
14:34: It now appears that Kozak will cost Aston Villa £7m. The deal also includes add-ons. That’s a lot of money for someone who hadn’t scored a League goal last season! Apparently he is very versatile and an out-and-out striker.
14:33: Bannan’s move to Crystal Palace appears to be a season-long loan. That means that Aston Villa will not be able to offload any players permanently.
14:31: Mark Hughes is close to sealing a season-long loan deal with out of favour midfielder Stephen Ireland
12:24: According to Mat Kendrick and Stan Collymore they believe that Kozak would most likely be our only acquisition. With Bannan to Crystal Palace the only departure. On Twitter some claim that Lazio have also suggested right-back, Pereirinha and centre-back Stankevicius.
10:08: Apparently a fee has been agreed with Lazio. It appears to be a 7.5 million euro fee with 1.5 million euro add-ons. This means that the deal will cost Aston Villa roughly 9 million euros. That’s a lot of money.
9:29: Not much going on regarding Aston Villa, the only reports I find relate to Bannan’s medical at Crystal Palace. Stoke have bought in Arnautovic which is an interesting signing. Liverpool have strengthened their defence with Sakho and Ilori.
06:54: Today is transfer deadline day. I’ll be keeping you all up to date with all the recent transfer rumours and news. Last season, Paul Lambert brought in Ashley Westwood and Christian Benteke on transfer deadline. Will there again be activity at Villa Park? Well, so far Aston Villa are linked with a move with Lazio forward Kozak and Bannan is linked with a move to Crystal Palace.
23:00: It’s midnight where I live, I’ll be back tomorrow morning to continue this thread. Discuss below and if you hear of any juicy rumours remember to Tweet at the Aston Villa News and Views twitter account. It’s easy for me to check out and post all the rumours. Good night.
22:54: Rumour: Palace are trying to get Aston Villa to pay-off Bannan’s contract. This will see Aston Villa lose money in order to get Bannan of their hands. Villa are trying to negotiate that.
22:43: Rumour: Lukaku is bookies favourite to join Aston Villa on loan.
22:37: Romour: According to an ITK lady, Kozak is just a ‘smokescreen’ signing. Paul Lambert and Faulkner have an even bigger name lined up. Don’t know any more than that, I’d imagine that would only happen if we sell Bannan and Given though
22:27: People claiming a deal has been struck for Kozak, I’m hearing fee’s of 4 million or €7.5m plus add-ons. Nothing is official until confirmed, but Kovak will very likely be an Aston Villa player tomorrow.
22:19: Barry Bannan is currently at a hotel in London. Palace are negotiating a fee with Aston Villa for midfielder Barry Bannan. He will most likely be off, I can see this being a low transfer fee.
22:18: Kozak is rumoured to be joining Aston Villa on a permanent deal! A loan deal was rumoured earlier but everyone on Twitter is claiming a permanent. Fee isn’t mentioned. Deal to be completed tomorrow.
Here we go again waiting all day then we sign s nobody who properly wont play at all Lambert prove me wrong sign a top 10 million pound player
Some of the ITK claim that Kovak is actually a ‘smokescreen’ for an even bigger signing.
We’ll just have to wait, but I sure hope there is another player lined up. I think if we manage to offload Bannan and Given we’ll bring in two more players
Nice one Adam.
I’d scheduled a speculation thread for tomorrow, but seeing as you’re on the case. I’ve deleted it.
Keep the news coming mate 🙂
I’m also going to need your help with this tomorrow. I think there will be movement. Lot’s of it.
Two hopes mate.
I’ll be lucky if I can even login where I’m going to be
I’ll ask Oohah if he can help.
As for the “smokescreen” comment, I suspect that might have come from me, as I posted exactly the same a few mins back.
Not as an ITK though, just pure speculation.
I’ll just post it as a rumour.
Well, did anyone expect Kozak? I surely didn’t so perhaps there is one more surprise lined up 😉
Hey adam hope your right
According to wiki he’s signed so it must be true (!!????)…. He didnt even score a league goal last year so right up our street! Just hope we sign Tom ince that is all and get rid of Ireland
You’re right, he didn’t score a single league goal. But he did score 3 in a game against Stuttgart, 2 against Gladbach, 1 against Maribor, 2 against Panathanaikos. But then again he started 5 games and was 2nd choice to the legend that is Klose.
that’s a classy comeback Andrew, I have to say.
Fair play.
Imagine if villa got lukaku! Our strike force would literally be invincible, 2 Belgian Beasts upfront along with gabby and weiman, OMG I LOVE DEADLINE DAY
That would be pretty insane.
Kojak – just had a look at the fella on Youtube and if that is all they can put up as his ‘Best Bits’ well thanks but no thanks.
Who is Kojak?
A bald lollipop sucking 70’s detective, I meant Kozak.
Bill they’ve not lived ,who’s Kojak I ask you, wonder if they know hop along casady and Jean Autrey. Think one played for the Villa, no that was Billy Gofin.
Lol BP.
Hopalong Cassidy (aka) Nathan Baker.
Bill P follow this link and there is a photo of Billy Goffin
http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/boys-brigade-1930s-harry-lines-far-left-billy-goffin-aston-villa-england-far-ri/Memory/9de87047-a45e-49e8-96e0-a17e00d94804
Bill many thanks for that, my memories as a little scamp that got in under the turnstiles of him coming down the wing, you could drive a bus between his legs. Thanks.
Google kojak
Bannan’s off to Palace for £700,000, link below.
Link
http://www.7500toholte.com/2013/9/2/4684186/epl-transfer-rumour-deadline-day-2013-barry-bannan-crystal-palace-aston-villa?
Lukaku and Benteke can’t play well together. They’ve tried it numerous times for Belgium and it fails. They both thrive off balls played into them and for them to then make something from it. I can’t see it happening as WBA were warned off him as Mourinho has him in his plans!
If we get lukaka then benteke is off to Chelsea
All this talk about strikers being linked for god sake it;s midfield & defensive players we need.Anymore strikers and may as well change our name to Swan Vestas or Englands Glory.
Mourinho did mention that Chelsea still need one more top striker…
Perhaps Lukaku going the opposite way and Kozak as back-up?
Wouldn’t surprise me if Arsenal put in a late bid too.
Madness though unless we get £40m upwards
Hope benteke dosnt go would be a disaster IMO
Benteke’s going nowhere. Thought we’d put that to bed. Wow, some people need to let the paranoia go. I’ve got a feeling we’ve got a couple coming in. Wouldn’t surprise if we still haven’t heard of one of them.
Tbf we have never heard if any of lamberts signings as they are shit
Yeah, Lowton, Benteke, Westwood etc were all shit last season…… For fuck sake. Can you have some faith in our team. There showing progress. In Lambert we Trust
You really are in a bad mood today aren’t you OOHAH?!
Yep no fuckin signings as per fuckin usual when wev got the money to get some decent players. Lerner out!
There’s fuck all happening anywhere except for the ones we knew about months ago. Another sky sports yawn
The Mirror reckon Middlesbrough are after Stephen Ireland (please dear god let this be true).
It looks as though Stoke want him
Yeah, because its Sky Sports fault nobody is buying players!
Not their fault it’s our tight fisted chairmanship fault
Hi everyone I expected a fun packed day at AVFC today but with nine and a bit hours to go no real news that is concrete.There are plenty of rumours floating around but we are yet to see anyone in…UTV…
I really hope we get 2 or 3 in today
Apparently Stoke want Mr Ireland on loan (unfortunately) and this speaks volumes – Hughes was his manager at Man City when Ireland had his very short lived purple patch and even he anit willing to shell out a transfer fee for the waste of space.
I wish we could sell on permanently. That might’ve helped Lambert sign one more player. It appears as it will just be Kozak
According to some expert on European footy on Talkshite this Kozak fella is supposed to be tailor made for the EPL, that is as long as he gets the right service.
SKY
Stephen Ireland has now arrived at the Potters’ training ground.
Happy days.
I won’t be very happy if we pay 7-9 mill for this lad, we can get a much better quality of player for that money, Kiotake was rumored to be 10 mill and that’s a position we really need not to mention his set pieces! Honestly if we are after this kozak guy he can only be back up for benteke (which we do need) but i seriously can’t see Lambert paying 7-9 for a backup player! Can anybody else?
£5m is the figure I’ve seen bounded about.
I agree, for a Benteke backup, £7 million is a lot of money. I’d rather have spent that on an attacking midfielder. Unless, Kozak will play that role. Which I highly doubt since people compare him to Klose
We spent £7m on Benteke ffs lambert is obsessed with forwards he can’t see the wood for the trees. Lamberk out
Anyone else getting the feeling Helenius is going to be the AM option this season. Heard he can do a job in there. We seem to be adding some height at least and tbf, playing 3 strikers as we do, we probably need extra cover there. On to the next one. And the fee. Pretty sure we moan about 7mil for the unproven Benteke. Look how that turned out.
There is one thing I just don’t get. I can see that Lambert likes his tall forwards, Benteke, Helenius, Bowery and Holt.
But to really make use of their height you need quality wingers. I’m afraid we really don’t have that. Unless Lambert also plans to sign Tom Ince and get Albrighton to play on the other side, I see no reason to sign Kozak.
Yes, JIMT, me, mentioned it a while ago. Helenius seems to be able to slot through some really nice passes, plus he can score and is clearly a threat from corners. I think I’d rather see Wiemann in that position and Bacuna on the right of Benteke but I trust the manager.
Helenius said he wanted to play that position when he came. He doesn’t see himself as a replacement for Benteke but wants to play behind Benteke.
How can u have 6ft 6 am ffs
He did it at his old club, played AM during his dry-spell, and was assisting very well. He’s not like Crouch where he is forced to use his size because he lacks the natural talent, the natural talent is all there.
Ireland is at Stoke having a medical, yes yes yes
Iv seen vlaar turn quicker than lambert in the transfer market!
Breaking news, just come in, Oohah emigrating, thank fuck for that.
Is he going vlaar?
vlaardy vlaar BWS good one
He was doing so well MD8 nearly 24 hours without saying the ‘V’ word and then he goes and blows it.
Oohah whats your favourite film mate? A Bridge to Vlaar?
Book -Vlaar from the madding crowd?
Bill go teach your granny to suck eggs Oohah is the greatest.
Thanks terry 🙂
Oohah mate we have to stick together wind ,em up keep it going old son.
Another underwhelming transfer window what a joke Wev signed 7 players who are all a pile of shite except Okore. He is the only decent player Wev signed and he will fuck of next season to Chelsea with benteke!! Mediocre team that’s only had circa £12m spent on it despite a £90m sky windfall and over £350k of weekly wages saved. The club is a joke Lerner is a clown and dosnt give a fuck as long as we stay up and he makes money and lambert is as obsessed with pointless forwards more than I am with vlaar. Clueless joke club everyone on here is happy to support pathetic
Agree oohah too many people on here are happy with mediocrity for my liking
over the hills and vlarr away 😉