We all love some ITK rumours, and the latest rumours regarding Aston Villa are very interesting. It appears that Libor Kozak will be loaned out this season in order for him to gain some much needed match fitness. It appears as though Sherwood isn’t convinced that Kozak is fit enough for this seasons Premier League and he will most likely be going out on a short-term loan deal. The loan clause will include a 24 hour recall clause if Aston Villa suffer injuries in the attacking front. The management at Aston Villa will most likely not be bring in another forward this season so Villa will start with Gestede, Agbonlahor and Ayew for the season.
Aaron Lennon will most likely not be joining Aston Villa because Tottenham refuse to allow Lennon to go out on loan since he has a year left on his contract and Villa refuse to offer the £5 million valuation that Tottenham have apparently set out for Lennon. Instead it appears as though Barcelona winger Adama Traore is close to joining Aston Villa, there isn’t information if it’s a loan deal or a permanent transfer. Sherwood wants to sign more English player (hence the move for Lennon) but the management and the new sporting director believe that there is better value overseas as English players often have inflated transfer fees.
Whether any of this is true or not will remain to be seen. I’d be a little disappointed to see Kozak go out on loan, but at the same time it’s understandable since he did miss a year of football. Hopefully he’ll gain some match fitness and he’ll be raring to go come January. The Lennon deal just doesn’t make much sense for us, £5 million is a lot for a player whose contract is expiring and hadn’t even been given a number by Tottenham. Levy is a nightmare to deal with and it’s good that Villa won’t be paying the inflated price for a player who I don’t really rate. Traore would be a massive capture, with Stoke apparently focusing on Shaqiri instead, it seems as though Villa did get ahead of the queue for Traore. At the age of 19 Traore could blossom into a quality player, but with most of Barcelona’s transfers, Traore would most likely have a buy-back clause.
Sensible move for Libor. If we have as TS said quite few who missed preseason, and Libor is at the back of that queue, then it makes sense to get him out on loan, especially with the recall clause. Good link to Traore, but maybe more focus on the defence or Austin would be safer…
I think defence should be a priority now we really need a good ch and RB
rumours this morning saying lennon will turn us down (he wants to go to Everton) and Stoke will miss out on Shaqiri who Everton will try and bring in instead of lennon and Stoke will turn to Traore.
TS saying we are going for more homegrown players. most British based players are overpriced and overpaid doesn’t make sense to me .
Wouldn’t believe everything u read it’s all bollox
Conflicting reports and comments Dom – Shaqiri going to Stoke so I would be surprised if they also pursued Traore. Latest reports have us favourites to sign Traore and Praet but TS says he’s looking at Home grown players – confusing or maybe OohAh has it right – it’s all bollox. But from whom?
thats why i said rumours ! . but i really think there is a lot of favoritism from some site towards certain teams. like HITC always try and get spurs into every story and have been pushing the adebayor , lennon , Townsend rumours for ages .
If it is only for 6 months Kozak won’t want to go to far from his present home, which limits the choice somewhat. The Bluenoses, Saddlers and Coventry? But wait a minute if he goes – we are left with Gabby who seemed to injure himself running at Bournemouth, Gestede who TS reckons is fit for only 30 minutes of a Prem game and Ayew who watched more passing by him than a copper on point duty.
I do not see the loan out as a smart move.
Yep dosnt look good and Kozac had a good pre season as well
Off topic but thought might be of interest – http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-fans-your-chance-9825257?
Rubbish player not fit to lace vlaars boots 🙂
You going to dust off that credit card get out you’re prayer mat and go and go pay homage to God?
Anderlecht have dropped their asking price to £7million for reported Aston Villa target Dennis Praet – on a couple of websites .if that’s true we should be in for him .
Oh yes please! Will pay his flight!!!
Is he any good
Apparently- according to Belgian press – we have been ‘cleared’ to sign him at £7m; whatever that means!
According to some the ‘best player Belgium have produced for many years’ – creative attacking mid.
I fucking hope Barton joins the hammers he was spotted at the Bournemouth game in the crowd,BBC sport somehow linked him to us why not Bournemouth??? There were 2 teams on the field.
he was doing there working. he was doing commentary for 5 live.
doing. don’t know why thats there. must have took a brain-fart
He’s the sort of player we need but without all the baggage. Can’t stand the guy
Can’t stand him either. Not heard about any links to Villa, story on BBC this afternoon was that he’s bound for WHam.
transfers in transfers out
Micah Richards Free Yacouba Sylla £1,000,000
Scott Sinclair £2,500,000 Matthew Lowton £1,000,000
Mark Bunn Unattached Andreas Weimann £2,750,000
Idrissa Gueye £9,000,000 Darren Bent Free
Jordan Amavi £9,000,000 Enda Stevens Free
Jordan Ayew £8,500,000 Graham Burke Released
José Ángel Crespo £500,000 Chris Herd Released
Rudy Gestede £7,000,000 Shay Given Free
Jordan Veretout £7,000,000 Fabian Delph £8,000,000
Christian Benteke £32,500,000
total in ——-£43,500,000 total out—————-£45,250,000
total net spent -£1,750,000
all these figures are from a website called transfer league so i cant vouch that there 100% correct but looking at this i think we could still spend at least another £20m.
when you look that a club like WBA have spent the guts of £25m without selling hardly anyone. im not being unrealistic thinking we still have a decent chunk of change to spend.
link – http://www.transferleague.co.uk/aston-villa/english-football-teams/aston-villa-transfer
copied and pasted and its not come out right on this site lol but click on link
Yes, tables never seem to format correctly, but it doesn’t matter.
All that does is the bottom line figures.
Agreed, if we don’t spend at least £20 mill, lerner has had us over.
More realistically, I suspect we’re keeping our powder dry and will bargain hard as the selling clubs become increasingly more desperate.
Praet is a good case in point.
They’ve been good enough to drop their price? I wonder why?
Quite simply because there’s no demand for him at this sort of money, imo and it’s all hype.
If we’re really interested, we’ll offer a lot less than the £7 mill they’ve so generously allowed him to go for, you watch.
i read they dropped Praet’s price but want a sell on percentage clause . they think if he comes to us and does well we will sell on like we did with benteke and they will get a hefty chunk of his next transfer. sounds ok to me as long as there not looking for a crazy amount .
Hmm the Kozak loan rumour has got me thinking we’re making space for a new centre forward. Wouldn’t surprise me if we sign Charlie Austin as Sherwood wants to concentrate on English players. Watching the Albion game and still reckon Lescott may be on the cards also. They’ve signed Chester and have Dawson and McCauley who can play centre half.
Couple that with either Traore or Praet and no Spurs cast offs and we’ve the making of a decent squad 🙂
I would have preferred Chester to Lescott! Would be happy with Austin, Traore and Praet plus Lescott though!
Praet would be a brilliant signing, but I think if we have limited money left it will end up being spent on a RB or CB.
Interesting about Kozak, I guess TS doesnt reckon he’s up to it yet (or maybe at all). I really hope we dont sign Adebayor though. I would rather have Kozak than that mercenary any day.
http://www.insidefutbol.com/2015/08/11/race-won-aston-villa-snap-up-liverpool-linked-adama-traore/228546/
Lucas anyone ?