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So just thinking more on the wait till jan with 1 new striker and Gordon. Other than what others have said everyone knows summer is better value than Jan which target that hasn't already moved is likely to be more available in Jan than this summer? If there is no new emerging ideas then what's the point of waiting. To me it just seems like a stupid idea.

Not watched Keith's video but hope he was just throwing that out there as his thoughts not a club actual plan/decision

I was thinking that myself but maybe its not the compliance a sale or 2 will allow the club to spend again and the womens team sale sorted the immediate June psr deadline issue?

40 is the "update" on 20 which was for the old 12/15m its crazy how the market has shot up makes the psr allowable losses being fixed even more perplexing.

You recon this fee pays for what they want for Asensio?

I dunno to be honest you would have thought it would be to get our money back but he seemed keen to sit it out for a club in europe. In a way depending on how the forrest to Newcastle deal was presented to him I kinda feel sorry for him if they forced him to move again to suit the needs of a club. Doesn't help us though this move at best puts him in the shop window.

Reported he turned Saudi down in Jan I think

On the treatment table with an estimated recovery time seems unlikely.

What would he be worth? To us probably priceless but even if they put 5 or 10m down for him i have no confidence we would find a replacement. Going into a champions league campaign with him looking more focused sounds like a non starter to me. Let's hope Howe has no gentleman’s agreement to allow him to go if he wants to

we aren't exactly flush ourselves in 12 months time we could need Targett replacement Schar Lascelles Trips kraft Burn final year of contract Is botman in final year come next summer? We may extend some again but thats alot of defensive changes to do and find

Trying to see the split between what we have or do we think big joe/bruno/tonali can do DM role or attacking one? Still dont know what miley is either obviously I dont think willock is good enough but being injured means he won't go this window and I guess is more attacking? I would love one of each as I feel with all the games we are going to have to do more changes than 1 of bruno or tonali drop out/rested.

Its over analysed to death because the prem hasn't started yet and unfortunately Howe is the only person we hear from. Hopefully the mess will be sorted one way another until Jan at least 🤣

If he was nearly out the door earlier in the window for 20m then us giving them possibly double that I can see why thats the narrative. Hope its a botman masterclass not a Kelly one.

Watkins and wissa too old to sanction together but Watkins may be a wissa back up? Saudi connection may get us a Jackson knock down fee special. Not exactly amazing news really. Still considering and monitoring being used like we have all the time in the world. Gordon up top and "find a way to win" also sounds dire.

Don't see it would probably have to be 12m+ just to break psr even. Still he's not going to get " on the shop window" being here not playing. Hope he goes and does well which may attract interest.

A 1 in 3 striker who will be at afcon at a price of 80m which if hyperthetically speaking if the fee we get for isak is around 130m all but the isak money gone on a player who is 24 who would at best take us backwards in terms of output and massively refills the coffers of a side who we want to compete with more than doubling their money. I really do understand the draining effect the negativity has on some posters. I know the club are trying but its been ego bruising summer for club and supporters alike. Not much to be getting excited about when the reality of a 60 game season where your top 4 rivals have all massively strengthend and you as a side have weakened on paper except RW. Remains to be seen how the older players being another year older will impact performances as well. Coupled with in my head and possibly wrongly preception we did our PSR penance and did nothing to the first team for multiple windows. Achieved the dream won the trophy got back into the elite competition of the champions league. It is our time to flex some transfer muscle get some much needed competition in areas and help in others so players who never get injured aren't flogged. Instead we have Wilson gone no replacement, longstaff gone no replacement, willock on the treatment table AGAIN, snippets of tonali knee and botman niggles fitness issues. I cant get my brain into sunshine and rainbows mode right now (not suggesting that's what your doing either). Its not the ashley years or PIF out. We have Eddie we have some fantastic players we just dont have all the ingredients for success right now. Time to turn it around yes, manager who will work as hard as possible to extract maximum results from the squad yes. However at this stage 10 or so days before the season starts its hard to be massively optimistic with a gruelling season ahead that its not going to be tough. A poor season next year could have massive ramifications of who actually wants to stay at the club and the pretiege and preceptorship it has to potential summer 26 signings. For teams wanting to break the top 6 it needs to be multiple years back to back to stop this flash in the pan brush I feel like we're getting tarnished with.

Not if villa need the funds and want to build and identify a soon to be 31 year old with prem and champions league experience as a big enough hit instead of one of the young "stars". That or the player fancies a new challenge after 7 years but suspect its the former. As with all of this when it comes to older players is it BDB or trips money or is it 30/40m why you not getting a young player from europe money.

You hope if craig no hopes source is right its near the bottom like Jackson its on our list somewhere just not immediate priority 1 unless they know we can nab at longstaff or less sort of fee which is unlikely.

Let's hope he's not come off the list that had lloyd Kelly on it and more the botman one.

Almost like they want our reaction to the manu bid is to put a 3rd one in.No rush to sell laughing all the way to a big pay day. Can't believe I am sick of the transfer window with Eddie primed to say "we tried" when the season starts in 10 days.

Thought reports were Chelsea want 80m for Jackson?

For manu to "win" this through silence and inaction would be a hard pill to swallow. Will they even get close to our bid if they are the only team at the table. My brain hurts at this stage feels like we are depicted as desperate and manu calm and relaxed.

Already been shared however many pages ago but adam clery does a good video going over him albeit when it was for arsenal https://youtu.be/d7dxMaNXSmQ?si=lPXVo0CtPES6H-fe&utm_source=ZTQxO

If Isak is to go calibre of second striker is just as vital though as good as sesko may well be not expecting the isak level of output from last year. We had no goals coming from Wilson so getting a second striker if wissa is no longer certain is just as important to lighten the load/burden without affecting overall output from the forwards as a whole.

You not remember that period last year where it all seemed to be going sideways or backwards the side lacked fresh ideas or new ways of breaking teams down. Nothing to bring off the bench except and ineffective Wilson to change things. Manager himself admitted new players bring new dynamic to the group freshen things up and provide competition and pushing existing players. Not taking owt away last season was excellent but we had some poor games and results along the way and "limped" to 5th thanks to no less manu