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Monaco have a history of selling players at extreme prices so I doubt we would be able to land Badiashile given the restrictions we have to work under

My thinking too, the Shelvey position is a very important one. I actually think Wilson is perfect for us up top and if he wasn’t so injury prone, I wouldn’t want him replaced.

I rate Pope and think it’s a sensible signing if we are thinking that we need to replace as Dubravka right now, but I don’t think this should be our focus right now

I’m happy that Targett was signed up quickly because starting the season with at least the settled team has to be a positive. Obviously we need to add some more quality and that will come

Is anyone?

This is where fair value is bollocks - £20m to me seems fair given the size of the club and the project ahead of us. It’s not like we are trying to push through a £70m deal like a Man Utd of Liverpool would. The whole thing is nonsense

Doubt either will happen because the club is focussed on reducing the age of the squad - it doesn’t make sense to add these two when they’re 30, even if they’re on a free

Throw in Paqueta as well and then you have a deal

I’d be happy with Wilson our main upfront option because I think he’s top class. The only thing with him is that we have to account for the fact that he will get injured for a sustained period of time and having Wood and Ekitike as the backup options doesn’t really inspire ….

I’m still annoyed about that being given

Smart move - I’d take Sanchez and Botman here

Bruno with a new DM behind Paqueta is the way to go for me

They won’t sell for less than £50m

Very impressed with how early Villa are getting their transfer business done

Jonathan David would be perfect for us. He can play across the front line, has skill and pace and is young enough to understand the project we have on offer here.

I have watched him a few times this season and he reminds me of a left footed Titus Bramble

That last sentence speaks volumes - the type of ambition that we have missed. “We can think about the Champions League and becoming a contender. I came here to win and we will turn Newcastle into a winning club,”

VAR doesn’t have a clue. How can they not get a penalty for that when they conceded one against Spurs in the same way

I really don’t think Everton need any more points. I can’t see Burnley getting anything from Villa away and we should really be losing to them ourselves on the last day

Somehow I don’t see them accepting a loan deal from us given how they screwed over Lingard in January

I’m confident that we will be in the Champions League by the time the new reforms have come into play. That’s the 2024/25 season and I think by then we will have had two full seasons to sort ourselves and show the ambition that Bruno has suggested.

We should looking at someone of his age and ability in the summer, but he’s on loan from Dortmund so we have no chance

He’s far better for the team when he’s not the only source of our attack. He adds a completely different dimension to our play and when he’s not got three players around him constantly he’s a great asset

The 4-4-1-1 works with Wilson or Ekitike in front of Paqueta with Bruno with Philips (new DM) sat behind them

He mentioned Aaron Hickey from Bologna as someone we are seriously looking at, but I guess all the top clubs would be circling as he has a bright future