Transfer: 2023 Summer Transfer Rumors and Discussion - Closed Window Edition

[JeffreyLFC]

They all suck but Kounde anyway

Well to be fair France depth at CB is insane.
Konate, Saliba, Varane, Kounde, Fofana, Upamecamo, Kimpembe, etc.

Meh . Let him stay underrated

It's not just him though, I have read it by few other supporters, I don't know what they don't see in him. Hard to believe any LFC player would be underrated but he is the exception, I assume.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Well to be fair France depth at CB is insane.
Konate, Saliba, Varane, Kounde, Fofana, Upamecamo, Kimpembe, etc.

There real issue is that you can only play 2 of them. And they're weak at RB.

 

[les Habs]

There real issue is that you can only play 2 of them. And they're weak at RB.

They have two up and coming RBs at Lyon alone.

 

[Savant]

They have two up and coming RBs at Lyon alone.

Well one of them signed on to be Reece James backup next season for some rea$on

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

They have two up and coming RBs at Lyon alone.

Placard will somehow play in 2026. It’s their destiny

 

[phisherman]

 

[Evilo]

They have two up and coming RBs at Lyon alone.

There's another playing in the BuLi who I have high hopes for.

 

[Peen]

Anyone think Lukaku can bounce back under Poch?

I’m assuming we are all in agreement that the answer is no based on the garbage he has shown in the past two years.

So if you don’t think so, leave this post alone because we agree.

But if you think he can.. I’m curious as to why.

 

[Savant]

There's another playing in the BuLi who I have high hopes for.

Sildillia on Freiburg?

 

[luiginb]

Sildillia on Freiburg?

Pavard, of course haha

 

[Savant]

Pavard, of course haha

Clearly! He starts in the team when he’s fit so he must be the best

 

[Tony Romo]

Well one of them signed on to be Reece James backup next season for some rea$on

Can't be Reece James backup at Chelsea, when James is in Madrid!

 

[bleedblue1223]

Anyone think Lukaku can bounce back under Poch?

I’m assuming we are all in agreement that the answer is no based on the garbage he has shown in the past two years.

So if you don’t think so, leave this post alone because we agree.

But if you think he can.. I’m curious as to why.

Blind and desperate optimism, and I'm sticking to it.

 

[JPBolts]

heavy links with Ugarte today. Sawiris has close links with Jorge Mendes, who represents Ugarte

 

[JeffreyLFC]

heavy links with Ugarte today.

Liverpool about to be outspend by Aston Villa.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Did Aston Villa win the lottery or rob a bank?

 

[JPBolts]

Did Aston Villa win the lottery or rob a bank?

owners are the 3rd or 4th richest in the PL. And something that I didn't realize but heard on a podcast yesterday, but we have only spent 40m net in the last 3 years so we should have the ffp headspace to spend a lot this summer.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

owners are the 3rd or 4th richest in the PL. And something that I didn't realize but heard on a podcast yesterday, but we have only spent 40m net in the last 3 years so we should have the ffp headspace to spend a lot this summer.

Did they wake up and just decide on spending FU money? lol... must be nice.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Villa net spend numbers are still pretty skewed by getting £100M+ for Grealish. They've also spent some wild money on wages with Kamara (free transfer) and Diego Carlos.

They've been spending money the last four years.

I also don't think that 40M number is accurate, unless I'm missing something? The Grealish sale was two years ago and that year Villa broke even on transfers more or less. This past season net spend is around £40M, plus three years ago of around £95M, so that right there is over £130M+.

 

[JPBolts]

Villa net spend numbers are still pretty skewed by getting £100M+ for Grealish. They've also spent some wild money on wages with Kamara (free transfer) and Diego Carlos.

They've been spending money the last four years.

I also don't think that 40M number is accurate, unless I'm missing something? The Grealish sale was two years ago and that year Villa broke even on transfers more or less. This past season net spend is around £40M, plus three years ago of around £95M, so that right there is over £130M+.

I thought it was 40m net spend for 3 years, but it might have been 2. Which seems more likely as we only spent money on 3 players last summer. This came from our Athletic correspondent

But if you look at the last decade-ish, Villa would probably be close to the top ten in terms of transfer spend.

 

[hatterson]

I thought it was 40m net spend for 3 years, but it might have been 2. Which seems more likely as we only spent money on 3 players last summer. This came from our Athletic correspondent

But if you look at the last decade-ish, Villa would probably be close to the top ten in terms of transfer spend.

Over the last decade they're 10th on gross spend. Behind the expected big 6, Everton, West Ham, and Newcastle. On net, they're also 10th. Everton drop below them but Woves move ahead.

And that's with 3 of those years being spent in the Championship.

 

[S E P H]

He wouldn't be getting any minutes there, so not sure I understand or buy those rumours.

 

[Savant]

Liverpool about to be outspend by Aston Villa.

About to be? They’ve been getting outspent by Villa

 

[hatterson]

About to be? They’ve been getting outspent by Villa

Yea, over the past 4 years Liverpool's net spend is ~140M and Villa's is ~300M

Obviously Liverpool spent more before that but Villa was in the Championship.

 

[Evilo]

Sildillia on Freiburg?

Yes