Villa Transfers
Aston Villa transfers covered in full — every significant signing, departure and transfer window from My Old Man Said. Transfer news and rumour analysis that cuts through the speculation to focus on what actually matters: the reality of deals and the impact of transfer decisions on Aston Villa
Two Things That Would Help Aston Villa Keep Morgan Rogers
Two Things That Would Help Aston Villa Keep Morgan RogersThe clubs circling Morgan Rogers this summer are not acting on transfer intelligence alone. They are acting on financial intelligence.Aston Villa's UEFA Football Earnings agreement - reached following the club's breach of European club licensing regulations - essentially operates on a sell-before-you-buy basis. Villa cannot register new signings unless their transfer balance is positive. The...
Aston Villa’s £38.4m Hidden Transfer Cost
The Hidden Cost of Squad Building - Aston Villa's Increasing Agent Fee SpendTransfer net spend of the season is often quoted for shaping narratives and opinion. Yet agent fees are rarely mentioned, despite being excluded from net spend calculations altogether. For Aston Villa in 2025/26, agent fees were actually higher than the club’s reported net spend.Villa's reported net spend in the 2025/26 season...
First Player Lines Up to Leave Aston Villa in the Official Transfer Window
Aston Villa winger Trézéguet Set for Turkey?Aston Villa winger Trézéguet seems likely to be the Villa first player announced to leave after the Premier...
Philippe Coutinho – Five Questions of Aston Villa’s Permanent Signing
A Beginner’s Guide to Philippe CoutinhoBefore we do any deep-diving later in pre-season, let’s get everyone up to scratch with a brass tacks skinny...
The Ins and Outs of the Matt Targett Transfer
Matt Targett Makes Newcastle Move PermanentNewcastle United have exercised the right to buy option from Matt Targett's original loan deal with Aston Villa back...
Potential Ligue 1 Aston Villa Transfer Options – Part Two
It's time for Part Two of MOMS and Ligue 1 podcast Breaking the Lines contributor Liam Scahill's French scouting picks. Here's the second batch...
Diego Carlos – Five Questions of Aston Villa’s New Signing
A Beginner's Guide to Diego CarlosRight, it's time to catch-up on some of these new Aston Villa signings that have sneaked in prior to...
Potential Ligue 1 Aston Villa Transfer Targets – Part One
Potential French Ligue 1 Villa Transfer Targets Greetings once again from the chasms of the MOMS scouting department. This time of year, attracts all manner...
Aston Villa Complete Fourth Signing Before the Transfer Window Opens
Robin Olsen Signs for Aston VillaThere seems little point to the Premier League transfer window, where Aston Villa are concerned. The club confirmed their...
Steven Gerrard and Villa Recruitment Team Spotted in France Closing in on Target
Gerrard, Purslow and Lange in FranceAston Villa's Steven Gerrard, Christian Purslow and Johan Lange were all spotted together at the Stade Orange Vélodrome to...
Aston Villa Striker Finally Leaves on Loan to Reboot Career
Keinan Davis Loaned to ForestThe first piece of business has been completed by Aston Villa in the 2020 January transfer with Keinan Davis joining...
The Good Bad and Ugly Of Jack Grealish’s Move to Citeh
The Good Bad and Ugly Of Super Jack GrealishWith Aston Villa’s fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good,...
The Concerns, Extra Clause and Brilliance of the Danny Ings Transfer to Villa
Danny Ings Aston Villa TransferIf you were scanning across the football press yesterday, you may have come across a Guardian article making a case...
Leon Bailey’s Fast-Tracked Announcement Connection to the Grealish Saga and Red Herrings
Leon Bailey Signs for Aston VillaThere's little doubt that Aston Villa publicly announcing their deal for Bayern Leverkusen's Leon Bailey was fast-tracked a few...