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
The Reality of Emi Martínez and Juventus Transfer Links
Emi Martinez to Juventus Transfer Link SituationAfter a couple weeks of links, reports of a personal agreement between Emiliano Martínez and Juventus emerged earlier this week, with Italian sources indicating the goalkeeper had provisionally accepted a three-year contract on reduced wages — from his current reported €7 million per season to around €5.5 million net. It looked like there was genuine momentum for a...
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...
How Spurs’ Jack Grealish Interest Could Play Out. How Inevitable is Signing?
As MOMS stated at the end of May, Aston Villa losing Jack Grealish will very much rubber stamp the failure of Tony Xia's two...
Aston Villa Midfield Exodus Expected Before Transfer Deadline
Aston Villa supporters are already bracing themselves for Jack Grealish's potential departure from the Villa midfield, but it doesn't look like he'll be the...
The Summer Signing That Sums Up Aston Villa’s Whole Situation
If/when Jack Grealish leaves the club this summer, it will rubber-stamp Aston Villa's fall from grace, but when a club is stagnant in the...
James Chester Nonsense, Other Defenders and Villa Bonus Payment
Only Deal So Far
When it comes to scraping together cash from player sales to quell Aston Villa's financial crisis, Pierluigi Gollini going to Atalanta for around...
Jack Grealish Exit Transfer Links Begin as Spurs are Touted
Vultures Incoming
The symbolic beacon of Aston Villa's financial demise was always going to be the selling of Jack Grealish. If Tony Xia (or any...
The Truth and Explanation Behind the Aston Villa Agent Fees Total
FA Agent Fees Oddity
This week the FA published the agent fee amounts that clubs have paid in the past season (1 February 2017 to...
The Problems Planning For Aston Villa’s Next Transfer Window and Season
At the Villa Fans Consultation Meeting earlier in the week with Villa CEO Keith Wyness and other club representatives, talk turned to how the club...
Villa Find Replacement for Preferred January Striker Target, Amongst Red Herrings
Nobody expected this latest January transfer window to be too busy for Aston Villa, unless you were the kind of football fan who was...
Does Loaning Out Tommy Elphick Weaken Villa’s Promotion Hopes?
Exit Door
In MOMS' book there were three players that were on the fringes of Villa first team, that would attract interest from other clubs...
Axel Tuanzebe’s Loan Signing Hints at Villa Player Departures
"I’m here to help us get promoted. The push for second place is more important than trying to make play-offs" - Axel Tuanzebe
Axel Tuanzebe Arrives
The...
Ross McCormack Flies Back to England With His Future in the Balance
Return of the Mack
The saga of Ross McCormack's time at Aston Villa reaches an interesting juncture with the player flying back from Australia this...
Transfer Wrap: De Laet Out, Van Persie Update, Ulloa No Go, McCormack Decision
Outgoings
In terms of Aston Villa outgoings during the January transfer window, Ritchie De Laet is the first senior player to leave Villa.There had been...