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
A Loan Return to Palace: The Twin Perceptions of Evann Guessand
Evann Guessand Completes Loan Back to Crystal PalaceAston Villa yesterday confirmed that Evann Guessand has joined Crystal Palace on a season-long loan with a conditional obligation to buy, drawing a line under a spell that never came close to matching the fee Villa paid for him.Guessand's time at Villa did land a quite remarkable achievement. Last season he became the only player in history...
What’s Stalling João Palhinha’s Move to Aston Villa
Three Views of Possible João Palhinha LoanAston Villa's interest in João Palhinha that has been reported over the last few weeks is real. Villa's Director of Football Operations, Damian Vidagany has confirmed talks with Bayern Munich are still ongoing. What's less obvious is why either Bayern or the player would want the deal Villa are actually after.Villa's POVVilla need a specific kind of one-season...
Aston Villa Centre Back Solution, Another Keeper in the Pipeline and Outgoings
Going into the few days before Aston Villa kick-off their 2018/19 season, Steve Bruce was confident of getting "two or three over the line"...
Jack Grealish’s Transfer Reality and Tell Tales Signs of his Destiny
Villa supporters are currently being made to watch a media feeding frenzy on Jack Grealish, as 20-odd 'Grealish to Spurs' stories a day are...
Aston Villa’s New Owners Trigger and Dampen Real and Fake Transfer Rumours
Up until the investment last week of Aston Villa's new owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens's, in terms of transfer activity around B6, it...
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...