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...
Henri Lansbury Medical Limbo, Gollini Guesswork, Ayew Chinese Links
With the January window a third of the way through the only sign of transfer window cavalry beyond the loan signing of Sam Johnstone...
Transfer Update Wrap: Lansbury on Ice, Hourihane Love, Ilori and Greek Myths
Making Moves
After the Spurs game, Villa boss Steve Bruce professed to have "four or five things actively going on at the moment" in terms...
Aston Villa’s Mid-table Reality Will Put Off Rumoured Midfield Targets
Dropping Down
Last summer a handful of players gave up their Premier League clubs to join the Aston Villa revolution. Tommy Elphick, James Chester, Albert Adomah...
Revamping Villa in January with Just the Rudy Gestede Money
January Thrift
Aston Villa received a sum in the region of £6 million for Rudy Gestede this week as the out-of-sorts striker left for Middlesbrough....
Nottingham Forest Boss’s Words Suggest Henri Lansbury is Villa Bound
Left Out
We've already heard Villa boss Steve Bruce admit that Villa have made an enquiry for Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury, so to hear Nottingham...
Transfer Wrap: Lansbury Competition, Unlikely Rhodes, Smithies and Cherry
Transfer Wrap
Surprisingly, no incoming signings beyond the loan signing of Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone have been completed by Aston Villa during the first week...
Who’s Leaving Aston Villa in the January Transfer Window?
The Villa board did a grand job of shifting a good percentage of Villa's underachievers in last summer's transfer window, but it was going to take...
Are Aston Villa Getting in the Right New Goalkeeper?
No.1 Need
Before a ball was kicked this season MOMS stated how a more experienced goalkeeper should have been brought in to replace Brad Guzan....
Villa Paper Wrap: Press Put Forward Names of Bruce’s January Business
Recent news around Villa has been a lot brighter than usual as the feel good factor of winning games at Villa Park returns. With...
Aston Villa Podcast Episode Four: Summer Transfer Window Special
My Old Man Said Podcast: Bumper Transfer Special
Greetings,Thanks for your patience for the fourth episode of the My Old Man Said podcast. This episode...
Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villa Fans After the Summer Transfer Window
Summer Transfer Window
Aston Villa have had squad overhauls in transfer windows before and they're not always guaranteed to move the club in the right...
No Need for Villa to Sign Back-up Player as Transfer Window Declared Closed by Xia
Doctor Tony Xia is feeling chuffed with himself and rightly so, as Villa's management team and CEO pulled out all the stops to practically...