Aston Villa Transfer Rumours

13 Jul 2026 19:09:12
Pervis Estupinan, will he be Digne's replacement?
Played well for Brighton and I for one will be happy with this signing.

13 Jul 2026 20:12:34
When I've watched us play against him, I don't know what it was, but I feared him, thought we wouldn't get past him, & looked dangerous going forward, shade of Bouma about him, 1 tough bloke, could see him being a cult player should we sign him. 🤔

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13 Jul 2026 21:12:27
Yep he's a good player. I rate him.

13 Jul 2026 11:54:52
United after Youri tell them 50 million or no deal.

13 Jul 2026 15:47:50
He has a release clause of £36m. Why would they pay over that amount. 😂

13 Jul 2026 11:18:21
Yt gone good money 45mil.

13 Jul 2026 12:32:14
Allegedly it's £35 million, and that's chicken feed for a player who's at the peak of his powers and a current international. If he had no clause in his contract, then I don't think we would be considering any bids less than £50 million. It also seems like PSG are interested in Digne as well, so it looks like plenty are heading for the exit door.

If these rumours are true, then maybe, just maybe, Rogers stays. Not sure who is the easier player to replace though; Tielemans' ability on the ball is second to none, and I don't see too many in the PL with the same skill set playing for teams not in the top six, the one exception maybe is Wharton at Palace.

13 Jul 2026 12:40:54
And there's our big signing gone.

13 Jul 2026 13:24:18
This could be a masterstroke, obviously he'll be missed, but £35M for a 29 y/o we paid £0 for, business. 👍🏻

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13 Jul 2026 13:29:57
Came to Villa on a free. Sold for £35m.
With Digne looking like he's going back to France, does this now take pressure off re: SCR/PSR?
Not really the way we want to do business, but until we get the stadium up to 55k plus, and the commercial side is bringing in regular massive amounts of revenue, it's the only way.

13 Jul 2026 14:57:52
So, it more than balances the books, based on our purchases to date, probably gives us £20 million or so to play with, but that isn't going to get us very far. If we want to make other signings, we are going to have to shift others out the door, but hopefully squad players, not from the starting XI.

13 Jul 2026 15:06:10
The funny thing is, if he had that £35M clause from when he signed the last contract extension, then, while we were qualifying for Europe & winning a cup = 💰, the rest of the football world missed out for £35M when he was worth more during that period, close to double for how important a player he is/was for us.

My glass is half full on this 1, & if, from what I've heard, Digne is off for £8M & his £150k pw gone, it's more than half full.

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13 Jul 2026 18:03:44
We could have a problem very soon, and I'm normally fairly relaxed on these things.
We already needed a midfielder with Onana injured, and now there is a £15m shortfall between Tielemans and Manzambi, whilst still needing the Onana cover.
If Digne leaves for such a small amount, we need extra funds to replace him. Maatsen can't handle the full load himself (and he's rubbish).

Trying to use Pau or Mings as cover over there spells disaster.
If Martinez does leave fairly cheaply as well, then I think we are stuffed unless we sell Rogers to fund the shortfalls and his own replacement.
We already had a pretty thin squad. Selling 3-4 fringe players to cover one purchase is difficult; trying that multiple times is impossible.

13 Jul 2026 20:24:38
Rk, we are looking good financially. I think we got around 25 million for Malen, then Enzo possibly 10-15 million, Youri 36 million, Digne 8 million. Dobbin looks like he's out the door for 9 million plus add ons, that's almost 100 million in incomings. Then you have all their wages gone, plus the wages of the loan players. As it stands, we are well in the clear.

We also have Gussand to sell. I'd offer Palace Gussand and 40 million for Adam Wharton.
Remember, incomings are divided up over the length of the contract, but outgoings come off straight away. Add in the Champions League money, and it could be a very exciting season if we spend well.
I am gutted Youri is leaving though, and especially to that lot.

13 Jul 2026 21:21:18
Whack, the spread of the cost works for SCR, but not the player registration restrictions we were given for failing SCR the season before last. The restrictions also don't care about the wages either.
Assuming Manzambi is £50m and Estupinan is £20m, then we have £30m left if we don't sell more to replace Digne, and find another midfielder to allow all the new signings to be registered for Champions League.


We could find loans, but we also still need to replace the holes left by Elliott and Sancho leaving.
Assuming we effectively recoup the £35m for Guessand, we then have roughly £65m to replace 3 players plus 2 loans, 3 of those 5 players needing to be attacking players who tend to cost more.

13 Jul 2026 21:22:33
Agree, but I think we should look abroad for proven talent, Whack, cos prem prices are insane and overpriced.

13 Jul 2026 10:29:14
€60m seems a lot of money to spend on this lad.
Whilst he was touted as a real threat to Villa before the Final, the reality didn’t quite live up to the hype.
Time will tell and I sincerely hope he lives up to the price tag.
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13 Jul 2026 10:26:21
Fee agreed for Dobbin, £9m+ to Southampton.
You really do have to wonder what’s gone on with the recruitment over the past 4 years.

I’ve also read about Louie Barry’s contract and salary. £35k a week !!!!

Which idiot(s) drew up that contract?

These are the sort of deals that have caused us to be in the PSR/SCR problem we’re in.

There will be many more good.

I hope we can sort out these contracts and don’t make these mistakes this summer. We really can’t afford to.

12 Jul 2026 20:08:26
Well, well, well. Dave Ornstein said Villa agreed fee with Friberg for Manzambe, who 20 yrs old plays on wing and also as a 10. He's a baller. Will be a great signing, patience is all we needed.

12 Jul 2026 21:26:01
Not really that impressed with him to be honest. Decent enough, but the fee is high, which says to me that Rogers will be off sooner rather than later.

12 Jul 2026 21:43:08
Gotta agree with Mings, but if it means Rogers is off, then we got some decent wedge to spend.

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12 Jul 2026 21:59:44
Simple Math:

£59.6m (70m)
/
5 years (amortisation)
=
£11.9m per season.

(Wages are a non-issue, given who's off the books already: Sancho, Luiz, Elliott, Barry, Malen, Barrenechea).

This transfer has effectively cost Villa (#avfc) £11.9m p/a + £3-5m p/a in wages.

12 Jul 2026 22:00:33
Villa have already made nigh on £35m in sales since Jan 1st, which is the beginning of the UEFA accounting period, so the £35m profit banked already / 3 (prorated over 3 years) = an £11.7m effective boost to the allowance this period.



That basically cancels out the £11.9m annual amortisation hit from the Manzambi deal, and, let's be frank, there's still a whole window to go, so it's a non-issue.

12 Jul 2026 22:13:06
Just had a look at his isolated performance against us in the final. He also has a long throw on him, something we haven't had since the other Andy Gray back in GT times. Could be good. From what I've seen, he's more of a Rogers replacement for me. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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12 Jul 2026 23:00:36
No, it's not ridgers replacement. Rodgers will stay, he's contracted until 2031, plus I don't think he will kick up a fuss and be a baby if he doesn't get his move.

13 Jul 2026 00:22:02
Put this another way, would you keep Rodgers or have a potential behind the No9 3 or something like Manzambi, Soule & Mbaye, all covered by selling Rodgers?

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13 Jul 2026 00:48:11
I'd keep him and add Mbaye, a cm and striker and rb, then we're sorted.

13 Jul 2026 02:47:05
Given the sanction UEFA handed Villa, part of the settlement was that Cilla needed a positive transfer balance in order to register new players for the CL. Which means several players will need to leave in order to buy others.

13 Jul 2026 07:09:49
Daz, you can't spread profit on a sale like you can a purchase price.
To cover £12m a year over five years, you need to make at least that £12m in income each and every year.
The UEFA sanctions also require us to sell players whose value is equal to or above the value of an incoming player, in order to register them for the Champions League.


If we don't make £60m in sales, then a £60m player can only play domestically.

13 Jul 2026 09:57:40
That's spot on, rk, so I think it's fairly clear Rogers is on his way. I've been told Arsenal are trying to do a deal for £100 million and include Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly on season-long loan deals.

13 Jul 2026 10:38:25
We've made 35 million in sales so far, Dobbin to Southampton for 9 million, and I expect a few fringe players to leave to generate the 60 million.

12 Jul 2026 20:02:04
Villa set to sign Johan Manzambi feom Frielberg. A very good signing in my opinion.

12 Jul 2026 20:10:01
Yep, he's a very good player. Daz gonna be a baller.

08 Jul 2026 09:18:53
I tell them 150 million plus Nwareni or no deal.

12 Jul 2026 16:48:29
Never want to lose top players, but if we are not being allowed to progress by PSR / SCR, then our best players will want to go.

80Mil + Skelly and Nwanyeri would be a great deal for us.



I'm really concerned that we'll struggle to be top 10 next season. Players are aging, and we have very few assets who will most likely be sold this summer or next summer.

08 Jul 2026 09:18:00
Romaro transfer expert says Rodgers has agreed personal terms with Arse.

07 Jul 2026 17:56:19
You won’t believe this 1 lol, Spurs fan told me he’s heard they’re looking at Emi 😂 out there but stanger things have happened.

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07 Jul 2026 19:57:37
He wouldn't go there, surely. A72, backwards step. Spurs aren't gonna be ahead of us this season, even if we made no signings.

07 Jul 2026 21:10:38
I don't see it myself but they've made a big thing of them smashing their wage structure, so it might have legs. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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07 Jul 2026 14:31:26
According to Companies House Nassef and Wes have ceased with Villa. Does this mean Comcast are taking over?

08 Jul 2026 00:54:45
What's all this about?

08 Jul 2026 09:05:09
No idea, Whack, whether it's a way of transferring ownership over, but keep them as Chairmen. I just don't know. Been trying to delve into it more, but can't find anything more.

08 Jul 2026 12:21:30
Is Comcast one of their businesses?

09 Jul 2026 07:07:36
They haven't ceased with Villa. They have just sold enough shares/voting rights that they each do not have enough percentage to make a decision without shareholder approval.
As there is now no person or business listed as having significant control, it means there are at least 4 investors with 25% or less each, and the investors are independent enough to not be assumed to take sides.


They could sell their shares to one of the others, but if that had already happened, then there would need to already be another name on Companies House.

06 Jul 2026 13:50:08
Just done a search on Keba Cisse who we signed last summer on a pre contract. He looks more than ready to be part of our match day squad, so there’s a few quid saved if we’re looking at centre halves. 🤔

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06 Jul 2026 14:46:55
You beat me to A72, was gonna put the same in different words. The lad looks a beast, was watching clips on YouTube. We could have a gem on our hands, and with Madjo as well.

06 Jul 2026 15:12:24
He's supposed to be a centre half/defensive midfielder, so Bogarde should go, ready-made replacement & pure profit on Bogarde's sale, which helps with the financial stuff. I've seen that Madjo has gone to some kind of boot camp thing, so maybe they're confident that they're gonna rule in his favour.

I'd keep him around rather than loan him out. I've got a good feeling about Madjo. L'pool threw Owen in at roughly the same age, what harm could it do. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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06 Jul 2026 15:36:33
Unai wanted him in 1st team squad, but wasn't allowed due to rules. He really impressed him in training.

06 Jul 2026 17:05:12
We've had some great No9's over the years, but you can't beat a Gary Thompson kind of striker that becomes a cult hero. Hope the same goes for Madjo.

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06 Jul 2026 18:01:40
Yep, same as well, mate. Hope we win that CAS case so he can play this season. He's born in England and played for England youth teams, let's hope they see sense, cos we could have another Duran on our hands, or a better version of Keinan Davis, who was decent.

06 Jul 2026 18:32:20
Just thought as well, Jonny, not sure if this is right, because of his age (Madjo), he can be registered as an u23/development player, so as I understand it, the £10M we paid doesn't count in the rules, so gives us more wiggle room to spend elsewhere, I could be wrong though.

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06 Jul 2026 19:15:14
Not sure about that a72, u could be right thou, mate.

05 Jul 2026 08:52:13
I wonder what the transfer window holds for us.
Is anyone braced for some disappointment?
With all the talk of Scr and a UEFA fine (partly suspended) does this mean we will be playing with our hands tied again?
Personally, I think we’ll see some departures before we do bring in new faces.

05 Jul 2026 11:20:59
UEFA certainly don't want English clubs getting stronger and winning anything. With how savvy Villa usually are with rulings, you can't believe they have put themselves in this position to receive such large fines. We have hands tied by Premier, then even more so with UEFA. The whole set up is corrupt. UTV

05 Jul 2026 14:06:11
The SCR, and previously FFP, were supposed to be there to prevent clubs from failing financially.
What it's actually doing is preventing open competition.
Whether that was the hidden agenda is open to interpretation.
One thing that is undeniable is that the EPL, SKY, and TNT make a lot of money selling the televised games around the world, and the interest is now in place for the so-called big 6.


Why would they want to jeopardise that massive income by diluting the product?

05 Jul 2026 19:36:31
Villan59, we will have to see outgoings, as our transfer business has to align because of UEFA's punishment meted out last year. So, if we spend £100 million, we have to sell £100 million, so I think we won't be buying players in the £50-60 million bracket, or if we do, then I think it's fair to assume Rogers will be off.

05 Jul 2026 22:03:23
Our 1st choice 11 as it stands (if no one of them leaves) pretty much picks itself. Emi, back 4 of Digne-Torres-Konsa-Cash, mid 2 Kamara-Tielemans, Buendia-Rogers-McGinn behind Ollie. If none of them leave, who out of them would be edged out by a signing that would start? To my mind, it's only Digne-Cash-Buendia that are 50/50, could be improved on in a starting 11. Been mentioned on here for left back that Jakob of Galatasaray looks decent at the World Cup, valued at around £10M, Mingueza, right back on a free, that would free up the big money for Buendia's position.

Someone like Godts or Mbaye, both who would cost £30-40M, would even go as far to say Curtis Jones could play that role. I'm just saying players who would start. I know we need options off the bench & to cover any outgoings, but I'm saying £50M only makes our starting 11 better. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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06 Jul 2026 14:49:57
Villa will be fine, players will come in and be sold as well. I do think, though, we should look to sign younger players and promote our youth, and let Unai develop them and mould them into top players.