Aston Villa rumours 2

17 Jan 2026 17:38:43
Not sure how true but rumours are we are interested in Schade from Brentford now he would be an upgrade on Malen from what I've seen of him but depends on price I imagine, Tammy would be the cheaper option

17 Jan 2026 19:17:48
Apparently Brentford don’t want to sell and if they did the price would be north of £50 million and we habitat that type of money at the moment. It’s just click bait I’m afraid.

15 Jan 2026 14:58:40
Villa have sold Findlay Monrow to M Boro for a reported £300, 000 . Ian Hoollaway who was his manager at Swindon, says he's the best L/B prospect, he's ever worked with . He reckons Villa are making a mistake in letting him go UTV

15 Jan 2026 18:00:34
Dave it won't be the first mistake we have made recently

16 Jan 2026 00:03:44
It is a bit odd that Malen is in Rome and that there's no sign of a replacement. We're going to be short of players for Sunday. I know Guessand is back but doubt he'll put much fear into the Everton defenders! I don't think Ceballos is very good either so hope we don't overspend on him.

13 Jan 2026 23:08:32
Playing devil's advocate, we'll sell Malen, Ollie gets an injury that sidelines him for a prolonged period, where does our striking force come from, Buendia is doing well but isn't a main striker, Guessed is a total misfit and isn't the answer in any position.

Sancho hasn't really put in a decent performance. With the FA cup, premier league and Europa on the horizon it's a real worry if we have an issue with our attacking options.

14 Jan 2026 05:29:18
That says to me that getting Tammy in for £11M is a no brainer, there’s even talk that Spurs might try to hijack that too lol 😂

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12 Jan 2026 15:47:09
Really surprised we are prepared to let Malen go he is really unfortunate he has done nothing wrong and usually makes a difference whenever he comes on he is really unlucky in my view.
If he is going we must be confident that an established forward will be joining.

12 Jan 2026 16:03:35
I think your thoughts are echoed by many Villa fans.
It seems a strange decision to move a player on when he appears settled at the club and within the system and, as you say, does have a positive impact when he plays, particularly off the bench.
We'll see what the wise men at Villa have planned I guess.

12 Jan 2026 17:02:09
If true, I suspect this is at least partly motivated by the PSR and Uefa constraints following the ruling last year. I think most fans would agree that Malen has been a useful addition, but assessing him with finances in mind might mean we should be aiming for a greater return on such a significant earner. Building a squad is just as much an art as it is science, but in the current climate I don't think we can afford to have some of our top earners not genuinely competing for our first 11.

So I'd imagine players like Malen, Barkley, Elliott, Sancho and possibly even Buendia/Digne will all be the most likely to depart either in Jan or the summer, depending on who's available and how that salary allocation could be better used in the eyes of Emery.

12 Jan 2026 17:48:56
The issue for me is we’re selling a player who clearly has settled in. Fits the system and is useful either from the start or off the bench. Then realistically lacing him with an unknown quantity in terms of playing in this team.

A risk.
Not saying Gallagher isn’t a good player but will he fit in.
PSR is screwing is royally every transfer window from what I can see.

14 Jan 2026 12:41:50
Have you sat back and thought Malen wants to leave to gain minutes playing when there's a World Cup on the horizon?

11 Jan 2026 10:07:27
Now being reported that were after Tammy Abraham. Any substance or lazy journalism?
I think that ship has sailed tbh but if the numbers made sense then maybe there is something in it.

11 Jan 2026 10:25:53
We need another striker, no brainer for me 🤷🏼‍♂️

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11 Jan 2026 11:52:26
If we got Tammy, and Gallagher, I wouldn’t bet against us? I wonder… Athletico wanted Martinez in the summer (rumoured) so I wonder if there’s some kind of swap/swap and cash thing going to happen 🤷🏼‍♂️

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12 Jan 2026 15:11:35
It looks increasingly likely that we will se another striker join but at the expense of Malen leaving. I'd be disappointed if this one is accurate. He fits into the system we play and has quick feet and seems to interact well with Rogers and Buendia. Think he's really settled into the team now and is an asset. Surely everyone could see that on Saturday?

12 Jan 2026 17:06:31
I agree trinity, maybe things will make more sense come the end of the month

13 Jan 2026 19:05:27
I've read a number of times now in different places that Malen is concerned about his playing time and that's why he's happy to speak to/join Roma. but I can't see how he's going to be guaranteed anymore playing time there? And has been picked ahead of Watkins due to form?
I'd half understand if there was a high transfer fee being offered, but even with that it's mindless to loan him out until the summer and then bring in a bang average fee for him.

£22m? he's got to be worth close to double that.

09 Jan 2026 20:57:08
Villa took a loan out in October to purchase land at Westwood Industrial Park by VP rumours have it its to rehouse the people by Doug Ellis stand so that we can expand and also for the new train station the loan is on Company House.

09 Jan 2026 22:59:53
How much Daz?

10 Jan 2026 10:44:00
Been trying to find it Whack and I can't see it reading on the Companies house statement for Villa I don't know what they are planning.Its also nice to see we having training wear sponsorship now too keeping it in the family with Naseff.

09 Jan 2026 18:40:56
Looks like we looking at Conor Gallagher a solid signing if we get him.

09 Jan 2026 21:36:04
Quality player 👍🏻

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09 Jan 2026 22:59:39
Always rated him 👍

08 Jan 2026 16:50:12
Ria. Madjo another signing, 16yr old built like a bull, plays for England U17s . From what Iv read, everybody was after him . Reported 12m Euros for a kid his age is a lot but, he's supposed to be well worth it UTV

09 Jan 2026 08:27:13
Could be a master stroke… if you’re good enough, you’re old enough. Get him in, have him on the bench, throw him on for 15-20 mins and rough the opposition up, he could be the new Lukaku, or he could be the new Kevin Francis 😂 if we’re spending that amount of money on a 16 y/o, I don’t think he should be playing for the under 21’s, throw him in, sink or swim 🤷🏼‍♂️

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03 Jan 2026 23:09:34
Every player has a price and according to the Spanish outlet Fichajes Chelsea are prepared to offer £130.6 million offer for Rogers. If it's true we have a decision to make it's a hell of a lot of money.

04 Jan 2026 10:06:15
They can offer what they want in the summer, till then they can do 1.

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04 Jan 2026 18:29:44
Why would he currently go to a team that are 12 points adrift of us, have no manager and are in turmoil with regard to their ownership/ management relationship? Obviously money is a factor but he strikes me as more intelligent than that. Also, who would you replace him with - and I mean someone of equal or better quality for less money (otherwise there’s no point in selling) who is available and immediately willing to come to VP (i.e.

not on someones fantasy wish-list) . I can’t think of a better midfielder that could replace him frankly.

04 Jan 2026 20:19:41
I get what your saying Menace but money talks, so if Chelsea offer him a salary of say £250k a week, we can’t match that given the SCR issues we currently face. Add to that the fact that allegedly Cole Palmer is his best mate, plus the bright lights of London it may sway him, and as I say if £130.6 million is an opening bid we will obviously look to push that figure to nearer £150 million and as I said in my previous post every player has a price and whether it’s £130 or £150 million that’s a hell of a lot of money to turn down.

Whether we like it or not Rogers will go at some point so the question is do we maximise his value at the end of the season when we could totally remould the squad with that type of money or do we wait for him to push to go when in all likelihood his value will be less? In an ideal world I would keep him all day long but we don’t live in an ideal world unfortunately.

04 Jan 2026 20:32:42
That’s serious cash Lotm, I’d imagine it would be very hard for the board to turn down, it would set us up for a few years I’d say, that said I couldn’t see us getting champions league without him so we would lose out on prize money and end up no better off in 2 years. I couldn’t see him wanting to go to Chelsea right now, like menace says they are in turmoil and not guaranteed any euro spot for next year.


if they want him that bad tell them Palmer and 100 million.
Hard to know who we could get to replace him at a reasonable price, there won’t be much value in the premier league at this time of year.
if we did have money to spend I’d imagine it would be a good time to try attract players considering our position and form and having the master at the helm.

04 Jan 2026 20:59:28
We don’t have a need to sell him (right now) and we have 2 shots at getting Champions League by finishing top 4 or winning the Europa League. He’s going to be a starter for England at the World Cup where we could go far which would add to his value, would make no sense at all to sell him now, personally I think he could do better than Chelsea, maybe even someone like Real would want him, and he’d go with my best wishes

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02 Jan 2026 19:02:54
Can Dean Smith really help us out with Harvey Elliott?
Reported that Charlotte FC are considering taking him on loan which would free up funds for Villa to make moves in transfer market.
Can't imagine Liverpool will sanction this.

02 Jan 2026 20:53:07
If he’s not in the shop window he ain’t getting sold, win win for all concerned

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