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.
UTV.
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. ??♂️
UTV.
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?
UTV.
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.