Transfer Speculation (1st June onwards)
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This would be great IF it had anyway of coming to fruition.
From Sky Sports
This is snails pace ‘edging’
Like you say Lukerz, the pace at which we seem to conduct transfers is painfully slow. Rumour is that it's all down to the number of agents and intermediaries involved that want a slice of the pie, but it's frustrating when you see the Ings deal done seemingly so quickly and quietly, and yet this, as with the Areola signing, is dragged out for weeks.
The alternative is that we have no plan, are trusting to luck that someone becomes available late in the window, and if they don't, that we're comfortable going into at least the first half of the season with one striker.
I can't shake the feeling that Abraham is going to happen once Lukaku to Chelsea is formally announced. We seem to have been reluctant to spend any actual money so far, so is that because the bulk of it is going on Moyes No1 striker target? I know there's rumours of Italy, or that he's holding out for Arsenal, but our seemingly relaxed attitude to having only Antonio up front surely means we know something is imminent. Doesn't it?
At the end of May he was supposedly on Spurs' shortlist.
Mid July, reports were that Ings to Villa was unlikely because he was holding out for Man U or Man City offers...
Meanwhile Villa were linked with Abrahams for a long time as a striker option....
Other clubs might seem to do things quickly and quietly, but I think that is sometimes because we are not paying attention to all the blogs and tweets. To the Villa fans, it's been a drawn-out saga.
It just seems odd to me that our first signing was a 'keeper, where we already had three senior options, and our second signing is likely to be a CB, where we have Ogbonna, Dawson, Diop, Alves and, in a three, Cresswell.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for strengthening across the pitch, which Areola and Milenkovic will do, but to not prioritise a position where we have one senior option just feels a bit wrong, unless, like I say, they have something lined up and know it'll be addressed soon.
'Hoping' that Lingard comes in September or January isn't the right policy, IMO.
I think that we'll sign Abraham after the Lukaku deal goes through. Probably on loan initially.
Apologies but don't shoot the messenger. You don't have to rate the source but there may be some truth to it?
They also know if he is a hit for us it will help them in their pursuit of Rice next summer.