The Summer Transfer Window Thread 2014/15

[Thrilla]

David Villa has reached an agreement to join New York City FC and will sign a 3-year deal. (Source: Di Marzio)

What a waste that'll be.

[brenchill]

David Villa in the MLS? I reckon he might score a few goals there. Just a hunch.

[Lineker]

He's surely got enough legs in him to play in a proper league for a couple of years yet, surely.

[brenchill]

Surprised to see he played 30 games last year in La Liga and scored 13 goals. Why he's going over there is quite baffling. Would have liked to have seen him in the PL. Could have done a job for someone like Spurs, Arsenal or even Man Utd as a bit-part player.

[GoGo Yubari]

NYCFC is owned by the Yankees and Man City though. He'll probably get a lot of money to live in NYC for three years, same reason why Henry went to NYRB.

[Hobo]

I did not realize David Villa was 32.

[Rafael]

Hull City are looking to sign Norwich's Robert Snodgrass for 4m.

QPR is planning a double move for Spurs' Andros Townsend and Michael Dawson.

Bafetimbi Gomis is being tracked by West Ham, Sunderland and Swansea.

[Summers]

Gutted - was hoping Villa would return to Valencia.

[Gazz]

That's another cliche I like, 'tracked'.

Gomis is on the run and is being hunted down by Fat Sam, Six-toed Gus and the impeccable haired Gary Monk.

Run Bafetimbi, Run!

[brenchill]

Monk is no Scott Parker.

[Dan]

David Villa is really slow now. Still a decent striker but he has no pace.

[SeanDMan]

Aston Villa should go to MlS. they would score all the goals.

[Hobo]

Sky Sports are reporting Liverpool have bid 9 million for Rickie Lambert apparently?

[stokeriño]

Because England.

[therockbox]

The rumours seem to be we're buying Lallana + 1 other Southampton player (today it's Lambert, the other day we were being linked to Lovren). Because Southampton would owe Bournemouth 25% of any fee for Lallana we'd structure it so we'd end up underpaying for Lallana but overpay massively for the other player to stop them having to pass as much on to Bournemouth.

[Lineker]

Well fuck those guys then for stiffing Bournemouth :/

Anyway, Sky are saying that a fee has now agreed for Lambert.

[brenchill]

Lambert £9m :lol:

[therockbox]

Only £4m, it seems.

[brenchill]

That sounds more reasonable, not sure why you need him though.

[therockbox]

We need a back up striker, we'll keep playing Suarez and Sturridge together and have nothing beyond those two. Borini will probably/hopefully be sold, and even if we can't offload him he's not good enough to be that close to the first team.