Today’s rumours bid farewell
Don’t be sad it’s over, be glad it happened: the storied transfer window of summer 2025, soon to become the stuff of myth and legend, its tales passed down the generations for evermore, is almost over. This leaves us with no option but to focus on the peripheral trudge of actual football – or would if it wasn’t the blasted international break – so before we reduce ourselves to the tedium of that indignity, let us enjoy one final day of obscenely rich and artless men passing money to other obscenely rich and artless men, the beautiful game incarnate.
After a summer spent grizzling about the unfairness of not being allowed to spend way more money than they make, when all they really want to do is celebrate the incomparable glory of having billionaire owners, Aston Villa are springing into action. After the overwhelming success of Marcus Rashford’s two goals (one penalty) against Preston, along with another crucial strike in a 3-0 home win over Brighton, having ticked the fast and strong box, they’re now seeking to fill the slow and weak slot, in talks to sign another winger of whom Manchester United want shot. Should Jadon Sancho refuse the move, they plan to fill that spot in their squad with a large cushion.
Continue reading…Today’s rumours bid farewellDon’t be sad it’s over, be glad it happened: the storied transfer window of summer 2025, soon to become the stuff of myth and legend, its tales passed down the generations for evermore, is almost over. This leaves us with no option but to focus on the peripheral trudge of actual football – or would if it wasn’t the blasted international break – so before we reduce ourselves to the tedium of that indignity, let us enjoy one final day of obscenely rich and artless men passing money to other obscenely rich and artless men, the beautiful game incarnate.After a summer spent grizzling about the unfairness of not being allowed to spend way more money than they make, when all they really want to do is celebrate the incomparable glory of having billionaire owners, Aston Villa are springing into action. After the overwhelming success of Marcus Rashford’s two goals (one penalty) against Preston, along with another crucial strike in a 3-0 home win over Brighton, having ticked the fast and strong box, they’re now seeking to fill the slow and weak slot, in talks to sign another winger of whom Manchester United want shot. Should Jadon Sancho refuse the move, they plan to fill that spot in their squad with a large cushion. Continue reading…
