The Rumor Board
The summer window shut on September 1st. A free agent can be signed at any time, so anything still marked live below is open business; everything else is how the window ended for Villa. The board is live again for the winter window on January 1st.
Every live deal, scored on the strength of the reporting behind it — stage, source and the current state of the story. Each player links to a page with the full timeline. NEW and ▲/▼ mark rumors that joined or moved in the last 24 hours.
| Player | Club | Likelihood | Stage | Source | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves BissoumaIN | ← Free agent (ex-Tottenham Hotspur) | 21% ▼ 22→21% | Contact made / enquiry | Football Insider (Mick Brown and Callum O'Connell), September 8thT3 · Hit-and-miss | Villa are among the Premier League clubs approached about signing Bissouma, and none of them has taken the matter further. Football Insider reported on September 8th that representatives working on the 30-year-old's future have contacted Villa, Crystal Palace, and Chelsea, but that no club has progressed a move or put an offer on the table. Chelsea, approached after Enzo Fernández joined Manchester City on deadline day, will only move if they suffer an injury crisis in midfield. Bissouma has been without a club since his Tottenham contract expired in June, and clubs in Italy, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are monitoring him, though he would prefer to stay in England. Former Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown told the same outlet he is surprised nobody has moved, and called any signing a gamble because of the midfielder's fitness. (seen September 8th) |
Verdicts Delivered
Resolved rumors stay listed with the likelihood we had on them. Click any deal for its timeline.
| Jake Doughty ← Everton | DIED | September 4th — last rated 34% before it died |
| Leon Bailey → Al Diriyah | DIED | September 3rd — last rated 8% before it died |
| Leon Bailey → Al-Ittihad | DIED | September 3rd — last rated 8% before it died |
| Leon Bailey → Olympiacos | DONE | September 3rd — rated 98% when it went through |
| Martin Baturina ← Como | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 1% before it died |
| Leon Bailey → Hull City | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Jack Grealish ← Manchester City | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Pape Matar Sarr ← Tottenham Hotspur | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Fikayo Tomori ← AC Milan | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Triston Rowe → Stoke City, Brest | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Tosin Adarabioyo ← Chelsea | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Leon Bailey → Ajax | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Gustavo Puerta ← Racing Santander | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 1% before it died |
| Youssouf Fofana ← AC Milan | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 1% before it died |
| Joshua Zirkzee ← Manchester United | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Folarin Balogun ← AS Monaco | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta ← Crystal Palace | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 1% before it died |
| Alejandro Balde ← Barcelona | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Estéban Lepaul ← Rennes | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Christian Kofane ← Bayer Leverkusen | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Marc Casado ← Barcelona | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 1% before it died |
| Jean-Clair Todibo ← West Ham United | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Tammy Abraham → Ipswich Town | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Leon Bailey → Sevilla | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Amad Diallo ← Manchester United | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Ian Maatsen → Manchester United | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Rory Wilson → Malmö FF | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Tammy Abraham → Everton | DIED | September 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Ibrahim Mbaye ← Paris Saint-Germain | DONE | September 1st — rated 98% when it went through |
| David Oduro ← Barcelona | DIED | September 1st — last rated 1% before it died |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis ← Southampton | DONE | September 1st — rated 98% when it went through |
| Triston Rowe → Royal Charleroi | DONE | September 1st — rated 82% when it went through |
| Rafael Leão ← AC Milan | DIED | August 31st — last rated 2% before it died |
| Ollie Watkins → Al-Hilal | DONE | August 30th — rated 95% when it went through |
| Emiliano Martínez → Tottenham Hotspur | DIED | August 30th — last rated 1% before it died |
| Emiliano Martínez → Chelsea | DONE | August 30th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Joel Ordóñez ← Club Brugge | DIED | August 29th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Nicolas Jackson ← Chelsea | DONE | August 28th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Leon Goretzka ← Free agent (ex-Bayern Munich) | DONE | August 28th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Jonathan David ← Juventus | DIED | August 27th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Kim Min-jae ← Bayern Munich | DIED | August 27th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Heaven Kilwa → Manchester City | DIED | August 27th — last rated 46% before it died |
| Emiliano Martínez → Undisclosed | DIED | August 26th — last rated 50% before it died |
| Leon Bailey → Saudi Pro League | DIED | August 26th — last rated 5% before it died |
| Christopher Nkunku ← AC Milan | DIED | August 26th — last rated 1% before it died |
| Marc Bernal ← Barcelona | DIED | August 25th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Tammy Abraham → Undisclosed | DIED | August 24th — last rated 5% before it died |
| Teun Koopmeiners ← Juventus | DIED | August 24th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Pervis Estupiñán ← AC Milan | DIED | August 23rd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Emerson Royal ← Flamengo | DIED | August 23rd — last rated 2% before it died |
| João Palhinha ← Bayern Munich | DIED | August 23rd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Lamare Bogarde → Undisclosed | DIED | August 23rd — last rated 5% before it died |
| Louis Page ← Leicester City | DIED | August 23rd — last rated 3% before it died |
| Joaquin Seys ← Club Brugge | DIED | August 23rd — last rated 6% before it died |
| Jonathan Rowe ← Bologna | DIED | August 22nd — last rated 3% before it died |
| Igor Paixão ← Olympique de Marseille | DIED | August 22nd — last rated 3% before it died |
| Ezri Konsa → Arsenal | DONE | August 21st — rated 98% when it went through |
| Ezri Konsa → Liverpool | DIED | August 21st — last rated 2% before it died |
| Jorge Salinas ← Racing Santander | DIED | August 21st — last rated 3% before it died |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka ← West Ham United | DONE | August 21st — rated 95% when it went through |
| Geny Catamo ← Sporting CP | DIED | August 20th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Pavel Šulc ← Olympique Lyonnais | DIED | August 20th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Emiliano Martínez → Juventus | DIED | August 19th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Noah Atubolu ← SC Freiburg | DIED | August 19th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Rubén Vargas ← Sevilla | DIED | August 19th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Zion Suzuki ← Parma | DONE | August 19th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Matteo Ruggeri ← Atlético Madrid | DONE | August 19th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Kosta Nedeljković → Rangers | DONE | August 19th — rated 95% when it went through |
| Ollie Watkins → Manchester United | DIED | August 18th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Triston Rowe → Undisclosed | DIED | August 18th — last rated 6% before it died |
| Ferran Torres ← Barcelona | DIED | August 16th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Liam Delap ← Chelsea | DIED | August 15th — last rated 2% before it died |
| James Tavernier ← Free agent | DIED | August 15th — last rated 6% before it died |
| James Garner ← Everton | DIED | August 14th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Allan ← Palmeiras | DIED | August 14th — last rated 10% before it died |
| Endrick ← Real Madrid | DIED | August 14th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Anatoliy Trubin ← Benfica | DIED | August 13th — last rated 5% before it died |
| Guillaume Restes ← Toulouse | DIED | August 13th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Iliman Ndiaye ← Everton | DIED | August 12th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Evann Guessand → Marseille | DIED | August 12th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Roger Ibañez ← Al-Ahli | DIED | August 12th — last rated 1% before it died |
| Evann Guessand → Crystal Palace | DONE | August 12th — rated 61% when it went through |
| Neil El Aynaoui ← AS Roma | DIED | August 11th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Nicolas Raskin ← Rangers | DIED | August 10th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Evann Guessand → Trabzonspor | DIED | August 10th — last rated 6% before it died |
| Ollie Watkins → Fenerbahçe | DIED | August 10th — last rated 2% before it died |
| El Bilal Touré ← Atalanta | DIED | August 10th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Lucas Digne → Paris Saint-Germain | DONE | August 9th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Gabriel Sara ← Galatasaray | DIED | August 9th — last rated 10% before it died |
| James Trafford ← Manchester City | DIED | August 9th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Pedro Vite ← Pumas UNAM | DIED | August 9th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Ollie Watkins → Arsenal | DIED | August 8th — last rated 5% before it died |
| Brian Brobbey ← Sunderland | DIED | August 8th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Morgan Gibbs-White ← Nottingham Forest | DIED | August 7th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Trevoh Chalobah ← Chelsea | DIED | August 6th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Axel Disasi ← Chelsea | DIED | August 5th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Benoît Badiashile ← Chelsea | DIED | August 5th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Leo Scienza ← Southampton | DIED | August 4th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Matías Soulé ← AS Roma | DIED | August 4th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Ilaix Moriba ← Celta Vigo | DIED | August 3rd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Jadon Sancho ← Free agent | DIED | August 3rd — last rated 1% before it died |
| Ross Barkley → Coventry City | DIED | August 2nd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Abde Ezzalzouli ← Real Betis | DIED | August 1st — last rated 1% before it died |
| Jarrod Bowen ← West Ham United | DIED | July 31st — last rated 2% before it died |
| Roony Bardghji ← Barcelona | DIED | July 31st — last rated 3% before it died |
| Lucas Bergvall ← Tottenham Hotspur | DIED | July 30th — last rated 10% before it died |
| Julián Quiñones ← Al-Qadsiah | DIED | July 30th — last rated 6% before it died |
| Serhou Guirassy ← Borussia Dortmund | DIED | July 29th — last rated 5% before it died |
| Adam Wharton ← Crystal Palace | DIED | July 28th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Manu Kone ← AS Roma | DIED | July 28th — last rated 6% before it died |
| Dan Burn ← Newcastle United | DIED | July 28th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Arthur Atta ← Udinese | DIED | July 27th — last rated 6% before it died |
| Crysencio Summerville ← West Ham United | DIED | July 26th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Mason Mount ← Manchester United | DIED | July 26th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Dion Lopy ← Almería | DIED | July 25th — last rated 6% before it died |
| Douglas Luiz ← Juventus | DIED | July 24th — last rated 1% before it died |
| Lamine Camara ← AS Monaco | DIED | July 24th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Mateus Fernandes ← West Ham United | DIED | July 24th — last rated 2% before it died |
| Orlando Gill ← San Lorenzo | DIED | July 24th — last rated 3% before it died |
| Mandela Keita ← Parma | DIED | July 23rd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Pape Gueye ← Villarreal | DIED | July 23rd — last rated 2% before it died |
| Alejandro Garnacho ← Chelsea | DONE | July 23rd — rated 98% when it went through |
| Morgan Rogers → Chelsea | DONE | July 21st — rated 98% when it went through |
| João Gomes ← Wolverhampton Wanderers | DONE | July 20th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Johan Manzambi ← SC Freiburg | DONE | July 17th — rated 98% when it went through |
| Andrés García → Getafe | DONE | July 16th — rated 43% when it went through |
| Lewis Dobbin → Southampton | DONE | July 15th — rated 82% when it went through |
| Youri Tielemans → Manchester United | DONE | July 14th — rated 95% when it went through |