Time to map out a plan for Villa's future
- Says blogger Matthew Turvey
Latest transfer rumours – July 5
Saturday 5th July 2008, 8:00AM BST.
All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.
ALBION
The Baggies are understood to be the only club to have made an official inquiry about Spurs keeper Paul Robinson.
BLUES
Wigan boss Steve Bruce is apparently moving ever closer to signing Olivier Kapo – hasn’t that one been around all summer? Ryan Taylor could be coming the other way.
James McFadden is definitely ‘not for sale’.
ELSEWHERE
Typically Saturday – not much going on!
We have scoured the back pages and the internet to bring you the latest gossip.
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We are not saying they’re true – just that they’re out there.
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