Winter 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[jwarry]

Romano

Diego Carlos to Fenerbahçe, here we go! Deal in place with Aston Villa as Brazilian defender will fly to Istanbul tonight.

Transfer fee expected to be in excess of €10m with Aston Villa keen on Loïc Badé as replacement.

[PaulWinch again]

I would love to have Doug back, but there is absolutely zero chance it’ll happen.

[lovejoy]

I guess the fee for Carlos means we are broadly neutral from a FFP perspective.

[Demitri_C]

I would love to have Doug back, but there is absolutely zero chance it’ll happen.

Yeah i agree we would have bought him in already if we wanted him. Think he goes citeh or spurs and we live to regret it

[pauliewalnuts]

Carlos leaving means there's definitely a replacement on the way in.

[Richard E]

Carlos leaving means there's definitely a replacement on the way in.

Although in fairness it need only be a lamppost or a traffic cone.

[Olneythelonely]

Carlos leaving means there's definitely a replacement on the way in.

Although in fairness it need only be a lamppost or a traffic cone.

That only gives us like for like though

[VILLA MOLE]

Carlos leaving means there's definitely a replacement on the way in.

You would thinks so , younger and on less money

[cdbearsfan]

Seems a bit silly to be letting players go before the end of the Champions League Group Stage.

[pauliewalnuts]

Seems a bit silly to be letting players go before the end of the Champions League Group Stage.

I suspect we would be playing this differently if we didn't have to think about FFP. But yeah, I get what you mean, and is the bloke from Seville we're replacing him with even going to be eligible for the CL?

[KevinGage]

Romano

Diego Carlos to Fenerbahçe, here we go! Deal in place with Aston Villa as Brazilian defender will fly to Istanbul tonight.

Transfer fee expected to be in excess of €10m with Aston Villa keen on Loïc Badé as replacement.

Lovely stuff.

[OCD]

Seems a bit silly to be letting players go before the end of the Champions League Group Stage.

Carlos was suspended for the Monaco game anyway.

[Olneythelonely]

Seems a bit silly to be letting players go before the end of the Champions League Group Stage.

I suspect we would be playing this differently if we didn't have to think about FFP. But yeah, I get what you mean, and is the bloke from Seville we're replacing him with even going to be eligible for the CL?

Once the group stage is over, yeah. I think.

[Dave]

Seems a bit silly to be letting players go before the end of the Champions League Group Stage.

I suspect we would be playing this differently if we didn't have to think about FFP. But yeah, I get what you mean, and is the bloke from Seville we're replacing him with even going to be eligible for the CL?

Cup-tied isn't a thing in Europe anymore

[cdbearsfan]

Seems a bit silly to be letting players go before the end of the Champions League Group Stage.

I suspect we would be playing this differently if we didn't have to think about FFP. But yeah, I get what you mean, and is the bloke from Seville we're replacing him with even going to be eligible for the CL?

Yes, but not until after the Group Stage. Which occurs before the end of the transfer window so no reason why we couldn't wait until then.