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

[Drummond]

I don't think Diaby and Luiz would have been involved in anywhere hear as many goals this season as they were last, however, what we haven't done is replace them adequately. That Bailey fell off a cliff didn't help either.

There were times when we were scintillating and others just dross, however, that's to be expected when you haven't got world class players.

[PeterWithe]

Thanks.

We replaced Luiz well didn't we? His replacement was POTY.

[PaulWinch again]

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Yup, who comes with good pedigree.

I'd be keen to keep Mings, but all of him Ozcan and Pau for the LCB position feels like a lot.

Do we think Ozcan is coming in to play this year then? I’d assumed he’d be someone we loaned out

[Dave]

I don't know - but whether he's in our first team squad this year or next, from what I've read about him he seems to be someone who isn't coming in to be fattened up and sold on.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

We’d be mad to sell Roger’s and I think or hope Emery wouldn’t even contemplate it. He’s been outstanding.

I'd do a swap with Chelsea for Palmer...

[The Edge]

I still think Ramsey has a very high ceiling, but next season has to be the one where he fulfils it IMO.

I think Ramsey could be one of the players the club cashes in on. It's pure profit like Grealish was. He won't go for that kind of money but he's got to be worth north of 50mil. I really like him and I hope I'm wrong but I think he's a prime candidate to be moved on.

[Sexual Ealing]

My guess is that we wouldn't get anything close to £50m for Ramsey.

[tomd2103]

I think that performance at Old Trafford may have clouded things a bit in terms of the need for major changes.  I came out of the last hone game against Spurs thinking that a couple of additions to that starting XI and we would be well set for next season.

Finances may dictate that we need to sell some we wouldn't particularly want to, but that starting XI was:

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Torres
Maatsen

Kamara
Onana
McGinn

Rogers
Asensio
Watkins

That would leave a side not playing that day of:

Gauci

Garcia
Disasi (accept he's only on loan)
Mings
Digne

Barkley
Bogarde
Ramsey

Bailey
Tielemans
Maatsen

For me, that starting XI needs a new RB (patience has finally worn out with Cash after the weekend), Tielemans in for Asensio and a quality right sided player which means Rogers could go to the left.  We would need to add a few in the back up side, but I think that would be a decent enough squad. 

[PaulWinch again]

I misread for a second there Tom and thought you were saying that second line up was ok as future state!

[jwarry]

I think that performance at Old Trafford may have clouded things a bit in terms of the need for major changes.  I came out of the last hone game against Spurs thinking that a couple of additions to that starting XI and we would be well set for next season.

Finances may dictate that we need to sell some we wouldn't particularly want to, but that starting XI was:

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Torres
Maatsen

Kamara
Onana
McGinn

Rogers
Asensio
Watkins

That would leave a side not playing that day of:

Gauci

Garcia
Disasi (accept he's only on loan)
Mings
Digne

Barkley
Bogarde
Ramsey

Bailey
Tielemans
Maatsen

For me, that starting XI needs a new RB (patience has finally worn out with Cash after the weekend), Tielemans in for Asensio and a quality right sided player which means Rogers could go to the left.  We would need to add a few in the back up side, but I think that would be a decent enough squad. 

Decent but won’t get us to where we want to be.  The likes of Asensio and Rashford showed us we are still short in the elite player department if we really are going to challenge the top of the league.  Not sure how we can pull this off now we don’t have CL but in Monchi we must trust

[robleflaneur]

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Yup, who comes with good pedigree.

I'd be keen to keep Mings, but all of him Ozcan and Pau for the LCB position feels like a lot.

It seems that he's been playing CB but he thinks that
is best position is LB.Iling or him as back up to Maatsen.This would free up Digne's wages,however he had an excellent season except for the last month.Barkley is a player we could easily afford to lose.There is also a choice to be made between Enzo and Bogarde if we need extra money to meet FFP.

[OCD]

According to the Mail, we've made Louie Barry available for a loan so it's not exactly the fire sale some make it out to be.

[Dave]

Guess after two big injuries and him never really playing above League One level nobody is going to give us enough to make it worth our while until he's proven he can do it at (at least) Championship level.

[Dogtanian]

It's a shame Stockport County didn't get promoted to the Championship as that would have been a good loan for him.

[eamonn]

I'm still not sure it's conclusive evidence that Luiz or (in particular) Diaby would've been worth 18 more goals this season.  I certainly haven't pined for them.  We've had games when we've missed key chances and conceded late goals - that's what's done for us (that and an inexperienced referee).  Also Watkins hasn't been as clinical. 

Ultimately, Rogers' improvement hasn't been enough to compensate for the loss of Diaby and Bailey's drop in form.

Having a semi-competent penalty taker would have made up for a lot of what we lost from Douglas Luiz.

Did we miss many penalties that mattered ?