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

[ROBBO]

When you look back and see that we nearly beat the side that went on to win and are favourites to win the club comp in the States, it was a pretty good season.

[jwarry]

Agree that we won’t see much movement this year.  Wouldn’t mind a cheeky loan for Jack though

[Drummond]

Agree that we won’t see much movement this year.  Wouldn’t mind a cheeky loan for Jack though

Nope. Given our problems financially, why would we spend that much money on someone who would be ineffective?

[Dante Lavelli]

Agree that we won’t see much movement this year.  Wouldn’t mind a cheeky loan for Jack though

Nope. Given our problems financially, why would we spend that much money on someone who would be ineffective?

Man City are the ones obligated to pay him if it is a loan. We could pick up maybe a third. 
Man City will be wanting more but there doesn’t appear to be a long queue od clubs wanting to sign him.

[paul_e]

Our signings won’t be what we would have done had we made the CL. I think we might be a lot like Newcastle who didn’t really do much at all last summer, kept their core together and just improved overall by keeping it steady. We will have to sell someone key because of wages but I think our overall net spend might be zero or just a little over. Bring through some of the key young players and add a smart signing here or there to add to what we have. Nothing dramatic. Onana’s record signing mark is safe for this summer.

Based on what I think we will achieve a top 6/7 finish and winning the Europa might be our path back to the CL.

If we want to register them for Europe our net spend has to be below zero.

[Duncan Shaw]

Our signings won’t be what we would have done had we made the CL. I think we might be a lot like Newcastle who didn’t really do much at all last summer, kept their core together and just improved overall by keeping it steady. We will have to sell someone key because of wages but I think our overall net spend might be zero or just a little over. Bring through some of the key young players and add a smart signing here or there to add to what we have. Nothing dramatic. Onana’s record signing mark is safe for this summer.

Based on what I think we will achieve a top 6/7 finish and winning the Europa might be our path back to the CL.

If we want to register them for Europe our net spend has to be below zero.

Does that include Malen?  It say in order to register new players, is that new transfers in or new to the squad that was last submitted.  If we sell Emi and have a defecit, that means no experienced keepers?  It's shite.

[cdbearsfan]

It's our net spend this summer, I believe. So we should be up having sold KKH and acquired Redmond on a free. If we sell players, we have to spend less than we received when we replace them.

[eamonn]

Oh for a Bosman or two of the quality of Youri and Bouba.

[cdbearsfan]

Even then, we would presumably have to sell someone because their signing on fees would take us into the red.

[Gareth]

I think Illing-Junior, Barrenchea, Bailey and Buendia will be key to our summer, if we sell all 4 you’d expect 50-60m in…particularly being after July 1st we shouldn’t be low balled for anyone.  That would allow a couple of new players…the KKH/Barry money would allow a high end loan?

[wolfman999]

Even then, we would presumably have to sell someone because their signing on fees would take us into the red.

What a total shit show. A club without debt, with good, ambitious and very wealthy owners are forced to act like the beggars at the feast just because we want to improve while clubs with massive debt are allowed to spend as they wish, as long as they have sufficient revenue to service that massive and ever growing debt.

[Demitri_C]

I agree as well. Cant see as many as 8 coming in. I think 3-4 at best. I think next summer we are in a much better to spend money and put a challenge in

[ozzjim]

I think 2-3 a smart young player signings plus a loan  would see us top 6 and going a long way in the Europa. Right now we have a very high level keeper, 3 very good centre halves, good quality left backs, some right backs, a very decent midfield unit, and a well rested Watkins. Add a couple of tricky, pacey forwards and a loan or 2 and we'll be challenging up there.

Agree . That's 7 or 8 players in the next few weeks. Hopefully it happens.

If you're expecting us to add 7-8 from our current position, I'd advise you to prepare for disappointment.

We'll bring in (either permanently or on loan) a goalkeeper, a centre-back, a forward and replacements for anyone who leaves from the current lot.

I said 3-4 including a loan or 2, no idea how that's become 7-8.

With a few sales and a bigger sale we may bring in £60-70m. I wouldn't expect us to spend more than £40-50m of that. Uefa must see that our net b downs has actually been very low compared to a lot of sides.

[Dave]

Yeah, think it's just Tim's fertile imagination running away again.

[PaulWinch again]

7-8 would be bonkers.

We should be targeted and bring in a max of 4 (balanced by outgoings). The squad does need augmentation, but not major surgery.