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

[ozzjim]

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.

Bit of pace at both ends of the pitch, commanding centre half that can play a bit. Keeper of Emi goes.

[Dave]

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

Presumably it doesn't stop us being clever with loans though, assuming the other club is amenable to it?

"Lille, rather than accepting £30m for Lucas Chevalier this summer, will you loan him to us for the season with an obligation for us to buy him for £35m on July 1st 2026?"

Such obvious taking the piss would probably see harsher penalties in future though.

[ozzjim]

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

Presumably it doesn't stop us being clever with loans though, assuming the other club is amenable to it?

"Lille, rather than accepting £30m for Lucas Chevalier this summer, will you loan him to us for the season with an obligation for us to buy him for £35m on July 1st 2026?"

Such obvious taking the piss would probably see harsher penalties in future though.

Makes sense though doesn't it.

[cdbearsfan]

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

Presumably it doesn't stop us being clever with loans though, assuming the other club is amenable to it?

"Lille, rather than accepting £30m for Lucas Chevalier this summer, will you loan him to us for the season with an obligation for us to buy him for £35m on July 1st 2026?"

Such obvious taking the piss would probably see harsher penalties in future though.

Sounds good to me.

[OCD]

Isn't that basically what Arsenal did with Raya?

[VancouverLion]

I still reckon we'll sign one of Asensio or Rashford on a season long loan, last few days of the window.

[Dante Lavelli]

I still reckon we'll sign one of Asensio or Rashford on a season long loan, last few days of the window.

Loans will be crucial, but I doubt it's either of those two. 

Not sure they did enough to justify the chunk of their £300k wages which we would have to pay.  Predictable, but I could see Felix coming in but we'd be paying a fraction by comparison. Garnacho is another candidate for similar reasons.

[ChicagoLion]

I still reckon we'll sign one of Asensio or Rashford on a season long loan, last few days of the window.

We are not in that market.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I still reckon we'll sign one of Asensio or Rashford on a season long loan, last few days of the window.

We are not in that market.

Agreed. Didn't the Rashford loan cost us £10m?
As for Felix, hopefully that shit has sailed. He's now pimping himself for a move back to Benfica.

[Gareth]

I still reckon we'll sign one of Asensio or Rashford on a season long loan, last few days of the window.

Don’t think ManUre will loan Rashford to another PL team before the season….in January it was obvious that we were not a competitor for them but at the start of the season they will expect to be much higher in
the table so won’t loan him to anyone they expect to be top 10.

[LeeB]

Isn't that basically what Arsenal did with Raya?

Didn't we sign Curtis Davies 'on loan' for the first year with the transfer made permanent a year later as some kind of financial scheme for one or both parties back in the day?

[cdbearsfan]

Yep. Was a tax dodge of some sort, I think. They did the same when they bought Luke Moore from us.

[brontebilly]

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.

No sub keeper, no backup RCB, no cover for Kamara, no cover for Watkins - that's a big gap looking ahead to a 50+ game season, kicking off in about 5 weeks. The drop off from likes of Tielemans to Barkley is huge too. Garcia has a lot of ground to make up on Cash. Strength in depth is light enough bar LB and LCB.

Deadwood and the PSR patsys from last summer move on, Bailey must be a cert to leave too, leaves some wiggle room on wage bill but not as much as we think. We still end up paying the most of the Donk's wage elsewhere for example. Going to have to be very creative in transfer market, picking up players their clubs are keen to dump and more Everton/Chelsea/Juve deals.

[paul_e]

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.

No sub keeper, no backup RCB, no cover for Kamara, no cover for Watkins - that's a big gap looking ahead to a 50+ game season, kicking off in about 5 weeks. The drop off from likes of Tielemans to Barkley is huge too. Garcia has a lot of ground to make up on Cash. Strength in depth is light enough bar LB and LCB.

Deadwood and the PSR patsys from last summer move on, Bailey must be a cert to leave too, leaves some wiggle room on wage bill but not as much as we think. We still end up paying the most of the Donk's wage elsewhere for example. Going to have to be very creative in transfer market, picking up players their clubs are keen to dump and more Everton/Chelsea/Juve deals.

Gauci, Fair Point we do need a CB, Onana/Bogarde/Barrenechea take your pick, Malen. So 1 out of 4, must do better.

[cdbearsfan]

Don't get him started on Onana, FFS.