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

[Anthenagin]

Arsenal signing Eze now it seems.  If they don’t start well Lego head will be for it.

They always start well. Then turn to shit as soon as The Easter Bunny turns up.

Might have more chance of beating Palace If they get him , mind, even if they brought back Coppell ,Ian wright, Salako and
Vince Hilaire at their grand old ages , they will still beat us.

Now I'm trying to think of another footballer other than Vince Hilaire who is namechecked in a non-football related top 20 single.

You got me thinking too, here’s a thread on the subject

https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/non-football-popular-music-songs-that-have-reference-to-football-players.90814/

[Gareth]

Leeds United reportedly want to seal a loan-to-buy deal for Aston Villa playmaker Emi Buendia.

According to reporter Graeme Bailey, Leeds want to sign the Argentina-capped creator on loan and have a buy option as part of the agreement.

He told Leeds United News: “I am told that Leeds want Buendia on loan with an option to sign him – think Leeds are waiting Villa out.”


"Waiting Villa out" The loan fee is now £25m

Needs to be obligation if they stay up at very least not option….

[Mister E]

Not another Columbian headcase.

Don't we already have a Colombian on the books? - an 18 yr-old CB?

[Gareth]

Not another Columbian headcase.

Don't we already have a Colombian on the books? - an 18 yr-old CB?

And Angel was hardly a head case either

[Brazilian Villain]

Now I'm trying to think of another footballer other than Vince Hilaire who is namechecked in a non-football related top 20 single.

Not sure he was name-checked in a top 20 single, but George Best was 'the fifth Beatle'.

[VILLA MOLE]

Do we think this has been the quietest start to the transfer window since we nearly went bust 🤔

[Dave]

Arsenal signing Eze now it seems.  If they don’t start well Lego head will be for it.

They always start well. Then turn to shit as soon as The Easter Bunny turns up.

Might have more chance of beating Palace If they get him , mind, even if they brought back Coppell ,Ian wright, Salako and
Vince Hilaire at their grand old ages , they will still beat us.

Now I'm trying to think of another footballer other than Vince Hilaire who is namechecked in a non-football related top 20 single.

You got me thinking too, here’s a thread on the subject

https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/non-football-popular-music-songs-that-have-reference-to-football-players.90814/

Ian Wright in Shine by Aswad. Loads of them in Thiago Silva (unsurprisingly) and Game Over by Dave.

Not me, the music one.

[UK Redsox]

'Bob Wilson - Anchorman'

[Sexual Ealing]

Shinji Ono gets a shoutout in loads of songs.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I think there needs to be some obligation to buy in that Buendía deal. ASAIK Farke is still at Leeds but can’t see him lasting the season and Buendia will be his man.

[cdbearsfan]

Grealish is mentioned in a Stormzy song. Brad Friedel is an HMHB song, as, I imagine, are a fair few other players.

[UK Redsox]

Grealish is mentioned in a Stormzy song. Brad Friedel is an HMHB song, as, I imagine, are a fair few other players.

I'm mildly impressed that you know that

Here's the man himself listening to part of the song for the first time.

[brontebilly]

Let’s hope we’ve not done a Man U and given our whole squad silly wages so they’re impossible to shift.

That’ll be an issue if our PSR solution is trading players.

The bulk of that squad have delivered three successive seasons of European football under Emery, most of them earned it. It's only Bailey really who suffered a massive loss of form since 23/24 and might be harder to trade out. Might be easier to move Malen on again and give Bailey another go.

No, quit trolling.

What's your problem?

[olaftab]

Do we think this has been the quietest start to the transfer window since we nearly went bust 🤔

Apprently according to an "expert" on radio earlier today after "sorting out out PSR and UEFA issues" we are back in the market place.

[Sexual Ealing]

Let’s hope we’ve not done a Man U and given our whole squad silly wages so they’re impossible to shift.

That’ll be an issue if our PSR solution is trading players.

The bulk of that squad have delivered three successive seasons of European football under Emery, most of them earned it. It's only Bailey really who suffered a massive loss of form since 23/24 and might be harder to trade out. Might be easier to move Malen on again and give Bailey another go.

No, quit trolling.

What's your problem?

Careful, he'll PM you.