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

[Duncan Shaw]

I think I read somewhere that Chelsea paid a bigger fine to UEFA so that the rules we seem to be trying to adhere to wouldn't apply to them for another year?

[Meanwood Villa]

Isn't what they have to adhere to eventually a bit stricter too?

[Tuscans]

This is a cracker. Sullivan probably ready with a £3 million bid...

🚨 West Ham have made Jacob Ramsey their number one target as talks continue with Aston Villa.
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[AV82EC]

It is but they’ll have a years worth of Champions League income plus the £90m they’ve just purloined off FIFA to add to the mix. They’ve played a blinder to be fair to the wankers.

[paul_e]

I think I read somewhere that Chelsea paid a bigger fine to UEFA so that the rules we seem to be trying to adhere to wouldn't apply to them for another year?

Yes, exactly, which has allowed them to throw huge amounts of money around again, meaning they're again sitting on a first team squad of 40 players, despite releasing or selling 11 already.

[OCD]

Chelsea are still a basket case of a club. They throw money around but they usually waste it. Even when they sign good players they have a way of making them bomb squad material.

[Drummond]

And when everyone predicted they'd be shit they won the Conference League, finished Top 4 for a Champions League place and won the Club World Cup and have got themselves a good £200m in the process.

Oh to be that basket case.

[VILLA MOLE]

And when everyone predicted they'd be shit they won the Conference League, finished Top 4 for a Champions League place and won the Club World Cup and have got themselves a good £200m in the process.

Oh to be that basket case.

horrible cheating racist club no thanks

[VillaTim]

And when everyone predicted they'd be shit they won the Conference League, finished Top 4 for a Champions League place and won the Club World Cup and have got themselves a good £200m in the process.

Oh to be that basket case.

horrible cheating racist club no thanks

who play at a speedway track

[OCD]

Maresca's done a great job with them but they'll likely implode again. They'll probably get rid of Maresca and start the cycle all over again.

[jwarry]

Newcastle rejecting Plops £120m for Isaak.  I think I would be a bit nervous if Newcastle had £150m to throw around  - although it seems no-one wants to go there this window

[OCD]

Once amortization of incoming players is taken into account, they would have a lot more than £150m in terms of spending power.

Liverpool look like they're going to be strong this season.

[paul_e]

Once amortization of incoming players is taken into account, they would have a lot more than £150m in terms of spending power.

Liverpool look like they're going to be strong this season.

If they get Isak hey'll have spent something like half a billion on the squad, of course they're going to be strong.

[kippaxvilla2]

£120m is insane money.  Plus isn’t he training on his own in Spain?!

[VillaTim]

They'll settle at about £130m i'd guess. No point keeping a wantaway player