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

[cdbearsfan]

Trossard would be good, IMO.

[Ads]

Shame he's dead.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Never a big fan of his UOMO Eau de Toilette.

[PaulWinch again]

Trossard would be good, IMO.

I’m happy enough with Asensio, but I’d be reticent with us bringing in too many players who are 30 odd.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd imagine it would be one or the other, not both, but I didn't think we would be signing anyone so who knows.

[PaulWinch again]

If it’s one or the other I’d definitely prefer Asensio.

[cdbearsfan]

Trossard played all 38 league games last season (credit: Wikipedia) so surprising if they're happy to get rid.

[PeterWithesShin]

Similar scenario to what we've faced. 2 years left and no new contract signed.

[cdbearsfan]

Ta. He'd be after crazy money then. Mind you, so would Asensio.

[PeterWithesShin]

Actually, some places say 1 year left. An initial 3 year contract seems short if true.

Edit. Apparently it was 3 years with an option for another year.

[SaddVillan]

OK punters

Ramsey -  sell for £40m, £70k a week off the wage bill
Keep Bailey

Or
Bailey sell -  for £25m,  £120k a week off the wage bill
Keep Ramsey, gets a pay rise to £100k per week

OR
Sell both for £65m and take £190k off the wage bill

[pauliewalnuts]

AND THAT'S NUMBERWANG!

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd sell Bailey for £1bn to Wes, then loan him back for 50p. Suck on those numbers Uefa!

[paul_e]

The Club agrees to be subject to a sporting restriction and, as a consequence, may not
register any new player on its List A to UEFA club competitions unless the List A Transfer
Balance is positive.
• The List A Transfer Balance is defined as the difference between the cost savings from
outgoing players (“Cost savings”) and the new costs from incoming players (“New costs”) at
any applicable deadline for the Club’s submission of its List A

That was on the punishment statement, but I haven't seen anything mentioning how UEFA are working out "costs". If you have a link VTID let me know. (Preferrably UEFA directly as external people have interpreted UEFA rules wrong before, eg the amount of players allowed to be swapped in Jan).

The bit I'm unclear on is how sales impact it. For example, if we sell Ramsey for £40m is that all added to the positive column (along with £3m wages saved). It appears to be the case but if so this would put us positive to the the tune of about £50m when we include savings on wages for Rashford, Asensio, Disasi and the outgoings we've already had, which means there's potential for a bit of a splurge in the next couple of weeks, and if Bailey goes as well the 2-3 we want in could suddenly be from a level or 2 above where we thought we were shopping.