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

[Percy McCarthy]

I see Leroy Sane and Angel Gomes are available this summer on free transfers.
They been rumoured to other Prem Clubs.
Sort of players have to be in the mix for if possible.

I'd take Gomes, he's a very good player and I think would fit in really well for us. Sane is a difficult one, on paper his stats are good and he has a lot of ability but there's something about him that makes me think he'd be an awful signing for a club like us. I reckon he'll end up in Saudi.

The other ones worth keeping an eye on (ignoring the Liverpool trio) are Jonathan David, Tyreik Mitchell and Ola Aina who are all very good players on a free*.

I thought I heard something about Aina signing a new contract or Forest having an option. I think I’m right as I remember being disappointed when hearing it.

Him, Gomes and David would be a fantastic trio of signings.

[Clampy]

Jonathan David has never really impressed whenever I've seen him, albeit in truth not that much. Gomes wouldn't be a bad addition.

[cdbearsfan]

My guess is Watkins leaves and we don't bring in another out and out centre-forward. Malen and/or Rashy, if he stays, play and we change our set-up a little bit. Wilson and Jimoh get the odd game assuming the former stays and neither are sent on loan.

[Footy-Vill]

Watkins leaving for a fee of £70m only considered if he doesn’t deliver us the Champions League or FA Cup. Like failing drastically when he should be scoring a chance .
Please consider though we could not sell him if he wins us those trophies!

Wilson has to behind Leon Barry. I wonder if Barry will he be sold do you think? maybe similar buy back move to Cam Archer.

[N'ZMAV]

Watkins leaving for a fee of £70m only considered if he doesn’t deliver us the Champions League or FA Cup. Like failing drastically when he should be scoring a chance .
Please consider though we could not sell him if he wins us those trophies!

Wilson has to behind Leon Barry. I wonder if Barry will he be sold do you think? maybe similar buy back move to Cam Archer.

Leon Bailey or Louis Barry?

[Dante Lavelli]

My guess is Watkins leaves and we don't bring in another out and out centre-forward. Malen and/or Rashy, if he stays, play and we change our set-up a little bit. Wilson and Jimoh get the odd game assuming the former stays and neither are sent on loan.

I reckon we’d want £50m minimum and I don’t see many clubs with that sort of cash for a 30 year old. 

I see Watkins being our insurance policy for the next few seasons where we gamble on a few wonderkids knowing that, as a minimum, we have the ever reliable Watkins available.

[cdbearsfan]

I reckon we sell him far cheaper than he's worth like we did Luiz, because of the Status Quo Preservation rules.

[Footy-Vill]

Watkins can play for another 7-8 years so being 30 isn’t an issue i

[VILLA MOLE]

Jonathan David has never really impressed whenever I've seen him, albeit in truth not that much. Gomes wouldn't be a bad addition.

Yes there is a big fuss about him , but i haven’t seen anything much 🤔

[Toronto Villa]

As much he has petrol left in the tank, selling 30 year old Ollie for a good price and getting 25 year old Jonathan David on a free would be a super deal. 14 goals and 3 assists in Ligue 1 this season from 24 games is good going.

[Brazilian Villain]

Watkins can play for another 7-8 years so being 30 isn’t an issue i

That's certainly what we'll tell the buyers.

[Gareth]

As much he has petrol left in the tank, selling 30 year old Ollie for a good price and getting 25 year old Jonathan David on a free would be a super deal. 14 goals and 3 assists in Ligue 1 this season from 24 games is good going.

I’d disagree…sign David absolutely but to compete with Ollie not replace him

[cdbearsfan]

Don't rate Jonathan David at all.

[Somniloquism]

I'm not sure why people don't rate him. Sure, the French Ligue stats might be misleading, but 7 goals in 10 CL games for Lille scoring Liverpool, Dortmund, both Madrid's, and Juve shows he can take chances against usually tight defenses. Especially on a free.

[cdbearsfan]

Whenever I've seen him he's been rubbish and there's no such thing as "a free". That just means you're paying him even more in wages, and our wage bill is already too high, we're hoping to sign Asensio and Rashford, and Coutinho is back soon.