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

[ROBBO]

Barnes for JJ no way. He has had a stop and start season but when fully fit can be brilliant, Barnes is a squad filler.

[AV84]

I quite like Barkley and thought he was easily the best signing of the summer for us. He's missed a lot of games second half of the season, but if he's happy to do the job he was doing pre injury, and his wages aren't massive, I don't think I'd be looking to get rid of him.

[ChicagoLion]

We have not got to the heights of that midfield with Luiz Kamara SJM, it was magnificent.
Not sure it can be repeated.
We forget his loss of form for months before he was sold.

[Rigadon]

I quite like Barkley and thought he was easily the best signing of the summer for us. He's missed a lot of games second half of the season, but if he's happy to do the job he was doing pre injury, and his wages aren't massive, I don't think I'd be looking to get rid of him.

Looked completely off the pace when he came on last week, but he was magnificent for Luton during their season in the PL.

[Toronto Villa]

Who would take Dougie back?

https://x.com/theavfcfaithful/status/1920951705539170662?s=46&t=GdM6cpVxe5IloByNCRheWA

Absolutely. He’s a delightful player to watch. Tielemans has certainly outperformed him which seemed impossible to think at the start. But you can’t have enough good technical players and Doug was superb for much of his time here. We all make certain decisions in our lives and cares that looking back maybe we’d done it differently. And I’m sure he’d like to have stayed in hindsight. But he’s only just 27 and would be a great addition should we want him back.

[RamboandBruno]

Loved Dougie, would love to have him back

[cdbearsfan]

There's rumours that he's going - as makeweight! - in a deal to bring Højland from Man U. Juventus would need to be certified.

[Rigadon]

The thing is with transfers... The only one that would truly be a disaster would be Unai going.  I have complete trust in him to fashion any group of players into an ace team.

[Toronto Villa]

Assume you meant from Man U. I’d be gutted if ended up with that lot. But given every player who has left Man U ends up better off would it really be shock if Hojlund suddenly finds form playing for someone else? Fucking Antony looks like prime Ronaldinho in Betis colours.

[cdbearsfan]

Yep, ta. Edited.

[AV84]

Assume you meant from Man U. I’d be gutted if ended up with that lot. But given every player who has left Man U ends up better off would it really be shock if Hojlund suddenly finds form playing for someone else? Fucking Antony looks like prime Ronaldinho in Betis colours.

I maintain Hojlund is a real talent and I'd absolutely love him to move literally anywhere in the summer and prove me right.

[PaulWinch again]

Come back Doug.

[edgysatsuma89]

Assume you meant from Man U. I’d be gutted if ended up with that lot. But given every player who has left Man U ends up better off would it really be shock if Hojlund suddenly finds form playing for someone else? Fucking Antony looks like prime Ronaldinho in Betis colours.

I maintain Hojlund is a real talent and I'd absolutely love him to move literally anywhere in the summer and prove me right.

I agree with this hot take by the way, but I think we're alone on here, so I usually 🤐.

[Mellin]

I agree. Hojlund has something. Low on confidence and doesn't get the ball.

[Somniloquism]

As long as he goes to a team abroad who we won't meet in any Euro competition.....