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

[alan_clarke]

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[VinnieChase84]

Just posted in the FFP thread, it isnt as bad as being made out!! last summer was worse.

We want to revamp squad and reinvest and to do so it means selling to then bring in. This is our reality. Last summer we sold Luiz (had to for psr) and diaby (so we could then reinvest)

This summer similar. Its a smaller PSR "hole" to find by end of june but we want to invest in new also. Therefore i expect one/two "big" sales - Emi being one and maybe JJ or someone of that ilk

If Kamara doenst sign a new deal then it makes sense for us to sell unfortunately

[VinnieChase84]

Could do with Coutinho and Dendoncker off the wage bill.  As was said Digne's wages are much higher than a replacements might be.  Cash in on Martinez and Bailey.  Has Ramsey done enough for us to feel that he is the future?  There's £100m of player sales.

Buendia £10m minimum
Barry - £5-10m
Iling Junior - £5-10m
Enzo - £15m
Dendonker - free
Coutinho - free
Ned - £10-15m
Bailey - £20-25m


That's best part of £100m there

[Exeter 77]

I've got around to thinking Kamara might be one of the players we sacrifice and using Barrenechea as his replacement.

[ozzjim]

The thing is, this is where scouting and boxing clever has to come in. We've got a good chance to integrate players in the Europa, build the squad on a lower wage cost base, but it requires a very careful strategy. Pace up top and control in midfield.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

I've got around to thinking Kamara might be one of the players we sacrifice and using Barrenechea as his replacement.

Yes, this wouldn't surprise me. Not ideal but tempered buy the fact he's been average at best the past few weeks and doesn't grab the big games by the scruff of the neck like the truly elite players do.

[ozzjim]

I've got around to thinking Kamara might be one of the players we sacrifice and using Barrenechea as his replacement.

Yes, this wouldn't surprise me. Not ideal but tempered buy the fact he's been average at best the past few weeks and doesn't grab the big games by the scruff of the neck like the truly elite players do.

No pre season caught up with him though. Zero ability to rotate while Onana and Barkley were crocked. Need some legs in there this summer with them.

[Brazilian Villain]

I've got around to thinking Kamara might be one of the players we sacrifice and using Barrenechea as his replacement.

Yes, this wouldn't surprise me. Not ideal but tempered buy the fact he's been average at best the past few weeks and doesn't grab the big games by the scruff of the neck like the truly elite players do.

No pre season caught up with him though. Zero ability to rotate while Onana and Barkley were crocked. Need some legs in there this summer with them.

Agreed. Ideally, we keep both Kamara and Enzo.

[PaulWinch again]

I think that’s an odd conclusion. I think he absolutely gets hold of games, but he’s just had a ropey few weeks. I suspect fatigue played a big part in that, and whilst I can’t categorically prove it I imagine it’s more about form than capability.

Kamara would be a very big loss, and maybe Enzo is decent but it’s a big ask to fill that gap.

[paul_e]

I want to keep Bouba but if he's not going to sign a new deal then I'd rather we let him go than selling someone else this year and losing him next summer anyway when he's down to his last year. If he goes I'd be ok with Enzo as his replacement because he's shown he can do it in 2 of the top 5 leagues now, it'd be a shame to not give him a chance. If he isn't up for it we coped fine for the first couple of months last season without Kamara until other injuries started to stack up so we could get by until January.

Same with Digne and Iling-Jr, if we need to cut the wage bill those 2 replacements from within the squad would save us £7-8m a year on top of netting £60-70m in transfer profit. They aren't exact replacements from day 1 but I think both are worth a look.

[AV82EC]

I still think Ramsey has a very high ceiling, but next season has to be the one where he fulfils it IMO.

Concur with this, he struggled after his serious injury and has picked up loads of niggles, a good pre season and I think he’ll be back on it next season.

[ROBBO]

Dougie had a longish period with us  where he was vastly criticised, he hasn't managed to cement his place this season.

[OCD]

I want to keep Bouba but if he's not going to sign a new deal then I'd rather we let him go than selling someone else this year and losing him next summer anyway when he's down to his last year. If he goes I'd be ok with Enzo as his replacement because he's shown he can do it in 2 of the top 5 leagues now, it'd be a shame to not give him a chance. If he isn't up for it we coped fine for the first couple of months last season without Kamara until other injuries started to stack up so we could get by until January.

To offer another perspective, our form in the last 10 games was top 3 and our form for most of the rest of the season was largely 6th-8th. We could keep Kamara another season without his value dropping and have Barrenchea as an understudy, similar to how we did with Luiz/Tielemans. The closer we can keep the squad to how we finished the season improves our chances of getting CL the season after, by which time, Barrenchea has hopefully stepped up and slots in effortlessly when we then sell Kamara.

This is all based on Kamara not signing a new contract though and the last report was that he's in advanced stages and there was no indication that he was waving goodbye.

[PeterWithe]

And not to forget that Kamara has already ran down one contract and left a club for nothing, that may well affect our thinking.

If we can get him to commit I reckon that will be our best business of the summer.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Don’t shoot the messenger etc… but someone who may or may not have inside knowledge reckons we’re in for Harvey Elliot.

And also (unrelated) Watkins is off.