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

[paul_e]

Coppola targeted by Brighton and Aston Villa after first Italy call

Aston Villa are also showing an interest in Coppola, whose price-tag is a minimum of €10m plus performance-related bonuses and add-ons.

His current contract with Hellas Verona runs to June 2027 and whatever his transfer would be the first move away from his home town.

https://football-italia.net/coppola-brighton-and-aston-villa-italy-call/

In our price range

Most reports on him are that he's not very good with the ball at his feet, which seems at odds with what we're trying to do.

[Londonvilla]

Coppola targeted by Brighton and Aston Villa after first Italy call

Aston Villa are also showing an interest in Coppola, whose price-tag is a minimum of €10m plus performance-related bonuses and add-ons.

His current contract with Hellas Verona runs to June 2027 and whatever his transfer would be the first move away from his home town.

https://football-italia.net/coppola-brighton-and-aston-villa-italy-call/

In our price range

Most reports on him are that he's not very good with the ball at his feet, which seems at odds with what we're trying to do.

if Brighton are interested...

[AV84]

Yes, our last Italian flopped. We go again!

[Brazilian Villain]

Most reports on him are that he's not very good with the ball at his feet, which seems at odds with what we're trying to do.

Maybe something was lost in translation.

[Percy McCarthy]

Pretty impressive highlights reel. We need a physical right-footer back there IMO.

[AV84]

He’s not a loveable nut job though is he? In fact, he seems to be a bit of a ******.

Yeah, he is.  A ******, I mean, not a loveable 'character'.

What’s he done? Didn’t realise he had a reputation

I've just read it, he really is a *******. He wore a T-shirt with the inscription "Be happy, Serbian race" and a picture of "Greater Serbia", which includes Kosovo. He held up a Serbian ethno-nationalist hand symbol used by fascist militias involved in the genocide of Bosnian Muslims, by the Serbian Nazi government from World War II and by supporters of convicted war criminals.

Well people keep saying we need more right wingers.

[nigel]

Pretty impressive highlights reel. We need a physical right-footer back there IMO.

And we all love a sliding tackle, which appears to be his forte

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Most reports on him are that he's not very good with the ball at his feet, which seems at odds with what we're trying to do.

Excellent point. We and all the PL. In case it's slipped anybodies attention, the technical ability of the Premier League players goes up every season. It's what makes it so special, the best teams have lion-heart players with technical ability, even the lower half. I love as crunching tackle as much as the next man (probably more) but I also want him to deliver (probably more again).

Unai will be tested next season on organisational skills but I believe he'll take the handbrake off when he has the right players. Carelessly giving the ball away will be a big no-no for him. He's extremely pagmatic but he understands evolution.

[eamonn]

Most reports on him are that he's not very good with the ball at his feet, which seems at odds with what we're trying to do.

Maybe something was lost in translation.

Outstanding.

[Small Rodent]

Most reports on him are that he's not very good with the ball at his feet, which seems at odds with what we're trying to do.

Maybe something was lost in translation.

Outstanding.

Yes.

[Mister E]

That Marcin Bułka has a market value of £20m on Transfermarkt. Doesn't sound like a backup goalkeeper.

How many back-up keepers does a squad need?!

[Mister E]

I think some have short memories when it comes to Kamara. You don’t just replace a player as good as Kamara that easily. Onana is a different player and young Barranchea is just that, young, you can’t automatically presume he can just replace Kamara.
Although not in Emery’s time, it took us years to find a player as good as Kamara in that position.
If he doesn’t want to sign a new contract then obviously that changes things, but we don’t know that yet.
...

You say Barrenechea is young: he's just turned 24 - older than Kamara was when he joined us - and has had 2 full seasons in 2 decent leagues.

"It's now or never ...."

[ozzjim]

That Marcin Bułka has a market value of £20m on Transfermarkt. Doesn't sound like a backup goalkeeper.

How many back-up keepers does a squad need?!

1 would be good right now. If Emi goes though, I hope we do sign 2 good quality keepers especially if we go for a younger one, just to give ourselves the option of taking them out of the firing line.

[ozzjim]

I do think for £5m Kepa is a no brainer too.

[frank black]

I do think for £5m Kepa is a no brainer too.

Probably wouldn’t bring out wage bill down though, I guess?