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

[cdbearsfan]

Poor lad.

[Drummond]

Good deal for all parties that.

[Percy McCarthy]

Louie Barry next possibly? Hull owners apparently said on SSN they’ve been talking to Villa.

[nigel]

Louie Barry next possibly? Hull owners apparently said on SSN they’ve been talking to Villa.

I’d guess a similar price to KKH, with plenty of add ons.
Wonder if we’ll go down the same route with a buy back, for both players?

[OCD]

Should get at least twice what we're getting for KKH for Barry.

[Dave]

Should get at least twice what we're getting for KKH for Barry.

I'd say that would be the upper-end of what I'd expect. Somewhere around £6m feels about right.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Who is this Venmo we have signed, and is he any good?

I wonder if moving on Barry and KKH will be enough to get around any FFP nonsense - hopefully it is. It would be nice to be able to focus on the team rather than worrying about finances.

[AV84]

On the keeper thing, I know it's only one game, but as things stand, whether Martinez stays or goes, we're opening the season against a top 4 rival with Gaucci in goals. Dropping points against rivals and goal difference were two things that kept us out of the CL. I'd hope we have someone else in by the time the season starts.

You've already decided we are going to lose because Gaucci might play?

Against Newcastle, yes.

Hmm, ok.

So this is somehow an unusual opinion but half the posters on here acting like playing Olsen was throwing a game was perfectly acceptable?

[Clampy]

I don't think if Gauuci is in goal for the first game means we are necessarily going to lose. We put 4 past them last time we played against them.

[Percy McCarthy]

I don't think if Gauuci is in goal for the first game means we are necessarily going to lose. We put 4 past them last time we played against them.

And Emi threw one in for them.

[Drummond]

Maybe he wanted them to sign him too.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

KKH to Cov, £3.5m.

Feels a bit on the low side to me.

[frank black]

So at least we don’t need to sell players for FFP reasons, but now we must reduce the wage bill by 10% or so, (whilst improving the squad). Over to you Monchi and co!

[ASHTONVILLA]

So at least we don’t need to sell players for FFP reasons, but now we must reduce the wage bill by 10% or so, (whilst improving the squad). Over to you Monchi and co!

Martinez out, replaced by Chevalier on half wages would help.
Digne out, and someone coming in to back up Maatsen would help.
Finding clubs to take Coutinho and Dendoncker would help.

Would not be popular, but Watkins is on a big wedge and is about to hit 30. Last chance to make big money on him.

You can see from the rumours what the club are hoping to do.

[nigel]

So at least we don’t need to sell players for FFP reasons, but now we must reduce the wage bill by 10% or so, (whilst improving the squad). Over to you Monchi and co!

Martinez out, replaced by Chevalier on half wages would help.
Digne out, and someone coming in to back up Maatsen would help.
Finding clubs to take Coutinho and Dendoncker would help.

Would not be popular, but Watkins is on a big wedge and is about to hit 30. Last chance to make big money on him.

You can see from the rumours what the club are hoping to do.

Illing-Junior could be the back up to Maatsen.
Just coming off a successful U20’s Euros in which, by all accounts, he did very well