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

[AGRIPPA]

Had anyone else forgotten about the left back we signed from arsenal a while ago…..went on loan somewhere ….cant even recall his name

[Dave]

Lino Sousa. Last seen getting an occasional run-out for Bristol Rovers as they got relegated.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Trainspotters badge for Dave.

[Monty]

Literally who

[brontebilly]

We'll sign someone, we'll sell someone. We'll do well in the competitions we're in, we'll challenge again. Another team won't do as well as expected whilst another does better than expected.

We've currently got fit players who've all had a decent break.

We've 'lost' Asensio, Rashford and Disasi, and moved Coutinho, Hause, and Olsen on.

We've gained Buendia, Ozcan, Barrenechea, Iling Jr, Gauci, and Moreno.

One new signing, a bunch back from loan. We may or may not now need a centre half, we need a bit of pace up front. We will be fine.

Exactly this. We've lost our three loan players who were luxuries we could only afford short term and with Champions League income. We still have a large squad with the potential for wheeling and dealing.

The bunch back from loan and PSR patsys are in the main unwanted by Emery (Kosta, Buendia, Dobbin, SIJ, Enzo, Moreno, Donk, Barry). Id be stunned if he used any of these next season
. Not much scope for wheeling and dealing there that cuts the wage bill drastically, Leeds or whoever aren't going to offer Buendia anything like the money he is currently on.

This isn't like last summer where we had the likes of Buendia, Ramsey and Mings coming back from injury to add to a squad that secured CL football, despite likes of Luiz having to go and Diaby. Already looking as if the benefits of pre season to bed in new players will be limited. Not the end of the world perhaps but it's a much trickier transfer window for the club than last summer.

[Toronto Villa]

Literally who

kid we got from Arsenal that sent some of their lot into a tizzy worrying they had let go the next Maldini only to find we got the next Bernie Gallacher instead.

[olaftab]

Bailey, Torres, Barkley out the door, there's £40m to plug any accountancy holes. But we need major reinforcements that's the issue . I think it's a tough season ahead and upper mid table status .

Why on earth would we get rid of our best centre half?

[Holy Trinity]

Bailey, Torres, Barkley out the door, there's £40m to plug any accountancy holes. But we need major reinforcements that's the issue . I think it's a tough season ahead and upper mid table status .

Why on earth would we get rid of our best centre half?

And for a combined fee of 40 million which is considerably less than we paid for Torres isn't it?

[Monty]

Literally who

kid we got from Arsenal that sent some of their lot into a tizzy worrying they had let go the next Maldini only to find we got the next Bernie Gallacher instead.

This apparently happened last year, which is weird because it definitely never happened and the kid in question isn't real.

[UK Redsox]

Lino Sousa. Last seen getting an occasional run-out for Bristol Rovers as they got relegated.

I posted Lino updates on last season's Loan Watch

He played 25+ games there in half a season. Which is a bit more than 'occasional'

[Dave]

Lino Sousa. Last seen getting an occasional run-out for Bristol Rovers as they got relegated.

I posted Lino updates on last season's Loan Watch

He played 25+ games there in half a season. Which is a bit more than 'occasional'

He was with them for the whole season and started 18 of the 51 matches they played, coming on from the bench in a further 11.

I'm happy with my phrasing ;-)

[Tuscans]

Had anyone else forgotten about the left back we signed from arsenal a while ago…..went on loan somewhere ….cant even recall his name

Assistant Referee Sousa

[wolfman999]

We'll sign someone, we'll sell someone. We'll do well in the competitions we're in, we'll challenge again. Another team won't do as well as expected whilst another does better than expected.

We've currently got fit players who've all had a decent break.

We've 'lost' Asensio, Rashford and Disasi, and moved Coutinho, Hause, and Olsen on.

We've gained Buendia, Ozcan, Barrenechea, Iling Jr, Gauci, and Moreno.

One new signing, a bunch back from loan. We may or may not now need a centre half, we need a bit of pace up front. We will be fine.

Exactly this. We've lost our three loan players who were luxuries we could only afford short term and with Champions League income. We still have a large squad with the potential for wheeling and dealing.

The bunch back from loan and PSR patsys are in the main unwanted by Emery (Kosta, Buendia, Dobbin, SIJ, Enzo, Moreno, Donk, Barry). Id be stunned if he used any of these next season
. Not much scope for wheeling and dealing there that cuts the wage bill drastically, Leeds or whoever aren't going to offer Buendia anything like the money he is currently on.

This isn't like last summer where we had the likes of Buendia, Ramsey and Mings coming back from injury to add to a squad that secured CL football, despite likes of Luiz having to go and Diaby. Already looking as if the benefits of pre season to bed in new players will be limited. Not the end of the world perhaps but it's a much trickier transfer window for the club than last summer.

But why does it only ever seem to be tricky for us? Chelsea had a more severe punishment, as presumably their guilt was judged as more serious, yet their spend is already Gbp150 mill. and counting. Anyone who thinks we will be competitive at the top of the league again without some serious investment is deluding themselves. Puts on tin hat and takes cover.

[Rudy65]

Which appears to be about 40% of the uk population. We are buggered.

As if the current lot are any better 🙄

[cdbearsfan]

In a very much damning with faint praise way, yes, they definitely are.