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

[Somniloquism]

"we can't attract decent players after we didn't get UCL"

Cheers Monchi

Where is that quote from?

[brontebilly]

Jack would suit us to a T right now. Emery wants us to retain and control possession especially In attacking 3rd. Jack carrying, holding, cutting inside, Maatsen over lap or underlap runs..

That being said. Unless Man City are willing to massively pay a chunk of his wages then it’s never gonna happen

Whoever gets jack mind will be onto a winner this season imo he will be doing upmost to get into WC squad

Agreed 💯 , he can play on left or at 10, rotating with likes of Ramsey, Rogers and even McGinn. Far more tactically flexible than Asensio for example. Would definitely suit Maatsen's development, not sure about Digne to be honest as he doesn't overlap much. Citeh are going to have to heavily subsidise his next move either way, Gibbs-White going to Spurs rules them out as an option. Grealish's star has fallen quite a bit, don't see the other PL teams in the CL interested.

Emery has the experience to manage a complex enough character like him. Don't see any downside to his return if the finances can work. More risk of him cruising after the WC, not before.

[Ian.]

"we can't attract decent players after we didn't get UCL"

Cheers Monchi

I don’t remember him not turning up on the last day or taking out Hojlund.

[PeterWithe]

"we can't attract decent players after we didn't get UCL"

Cheers Monchi

We've yet to sign a 'superstar' under UE, we've taken players who have potential and improved them, moulded them into a unit that wins games. It's not done us too badly so far.

[Holy Trinity]

Do 18's and under not count towards ffp for Uefa like in the prem.
If so are there any great 18 year old out there for is to sign?

[PeterWithe]

Jack would suit us to a T right now. Emery wants us to retain and control possession especially In attacking 3rd. Jack carrying, holding, cutting inside, Maatsen over lap or underlap runs..

That being said. Unless Man City are willing to massively pay a chunk of his wages then it’s never gonna happen

Whoever gets jack mind will be onto a winner this season imo he will be doing upmost to get into WC squad

Agreed 💯 , he can play on left or at 10, rotating with likes of Ramsey, Rogers and even McGinn. Far more tactically flexible than Asensio for example. Would definitely suit Maatsen's development, not sure about Digne to be honest as he doesn't overlap much. Citeh are going to have to heavily subsidise his next move either way, Gibbs-White going to Spurs rules them out as an option. Grealish's star has fallen quite a bit, don't see the other PL teams in the CL interested.

Emery has the experience to manage a complex enough character like him. Don't see any downside to his return if the finances can work. More risk of him cruising after the WC, not before.

There is a huge downside, he'd be a distraction. For what he now offers I guess we will be looking for younger, cheaper, more mobile and sober.

[Proposition Joe]

Jack would suit us to a T right now. Emery wants us to retain and control possession especially In attacking 3rd. Jack carrying, holding, cutting inside, Maatsen over lap or underlap runs..

I would hope that Unai evolves his tactics over the summer and we do not play as much of that turgid, walking "control" football as we did last season. I think it had a lot to do with our poorer attacking stats last season. Also, control football only really works if your players are all technically excellent and can still play that way when pressured - we tend to totally lose control when the opposition decides to have a go and stop simply letting us have the ball.

I'd rather see more raw pace and better direct and/or counter attacking play next season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Monchi never said that - poor translation

Monchi, on Bade: "We are not looking for that type of player profile. It is true that in the winter transfer market he was a player we tried to sign, but as of today, he does not fit the player profile we are seeking."

That’s sounds like a pretty similar message.

If he means a player who thinks he's better suited to playing in Spain or Italy and the Premier League is not for him, I get Monchi's point.

If we hadn’t looked to sign him in January that’d make sense.

Sometimes you have to hear it with your own ears to believe it. Just had a quick look back and he wasn't happy to fight for the shirt, he wanted guaranteed football, something we offer to nobody. Then he goes on to demonstrate how happy he was at Seville and can achieve everything he wants there. Money is not his motivation. For him it's all about the project and he obviously believes in theirs rather than ours.

There was a player we were linked with who claimed Spain or Italy suited them more than the PL. I thought it may have been Bade. Regardless, maybe we're looking for an understudy for Konsa not a replacement. That would certainly explain Monchi's words regarding "the profile".

Oh hang on, here come Newcastle with £90m shiny one pound coins for Watkins.

[Duncan Shaw]

As much as I love Ollie, I'd snatch their hands off for £90m!

[aj2k77]

£8m loan for 4 goals and 2 assists in 2 years. Are you mad?

Who?

Who's mad or who has shit stats?

[BHJ81]

Bizot confirmed

[Rudy Can't Fail]

As much as I love Ollie, I'd chop their hands off for £90m!

FTFY

Apparently it's our asking price.

[kippaxvilla2]

Elliott to Villa now gathering pace.

[Bosco81]

I think Harvey Elliott would be a bit rich for us atm, Liverpool would want north of £40M for him.

He’s got potential but I’d want the finished article for that price.

Unless we’re talking about Paul Elliott as a the back up right sided centre half.

[Toronto Villa]

He’d be excellent. £40M for a 22 year old that just had a superb tournament for England and loads of room to improve in front of him. The experience of playing for the league champions and how that will have developed him too.