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

[PeterWithe]

Apparently Duran failed to turn up for first day of pre-season training with Fenerbache. Mourinho not happy. That £65m we got looking pretty good right now.

Untrue apparently with a fair few pics of him and Mourinho shaking hands at the session.

[PeterWithe]

Wonder what the various national Players Unions ( is there a Europe wide one?) make of the PSR rules enforced by UEFA.

‘We’d love to pay some of your members a shit load more money that they currently get but the rules don’t let us’

Is that not restraint of trade

[ASHTONVILLA]

So you're coming to my sunny Christchurch then. Wrap up warm it's freezing here at the moment (it is in the middle of Winter though).

I grew up near where ‘Hobbiton’ is, and my first thought is ‘poor bastards, take a raincoat and extra clothes because it’s always miserable and wet there in winter ’ 😂

It's my lot in life to chase winter around sometimes. It's very hard to get large groups of farmers together during main growing seasons, so farmer meetings are usually in winter wherever you are. But yes in and out of Christchurch. Most of my work down there is on potatoes (Canterbury plains) and peas (Watties growers) plus Blenheim for grapes but not going there this visit. South Island its mostly KeriKeri, KatiKati and Tauranga this time. Even Oz will be mostly wet and cold in Tasmania. Queensland I'm looking at pineapple and sugar cane, that will be sunny, although after two bouts of skin cancer I have to keep in the shade anyway.

Duran looks to be a nightmare, fun while it lasted but think we probably dodged a bullet when we sold him.

[Beard82]

That's why I can see us selling at least one or two players and bringing in a big name player like Garnacho or Grealish on loan. We could really do with actual money, though, not loaning players out and waiting on vague promises of future payment.

My understanding is the loaning is a tactic - we’re ok from a spend point - but need to lower the wage bill - so that why the loans are ok - particularly with the obligation to buy next summer

[thick_mike]

So you're coming to my sunny Christchurch then. Wrap up warm it's freezing here at the moment (it is in the middle of Winter though).

I grew up near where ‘Hobbiton’ is, and my first thought is ‘poor bastards, take a raincoat and extra clothes because it’s always miserable and wet there in winter ’ 😂

Sarehole Mill?

[trinityoap]

So far since the end of the season, on the internet I have read articles suggesting that we may sell Martinez, Cash ,Konsa, Digne, Kamara, McGinn, Ramsey, Rogers, Watkins and Bailey. Looks like we may need Dendoncker. Oh! And Emery may seek a new challenge. Mrs TOAP is trying to hide sharp objects.

[PaulWinch again]

That's why I can see us selling at least one or two players and bringing in a big name player like Garnacho or Grealish on loan. We could really do with actual money, though, not loaning players out and waiting on vague promises of future payment.

My understanding is the loaning is a tactic - we’re ok from a spend point - but need to lower the wage bill - so that why the loans are ok - particularly with the obligation to buy next summer

I don’t think we’re ok from a spend point in terms of registration for European competition - or if we want to sign any one and include them in the squad the outgoing sum has to net out against the incoming sum (or better).

[manic-road]

Just seen that Man City have announced the signing of U17 England captain Freddie Lawrie from Aston Villa on a long term deal.

[cdbearsfan]

Hope his career is every bit as successful as Dan Crowley's.

[Astnor]

If we can shift Bailey with someone like Garanacho, get in a defender good enough for fighting for a starting place that are able both as RB and CB and sort the keeper situation we are good to go IMO. Also that RB that came from Spain last season to get to a level so chosen before Cash.

[Beard82]

That's why I can see us selling at least one or two players and bringing in a big name player like Garnacho or Grealish on loan. We could really do with actual money, though, not loaning players out and waiting on vague promises of future payment.

My understanding is the loaning is a tactic - we’re ok from a spend point - but need to lower the wage bill - so that why the loans are ok - particularly with the obligation to buy next summer

I don’t think we’re ok from a spend point in terms of registration for European competition - or if we want to sign any one and include them in the squad the outgoing sum has to net out against the incoming sum (or better).

I thought Europe was all done on the wages?

[Sexual Ealing]

Not if you've been bad, as we have.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

So far since the end of the season, on the internet I have read articles suggesting that we may sell Martinez, Cash ,Konsa, Digne, Kamara, McGinn, Ramsey, Rogers, Watkins and Bailey. Looks like we may need Dendoncker. Oh! And Emery may seek a new challenge. Mrs TOAP is trying to hide sharp objects.

I was thinking that earlier, or more precisely which of our players haven't been linked with a move. I thought it strange that as clubs line up to pick at our rotting carcass there hasn't been  any links for  Kamara or have I missed them?

[Tuscans]

 NEW: Aston Villa are set to sign LASK defender Modou Kéba Cissé (19) for €5m — he will go back on loan for a season.
@SkySportAustria

[UK Redsox]

Google brings up Maximilian Entrup as 'People also search for'

That's the kind of name Villa should be signing.
No idea if he's any good at football, but it's a great name