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

[caster troy]

The priority for me is getting Rogers back in the 10 role or off the left, so we need a right sided attacker. Maybe we are trying to offload Bailey before we make a move there. Or there is a link to the Rashford situation. (Ferran Torres?)

Second to that a defensively strong right back is a must, maybe with Garcia going out on loan.

[Chris Smith]

The priority for me is getting Rogers back in the 10 role or off the left, so we need a right sided attacker. Maybe we are trying to offload Bailey before we make a move there. Or there is a link to the Rashford situation. (Ferran Torres?)

Second to that a defensively strong right back is a must, maybe with Garcia going out on loan.

Isn’t Malen a right sided attacker?

[wolfman999]

Even the spurious rumours seem to have died a death now. Going to need every ounce of Emery magic this season.

Our results for the last few months of the season made us one of the top three performing clubs in the league. As things stand we've lost no players of significance other than our three loans. I have no doubt we will bring in a defender and a striker before the end of the window. If we still have Emi and Ollie come August 16th the team that starts our season will be very competitive.

Your confidence is admirable, I hope its not misplaced. However, one of the prime reasons our results in the last few months of the season were so good was down largely to those loan players. Football is all about opinions but as things stand at the moment, with the purchases made by our rivals, the acquisition of a few unknown teenagers who are promptly sent back out on loan doesn't fill me with confidence. We shall see.

[Mellin]

I reckon we'll hit the loan market again once we've cut back as much as possible around salary. I don't see any first-team players leaving, barring Bailey. There's enough fat to trim from the squad.

For me that is the right decision too, provided we can get the same standard of loan player we've seen under Emery so far.

[paul_e]

The priority for me is getting Rogers back in the 10 role or off the left, so we need a right sided attacker. Maybe we are trying to offload Bailey before we make a move there. Or there is a link to the Rashford situation. (Ferran Torres?)

Second to that a defensively strong right back is a must, maybe with Garcia going out on loan.

Isn’t Malen a right sided attacker?

He can play all across the front but he's best up top. Another player like him and I think we'd be ok going forward, with enough room to give some of the kids time around the squad.

[Dante Lavelli]

I reckon we'll hit the loan market again once we've cut back as much as possible around salary. I don't see any first-team players leaving, barring Bailey. There's enough fat to trim from the squad.

For me that is the right decision too, provided we can get the same standard of loan player we've seen under Emery so far.

Agree the squad is pretty plump at the moment - even if the quality could improve - so a sell before you buy policy seems sensible and the best way to keep us within the various rules.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Did see a rumour of us doing a swap deal with Besiktas involving Malan and Kilicsoy.

[Drummond]

My hunch is that we'll see someone in from Spain, someone in from Chelsea and maybe one out to Saudi.

[Dave]

The priority for me is getting Rogers back in the 10 role or off the left, so we need a right sided attacker. Maybe we are trying to offload Bailey before we make a move there. Or there is a link to the Rashford situation. (Ferran Torres?)

Second to that a defensively strong right back is a must, maybe with Garcia going out on loan.

Isn’t Malen a right sided attacker?

Only in the same way that Watkins and Rogers are wingers. In that he has played plenty of matches in that position, and rarely been as good there as when he's played centrally.

[AV84]

I had a feeling, based on absolutely fuck all, that Rashford would be back here again. Shame that.

I felt like if he couldn't get the Barca move we'd be the obvious choice, but alas, here we are.

[VILLA MOLE]

I just don’t think he is value for money. Quality player but at a hell of a price

[JUAN PABLO]

all Im reading  on clickbaits is Jackson for Rogers and  Gyökeres signing for Manure and 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' now signed Hugo Ekitike    .. Roll on the end of this bloody transer window or take me back to January ..... 

[SoccerHQ]

Think we've got a better chance of getting someone in like Garnacho than people realise.

It's probably a bit like Sancho last season.

Man. United wanted to sell him, there were no takers with what they wanted permanently so he went to Chelsea late on loan.

Next few weeks will remain frustrating for incomings but I think we could take advantage in last week of the window.

Garnacho would be signed as the difference maker and hopefully nod to us playing more of a counter attacking style that we had for pretty much all of 2023.

It is also a case of sorting the right hand side out given Bailey's failings and he surely will be sold at some point in August.

We also haven't replaced Diego Carlos more than six months after he left us which is not a great look.

[AV84]

If we don't sell any of our key players, and got in someone like Garnacho, and another defender, I think I'd be happy enough.

[PaulWinch again]

Even the spurious rumours seem to have died a death now. Going to need every ounce of Emery magic this season.

Our results for the last few months of the season made us one of the top three performing clubs in the league. As things stand we've lost no players of significance other than our three loans. I have no doubt we will bring in a defender and a striker before the end of the window. If we still have Emi and Ollie come August 16th the team that starts our season will be very competitive.

Your confidence is admirable, I hope its not misplaced. However, one of the prime reasons our results in the last few months of the season were so good was down largely to those loan players. Football is all about opinions but as things stand at the moment, with the purchases made by our rivals, the acquisition of a few unknown teenagers who are promptly sent back out on loan doesn't fill me with confidence. We shall see.

Yeah the loanees were essential to what we did. We have to plug that gap.