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

[Holy Trinity]

Its seems our problem is that nobody wants our deadwood.

We dont know whats going on behind the scenes but Bundia, Bailey, Donk, Moreno, Dobbin would clear some wages off the books and bring back millions between them.
But not one single offer on the table for any of them so we cant make signings as a result. its who blinks first situation, if we buy early and people know we need to sell they will offer significantly lower as they know we are desperate.
If we leave it to late to buy prices will go through the roof as other teams wont have time to make replacements. What do we do in this situation? Do we just spend freely and hope Uefa don't throw the book at us?

[Ozzjim]

I think top 8 with our current squad would actually be a decent season on paper. We look terribly light of goals for me.

[itbrvilla]

We will be weaker going into next season than we ended the last without some decent incomings.
With teams around us improving our current squad looks a bit mid table.

If you're standing still then you're going backwards.

It would have been mid table if it wasn't for the loans we made in Jan IMO. We never replaced the Luiz and Diabys goal contribution and Bailey decide not to show up.

[Richard]

I'm disappointed with our transfer activity so far but there are 5 or so weeks still to go. I also don't see any of the teams who finished below us last season bridging the gap. It's whether we make any moves now which help us compete with the 5 sides who finished ahead of us.

[Clampy]

I notice we signed Onana on this day last pre-season so it's not as if we got all our deals done early last year either. Still plenty of time.

[Somniloquism]

Although Onana was rumoured well in advance and the fee agreed posts were out on the 13th July (if you look when he got his named thread on here).

[andyh]

I'm disappointed with our transfer activity so far but there are 5 or so weeks still to go. I also don't see any of the teams who finished below us last season bridging the gap. It's whether we make any moves now which help us compete with the 5 sides who finished ahead of us.

Spurs will 100% close the gap.
Man Utd, basket case or not, will 100% close the gap

[wolfman999]

I think top 8 with our current squad would actually be a decent season on paper. We look terribly light of goals for me.

Fourth then sixth now eigth. It's hardly progress is it.

[wolfman999]

ManUre apparently want to take Emi on loan. Cheeky fuckers.

[kippaxvilla2]

I think it’s quite clear that we are somewhat hamstrung in terms of incomings this season.

[Tuscans]

Barry confirmed loan to Sheff Utd

[eamonn]

ManUre apparently want to take Emi on loan. Cheeky fuckers.

Buendia can go, for a 9 month fee of £5m.

[wolfman999]

I think it’s quite clear that we are somewhat hamstrung in terms of incomings this season.

Yet Chelsea carry on spending regardless. Maybe its time for our owners to take their alleged anger to the courts.

[PaulWinch again]

We don’t know what will happen to Chelsea yet - they could end up in breach of what they agreed with UEFA. We could keep spending, but then we’d be subject to whatever punishments are in place for breaching (ban from Europe seems biggest risk at the moment).

[Toronto Villa]

Our new lad who has been loaned back to Lask, Modou Kéba Cissé has better English language skills than most English born players. Lovely note from him here.





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