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

[VinnieChase84]

“Quote from: VinnieChase84 on May 28, 2025, 09:53:02 AM
If its any comfort psr isnt this summer/june anywhere near as bad as it was last year! Plus we have a big loss year falling out of calculations this coming season and being replaced by our highest revenue one

Issue for us is we WANT to continue to bring in new and refresh squad. Its in doing that which means we have to sell.

IF we had wanted to then outside of selling a few "squad players/loanees" in june - then we could have kept the entire same team/sold no one and bought no one”

—————————————————————————————————————————————-

Still the state of play as posted back here.
Our dominoes are waiting to fall depending on exits. Bailey, Emi, Maybe JJ

As said, would could keep squad as it was pretty much. If no big sales happen then I’d expect a few loans to plug some gaps etc
Frustrating but it’s where we are
Modify message

[aj2k77]

Exciting summer ahead.

[PaulWinch again]

As has been said - if this ends up being the full extent of the squad we’re up against it.

[VinnieChase84]

As a minimum we need a forward, a winger and a defender

[VillaTim]

As has been said - if this ends up being the full extent of the squad we’re up against it.

We'd be very mid-table

[Holy Trinity]

I honestly think if we started the season with this squad until Jan even without rashford and asencio we would finish pretty much in the exact position. Newcastle will struggle again, forest will be back down the bottom of the league. Us, Spurs, Chelsea and city battling for 4th/5th. We are not as desperate as people are making out, malen will be used this season. Kids will get games in the europa vs lesser opposition and we will get one or two in on loan if we don't manage to sell the deadwood. It's not time to panic until a starter leaves, if we had lost EM1 already and still were passive in the market I would be a lot more worried than I am now. Also if we need 1 more season with lower spend but competing for 7th then so be it  if it means the following season we can launch a balls to the wall assault on the top 3.

[eamonn]

Disappointing if they're considering offers for Ramsey.

[Dante Lavelli]

I honestly think if we started the season with this squad until Jan even without rashford and asencio we would finish pretty much in the exact position. Newcastle will struggle again, forest will be back down the bottom of the league. Us, Spurs, Chelsea and city battling for 4th/5th. We are not as desperate as people are making out, malen will be used this season. Kids will get games in the europa vs lesser opposition and we will get one or two in on loan if we don't manage to sell the deadwood. It's not time to panic until a starter leaves, if we had lost EM1 already and still were passive in the market I would be a lot more worried than I am now. Also if we need 1 more season with lower spend but competing for 7th then so be it  if it means the following season we can launch a balls to the wall assault on the top 3.

I’m with you.  If the mentality is right we will win more than we lose.  5/6/7/8 is realistic which should mean we have plenty of fun on the way.  Malen/Buendia/Garcia are pretty much additions to the squad, plus Mings, Kamara, ramsey are fit from the start.

It’s not exciting but we are in a good place.

[PaulWinch again]

I honestly think if we started the season with this squad until Jan even without rashford and asencio we would finish pretty much in the exact position. Newcastle will struggle again, forest will be back down the bottom of the league. Us, Spurs, Chelsea and city battling for 4th/5th. We are not as desperate as people are making out, malen will be used this season. Kids will get games in the europa vs lesser opposition and we will get one or two in on loan if we don't manage to sell the deadwood. It's not time to panic until a starter leaves, if we had lost EM1 already and still were passive in the market I would be a lot more worried than I am now. Also if we need 1 more season with lower spend but competing for 7th then so be it  if it means the following season we can launch a balls to the wall assault on the top 3.

I admire the optimism but I can’t see it. Rashford and Asensio filled very obvious gaps, which is why we improved so much. We are really light on pace and depth up top. If we don’t at least cover that we’ll have problems, and centre-back is very reliant on Ozcan being able to step up at the moment.

[Percy McCarthy]

Yes, I choose optimism too. If we can’t sell Bailey, we could really do with him having another 23/24-level season.

[Mister E]

Yes, I choose optimism too. If we can’t sell Bailey, we could really do with him having another 23/24-level season.

I think Bailey will go and the view of Holy Trinity above is pretty much on the money. I do think we'll see 2 - maybe 3 - new first teamers in once the market has got rid of the current constipation and I also think we'll see some kids come through into 1st-team significance.

[paul_e]

Assuming at least a couple of the players we want to sell go out but otherwise we keep the squad as is I can see a centre back and a versatile winger/forward being the only signings, and I wouldn't be surprised if the latter is a loan-to-buy. Centre half is the messy one because there just aren't really any links even being suggested and it needs to be someone with at least a decent amount of experience, decent passer and a bit of pace, not much to ask!

[Londonvilla]

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/july/22/back-on-the-grass/

All bar one of the bomb squad are back in training......the question is, will they all go on tour to the USA?

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I agree with the no links to centre halves but considering we’ve had Lenglet and Disasi on loan over the last couple of seasons, both of whom had decent pedigree, irrespective of how they performed with us I’m not too worried at the moment.

A few appear to be thinking that Emi 2 is up to it but I can’t see it tbh. I think he’s generally been a poor signing for the money and not really delivered at all.

[wolfman999]

I honestly think if we started the season with this squad until Jan even without rashford and asencio we would finish pretty much in the exact position. Newcastle will struggle again, forest will be back down the bottom of the league. Us, Spurs, Chelsea and city battling for 4th/5th. We are not as desperate as people are making out, malen will be used this season. Kids will get games in the europa vs lesser opposition and we will get one or two in on loan if we don't manage to sell the deadwood. It's not time to panic until a starter leaves, if we had lost EM1 already and still were passive in the market I would be a lot more worried than I am now. Also if we need 1 more season with lower spend but competing for 7th then so be it  if it means the following season we can launch a balls to the wall assault on the top 3.

I understand what you're saying but the major flaw in the low spend argument as I see it is that, while we stand still for a further season, our rivals will not so we will continue to lose ground on them. Top six competition will very quickly become top ten competition.