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

[eamonn]

What happened to all the gossip of Harvey Elliot signing?
Don't know much about him but some on here were genuinely excited about it.
Crap being skint isn't it!

i think the haircut police stepped in

Rightly so. His tagliatelle curls don't pass muster.

[Percy McCarthy]

Lois Opende doing the rounds now.

He’s very good from what recall when I was hoping we’d sign him a couple of years ago.

[VancouverLion]

Yet another reason why the rules are utterly shite. We've spent years being told how great it is when teams develop their own talent now we have regulations in place that force teams to sell said talent.

It's utterly ridiculous.

[Beard82]

Similarly - for other players like The Donk - we could let him go on a free - as in real world terms he is costing us a lot to do nothing.  But we cant because we need to get x to cover whatever his book value is.  That means hes stuck too. I'd imagine the wages are some comfort though. 

I was listening to some host on Talkshite who was saying why its quite right that smaller clubs should be able to spend what the successful clubs can.  He used the example of Burnley, and said something along the lines of "what if they spent a fortune every year, and then sold up and left the new owner with huge debts and costs they could afford". 

I thought - your basically describing Man Utd.  1bn in debt, bomb squad of players on 200k a week they cant shift, having to lay of staff due to costs, and a new owner that looks completely over there head. 

I didnt listen to anymore because it doesnt pass the barrier for journalism, entertainment, or frankly common sense.   Im sure if I stayed tune they would have to talk about how Watkins to Man Utd is best for all parties, or is he good enough for Man Utd or some other shit. 

[algy]

Yet another reason why the rules are utterly shite. We've spent years being told how great it is when teams develop their own talent now we have regulations in place that force teams to sell said talent.

It's utterly ridiculous.

It’s mad when you think about it. Rules made to make clubs more financially sustainable, that actively encourage them to sell homegrown players, … which you would think would be the most sustainable way of operating.

Not that I have a solution myself, mind.

[IFWaters]

The nearest analogy I can think of is that you've won the lottery and turf up at your local nightclub intent on buying the whole place magnums of champagne only for the barman to tap on a notice saying you can only spend 1% of your annual salary based on your tax returns in the last 10 years.

But I've won the lottery! The drinks are on me.

No sir only Messrs Scouse and friends are allowed to do that. Your money is no good here.

[Mellin]

I've got to the point of reading "listening to Talksport" and just skipping past the post. You know what's coming, just as you should if you listen to that shite.

[Flamingo Lane]

Apparently, we have enquired about Samu Aghehowa, Porto, a striker, joint leading scorer in last season's Europa League. He's played a couple of times for Spain, I believe.

[paul_e]

Wasn't there a link to him last summer before he went there?

[Holy Trinity]

He was my striker on football manager until PSG brought him for 215 million.  That's is the extent of my knowledge but he's a big lad and pretty quick.

[ozzjim]

He's pretty perfect for the Emery model. Not a chance we can afford him though.

[Beard82]

And with a proven max value of £215m we cant miss 

[algy]

Apparently, we have enquired about Samu Aghehowa, Porto, a striker, joint leading scorer in last season's Europa League. He's played a couple of times for Spain, I believe.

Based entirely off his wikipedia page stats, I think he'd be an amazing signing and we should definitely buy him.

[Brazilian Villain]

Ready-made song too.

Samu, Samu, Samu, Samu, Samu Aghehowa,
He's fast as fuck, he's fast as fucckkk!

[eamonn]

Sunderland have spent £120m? Christ on a tyke, we're being outbought by League One shyte.