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

[PeterWithesShin]

Only notable late Aug signing I can think of that we've made under Unai is Lenglet, and that was most likely only done because of the season ender for Mings a couple of weeks earlier.

[Dave]

Only notable late Aug signing I can think of that we've made under Unai is Lenglet, and that was most likely only done because of the season ender for Mings a couple of weeks earlier.

Zaniolo?

[PeterWithesShin]

Mid August. So I don't class that as late in the window considering the general mayhem of the last few days of it.

[LeeB]

Only notable late Aug signing I can think of that we've made under Unai is Lenglet, and that was most likely only done because of the season ender for Mings a couple of weeks earlier.

Zaniolo?

I say bring him back, probability is that there will be an avalanche of worldies and shit-pingers from him this time.

[Dave]

Mid August. So I don't class that as late in the window considering the general mayhem of the last few days of it.

It's still evidence of us being happy to use the loan market where we need to, and it looks like this summer we're going to need to. But those players are more likely to be available later in the window than earlier.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm not disputing that, just that we don't tend to do it at the end of summer windows under Unai. Which we don't. So far.

[PaulWinch again]

Honestly, I'd rather start the season with the squad as it is than with Ramsey at West Ham, Watkins at Newcastle and Martinez at Man Utd. I feel that replacing them this far gone into the summer would be extremely tricky.

Not sure you’d have any disagreement then. I think the point is more we need the squad to be stronger.

[OCD]

Zaniolo came on loan as a result of Buendia doing his cruciate.

Loans may well happen, I thought we were talking about big money signings. And as said above, loans would likely be done closer to the end of the market.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not disputing that, just that we don't tend to do it at the end of summer windows under Unai. Which we don't. So far.

No although seeing as Unai clearly didn’t feel the squad was strong enough prior to the loans in Jan then presumably he feels the same now. So something is going to need to change.

[Drummond]

Buendia is like a new signing!

[Rigadon]

Buendia is like a new signing!

Yes, an extremely underwhelming one! 

[Toronto Villa]

The excellent version of Buendia that we saw in the pre season before his terrible injury isn’t what we see now. He’s a pale shadow of that player.

[andyh]

Buendia is like a new signing!

He’s always like a new signing, till he reverts to his level, 2-3 games later.

[john e]

Only 28 not impossible to regain his old form, but for that to happen he’ll need a run of games which he isn’t going to get

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

The excellent version of Buendia that we saw in the pre season before his terrible injury isn’t what we see now. He’s a pale shadow of that player.

Generally been a poor signing. For the money probably one of the worst imo.