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

[john2710]

Buendia has been one of the most disappointing signings over recent years. Never really lived up to the price tag before or since his injury. He looked sharp in the preseason games just before his injury but when it matters he's found wanting.

Constantly makes the wrong decision, picks the wrong pass, makes a poor pass & any attacking threat normally ends when he gets the ball. That has been a constant since he arrived. I've seen nothing that would convince me that will ever change.

[paul_e]

Agreed, I never really saw the appeal and thought he was too small (and too easily pushed off the ball) to be truly effective in the premier League.

Smaller players can make it but they have to be both exceptionally good and deceptively strong, and he's neither.

[john e]

I like him

[john e]

But he’s had a lot of bad luck

[DB]

I like him too...but he's not at the level we need.

[eamonn]

No one leaps like a salmon from a corner better than our Emi. Scored some corkers as a minion.

[Percy McCarthy]

What are you gonna do? We’ll sell him if there’s any way that facilitates new player/s coming in but if not we have to hope he comes good with a bit of fitness. Same as Bailey. There doesn’t seem to be any way that Donk gets games without a huge injury crisis.

[Dave]

What are you gonna do? We’ll sell him if there’s any way that facilitates new player/s coming in but if not we have to hope he comes good with a bit of fitness. Same as Bailey.

That's basically it. I'd rather we were going into the season with Wirtz or Musiala instead of Buendia too. But Newcastle probably didn't anticipate Jacob Murphy having the greatest season of his life last year. We didn't expect Bailey to do it the season before. But every now and then players step and surprise.

We can't chuck him out and go and spend £80m on a massive upgrade. So crack on with what we've got.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

So crack on with what we've got.

True which is why it's a massive season for Unai. Of course he has tonnes of credit in the bank but he still needs to get the performances this season more consistent. When people go on about 'Unai ball' I'm often left wondering WTF is that? Playing out from the back? There's plenty of work to be done there. In short, I just want to see us play at a level whereby we finish the job early and/or build on it rather than dragging it over the line with the key players knackered.

[Rigadon]

We shouldn’t be content with cracking on with Buendia IMO. 

[Toronto Villa]

What are you gonna do? We’ll sell him if there’s any way that facilitates new player/s coming in but if not we have to hope he comes good with a bit of fitness. Same as Bailey. There doesn’t seem to be any way that Donk gets games without a huge injury crisis.

Bailey looks like he’s forgotten how to play the game. It’s sad to see. So much ability and confidence two seasons ago and so influential in why would got to the CL. Mad that the drop off is as great as it is.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

We shouldn’t be content with cracking on with Buendia IMO.

Well no, but atm doesn’t look like we’ve got much choice, although he’s only going to be a bit part player and just making up the numbers if he doesn’t leave. He’s never been good enough really so, personally, I’m not expecting him to do much.

[Rigadon]

We shouldn’t be content with cracking on with Buendia IMO.

Well no, but atm doesn’t look like we’ve got much choice, although he’s only going to be a bit part player and just making up the numbers if he doesn’t leave. He’s never been good enough really so, personally, I’m not expecting him to do much.

I suppose my point is that pragmatism is fine (and so is optimism),but if we’re relying on bit part players having ace seasons something’s gone awry.

[eamonn]

Unai did seem to make a point in his post-matcher that he was playing some players in America that likely won't be here this time next month.

[ROBBO]

When we start talking about a Buendia revival I start to panic, I still believe we will get better players in before the season starts. As it stands now there are good players wanting a fresh start but their club is asking stupid money, as the trading end gets closer reality will hit them in the face.