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

[tomd2103]

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

Agree.  I remember chatting to a Leeds fan last season when there were rumours about him going there and saying that I thought he'd be brilliant for them in the Championship.

[Percy McCarthy]

No need to panic just yet. The UEFA ruling was that we have to show a positive balance on costs for players on the A-list. That’s better than a positive balance on fees - that would be a right bastard.

[KevinGage]

I like him

Ditto.

At his best he can be a combative little nuisance capable of imaginative passes.

I hope he - and Bailey for that matter - come back this summer determined to make a proper go of things again at a decent club. Rather than Leedzz or that walking football nonsense in Saudi.

More money for the latter, aye. But he's not going to be short of a bob or ten if he stays with us. Sometimes a little jeopardy and the thought of that sort of retrograde step might be enough to focus minds.

[KevinGage]

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.

Indeed.

And drill the defence all summer.

I do think well see at least two more arrivals, be it permanent or loan.

But take care of the above and we'll be in good shape.

[PaulWinch again]

We definitely need a wide forward and a centre-half, as an absolute minimum. For Emi B to play an effective role he’s going to need to be significantly better than he has been.

[kippaxvilla2]

I’m more worried about starting another season with Cash, Konsa, Mings, Torres as our main options.

[eamonn]

No need to panic just yet. The UEFA ruling was that we have to show a positive balance on costs for players on the A-list. That’s better than a positive balance on fees - that would be a right bastard.

What's the difference or are you being sarcastic?

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Garnacho to Chelsea rumours persist. I think he’s one that we are hoping will still be available, even on loan, when we’re in a position to do something or if he’s still in Manchester.

[VillaTim]

Jadon Sancho is ready to take a pay cut in order to leave Manchester United. (BBC)

[IFWaters]

Jadon Sancho is ready to take a pay cut in order to leave Manchester United. (BBC)

Good for him, but not here. I've never understood what all the fuss was about with him. I'd only take Garnacho off that bunch of chunts

[Duncan Shaw]

Garnacho to Chelsea rumours persist. I think he’s one that we are hoping will still be available, even on loan, when we’re in a position to do something or if he’s still in Manchester.

Or if Chelsea get him, would Neto then be available from them?

[VillaTim]

Jadon Sancho is ready to take a pay cut in order to leave Manchester United. (BBC)

Good for him, but not here. I've never understood what all the fuss was about with him. I'd only take Garnacho off that bunch of chunts

or Fernandez

[paul_e]

No need to panic just yet. The UEFA ruling was that we have to show a positive balance on costs for players on the A-list. That’s better than a positive balance on fees - that would be a right bastard.

Sadly this is far worse. It means loaning/selling Barrenechea hasn't made any difference, and nor will Moreno, Donk, Buendia, Dobbin or Iling-Junior. The positive is that Olsen, Rashford, Asensio and Disasi all give us a bit of wiggle room (but Garcia, Malen and Bizot have already eaten into that, along with new contracts) but unless we sell someone who was in the squad for the CL knockouts there's very little we can do to create space. Unless we're missing something the ruling basically forced us into sell-to-buy and if we ignore it and sign a player or 2 and just don't register them for the EUropa there's every chance they'll take that as us breaching the agreement and throw extra punishments at us.

All whilst Chelsea, who were given the same punishment, got a year off so they could spend whatever they like this summer. I can't decide if it's a fucking joke that they've been allowed to take the piss so much or if we're idiots for not doing the same.

[kippaxvilla2]

I’d say the latter.  We are playing catch up on rule bending all the time.

[paul_e]

Jadon Sancho is ready to take a pay cut in order to leave Manchester United. (BBC)

Good for him, but not here. I've never understood what all the fuss was about with him. I'd only take Garnacho off that bunch of chunts

50 goals and 64 assists in 137 games for Dortmund (before he went to man utd, I'm not counting the loan back), mostly as a teenager, that's what the fuss was about. Just a shame he went to the wrong club at the wrong time and it's going to have cost him his career.