Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[TaxDodger]

If Martinez has mentally checked out, there is no point keeping him as it will disrupt the club. At 33, we take what we can get and move on. Great keeper but on the decline, arguably due to him being unsettled.

Agree, but at the end of the season, not midway through what could be our most successful season since 1993.

[Mister E]

The “mentally checked out” stuff might be true, but it’s entirely assumptive. He’s made some ropey mistakes, but in the round I think he’s been better than he was last year and made a lot of very good saves.
That’s also not looking at the wider picture - there’s not much left of the transfer window. We’ve got a massive gap in midfield, we still haven’t addressed the gap left by Malen (or at least not really). Losing our first choice keeper as well would be nuts, especially given our hit rate on transfers of late.

Even if there are negotiations going on with Inter, I imagine any deal would be for a summer move. Getting a suitable replacement keeper at any time is difficult; January even more so.

[tomd2103]

If Martinez has mentally checked out, there is no point keeping him as it will disrupt the club. At 33, we take what we can get and move on. Great keeper but on the decline, arguably due to him being unsettled.

Agree, but at the end of the season, not midway through what could be our most successful season since 1993.

Agree.  The summer might be the best time for all parties, but not now.

[ChicagoLion]

If Martinez has mentally checked out, there is no point keeping him as it will disrupt the club. At 33, we take what we can get and move on. Great keeper but on the decline, arguably due to him being unsettled.

Agree, but at the end of the season, not midway through what could be our most successful season since 1993.

Agree.  The summer might be the best time for all parties, but not now.

The only opinion that really matters in these situations is the players.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If Martinez has mentally checked out, there is no point keeping him as it will disrupt the club. At 33, we take what we can get and move on. Great keeper but on the decline, arguably due to him being unsettled.

Agree, but at the end of the season, not midway through what could be our most successful season since 1993.

Agree.  The summer might be the best time for all parties, but not now.

The only opinion that really matters in these situations is the players.

We could learn from Porto who for years have told the player 'you're not leaving this year, we want another season, then you can leave'. Never seems to do any damage to the transfer fee either.

[Ozzjim]

Much like Emery, Martinez will settle down again after the window shuts. He is still one of the best in the league and has made enough saves to be forgiven the mistake last week that other keepers just would not have made.

[LeeS]

The secret with any player, even ones as instrumental as Emi, is to know when to sell. For me, we are in the window. I’d prefer to wait until summer though. A great World Cup will do his value no harm.