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

[paul_e]

Aston Villa are interested in Strasbourg's 23-year-old Argentinian striker Joaquin Panichelli, with Chelsea and West Ham also monitoring him. (Teamtalk)

Can't see him going anywhere but Chelsea and it is teamtalk.

I mentioned him somewhere last week and it is nice to be linked to him even if he's likely to end up with Chelsea. I reckon he's going to be special in a couple of years and he's exactly the sort of player we should be looking at to replace Ollie. The other thing of course is they've already signed Joao Pedro and Delap in the summer, they seem to rate Guiu highly and they're already taking Emegha from Strasbourg next summer so do theyeven have space to take him?

If they do then Chelsea will have at least a few forwards going out as well and I think Joao Pedro in particular would do well with us.

[Dave]

Not least because we'd then have a penalty taker.

[Walmley_Villa]

Ivan Toney would be gettable I think, as he'd be looking to get into World Cup consideration.

And we could use someone who can take a penalty.

Might cause dressing room disruptions though,as he'd be contending with Ollie for club and country.

Might be advisable to pass on Toney. We could do without his disruptions.

Hasn’t he just been arrested?

I thought he was a Nose?

I assume you are referencing the Z to the Holte a few seasons back? I believe his agent at the time (and maybe still) was a nose and put him up to it

[olaftab]

Doesn’t Toney has a tax issue if he returns to UK before end of  May 26?

[cdbearsfan]

Fuck Toney. If he had any ambition, he wouldn't have gone to Saudi Arabia.

[Exeter 77]

After what Toney did when he scored at the Holte End a few years ago I don't think he would be a popular signing.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Aston Villa are interested in Strasbourg's 23-year-old Argentinian striker Joaquin Panichelli, with Chelsea and West Ham also monitoring him. (Teamtalk)

Can't see him going anywhere but Chelsea and it is teamtalk.

Never heard of him but his showreel is pretty complete, the type of player we should be all over, proper striker, does everything. His one weakness is he doesn't appear to be that fast though that may be down to the knee operation he had. He's already been called up for the national side, same game as Emi B.

Do Chelsea own Strasbourg? Sounds like they will have him on loan for a season and if he does okay they take him. Shame.

[paul_e]

Aston Villa are interested in Strasbourg's 23-year-old Argentinian striker Joaquin Panichelli, with Chelsea and West Ham also monitoring him. (Teamtalk)

Can't see him going anywhere but Chelsea and it is teamtalk.

Never heard of him but his showreel is pretty complete, the type of player we should be all over, proper striker, does everything. His one weakness is he doesn't appear to be that fast though that may be down to the knee operation he had. He's already been called up for the national side, same game as Emi B.

Do Chelsea own Strasbourg? Sounds like they will have him on loan for a season and if he does okay they take him. Shame.

They're part of Blueco, so owned by Todd Boehly.

As above though Chelsea are already taking Strasbourg's main striker from last season in the summer (and might even try to trigger that transfer in Jan) which will leave them with 4 first team strikers which is clearly unsustainable. It's not even like they can push 1 or 2 of them to be wingers or 10s because they have loads of those as well. As things stand they have a 41 man squad to go into 26/27 with so they need 10-12 sales/loans just to fit in everyone they already have.

[PeterWithe]

Grêmio has received a new offer for striker Alysson

Stats
Série A · Grêmio · 2025
31 Matches
1 Goals
2 Assists
6 Yellow cards

So a non-scoring striker. Proper false 9.

His aim isn't true.

[Sexual Ealing]

Very good.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If they do then Chelsea will have at least a few forwards going out as well and I think Joao Pedro in particular would do well with us.

I like him too, really puts a shift in and technically gifted. £60m though, we can but wish. What I don't understand is why any ambitious player would want to join the footballing graveyard that is Chelsea FC?

[john2710]

If they do then Chelsea will have at least a few forwards going out as well and I think Joao Pedro in particular would do well with us.

I like him too, really puts a shift in and technically gifted. £60m though, we can but wish. What I don't understand is why any ambitious player would want to join the footballing graveyard that is Chelsea FC?

I suspect the 8 year contract on offer might be one reason.

[Dave]

If they do then Chelsea will have at least a few forwards going out as well and I think Joao Pedro in particular would do well with us.

I like him too, really puts a shift in and technically gifted. £60m though, we can but wish. What I don't understand is why any ambitious player would want to join the footballing graveyard that is Chelsea FC?

I suspect the 8 year contract on offer might be one reason.

I also suspect that the average twenty year old footballer wouldn't really consider the current club world champions and one of the most successful teams of their lifetime as a footballing graveyard.

[PeterWithesShin]

To get to the level where Chelsea would want you would require years of self belief and confidence that means players will believe they can make it there.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Ivan Toney would be gettable I think, as he'd be looking to get into World Cup consideration.

And we could use someone who can take a penalty.

Might cause dressing room disruptions though,as he'd be contending with Ollie for club and country.

Might be advisable to pass on Toney. We could do without his disruptions.

Hasn’t he just been arrested?

I hadn't seen that he'd been arrested when I posted the suggestion.

Bad timing!