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Author Topic: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.  (Read 298619 times)

Offline Steve67

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3705 on: February 28, 2026, 12:33:23 PM »
hoping for a few free transfers this summer, we seem to be much better at them and they are slightly less risk.  The fact that this is still largely Deano's side is very telling.  Oh, and now needs some rotation.

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3706 on: February 28, 2026, 12:43:04 PM »
Last summer was a total bust in improving the team. Thankfully Monchi wont be overseeing it this year and we get to see what the new guy has to offer.

Offline Demitri_C

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3707 on: February 28, 2026, 01:10:27 PM »
We need a massive revamp this summer. Alot of dead wood needs to be cleared out.  Digne barkley bailey and buendia  being the obvious  ones to start with.

Send elliot and sancho back. Then if need be martinez if a good offer comes in.

This might be unpopular  but for 20m i would sign dougie. I think he has alot more to offer and at that price i think its cheap snd good for us. When the likes of youri mcginn and kamara come back luiz will be a handy option to have . Better than barkley

Offline Mellin

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3708 on: February 28, 2026, 01:25:42 PM »
I'd sign Luiz at that price if we can get 50m for Onana. If we can't them we have more pressing issues, such as the massive chasm where our attack used to be.

Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3709 on: March 01, 2026, 02:08:29 AM »
Rumour (from a crap source) that we might be looking at Jackson in the summer.

Unai worked with him at Villareal.

Offline The Left Side

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3710 on: March 01, 2026, 02:24:37 AM »
It's on the bbc gossip page too

Offline eamonn

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3711 on: March 01, 2026, 04:18:27 AM »
Christ, I thought  we had shaken links off to that fucker in January.

Offline enigma

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3712 on: March 01, 2026, 07:21:31 AM »
I realise I'm going massively against the grain here, as no one seems to be a fan of him on here, but I don't think Jackson is a bad player at all. Has a pretty good scoring record for a young, developing striker. Has pace, too.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3713 on: March 01, 2026, 10:23:05 AM »
I realise I'm going massively against the grain here, as no one seems to be a fan of him on here, but I don't think Jackson is a bad player at all. Has a pretty good scoring record for a young, developing striker. Has pace, too.

I like him.

Offline Demitri_C

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3714 on: March 01, 2026, 10:46:48 AM »
I realise I'm going massively against the grain here, as no one seems to be a fan of him on here, but I don't think Jackson is a bad player at all. Has a pretty good scoring record for a young, developing striker. Has pace, too.

He would be better than this version of watkins who has absolutely  giving us virtually nothing  in the past month

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3715 on: March 01, 2026, 11:00:02 AM »
The collective output of Elliott, Guessand, and Sancho has been an utter disaster and is starting to be realised through results.

Given our known limitations the utter wasting of the resources we do have is just appalling.

*Glass half full klaxon* next year we can allocate/consolidate their wages into one marquee signing without impacting the books too much. Add maybe Wilson on a free to keep the squad size at the sensible levels.

Are there any youth players also ready for graduation?

Offline KevinGage

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3716 on: March 01, 2026, 11:04:28 AM »
Rumour (from a crap source) that we might be looking at Jackson in the summer.

Unai worked with him at Villareal.

Makes sense.

Worked with Emery before and would offer summat different.

Can see him or Delap being part of any potential deal for Rogers.

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3717 on: March 01, 2026, 11:05:27 AM »
I realise I'm going massively against the grain here, as no one seems to be a fan of him on here, but I don't think Jackson is a bad player at all. Has a pretty good scoring record for a young, developing striker. Has pace, too.

I like him.

Me too. Would suit our system perfectly.

Misses a few but we’ve already been conditioned to that so might not attract the attention and pressure it did at Chelsea.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3718 on: March 01, 2026, 12:25:40 PM »
I don't think we'll have the financial headroom for a move like that.  Theoretically we'd receive about £40m for Watkins and we'd probably another "£20m" to buy a decent replacement. 

I cannot see that sort of shuffle happening in January.
£40mill for Watkins would be brilliant

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #3719 on: March 01, 2026, 12:34:03 PM »
So would £300m. Neither will happen.

 


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