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

[Mister E]

If you also look alot of these players are still smith and gerrards. Thats what disappoints me the most its still not really emerys team

Well, to say it's not Emery's team is a bit rich. Some of the personnel have been with us for a few years, but Emery has transformed many of the players he inherited.

Anyway, it's not an important point. The real question is where we need to improve.
Keeper: Martinez is probably going, so we will need a replacement. I'm not convinced by Trafford but he's young and will get better, I'm sure.
Defence: we seem to struggle with Unaiball when Torres is out, so a younger version of Pau seems to be a need. We will need to get a better / younger back-up to Konsa, but not a priority this year. I wonder whether we see Feeney, TJ Carroll and Routh as emerging back-up. Hope so.
Midfield is fine when all are fit; which is an unrealistic state of affairs. At least one new midfielder is necessary (a medium-term McGinn replacement?). Also, will Tommi O'Reilly, Borland and Hemmings make it?!
Wide / upfront: we have to move away from any reliance on Bailey, Buendia, Sancho; I'd maybe keep Buendia as an impact sub but the other two need to go. We have to find out whether Jimoh, Burrowes, Broggio, KY and Richmond can 'cut it' in the Premier League. And, we need another out-and-out striker. Personally, I've always liked Delap , and he needs to get out of Chelsea so this might be a good option.


So, the summer shopping list should have a seasoned goalkeeper, LCB (young, emerging player with some first-team experience), a JMG replacement and proven striker on it, as a minimum.

[Duncan Shaw]

I suspect with Calvo now in place the focus will be on potential rather than established. 

[Somniloquism]

Nobody is paying £25m either.

Nah, Ollie's done enough that someone would take a punt at £25m.  That's a budget option for a striker now really, at least for the majority of PL teams.

Not likely to get over £30m for him, though, IMO

Strand Larsen was sold for £50mil a few weeks ago. We can get £25mil for Watkins.

[Ian.]

Leeds took a punt on DCL and he's spent years injured so we just need SE and Smirker to not tell anybody he's shot and lost a yard of pace.

[Demitri_C]

If you also look alot of these players are still smith and gerrards. Thats what disappoints me the most its still not really emerys team

Well, to say it's not Emery's team is a bit rich. Some of the personnel have been with us for a few years, but Emery has transformed many of the players he inherited.

Anyway, it's not an important point. The real question is where we need to improve.
Keeper: Martinez is probably going, so we will need a replacement. I'm not convinced by Trafford but he's young and will get better, I'm sure.
Defence: we seem to struggle with Unaiball when Torres is out, so a younger version of Pau seems to be a need. We will need to get a better / younger back-up to Konsa, but not a priority this year. I wonder whether we see Feeney, TJ Carroll and Routh as emerging back-up. Hope so.
Midfield is fine when all are fit; which is an unrealistic state of affairs. At least one new midfielder is necessary (a medium-term McGinn replacement?). Also, will Tommi O'Reilly, Borland and Hemmings make it?!
Wide / upfront: we have to move away from any reliance on Bailey, Buendia, Sancho; I'd maybe keep Buendia as an impact sub but the other two need to go. We have to find out whether Jimoh, Burrowes, Broggio, KY and Richmond can 'cut it' in the Premier League. And, we need another out-and-out striker. Personally, I've always liked Delap , and he needs to get out of Chelsea so this might be a good option.


So, the summer shopping list should have a seasoned goalkeeper, LCB (young, emerging player with some first-team experience), a JMG replacement and proven striker on it, as a minimum.

Not trying to argue just want to clarify the point i was trying to make Its factually not emerys  team when you look at who signed the players. That was my point. There is less emery signed players than signed ones in our starting 11. However Emery has coached them better without question.

We need emery to start getting his own personnel players  in. The likes of digne bailey can be moved on and hoping emery can find alternatives