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

[Rigadon]

Depends entirely on how good of a world cup those players have. If Rogers is scoring and assisting for fun, we'll likely have a buyer lined up before the tournaments even over.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if a buyer had already been lined up.

It’s almost certainly the case.  Man Utd or Liverpool I’d guess. 

[cdbearsfan]

We will do all our sales at the most disruptive time possible and be left scrambling around for loan players that nobody else wants.

[cdbearsfan]

Depends entirely on how good of a world cup those players have. If Rogers is scoring and assisting for fun, we'll likely have a buyer lined up before the tournaments even over.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if a buyer had already been lined up.

It’s almost certainly the case.  Man Utd or Liverpool I’d guess.

Doubt Man U or Liverpool will have tacitly agreed to spend £100 million when they don't know who their manager is. Chelsea have to balance the books so may go relatively low-key for a while and the rules probably prevent Newcastle spending that much on a single player while Tottenham aren't exactly the most attractive option at the moment.

If he goes to another English team it will be late in the transfer window after loads of disruption and haggling and will leave us scrambling around desperately to get a replacement before the window shuts.

Unless he has a cheapish release clause we don't know about, that is.

[Mister E]

I think the idea of a clear-out is fine and dandy - and necessary - but the problem is where we get the money for replacements. Even if Emery is still with us (and I'm increasingly of the view that he will go), we may well have make-do and mend in the summer. Yes, I'm sure we'll see Martinez, Bailey and Buendia go (along with Sancho and Elliott) but there may not be room for many more exits unless for fund-raising purposes (Rogers, Cash or Kamara).
Which leads me back to the discussion on our younger players, and why we haven't give more some game-time this season. We may be starting to rely on 2 or 3 of the academy boys next season ...

... it's all down to where we finish this season. Chumps or Euro League and we will have some scope to bring players in (because we'll represent a good move for them). If we get no European footie, we'll have more financial flexibility but less choice of good players.
We desperately need to find the next Elliott Anderson / Wharton / Rogers type of player from the Championship or in Europe.

[Rigadon]

I think the idea of a clear-out is fine and dandy - and necessary - but the problem is where we get the money for replacements. Even if Emery is still with us (and I'm increasingly of the view that he will go), we may well have make-do and mend in the summer. Yes, I'm sure we'll see Martinez, Bailey and Buendia go (along with Sancho and Elliott) but there may not be room for many more exits unless for fund-raising purposes (Rogers, Cash or Kamara).
Which leads me back to the discussion on our younger players, and why we haven't give more some game-time this season. We may be starting to rely on 2 or 3 of the academy boys next season ...

... it's all down to where we finish this season. Chumps or Euro League and we will have some scope to bring players in (because we'll represent a good move for them). If we get no European footie, we'll have more financial flexibility but less choice of good players.
We desperately need to find the next Elliott Anderson / Wharton / Rogers type of player from the Championship or in Europe.

3 years in European competition and we're having to fuck about selling our best players and gambling on championship might-be-goods?  I mean, what's the point really?

[bill]

The clear out, will be as important as new players signing. If only to lower the wage bill. Lot of money draining into the pockets of deadbeats at the moment.