Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[OCD]

Wouldn't be surprised if Trafford and Marmoush were part of a trade for Rogers. Gets round having to give 15% of whatever we sell him for to Middlesbrough.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

You need money on the books even if there were a 'trade', the percentage will still be taken.

[TelfordVilla]

No reason we couldn't sell for pennies and by for peanuts. Ie Rogers sold for 8m buy Trafford for 1m and marmoush for 500k?

[Dave]

No reason we couldn't sell for pennies and by for peanuts. Ie Rogers sold for 8m buy Trafford for 1m and marmoush for 500k?

If UEFA are using a fine-toothed comb to work out correct value for money for percentage shares of women's teams and saying they'll pretty much ignore any value of transfers between Chelsea and Strasbourg, I reckon they'll definitively have opinions on it.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Yeah, something tells me that if billionaires with access to top lawyers and accountants haven't done it by now, then I don't think we're going to crack a workaround. Although we have BV, so who knows?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I doubt we have the money for Trafford. What did Man City pay, £30m? If he goes they'll want a bit on top of that. £31m with a £4m discount on buy back clause.

I like him and always believe a keeper is the most undervalued player as well as the most important but we'd need big money for Emi if he's to be replaced.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I also think there will be a bit of a bidding war with him, quite a few will be interested. I don't see us forking out the required. There is probably better value out there somewhere.

[Demitri_C]

Sancho will never be a top player - we saw that last weekend.  He can leave once deal runs out
Aint worth  the money even on a free

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Us, Spursy, Newcastle, Leeds and Juventus are the clubs linked with Trafford. I know which one i'd choose.

[Mellin]

Turin is pretty nice tbf.

[LeeB]

I suppose Trafford would only consider coming once Emi's arse was firmly out the door given what happened to him last summer.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Us, Spursy, Newcastle, Leeds and Juventus are the clubs linked with Trafford. I know which one i'd choose.

And Brighton, Chelsea and Liverpool. I have no idea how reputable any of the links are, but it looks like he'll be able to command a decent wage. I just think we'll find better value.