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

[N'ZMAV]

A lollypop lady would be better than Bailey

very true - a lollypop lady can cross

[PeterWithe]

Beeb Gossip round up has:

Possible ins -  Ibrahim Mbaye, PSG, Bailey Rice, Rangers, Alex Ramero, Real Sociedad and James Trafford.

Possible outs - Tommi O'Reilly

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Goncalo Ramos, 24, wants to start more matches and could leave Paris St-Germain at the end of the season, with several clubs keen on signing the Portugal striker.

I think we were rumoured for a loan deal in the Summer weren't we?

Think Rudy has been trying to sell him to us for years, dunno if he's moonlighting as a Mendes.

Ha! I may have mentioned him once or twice. Reports of Juventus opening talks to take him on a season long loan with an option to buy. Barca also linked as a back up if they fail to get Alvarez. One thing is for certain, PSG will let him go as he wants regular football.

We can but dream.

[OCD]

Quite a bit of talk of us signing Bailey Rice on a free transfer this summer. Left-footed defensive midfielder, 19, who's known for being composed on the ball and can play as a 6, an 8 or as part of a double pivot. Been linked with him before so seems credible. Hasn't made many first team appearances for Rangers due to injury (sounds about right).

[Dante Lavelli]

Goncalo Ramos, 24, wants to start more matches and could leave Paris St-Germain at the end of the season, with several clubs keen on signing the Portugal striker.

I think we were rumoured for a loan deal in the Summer weren't we?

Think Rudy has been trying to sell him to us for years, dunno if he's moonlighting as a Mendes.

Ha! I may have mentioned him once or twice. Reports of Juventus opening talks to take him on a season long loan with an option to buy. Barca also linked as a back up if they fail to get Alvarez. One thing is for certain, PSG will let him go as he wants regular football.

We can but dream.

It’d be ideal if we could do the loan to buy option, especially with some conditional clauses, so we can try before we buy.

[Toronto Villa]

Quite a bit of talk of us signing Bailey Rice on a free transfer this summer. Left-footed defensive midfielder, 19, who's known for being composed on the ball and can play as a 6, an 8 or as part of a double pivot. Been linked with him before so seems credible. Hasn't made many first team appearances for Rangers due to injury (sounds about right).

I hope he’s more Rice than Bailey.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Sancho, Elliott, Luiz  - don't buy
Mings, Digne, Bailey, Buendia - get what you can for them
Bogarde - see if Brighton still want to give us £20m for him
If someone wants to give us £100m for Rogers, I won't protest too much.
Fire sale all of those players we keep sending out on loan and won't ever play for us - Dobbin, Nedeljkovic, Iling-Junior - and Garcia
Watkins and Abraham are not going to be good enough for a CL/PL Top 5 challenge, we need to upgrade at least one of them.

[Steve67]

The squad needs an overhaul that's for sure.  I hope Olabe's contacts are better than Monchi's because a lot of our recruitment has been poor.

[brontebilly]

Should be looking to move on - Martinez, Mings, Digne, Garcia, Onana, Barkley, Bogarde, Bailey, Buendia, Watkins. None of the loanees will be kept. That's a huge change but contracts winding down for a number of them anyway.

Hope many of those above, if they are to go, will sign off in style in next few games.

[Somniloquism]

Coventry boss Frank Lampard wants ex-England midfielder Ross Barkley to be his first signing of the summer, with the 32-year-old out of contract at Aston Villa at the end of the season. (Alan Nixon via Give Me Sport)

I think this aged well with Frank looking for his bargepole after tonight. (although IIRC he isn't out of contract Alan as we have an extension option like Luton did).

[Matt C]

He’s got 12 months left on his contract

[Dante Lavelli]

He’s got 12 months left on his contract

Isn’t it an option to extend?

[Dave]

He’s got 12 months left on his contract

Isn’t it an option to extend?

His contract length was never announced that I've seen.

Barkley himself says he's got a year left. So unless there's evidence to the contrary, we can probably assume he knows.

[OzVilla]

Massive Summer ahead whatever happens now.

Barkley, Buendia, Mings, Bailey, Elliott, Sancho, Garcia, Guessand are all no brainers to be moved out, maybe Digne too.

Obviously we might also lose Martinez and Rogers if they get their heads turned and the moneys right.  Onana and Kamara have too many injuries to get interest so I think they’re safe for now.

That’s between 7-11 out the door. They better know what they’re doing this time.

[Goldenballs]

A mammoth task, even more so with no champions league money.