Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

…slowly but surely we’re finding stuff out;

Doucoure offered a new deal but rejected; Not here next season
Young offered new deal but rejected (apparently); Not here next season.

2 players the club wanted to stay will now have to be replaced, one being a regular starter.

On the assumption side, following today’s statements it’s difficult to see DCL staying. Gueye, Keane and loanees is guesswork.
At the end of the day, regardless of their quality they were two squad players who at least offered something. The money saved in wages of the two (approx 7m pa) is going to be dwarfed by what it will cost to replace them. The club as you said wanted them to stay, we might have to offer contracts to players we initially didn’t want to keep just to fill the squad out, as it will be too expensive to replace them all.
 

Spot on.
Hope he gets everything wants wherever he ends up.
Just glad it's not here.
Best all round a respectful thanks & good luck.

Spot on and good luck to the guy, might not have been the most skillful but made up with effort and chipped in with important goals. Don't get me wrong I can definitely see the clubs side, as with Young and possibly Gueye, aging players earn less.
 
Current state of play, we have just 12 contracted players as we head into 2025/26 at the new stadium with just 6 of them classed as 'Home Grown'. A Premier League squad can have a maximum of 25 players, with a maximum of 17 of those players not being classified as "Home Grown".

We have 7 players that are confirmed to be leaving, 2 of which featured prominently this year with 5 players reaching the end of their loan, 3 featuring prominently this season.

3 players could join the list of those leaving or could accept new deals. While we didn't trigger the clause on Alcaraz, it's possible we may still make a bid, unknown on the status of the rest.

First-Team Players for 2025/26 Season: 12
Pickford (HG)
Branthwaite (HG)
Tarkowski (HG)
Mykolenko
Patterson
O'Brien
Garner (HG)
Iroegbunam (HG)
McNeil (HG)
Ndiaye
Beto
Chermiti

Potential Youth Call Ups:
Armstrong (HG)

Leaving (End of Contract/Sales): 7
Young (HG)
Virginia (HG)
Begovic (HG)
Doucoure
Holgate (HG)
Maupay
Crellin (HG)

Leaving (End of Loan): 5
Alcaraz
Harrison (HG)
Lindstrom
Broja (HG)
Mangala

Re-Signed: 1
Coleman (TBC Player or Coach)

Unknown:
Gueye
Keane
DCL

Taking into account all of this...it is going to be a MAMMOTH job to fill out a squad for next season. Gana re-signing is going to be crucial, perhaps Keane & DCL too. We might call up Armstrong, nothing is indicating we'll call up any of the other youth team players.

For me, we need (in priority order):

Reserve GK (Free/Loan/Prospect)
Starting RB
Starting DM (If Gueye Leaves)
Starting AM
Starting/Competing LB
Starting/Competing ST
Backup Keeper (Free/Promote from Youth)

And the rest...

Anyone else crapping one?
 
Beto Vs DCL … think we’d be mad to let Beto go .. what can’t speak can’t lie and his goal record since January is impressive and DCL been injured again . One other thing and this is just my opinion but Ferguson is poor . He seems slow // I wouldn’t like him playing for us next year as I think he’s just not up to it . He’s not a striker in my mind that would elevate us up another 4/5 places in the league . And I’m an Irish Toffee !!
I should think that if we sign him it's because DM thinks he can get a tune out of him
 

Obvious deal to be done here isn`t there?

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Current state of play, we have just 12 contracted players as we head into 2025/26 at the new stadium with just 6 of them classed as 'Home Grown'. A Premier League squad can have a maximum of 25 players, with a maximum of 17 of those players not being classified as "Home Grown".

We have 7 players that are confirmed to be leaving, 2 of which featured prominently this year with 5 players reaching the end of their loan, 3 featuring prominently this season.

3 players could join the list of those leaving or could accept new deals. While we didn't trigger the clause on Alcaraz, it's possible we may still make a bid, unknown on the status of the rest.

First-Team Players for 2025/26 Season: 12
Pickford (HG)
Branthwaite (HG)
Tarkowski (HG)
Mykolenko
Patterson
O'Brien
Garner (HG)
Iroegbunam (HG)
McNeil (HG)
Ndiaye
Beto
Chermiti

Potential Youth Call Ups:
Armstrong (HG)

Leaving (End of Contract/Sales): 7
Young (HG)
Virginia (HG)
Begovic (HG)
Doucoure
Holgate (HG)
Maupay
Crellin (HG)

Leaving (End of Loan): 5
Alcaraz
Harrison (HG)
Lindstrom
Broja (HG)
Mangala

Re-Signed: 1
Coleman (TBC Player or Coach)

Unknown:
Gueye
Keane
DCL

Taking into account all of this...it is going to be a MAMMOTH job to fill out a squad for next season. Gana re-signing is going to be crucial, perhaps Keane & DCL too. We might call up Armstrong, nothing is indicating we'll call up any of the other youth team players.

For me, we need (in priority order):

Reserve GK (Free/Loan/Prospect)
Starting RB
Starting DM (If Gueye Leaves)
Starting AM
Starting/Competing LB
Starting/Competing ST
Backup Keeper (Free/Promote from Youth)

And the rest...

Anyone else crapping one?
Need a starting DM to play alongside Gana not replacing him.
 

I take this to mean that the club offered much reduced wages. It wouldn’t have been a case of the club being desperate to keep him and him walking away.
I'm sure it does mean what you said. But, despite working his socks off, he is a genuinely appalling footballer. It makes me sad that we were prepared to endure more years of these shenanigans and doesn’t exactly fill me with hope that the same people will be able to identify the right players to bring in.
 

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