Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Marius57]

Well sadly you’ll have to worry about them when they do happen. If anyone at the football club has this mentality, then I will be deeply, deeply worried.

Of course we will get injuries, but we are a month from the start of the season, and then a further 3 weeks until the window shuts.

I’m just not worrying about non existent injuries causing players to miss the first game of the season. Yeah it may happen, but that’s also not a reason to pay over the top prices to get someone in a month before that even happens rather than negotiating prices down.

Do you really not think we have a full squad by the end of the window?

 

[hktoffee]

Alcaraz dragged on and we paid the clause anyway. Barry is a rotation and Travers is a backup player.

We haven't signed a single player to strengthen the first 11.

I think that is very poor indeed.

We must sign one starting RM and a starting CM the very least before going to the US. They need time to settle.

 

[JLW]

This idea that we bring in top quality on deadline day is nonsense though. Broja, Dele.. loads and loads of examples of these being the worst and most desperate signings we make.

I think your missing my point mate.

Lets say Kubo for instance, we may have some sort of agreement that he will come but not until his club find a replacement, do we wait?

Lets say Kubo is 1st choice and Gnonto is 2nd for arguments sake and we know we can get both.

Would you wait for Kubo in 4 weeks time or get Gnonto now?

 

[blue to the bone]

Why? In what scenario would this take place?

If the club that are selling need to get in a replacement would be one anyway.

 

[toffeeblue9]

Boro want 35million

Where have you seen that? £20m is the figure I've seen thrown about

 

[blue to the bone]

What has been the success of signings in the last week of the transfer been like for us....

Mangala loan last year, not really. Broja definitely not.

Beto OK coming good....

Garner, not really.

Gana back, yes.
Maupay haha

Van de Beek loan (January)

Rondon haha

Josh King - who exactly

Maybe the year we brought in Allan, James and Doucoure.

Thing is though there are over 6 weeks left in this window. Not 1 .

 

[MikeH72]

Of course we will get injuries, but we are a month from the start of the season, and then a further 3 weeks until the window shuts.

Do you really not think we have a full squad by the end of the window?

Right now, if I’m totally honest, no I don’t. We certainly aren’t properly prepared to start the season, yet again.

I think if people are completely honest with themselves too, they would’ve at the very least expected us to have padded the squad out a little bit with the odd free transfer. We still only have 1 full back at the club fit for purpose, that’s just not acceptable really.

 

[Tel001]

Wait wait wait, his first name is Ardon?

Not sure I’d want to spunk our budget on him if I’m honest

 

[14_dollars]

We must sign one starting RM and a starting CM the very least before going to the US. They need time to settle.

I think they fly out early next week so I would assume that’s unlikely.

I think the narrative for the US tour will quickly change to “we’re giving the youth players a chance to impress”.

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

it's the 18th.

Yes I know but the last signing as of July 18th 2017 was made on the 17th. This was to empathise how many signings were made in a shorter period to where we are now and how it didn’t work out.

 

[Curtis]

Why? In what scenario would this take place?

If a team doesn't have a replacement arranged they're more reticent to sell or if various teams are vying for a target at the same time it's not until a team is able to make progress with the club and the player before it can occur

 

[MikeH72]

If the club that are selling need to get in a replacement would be one anyway.

Why did Villarreal not stall us for Barry for this reason? Because it’s not a reason is why.

 

[Mashtray]

I think your missing my point mate.

Lets say Kubo for instance, we may have some sort of agreement that he will come but not until his club find a replacement, do we wait?

Lets say Kubo is 1st choice and Gnonto is 2nd for arguments sake and we know we can get both.

Would you wait for Kubo in 4 weeks time or get Gnonto now?

We have gone for the wait approach so many times in past and been burned and end up signing our 4th choice on deadline day in a flat panic

 

[Victus]

Jokes aside,

I think they fly out early next week so I would assume that’s unlikely.

I think the narrative for the US tour will quickly change to “we’re giving the youth players a chance to impress”.

Our youth who sit in the u21s until theyre 25 and then leave to play for Solihull Moors.

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

This is absolute wisdom. May many in here take note.