Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Noisy noise annoys]

Yeah besides playing every minute, being the captain of the winning team, and being given the man of the match award by uefa in the final.

Yeh, apart from that

 

[bitterbloo157]

Here’s the Guardian James McAtee article says city wants £35m and that Forest are unlikely to reach that amount. Also, zero mention of us despite his ‘meeting’ last week.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...test-nottingham-forest-dan-ndoye-james-mcatee

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Fair enough....

Tbh the rat across the park along with Anderson stood out more to me, from the games I watched.

Anderson was excellent

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Back when I managed Everton I used to just add myself as Blackburns manager and buy Andy hinchcliff for 30 million. Then I'd fine Sutton and shearer to make them unhappy then buy them for a couple million each. Why do this Everton make it look so difficult I don't know?. It's easy.

Brilliant.

 

[bluestevon]

Not sure why people are giving any credence to the report from a jarg footy site which is actually only rehashing their own story they had about a month ago using the telegraph report to support this despite the telegraph never said that figure and said 30-35

 

[Eggs]

Early on in the window and their in no rush to sell. Of course they're going to go big on the price tag, see if anyone bites.

Price will drop later in the window when no one offers what they're asking

…I just think he’ll end up going where he most wants to go. The power is with players these days, especially those in demand. I expect that lots of what’s being posted on social media is wide of the mark anyway.

 

[brian labone]

In all but 1 of the last 10 windows we have made multiple signings, that was before the new era. It is clear we will make multiple signings this window - quality additions. Making up stories like " we will probably bring back Doucs,young and Harrison" is just weird. You manage to twist every facet of this window in to doom.

I believe all those stories about bringing back old players are brought about by pure frustration.

 

[bluestevon]

Anderson was excellent

Controversial but I'd pay 25-30 for Mcatee and 30-35m for Elliot with very little worry about them not being comfortably worth a lot more in a years time.

 

[bluestevon]

…I just think he’ll end up going where he most wants to go. The power is with players these days, especially those in demand. I expect that lots of what’s being posted on social media is wide of the mark anyway.

I'll be surprised if Mcatee isn't an Everton player by the end of this month.

 

[Eggs]

I'll be surprised if Mcatee isn't an Everton player by the end of this month.

…..fingers crossed, I recall you highlighting the family connection and wanting him here some time ago.

 

[NeilMorepies]

I refuse to believe City didn't already have a valuation on McAtee.
I refuse to believe Everton didn't ask either.

Everton: We really like McAtee, can we have him?
City: Y'alright our kiddd. Yeah go for it!
Everton: Great, we'll sign him, oh. Haha, silly of me! Erm...what's the price?
City: Erm....E'yar, what you finking?
Everton: Pfft, good question, erm....£24m? Something like that.
City: He's mega man! How's £42m?

I don't believe a single rumour until it's proven true. It's silly season. Everyone pushing stories for clicks.

To be fair, I did say the price was £40M a few weeks back but I got laughed off here by people citing comedy aggregator sites.

 

[brian labone]

Yeh, apart from that

I don't think he did play every minute of every match, if my memory serves me correctly he was substituted in the first 2 games but yes he was man of the match in the last game.

 

[Blue_Berry]

Here’s the Guardian James McAtee article says city wants £35m and that Forest are unlikely to reach that amount. Also, zero mention of us despite his ‘meeting’ last week.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...test-nottingham-forest-dan-ndoye-james-mcatee

Thanks for posting that mate. I was about to post that the original source for this 'City Xtra' story was on NewsNow a few days ago, and it suggested that City were looking for 'closer to' the price of Palmer. This Unwin blagger has subtly changed the message for obv clickbait purposes - and that's how it goes!

 

[bluestevon]

…..fingers crossed, I recall you highlighting the family connection and wanting him here some time ago.

He's the type of player you could build a team around mate. Excelled whenever he's been given bigger responsibility in a side. Also previously linked up excellently with Ndiaye as well.

For me more of a statement signing than buying some 27-30yo from abroad with a huge rep like a James or such was.

 

[brieverton]

If City want £40m for McAtee, he won't be going to Germany. These meetings he's had will have been a waste of time for everyone. I can't see that being true.

They can afford to wait it out though and let him go to the highest bidder late in the window. Any "domino effect" doesn't apply here.