Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

PeregrineT · Monday at 4:22 PM

Neiler said:
Sunderland have brought in seven new pjsyers this window!

Would you be happy if this was our collective business and what we paid for said players?

I mean, some of them might indeed pan out, but on paper its not that impressive. I like young players, but you have two 20 year olds from the belgian league. Expecting ANY real contribution from that massive jump up(at their age) is very optimistic. Mandava hasnt been a starter for years. Adingra and Diarra are probably the competent ones they got, and I think theyd need at least 3 more GOOD signings to chance staying up.

bluestevon · Monday at 4:28 PM

Marcus Kendall said:
None of them are all that great apart from possibly Diarra

Oh Le fe and Xhaka ate both tenebrous signings for the mate, both most certainly are at premiership level minimum.

bluestevon · Monday at 4:30 PM

PeregrineT said:
I mean, some of them might indeed pan out, but on paper its not that impressive. I like young players, but you have two 20 year olds from the belgian league. Expecting ANY real contribution from that massive jump up(at their age) is very optimistic. Mandava hasnt been a starter for years. Adingra and Diarra are probably the competent ones they got, and I think theyd need at least 3 more GOOD signings to chance staying up.

Will point out that we are wetting ourselves about signing a player who Lyon signed at 18-19 from the Belgium league

Miked1e · Monday at 4:32 PM

anyone else had to google the meaning of tenebrous? That kind of vocabulary is not welcome here....

Although now trying to understand the sentence.

Lanolin · Monday at 4:32 PM

PeregrineT said:
I mean, some of them might indeed pan out, but on paper its not that impressive. I like young players, but you have two 20 year olds from the belgian league. Expecting ANY real contribution from that massive jump up(at their age) is very optimistic. Mandava hasnt been a starter for years. Adingra and Diarra are probably the competent ones they got, and I think theyd need at least 3 more GOOD signings to chance staying up.

I'd hope we can bring in better but for a newly promoted side I think that's pretty decent business personally. Saying Xhaka isn't competent is a very strange take, i'd have taken him here on the right deal.

Exeter_Gently · Monday at 4:32 PM

Miked1e said:
anyone else had to google the meaning of tenebrous? That kind of vocabulary is not welcome here....

Although now trying to understand the sentence.

Dark,shadowy and obscure.... apparently

Bryan+ · Monday at 4:33 PM

Marcus Kendall said:
Oi no bashing the Brummy Accent

Alright mush

Marcus Kendall · Monday at 4:33 PM

BainesontoastNEW said:
Not heard this before?

Yeah it was in an article I read somewhere. Apparently Bellingham is the big 'I Am' behind the scenes and acts like a self entitled whopper. Apparently Henderson is his buddy so he was called up to keep Bellingham in check as the other players are sick of his attitude. Really can't remember where I read it but I'm certain I didn't dream it

Marcus Kendall · Monday at 4:33 PM

Bryan+ said:
Alright mush

Ta bab

bluestevon · Monday at 4:34 PM

Lanolin said:
I'd hope we can bring in better but for a newly promoted side I think that's pretty decent business personally. Saying Xhaka isn't competent is a very strange take, i'd have taken him here on the right deal.

Xhaka yup and LeFey was tremendous for them when he came in last season on loan

Bungle · Monday at 4:34 PM

Miked1e said:
anyone else had to google the meaning of tenebrous? That kind of vocabulary is not welcome here....

Although now trying to understand the sentence.

I just assumed he'd had a mild stroke mid sentence and moved on

Bluewolf · Monday at 4:35 PM

Miked1e said:
Xhaka would definitely get in....

This the same xhaka that stank the gaff out at arsenal?

PeregrineT · Monday at 4:36 PM

Lanolin said:
I'd hope we can bring in better but for a newly promoted side I think that's pretty decent business personally. Saying Xhaka isn't competent is a very strange take, i'd have taken him here on the right deal.

As they havent signed him yet, hes the same as Aznou. If I included Aznou on any signed players list for us I would never hear the end of it on here.

And Im not even saying the young players wont be good business in the long term, but youth and inexperience dont help you survive your first PL season. It does not help Sunderland if they are great in year 2 and 3. They need them to be great week 1.

bluestevon · Monday at 4:37 PM

Bluewolf said:
This the same xhaka that stank the gaff out at arsenal?

The same one that's been at the heart of an amazing Leverkusen side then yes it is

bluestevon · Monday at 4:38 PM

PeregrineT said:
As they havent signed him yet, hes the same as Aznou. If I included Aznou on any signed players list for us I would never hear the end of it on here.

And Im not even saying the young players wont be good business in the long term, but youth and inexperience dont help you survive your first PL season. It does not help Sunderland if they are great in year 2 and 3. They need them to be great week 1.

You can include Aznou mate, they are just waiting to do the unveil announcement in the US when he arrives over