Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

Groucho said:
So we couldn’t do any business at all until 1st July, and we’ve since sold the Women’s team to ourselves to raise funds, signed Alcaraz, Barry, Aznou and Travers while it’s still July, with more to come?

I’m not getting the angst, really. If you’re still panicking, get a grip.
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No panic, but it’s almost August and we haven’t improved our first eleven at all yet. That is disappointing. Not just for me, but obviously Moyes feels the same.
 

get-your-coat-on said:
I'm not concerned tbh, but I think getting 9-10 players in one window is a stretch - probably do it over 2/3 windows.

Think we all wanted to go into this new season, Dicky Hill Dome an all, with an exciting new squad ready to mount a serious European challenge.

Might take a bit longer to get everything we need, but we'll get there.
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Moyes signed 11 players twice in one season in his first stint here. We've averaged 8 signings a season over the time since he left.
 

Groucho said:
So we couldn’t do any business at all until 1st July, and we’ve since sold the Women’s team to ourselves to raise funds, signed Alcaraz, Barry, Aznou and Travers while it’s still July, with more to come?

I’m not getting the angst, really. If you’re still panicking, get a grip.
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It's less than 3 weeks till we play competitive matches and our squad is far too small and no better than last season. I dont think there has been any real improvement to the starting 11 either.
 
MACCA75 said:
No panic, but it’s almost August and we haven’t improved our first eleven at all yet. That is disappointing. Not just for me, but obviously Moyes feels the same.
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I’d hope Barry is better than Beto otherwise why are we spending 30 million on him? He might not start the first game but I’d expect once he’s up and running that Moyes will be expecting him to be our first choice striker.
 
MACCA75 said:
No panic, but it’s almost August and we haven’t improved our first eleven at all yet. That is disappointing. Not just for me, but obviously Moyes feels the same.
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Technically we have though, firstly the masses can breathe a sigh of relief that Doucoure isn't ruining midfield anymore (although the cost of his missing physicality is about to land like a lump hammer). Alcaraz has been made permanent. Broja, Lindstrom are no more, we didn't get a ton out of Harrison, and really only Mangala we got accustomed to relying on. It's a shame he got an ACL because the recovery rate is so poor.
Moyes came in and put O'Brien RB and suddenly that back 5 improved by light years.
It's telling that Tete was looking like the first summer signing but we have missed him and now it's LB that has been improved first. Spent big money on a forward who I expect will rotate games with Beto if he stays.
Although RW has been the obvious missing piece for some while, it's CM that's frightening me most now, we can cobble a right sider somehow out of what we have but we've so little left in the middle. Ndidi Gana locking the midfield down could be a goer, but that'd rely on very good passing from the fullbacks to bypass CM and get the wide forwards involved.

Even if we get a CM and RM specialist in, we're only a couple of injuries away from being bang in trouble. We all know our luck. We're all praying Tarkowski is fit and well for season start. It's unlikely.

Maybe Moyes works a couple of miracles with loans.
 
Rita_Poon said:
Technically we have though, firstly the masses can breathe a sigh of relief that Doucoure isn't ruining midfield anymore (although the cost of his missing physicality is about to land like a lump hammer). Alcaraz has been made permanent. Broja, Lindstrom are no more, we didn't get a ton out of Harrison, and really only Mangala we got accustomed to relying on. It's a shame he got an ACL because the recovery rate is so poor.
Moyes came in and put O'Brien RB and suddenly that back 5 improved by light years.
It's telling that Tete was looking like the first summer signing but we have missed him and now it's LB that has been improved first. Spent big money on a forward who I expect will rotate games with Beto if he stays.
Although RW has been the obvious missing piece for some while, it's CM that's frightening me most now, we can cobble a right sider somehow out of what we have but we've so little left in the middle. Ndidi Gana locking the midfield down could be a goer, but that'd rely on very good passing from the fullbacks to bypass CM and get the wide forwards involved.

Even if we get a CM and RM specialist in, we're only a couple of injuries away from being bang in trouble. We all know our luck. We're all praying Tarkowski is fit and well for season start. It's unlikely.

Maybe Moyes works a couple of miracles with loans.
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He missed games against Palace and Newcastle away last season and *checks results* oh, we won.
 

MikeH72 said:
I will, and will revisit this regularly throughout the season.

Does he have a club yet btw? He must’ve been seriously in demand. How does anyone cope without his physicality?
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He's no longer an Everton player, so I've wished him well and thanks for the saviour moment, besides that I'm focusing on Moyes and who he brings in. I've not much time nor energy for much else.
 

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