Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[jazzy]

I don't think we spent so much on Barry this window to then go and sign a big money experienced striker. I reckon we will revisit it in January or next summer.

I'm not saying we will either.

 

[toffee66]

You've got a bloated squad of 24, Onyanko included.
Match day needs just 20.
And a season may capped at 41 games...
So if not for the kids, then what exactly is the plan?

Injuries and injury recovery mean that any point 24 is more like 20 in reality. Add in the fact that several of the 24 are not good enough and that we want to send several out on loan then the effective squad size reduces further. Most PL managers consider that the ideal squad size is 25 or 26 including 3 keepers. Emerging youngsters like Armstrong are bonuses not included in that core number unless they have already accumulated multiple PL starts.

 

[Bally1989]

You've got a bloated squad of 24, Onyanko included.
Match day needs just 20.
And a season may capped at 41 games...
So if not for the kids, then what exactly is the plan?

I’ve seen some unadulterated wham on here before but this takes the biscuit

 

[dulle]

Jackson is way better than anyone we have. He’d be a great signing.

I disagree. If he is so good so why did Chelsea replace him with Pedro and Delap? Because they bring other dimensions to the forward position.

 

[Brisan123]

I’ve seen some unadulterated wham on here before but this takes the biscuit

You’re right
It’s a very high bar and he managed to clear it with considerable ease
As I’ve said before with posts like this all you can do is stare blankly at the screen and slowly nod your head hole muttering profanities under your breath

 

[KevMirallas]

West Ham getting the Southampton fella for midfield in the end. Only a hunch, but I reckon Soucek is a very good chance of being here by the end of the window. Don’t think that’s a particularly bad thing either, finances depending.

 

[Miked1e]

So business end of the transfer window it seems..... What are the plans by Monday?

Out
Chermiti
McNeil (hopefully)
Armstrong (loan) - I think he could do a job still with us
Patterson (loan??)
Tyrer (loan)

In
New RB
DCM
Another striker if Chermiti is going.. hopefully 1st choice

If above happens would leave us with:

GK x 3
DF x 8
MF x 7
F x 5

With a fully fit team then:

Pickford
RB Tarks JB Myko
DM KDH
Dibling NDiaye Grealish
Striker

Bench - Travers, JOB, Keane, Aznou, Gana, Garner, Alcaraz, Beto, Barry

Leaves Tim, Coleman and King as others that can come in.

Not expecting all of this to happen, as this is a complete overhaul in one window... but really what I would like to see.

 

[catcherintherye]

Logic, four days left, teams are playing the weekend so a lot more difficult sorting desks out as various people will be engaged in other tasks including the players you're after, today and tomorrow are pretty much the days when we'll have most chance to get discussions sorted with parties involved.

As you say, nobody is massively going to want to do stuff on Saturday/Sunday.

With football basically everyone seems to blink at the last minute.

 

[SpiritOfTheBloos]

RB, dynamic CM and a versatile forward who can bag goals please barkeep

 

[ToffeeScot]

We have done well with the Dibling fee when you see how much West Ham are paying for Fernandes.

 

[sam17]

So business end of the transfer window it seems..... What are the plans by Monday?

Out
Chermiti
McNeil (hopefully)
Armstrong (loan) - I think he could do a job still with us
Patterson (loan??)
Tyrer (loan)

In
New RB
DCM
Another striker if Chermiti is going.. hopefully 1st choice

If above happens would leave us with:

GK x 3
DF x 8
MF x 7
F x 5

With a fully fit team then:

Pickford
RB Tarks JB Myko
DM KDH
Dibling NDiaye Grealish
Striker

Bench - Travers, JOB, Keane, Aznou, Gana, Garner, Alcaraz, Beto, Barry

Leaves Tim, Coleman and King as others that can come in.

Not expecting all of this to happen, as this is a complete overhaul in one window... but really what I would like to see.

Gana starts every week for me. Still an unbelievable player, who is going to cost us a fortune to replace.

 

[BigBeto1]

We haven’t really had any solid rumours since Grealish. I wonder if we are now in the sell to buy period

 

[GlosBlue]

We haven’t really had any solid rumours since Grealish. I wonder if we are now in the sell to buy period

Surely if we needed to sell to get more in, that should've been the first thing we would do in the transfer window, not the last?

 

[mikel_88]

Is intreresting seeing southampton drop the fernades price for west ham, does make you think if other players at different clubs will do the same.

 

[Lanolin]

Surely if we needed to sell to get more in, that should've been the first thing we would do in the transfer window, not the last?

There has to be interest in the players you're moving on. The likes of Patterson and and Chermiti are unlikely to have been top of anybody's lists but teams may be interested now as the deadline gets closer.