Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread


Saint Domingo said:
A lot more hits than misses, especially in players that cost actual money. That’s all you can ask for. Even the players some people consider failures like Bilyaletdinov and Beattie arguably did more than a lot of the recent failed signings
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You must be reading things differently than I.

Hits: Baines, Lescott, Distin, Yobo, Jagielka, Pienaar, Howard, Stones, Arteta, Cahill, Martyn, Bent, Coleman.
Misses: Bilyaletdinov, Beattie, van der Meyde, Kroldrup, Heitinga, Jelavic, Wright, Davies, Rodrigo, Valente, Baardsen, McFadden, Gosling, Gueye, Silva, Jutkiewicz, Turner, Vellios, Kennedy.

Fellaini did well but was our most expensive player by that point as well. Yakubu was good for a while, but was our most expensive signing at the time. Johnson likewise, never worth what we paid for him even if he was decent. Mirallas likewise, wasn't bad but never really played well consistently. Oviedo was ok as was Kilbane. People hated Neville but he played a lot in the end so can't call him a miss. Ruddy didn't really get a chance at Everton.
 
Makis said:
You must be reading things differently than I.

Hits: Baines, Lescott, Distin, Yobo, Jagielka, Pienaar, Howard, Stones, Arteta, Cahill, Martyn, Bent, Coleman.
Misses: Bilyaletdinov, Beattie, van der Meyde, Kroldrup, Heitinga, Jelavic, Wright, Davies, Rodrigo, Valente, Baardsen, McFadden, Gosling, Gueye, Silva, Jutkiewicz, Turner, Vellios, Kennedy.

Fellaini did well but was our most expensive player by that point as well. Yakubu was good for a while, but was our most expensive signing at the time. Johnson likewise, never worth what we paid for him even if he was decent. Mirallas likewise, wasn't bad but never really played well consistently. Oviedo was ok as was Kilbane. People hated Neville but he played a lot in the end so can't call him a miss. Ruddy didn't really get a chance at Everton.
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Bit harsh on Gosling that
 

Makis said:
I was on two minds, but he defo wasn't a good siging. 37 matches in total before being shipped out. And most of those as sub.
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Didn't get a bad injury at one point with us? I think he left because he was upset by how he was treated while injured, not sure if by Moyes or other staff at the club (or both)
 
windymiller said:
Ah, the old "the manager bought all of the good players and the DoF/chairman/owner bought all the bad ones" argument again. It's a classic.
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I have explained further in my following post. It's a team effort as Moyes will have had to sign off on the likes of Paqueta and Kudus who would have been scouted and he will have proposed a few players to the board as well like Bowen, Eze and Watkins. As well as the likes of Vlasic and Zouma who obviously didn't work out. I'm just balancing the reality than some giving Moyes all the blame/credit for those signings.
 
I think it wouldn't be impossible if we signed the following:
- Evan Ferguson (lower fee now he's been a bit of a dud at West Ham but still 19 with bags of potential)
- Dan Neil (of the Rigg/Neil combo, more affordable, and a high potential understudy for our DMs)
- Charly Alcaraz (obvious conversion of loan for AM)
- Doucoure (1 year extension, it's hard not to see it at this point given his goal scoring record in important games)

Can we date to dream about signing a decent right footed right midfielder, a new RB and LB, and possibly a better backup GK
 

Interesting debate on Ferguson. I'd have him here on loan only, with an option, to take Brojas slot.

Ferguson still has the possibility of a potential upswing, whereas Broja has barely netted albeit due to some injuries, in several years.

Not sure if Brighton have a release fee in his contract with the hype that was generated around him, but I wouldn't want us to develop him into that player and then have to send him back there.

There is an implied risk in signing him, and that would have to be offset at the start, both in terms of initial loan and option.

There is certainly a player there I think, but we don't know the circumstances. His application has been questioned at times. My gut feeling on him is he'll have to drop down a level and will have a good career in The Championship or on the continent.
 
WinifredE said:
I think it wouldn't be impossible if we signed the following:
- Evan Ferguson (lower fee now he's been a bit of a dud at West Ham but still 19 with bags of potential)
- Dan Neil (of the Rigg/Neil combo, more affordable, and a high potential understudy for our DMs)
- Charly Alcaraz (obvious conversion of loan for AM)
- Doucoure (1 year extension, it's hard not to see it at this point given his goal scoring record in important games)

Can we date to dream about signing a decent right footed right midfielder, a new RB and LB, and possibly a better backup GK
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4 goals since January 24 for doucoure, in probably over 40 games as a number 10, aren’t all games important?? I think we definitely need a starter in midfield alongside gana, not sure if Neil is good enough as a starter
 
Moyes was largely trying to turn water into wine in the transfer market so there will have been a load of dross brought in but the good massively outweighs the bad.

Martyn (fantastic value)
Coleman (one of the best value premier league signings)
Jagielka (fantastic value)
Lescott (huge profit when sold)
Stones (huge profit when sold)
Distin (great value)
Baines (amazing value)
Heitinga (ok)
Arteta (excellent player and big profit)
Cahill (worth over 20 x amount paid)
Neville (solid and good captain)
Kilbane (solid)
Fellaini (did a great job and sold for profit)
Johnson (2 decent seasons followed by a profit)
Yakubu (injury prevented even more joy from the big man)
Beckford (sold for profit)
McBride (good production on loan)
Pienaar (awesome down the left with Baines)
Bent (solid and almost 2 million profit)
Donovan (similar to McBride and loan)
Naismith (very good value)
Jelavic (burnt out but good moments)
Mirallas (good player).
 
After looking over the past comments I'm so relieved a team supporter's dictate who we sign , not that the professional people involved in those matters are infallible or anything they just post their plans online, so it's less exhausting
 

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