Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Bluewolf]

Pretty sure we signed maupay very late in the window so he’s probably not a great example to use.

I think everyone acknowledges that it would be better to sign good players late than bad players early. This isn’t really cutting insight, despite numerous people proclaiming it as if it is. The fairly obvious problem people have is that we’ve made a habit of getting late in the window but then not ending up with the good players we were supposedly waiting all summer for, and so people are fairly understandably concerned that the same might happen again.

Thats 100% a fair point to make but also that was a different regime.

We have completely different people in charge now, actually professionals at their jobs. So im personally willing to wait and make my judgement at the end of the window rather then decide its same old same old.

The maupay reference was more just refering to a failed transfer that was brought in because of panic. Rather then the actual time of it

 

[Librarian]

Lads Everton are absolutely tiny compared to the footballing institution you think they are in your heads. Three decades without a touch of a trophy, four years circling the drain at the bottom of the league, no European footie to offer. Most foreign footballers have only a passive knowledge of Everton in the same way we know little about Espanyol.

Demanding NSNO isn’t a Jedi mind trick that instantly transforms the club into a time portal to April 1984. We got ourselves in this current situation by hasty untamed ego spending, the way we get out of it is good strategy executed methodically. That’s gonna take some patience and dry crotches.

I agree, but they need to do all of that now or by the end of the week at the latest

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

As players who’ve been holding out for higher wages don’t get the offers and as time keeps running out, I think this thing will start to break free a little and get moving. Leverage will shift back to the buyer.

 

[Eggs]

Anyone know of any Eastern European prospective signings for Everton staying at the Titanic.

Think is is balls myself but on another forum they are adament this is real.

….that’ll be Dion.

 

[DanB90]

Coufal..

He’s from Czech Republic.

 

[dixiesdisciple]

We all want the club to have signed more players. However the plus side to this is that we are in a better position having done what we have , rather than spending money rashly on the wrong players.
I think that there is an element of over anxiety from many posters , which is understandable. The club has undoubtedly let the supporters down throughout a number of transfer windows , and this has bred suspicion and cynicism towards our current ownership.
Let's just be glad that we no longer have to place our trust in Mosh and Chairman Bill.
Hopefully the money is there (and I believe that it is) , but the club are aiming for players that will markedly improve us instantly , but is struggling to persuade them to come here.
We may have to change our targets in order to get the numbers and quality in , but it is still possible to do that , and there are great opportunities still available via the loan market , as clubs who have recently been more successful than us , start to finalise their squads.

Excellent post. It’s easy to forget how close we were to 777 hands and the disaster that could have been. In reality we’ve just come off life support and are facing a year or two of rehab.

 

[mccole]

Lads Everton are absolutely tiny compared to the footballing institution you think they are in your heads. Three decades without a touch of a trophy, four years circling the drain at the bottom of the league, no European footie to offer. Most foreign footballers have only a passive knowledge of Everton in the same way we know little about Espanyol.

Demanding NSNO isn’t a Jedi mind trick that instantly transforms the club into a time portal to April 1984. We got ourselves in this current situation by hasty untamed ego spending, the way we get out of it is good strategy executed methodically. That’s gonna take some patience and dry crotches.

 

[mahermi1]

….that’ll be Dion.

He is a bit of a Wanderer..

 

[Bluewolf]

There's a fair few who have gone to other clubs I'd have really liked too.

Habib Diarra being one.

I liked him but for £35m?

I cant see us being in for him at that price unfortunately

 

[Eggs]

He is a bit of a Wanderer..

….i’m old enough to remember that.

 

[MikeH72]

Thats 100% a fair point to make but also that was a different regime.

We have completely different people in charge now, actually professionals at their jobs. So im personally willing to wait and make my judgement at the end of the window rather then decide its same old same old.

The maupay reference was more just refering to a failed transfer that was brought in because of panic. Rather then the actual time of it

What other clubs do their most important business at the end of the window?

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

Probably every club in the pyramid except the top 6.

 

[BackRow PE6]

As slow as our window may or may not be, DCL, Ashley Young and Doucoure are still waiting to get snapped up. Could be that they aren’t fancied at the wages they want or could be clubs are sitting on their hands waiting to see what else happens.

 

[BackRow PE6]

What other clubs do their most important business at the end of the window?

This is the reason Jim White became famous

 

[TheBlueBlitzer]

Do we need another 7ft 11” striker?

Yep