Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Lanolin]

People not grasping that having played mostly on one side at 19/20 doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re wedded to that position for the rest of your life is proper next level stuff for lack of understanding (awaits @Terrarian unsure reaction).

 

[Rita_Poon]

Some of you clowns should be studied.

Is that not what this is?

 

[pfim]

People not grasping that having played mostly on one side at 19/20 doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re wedded to that position for the rest of your life is proper next level stuff for lack of understanding (awaits @Terrarian unsure reaction).

Wrong. The die is almost always cast at age 19 by random users on another club’s fan message board.

 

[toffee66]

Maybe the strategy is scattergun, I don't know.

But we never seem to have things worked out with players/agents before transfer window opens.

Most deals are done months ago.

We seem to wait until season ends before we start doing any work on deals.

We had very unusual circumstances this year. We hoped Thelwell would stay, he didn’t. Kinnear joined 1 June, Hammond 3 weeks later. Two new guys have yet to join. Our preparation cannot have been what you would want in these circumstances. This window is compromised and haphazard at least in part due to circumstances. However the rest of this window goes it is not necessarily a good insight into how the new team will work moving forward.

 

[Bebeto]

We have spent £52m (+£10m add-ons) so far. Let us assume we are willing to spend £35-40m each on two attackers and for the sake of argument another £20-30m on a mix of cheaper guys, loans and frees (signing on fees!) to bulk out the squad in midfield, RB etc. That is in the region of £150m as a transfer budget with only £4m or so in for Maupay. It isn’t really a money issue it is more of a needing so many players at once and having to juggle the budget issue.

The reality has changed, prices have gone up since last time we had money. 150 millions is the bare minimum really...we probably would need to spend well over 200 millions to have a competitive team that can qualitfy for Europe. And this is because the state of the squad...our only valuable asset are probably pickford and Braithwaite...it is a big big rebuild job that will take some serious money.

 

[toffeeblue9]

I’m certain Fofana would be playing on the right for EFC

That would be bizarre, given about 10% of his career appearances have been in that position.

It would be a very strange choice to spend loads of money on a player and then ask him to play in a position he barely ever plays.

 

[pfim]

That would be bizarre, given about 10% of his career appearances have been in that position.

It would be a very strange choice to spend loads of money on a player and then ask him to play in a position he barely ever plays.

Like Ndiaye?

 

[toffeeblue9]

Like Ndiaye?

Touché, but I think that one is a combination of N'Diaye being a bit more versatile in the first place and Dyche not knowing to do with the number 10 he'd been given

 

[DualityNSNO]

Like Ndiaye?

He was cheap at least

 

[pfim]

Touché, but I think that one is a combination of N'Diaye being a bit more versatile in the first place and Dyche not knowing to do with the number 10 he'd been given

He’s a great example as not only did he move, he moved at a more advanced age than we’re talking about with Fofana.

 

[Efcjake]

They wanted 100 million a few months ago.

Football gossip: Dibling, Quansah, Ekitike, Isak, Kerkez, Semenyo, Sancho, Alexander-Arnold

Southampton want more than £100m for Manchester City target Tyler Dibling, Alexander Isak turns down Newcastle contract and Liverpool could still get a fee for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

www.bbc.com

 

[MrGrumpy]

They wanted 100 million a few months ago.

Football gossip: Dibling, Quansah, Ekitike, Isak, Kerkez, Semenyo, Sancho, Alexander-Arnold

Southampton want more than £100m for Manchester City target Tyler Dibling, Alexander Isak turns down Newcastle contract and Liverpool could still get a fee for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

www.bbc.com

They where a PL side then, now they lost upwards of 70 million in revenue, he an asset which I’m guessing is pure profit??? Is he an academy product?
The rules are tighter in the lower leagues

 

[bitterbloo157]

Around 35 million with add ons taking it to 40 million I'd guess at. Depends on if we get into a bidding war or not

I’m expecting us to close a deal by the weekend at around that price - Moyes is fuming we need players pronto. This ends the Kubo chase - he’s no longer an option Sociedad don’t want to sell and we ain’t paying €60m.

 

[toffeeblue9]

He’s a great example as not only did he move, he moved at a more advanced age than we’re talking about with Fofana.

Yeah, I'm not saying it's impossible but I am saying that you don't typically go and spend massive money on someone and then get them to play out of position.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Yo thierno, join Everton and we will sign the best right/ left winger to suit your game - not sure which yet cos we don’t know who will join and so it’s all guesswork

Thinking fofana/dibling/grrealush/kubo