Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Zatara]

We refused to replace Coleman for a billion years.

Our best RB currently is a 6’6” centre half.

Now people want to sign James Justin?

Can we not just splash out on a proper quality right-back for the first time in 50 years.

Which players should be on the RB list?

 

[Thomasc]

Semedo on a free would surely be worth a punt.

 

[Neiler]

Justin was fine pre-injuries, I wouldn't touch him now though

Dude played 36 PL games last season to be fair to him mate.

39 in the Championship the year before.

My take would be he improves the squad.

We aren’t going to get every position perfect in one window and given Tete was plan A this is a position we’ve targeted to compromise to try and improve within a range with value without getting it perfect this window.

Priority should be forward positions which is the weakest part of the team.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Semedo on a free would surely be worth a punt.

Gone to

 

[Nymzee]

Which players should be on the RB list?

To be honest it’s a bit of a problem position around the world, don’t really rate many RB’s at all.

Elias Baum would be cheapish and decent. Lad at Coventry. Vagnoman maybe.

 

[edge]

That is not at all how we should approach a transfer window though. “A bit better than what we have” is pointless spending.

It's seems that's how we are approaching the rb situation
I would sooner go for someone like the lad at Coventry Ewijk or somebody like that that that can get up the pitch.

 

[hktoffee]

Chelsea were in 4 different comps last season and he was playing as part of their second squad in those. I don't begrudge him going to Chelsea to play with the manager who got the best out of him and being at a club which had a chance of being in the CL. It was worth the shot to try and push on as a player. It's no shame either to not have got ahead of Enzo and Caicedo.

You seem to have a really high threshold as to what is good enough for Everton, a team that finished 13th last season and a team that's going to be starting with James Garner in midfield at this rate. That's a low benchmark yet you're setting the benchmark very high for some reason. In the midfield names that have been suggested here or we have been linked with id rather have Luiz > KDGH > Brownhill, but I think a player of Luiz's ilk is going to be hard for us to attract. I think we need two anyway and Luiz and KDH would be a good two to go for, they'd both upgrade us instantly.

I want Luiz but unlikely. I bet he goes to Forest.

 

[hktoffee]

Dude played 36 PL games last season to be fair to him mate.

39 in the Championship the year before.

My take would be he improves the squad.

We aren’t going to get every position perfect in one window and given Tete was plan A this is a position we’ve targeted to compromise to try and improve within a range with value without getting it perfect this window.

Priority should be forward positions which is the weakest part of the team.

It also means Patterson is not deemed to be good enough by the coaches…I guess.

 

[bluestevon]

I think it’s the position we’re most prepared to compromise and earmarked for value mate. I think we’l roll with Jake and one other maybe James - I think Patterson might go, if we do James.

Why on earth James Justin, he is an atrociously bad player and I'd rather we stuck 6m quid in a pile and burn it, he's Patterson levels bad, the solution to having a woeful right back is t to spend money signing an even older, just as woeful right back.

 

[Eggs]

To be honest it’s a bit of a problem position around the world, don’t really rate many RB’s at all.

Elias Baum would be cheapish and decent. Lad at Coventry. Vagnoman maybe.

….thats why the recruitment people are paid big bucks.

 

[Harryflashman]

Dude played 36 PL games last season to be fair to him mate.

39 in the Championship the year before.

My take would be he improves the squad.

We aren’t going to get every position perfect in one window and given Tete was plan A this is a position we’ve targeted to compromise to try and improve with value without getting it perfect this window.

Priority should be forward positions which is the weakest part of the team.

I remember him being a decent player but I also remember him being part of an awful defence last season . I’m also not convinced Leicester fans see losing him as a loss , which is obviously a worry in itself .

We’ve needed a right back for years , if we’re going to sign one id like them to be a significant step up from what we’ve got and despite what we’ve got I’m not sure Justin is .

 

[hktoffee]

Semedo on a free would surely be worth a punt.

I agree. For a short term option (alternative to Justin).

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

I think it’s the position we’re most prepared to compromise and earmarked for value mate. I think we’l roll with Jake and one other maybe James - I think Patterson might go, if we do James.

Patterson should go anyway regardless if we sign a right back or not. Garner is a better right back than him

 

[MACCA75]

Should have offered Tete an extra 30k a week rather than spend £6 million on Justin.

 

[Tel001]

Just seen it’s supposed to be 30m. Hahaha, absolutely crazy market.

MacAtee for 35m sounds cheap now doesn’t it lol