Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[bluestevon]

Juanlu Sanchez, how good is he?

Was getting linked with Real and United last summer mate, one year left and Napoli are willing to pay 15m for him.

Not the finished article, better going forwards, but great potential.

 

[MrGrumpy]

The biggest worry for me is not so much the lack of signings. Im not sure at all about the new ownership….doesnt look great…

An the award from dumbest post goes to happy Jack

 

[brittcop1]

I dont think the club has positioned itself properly which is frustrating as despite all the realities, I would still maintain that we are an attractive proposition overall. Not to a certain profile of player, but to others.

I don't really understand at all how we seemingly can't attract players that would improve us over a 2-3 year spell, surely that should be the immediate aim. Perhaps Moyes thought with the right signings he could have us on the coat-tails of the Top 5, but that works only if you get the players in.

There seems to be an idea now that if we can't get a certain player, then the only alternative is some average tat when this simply should not need to be the case.

At all levels it points to a lack of preparation and disagreement within the recruitment team. It's so disappointing.

I think signing up for this bs US pre season has been a spectacular failure too...not sure if the new owners wanted to show off their new club and work on building name recognition in the US market but I think its likely had the opposite effect...the majority of the coverage has shown how threadbare the squad is and soundbytes of Moyes moaning about lack of signings. I just hope we look pretty decent in the next couple of games...outside of the first half against Bournmouth, we have looked AWFUL

 

[Gerbs]

Right now he's already pretty decent, but in a year or two he'll be very very good indeed

Forward thinking right back? In the Spanish youth national team? I’m sold

 

[Librarian]

Hayden Hackney has rejected a £20m move to Ipswich. We should be all over that!

Yes

 

[Zatara]

Napoli paused the deal in order to finish all first team signings beforehand apparently. The lad will go there as the backup right back.

As an aside, almost certain we have been linked with him before in January

Who knows, if by Friday we've got Sanchez & Dibling signed I think we'll all be extremely positive with a new right hand side.

We'd still need a few more signed but for me i'd be confident.

If nothing again then...

 

[brittcop1]

Josh Brownhill has had one good season in 10 as a professional, let's not go there.

Remember the good old days when we all scoffed that no way was Longstaff good enough for our beloved EVERTON and not the type of signing to show our new intent of European football. Sigh....

 

[dutchblue54]

Was getting linked with Real and United last summer mate, one year left and Napoli are willing to pay 15m for him.

Not the finished article, better going forwards, but great potential.

He has extended his contract recently I read with a release clause of 40m euro. So seems a no go to me

 

[Dddddd]

Blimey. The 3 promoted teams being nowhere near the level required shows that the standard of the rest of the league is very good!

This a difficult concept for people?

I agree - proof of the standard is English teams domination of europa and conference league

It’s hard finding players that will improve your team. Palace, Newcastle and Forest are struggling to sign players also.

 

[bluestevon]

Who knows, if by Friday we've got Sanchez & Dibling signed I think we'll all be extremely positive with a new right hand side.

We'd still need a few more signed but for me i'd be confident.

If nothing again then...

If we ended up going into this season with both Aznou and Sanchez on the books as fullbacks - I'd lay good money that the plan would be to replace Moyes next summer as they are both very attacking fullbacks well suited to the wingback role.

Longer the window goes the more I'm certain we are recruiting to a 2-4 year plan.

 

[brittcop1]

I remain Unconcerned.

Would be nice to have a load of decent players in by now, but there’s very little movement for anyone we will be competing with yet.

I expect 6th - 10th next season, and I expect to have a squad capable of that by the time the window closes

Season after / Jan window I expect better.

6TH TO 10TH???? Yes it is preseason but in terms of actually playing football ( passing the ball to each other), we just got schooled by Bournmouth and to a lesser extent West Ham... who are these 10 to 14 teams that are potentially worse than us right now?)

 

[MikeH72]

Blimey. The 3 promoted teams being nowhere near the level required shows that the standard of the rest of the league is very good!

This a difficult concept for people?

That must mean that we’re very good as well then because we’ve finished mid table the last two seasons.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Both...the situation HAS changed. We are playing a rabid Leeds in about two weeks with ZERO additions to our starting 11...dont know about you but I find that a little disconcerting...

Christ.

 

[rxyzyxr]

Poor bloke only has one toilet in his gaff

Took me a second

 

[Zatara]

If we ended up going into this season with both Aznou and Sanchez on the books as fullbacks - I'd lay good money that the plan would be to replace Moyes next summer as they are both very attacking fullbacks well suited to the wingback role.

Longer the window goes the more I'm certain we are recruiting to a 2-4 year plan.

We'll be able to speculate more if players come in