Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[toffee66]

For the money being spent, I expect the so-called elite players to be honest. Higher calibre.

The way a handful of mega rich clubs have spent this summer, led by Socialist FC, has distorted the market and inflated fees for mid range players. Teams who hold the contracts for19 year olds with potential like Dibling and Fofana believe they can look for £40-50m in this market and it seems they are right.

Assuming we find agreement on the price and deal structure for Dibling and KDH I think that leaves us spreading ~£20-30m over RB, another CM and at least one (ideally two) more attackers in fees/loan fees/signing-on fees (for players on frees). Easy to see how another wages only loan for Harrison might become ‘attractive’ to us late window.

 

[Nymzee]

Been no journo update for a good 30 mins now I guess they've all fallen though.

 

[rxyzyxr]

forget about the money but remember Jack Harrison might still be on some kind of list if we have to drop further down our list of targets lol

No mate. It was that sort of thinking which led to the shambles we've been in for the past 3 years. And don't try to scare me with Harrison please...because it's working

 

[MikeH72]

We've lamented the fact we've not done much business so far and yet as soon as we're on the verge of the couple of deals,it's panic buying.

Crazy.

I mean it literally can be both of those things. If we’re paying £20m more than we initially bid for a player, then that would suggest we have maxed out our available options and are just trying to get a player through the door at all costs. So really, this situation looks to be a direct consequence of starting our transfer window planning on the 1st July instead of May when we should’ve started it.

 

[Evo2901]

Getting to the point now where it looks a bit embarassing if we don’t get him so probs best to just pay the extra £2m or whatever it is.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

I mean it literally can be both of those things. If we’re paying £20m more than we initially bid for a player, then that would suggest we have maxed out our available options and are just trying to get a player through the door at all costs. So really, this situation looks to be a direct consequence of starting our transfer window planning on the 1st July instead of May when we should’ve started it.

Mike honestly fella I've got no words anymore.

 

[hktoffee]

The way a handful of mega rich clubs have spent this summer, led by Socialist FC, has distorted the market and inflated fees for mid range players. Teams who hold the contracts for19 year olds with potential like Dibling and Fofana believe they can look for £40-50m in this market and it seems they are right.

Assuming we find agreement on the price and deal structure for Dibling and KDH I think that leaves us spreading ~£20-30m over RB, another CM and at least one (ideally two) more attackers in fees/loan fees/signing-on fees (for players on frees). Easy to see how another wages only loan for Harrison might become ‘attractive’ to us late window.

Yet we can only sell Maupay for €4m.

 

[Tramps_mate]

I feel like we'd all benefit if everybody stayed calm.

Is someone not calm?

 

[MrGrumpy]

Yup. We can only afford one in particular £40m must be the majority of the remaining budget.

We got 150 mil to spend minus the 40 on Dibling still 110 mil

Spent 50 sold the women for 60

 

[Tramps_mate]

Yet we can only sell Maupay for €4m.

That shows the market is crazy high!!

4 million for Maupey is 8 million too high!!

 

[NathDogg]

We've lamented the fact we've not done much business so far and yet as soon as we're on the verge of the couple of deals,it's panic buying.

Crazy.

Everyone: sign some players Everton ffs!

Everton make bids for several players.

Everyone: No, not those players, they cost too much!

Me:

 

[hktoffee]

We got 150 mil to spend minus the 40 on Dibling still 110 mil

Spent 50 sold the women for 60

Alcaraz, Barry, reserve keeper, the young lb costed £54m already.

 

[HKContractDave]

I feel like we'd all benefit if everybody stayed calm.

 

[trueblue84]

Everyone: sign some players Everton ffs!

Everton make bids for several players.

Everyone: No, not those players, they cost too much!

Me:
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Dyche enjoying his summer off work?

 

[hktoffee]