Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[WinifredE]

When you look at the prospect of having either James Garner at LB or Michael Keane at CB for a prolonged period of time, it's hard to turn your nose up at a deal for Ake.

If it's Ake + Dibling + no.6 + RB then awesome.
But if it's Ake + <2/3 of the priority positions addressed then it'll go down as a super weird one

 

[ah11984]

Such a beautiful rumour for the conspiracy theorists, take your pick :

- Branthwaite injury worse than first thought
- Branthwaite being sold before deadline day
- Aznou nowhere near ready for Premier League
- Aznou injury worst than first thought
- Moyes simply can’t refuse a player with that sweet, sweet Premier league experience

 

[RichCee123]

When you look at the prospect of having either James Garner at LB or Michael Keane at CB for a prolonged period of time, it's hard to turn your nose up at a deal for Ake.

If it's Ake + Dibling + no.6 + RB then awesome.
But if it's Ake + <2/3 of the priority positions addressed then it'll go down as a super weird one

Reckon another RW too if any budget left.

 

[wold1984]

Ake to play number 6 then and cover for lb and cb. I guess it could work

 

[Thesouthallarms]

Be a good signing at right price walks into the side still got 4/5 seasons in the tank he’s class

 

[Bluewolf]

don't sign that lad who's won more in a year than our whole team... we literally have myko left back and keane as a back up centre half.... he would be an unreal addition.

Hes a hipsters favourite and a poor defender imo. Alwasy felt like he was a player we were all told was good rather then actually being good.

The defence he was in charge of at Bournemouth conceded 70+ goals a season.

Hes good on the ball and thats why he's "worked" at city because they dont defend that much but when he has too hes not very good at it imo.

Hes always been a squad option for city never the main cb and as for trophies, scott carson has more trophies then our whole team. Means nothing at city

 

[Blue Smoke]

Shrewd signing Ake as branthwaite is getting injured far too often and myko is the only workable left back choice.

If we get Ake, then loan out aznou for a season.
Maybe offer Harrison Armstrong on loan to Southampton to get the dibbling fee lower.?

 

[buededw1]

We started with James Garner at left back. Yet some are moaning about us targeting a Netherlands international who has won the treble, while our starting left back is as average as they come. Never change Blues.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Relax

don't do it?

 

[witchdoc187]

Ake is odd. 240+ games at CB in a 2 and a 3. 70+ at LB. 25 or so as a DM. Versatile but unless Branthwaite is out for six months not six weeks, why??!!

Cos he can play left back centre back and DM as you have noted.

 

[Who's_up_for_cumpkins?]

Didn't realise he's 30! It's a perplexing move. Loan or permanent we reckon?

Looks like it means get used to O'Brien at RB this season. Which means we've GOT to get some pace width on the right ahead of him or the team is very lob sided as it was at Leeds

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

Shrewd signing Ake as branthwaite is getting injured far too often and myko is the only workable left back choice.

If we get Ake, then loan out aznou for a season.
Maybe offer Harrison Armstrong to Southampton to get the dibbling fee lower.?

Yep. I like all of those options. That’s getting creative. I’d love to see Armstrong start, but we’re good in midfield. We’d get good money for him.

 

[MondayHater]

Such a beautiful rumour for the conspiracy theorists, take your pick :

- Branthwaite injury worse than first thought
- Branthwaite being sold before deadline day
- Aznou nowhere near ready for Premier League
- Aznou injury worst than first thought
- Moyes simply can’t refuse a player with that sweet, sweet Premier league experience



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I am going on a risk, and I am guessing it’s none of the above. Hamstrings aren’t that bad and he didn’t seem to really do anything to bad to be long term. I think he has got this one wrong.

 

[MondayHater]

Didn't realise he's 30! It's a perplexing move. Loan or permanent we reckon?

Looks like it means get used to O'Brien at RB this season. Which means we've GOT to get some pace width on the right ahead of him or the team is very lob sided as it was at Leeds

We got Jack so it can’t be a loan.

 

[Blue Smoke]

Yep. I like all of those options. That’s getting creative. I’d love to see Armstrong start, but we’re good in midfield. We’d get good money for him.

Oh, I meant Armstrong ON LOAN