Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Mr Happy]

That they spelt his name wrong makes me have my doubts about this source.

But, it's a rumour and one I'll hang off until it's completely dead in the water.

 

[blueboy72]

I could link you another 100 stories saying the same thing.

There’s a young English striker available for 30 mi who’s just hit double figures in prem, Everton need a striker, if you don’t think Everton are interested, fair enough, but I guarantee they will be. Getting him is a different matter altogether

 

[Eggs]

Give him a 2m bonus for signing (or some agreed fee) and guarantee he’ll,be sold? Everyone’s,a winner!

….i’d imagine his financial demands are well known by those wanting to sign him and I’d expect he wants significantly more than £2m signing fee, in addition to the 10% of £30m he’s automatically entitled to.

He’s probably after circa £8m + his £3m % fee and £200k per week if the likes of Chelsea and United are involved.

 

[blueblueskies]

Given Delap's strengths just feel he would be better suited to us than anybody else

 

[Ferguson1878]

Alas he didn’t want to come here! He wanted away, so we were never in the running, and it was no fault of the club

Told you that did he ?

 

[Goat]

There’s a young English striker available for 30 mi who’s just hit double figures in prem, Everton need a striker, if you don’t think Everton are interested, fair enough, but I guarantee they will be. Getting him is a different matter altogether

I think we will show interest, I just feel like that currently people arent even mentioning our name in relation to him with any substance, thats all.

I dont think we will sign Delap, I see why people think we should and could, I just dont see it happening.

But I will try and resist telling people who we wont sign all summer, cos it will get really tiresome, for everyone.

 

[bluesb1970]

Told you that did he ?

Of course he didn’t. That would be stupid to even infer! It was widely reported, and he was frequently quoted.

 

[dixienormous]

I’ve always wanted to see Buttland.

Buttland 2 is better

 

[Dymak]

Surely the player has already agreed to the terms of a buy-back clause at the time the buy-back clause was agreed? I doubt you have club’s negotiating buy-back clauses just for the player to turn around and say “No, don’t want to”.

 

[Lanolin]

Surely the player has already agreed to the terms of a buy-back clause at the time the buy-back clause was agreed? I doubt you have club’s negotiating buy-back clauses just for the player to turn around and say “No, don’t want to”.

The player will always have the right to turn it down if they want to, it would be illegal to force a player to enter into a contract with a club they don't wish to play for.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

I'm hoping we will look a much more attractive proposition for incoming signings with Moyes at the helm and the lure of a fantastic brand new arena,the new owners will also be looking to stamp their identity on the club,fingers crossed for a good window which will allow us to feel positive about the future

 

[Dymak]

The player will always have the right to turn it down if they want to, it would be illegal to force a player to enter into a contract with a club they don't wish to play for.

Agreed. But that’s why I think the player has already voluntarily agreed terms at the time the buy-back clause was negotiated. It’s not a buy-back clause if the clause is dependent on the future agreement of the player.

Perhaps the term ‘option’ has been used, which would then require the player’s future say-so. But if it’s a buy-back clause, the player has already agreed terms imo.

 

[matty1878]

Given Delap's strengths just feel he would be better suited to us than anybody else

which is what

 

[Goat]

Agreed. But that’s why I think the player has already voluntarily agreed terms at the time the buy-back clause was negotiated. It’s not a buy-back clause if the clause is dependent on the future agreement of the player.

Perhaps the term ‘option’ has been used, which would then require the player’s future say-so. But if it’s a buy-back clause, the player has already agreed terms imo.

Unlikely.

Remember when Vardy turned Arsenal down who were willing to pay his release clause?

Jamie Vardy says rejecting Arsenal was 'easy' and focuses on Leicester

Jamie Vardy has said that rejecting Arsenal over summer was an ‘easy decision’ to make and he is now focused on Leicester and England

www.theguardian.com

Also, the Suarez thing years ago with Arsenal when they offered 40m plus a quid, but I dont think that was ever a release clause, who knows.

Liverpool's owner admits Luis Suárez did have £40m clause – reports

The Liverpool owner, John W Henry, has reportedly admitted that Luis Suárez did have a £40m buy-out clause but that the club simply refused to sell the player to Arsenal last summer

amp.theguardian.com

But I think we need to realise that not every contract will say the same thing.

 

[Neiler]

We wont be signing Delap in a million years in my opinion lids.

So not investing investing any time or energy on it.