Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread

[stubbo-admin]

May as well get going with this since with Sullivan at the helm, season ticket renewals slow, and the football vacuum to commence, this will soon be all the "news" there is.

Can Potter and MacCauley pull multiple rabbits out of the hat, or will Sullivan 'try really hard' with all of them before grabbing a few aging bargains from Big Willie Salthouse?

Window this close season comes in two parts:

Part 1: 1st June to 10th June
Part 2: 16th June to 1st September

Rumoured Outs...most of the squad

Let the "Rumoured In's" commence. 

------------------------------------------------------------

Player | Position | Club | Fee (GBP)

Rumoured In

1. Daniel Cummings | ST | Celtic
2. Koni De Winter | CB | Genoa
3. Morten Frendrup | DM | Genoa
4. Richard Kone | ST | Wycombe
5. Aaron Ramsdale | GK | Southampton
6. Caiomin Kelleher | GK | Liverpool
7. James Trafford | GK | Burnley
8. Kyle Walker-Peters | FB | Free Agent
9. Taylor Harwood-Bellis | CB | Southampton
10. CJ Egan-Riley | CB | Free Agent
11. Josh Brownhill | CM | Free Agent
12. Albian Hajdari | CB | Lugano
13. Lucas Høgsberg | CB | FC Nordsjælland
14. Ardon Jashari | CM | Brugge
15. Raphael Onyedika | CM | Brugge
16. James McAtee | AM | Man City
17. Mario Struykens | AM | Anderlecht
18. Mathias Kvistgaarden | ST | Brondby
19. Clement Bischoff | LB | Brondby
20. Mika Biereth | FW | Monaco
21. Barış Alper Yılmaz | AM | Galatasaray
22. Evann Guessand | ST | Nice
23. Lucas Stassin | ST | Saint Etienne
24. Marcus Taverner | FW | Bournemouth
25. Soungoutoo Magassa | CDM | Monaco
26. Valentin Atangana | CM | Stade Reims
27. Mads Hermansen | GK | Leicester City
28. Hamza Igamane | ST | Rangers

Rumoured Out

1. Nayef Aguerd | CB | Leverkusen, Marseille,  Juventus |  ~25m
2. Maxel Cornet | FW | Genoa/Others
3. Guido Rodriguez | DM | Betis/River Plate 
4. Tomas Soucek | CM | Everton
5. Michail Antonio | ST | Free Agent
6. Mo Kudus | FW | Chelsea/Newcastle/Arsenal
7. Lucas Paqueta | AM | Multiple/Ban
8. Andy Irving | CM | Celtic

Confirmed In

1. Jean Clair Todibo | CB | Loan To Perm (32m)

Confirmed Out

1. Aaron Cresswell | LB | Free Agent | 0m
2. Danny Ings | ST | Free Agent | 0m
3. Vladimir Coufal | RB | Free Agent | 0m
4. Lukusz Fabianski | GK | Free Agent | 0m
5. Kamari Swyer | AM | Free Agent | 0m
6. Kurt Zouma | CB | Free Agent | 0m
7. Carlos Soler | CM | PSG | End of Loan
8. Evan Ferguson | ST | Brighton | End of Loan
9. Brad Dolaghan | Released
10. Dondre Abraham | Released
11. Mehmet Halim | Released

[Eerie Decent]

From a Burnley fan, reckons he was wasted in the Prem being one of the sitting midfielders, been a revelation since he was played further up the pitch, not amazing technically but a very good finisher (18 goals at that level is superb) biggest thing though he is excellent in the fancy new 'high press', harries defenders and is a lot quicker than you'd expect.

So, as Sir Alf has been at pains to point out we're lacking, he has bundles of energy, pacey enough, doesn't stop running, and apparently a very good character, of which we've lost 4 of this summer.

Not exactly buzzing with the signing, but on a free, given he will give us some of what we have badly lacked, I'll give him a chance. Hopefully surprises us.

[nychammer]

We simply can't fuck around if we want to avoid the drop next season. Yes, we have cut some the dead wood and ageing players but that 'Confirmed In' column needs to fill in and with the right players (i.e. not washed up 30 somethings on loan deals or a taped-up veteran Antonio coming back in)

We will lose Kudus, we will lose Paqueta one way or another, we could lose Bowen and its hard to see us attracting top class  players because we'll never be able to match their ambition. I don't have a good feeling about any of this, especially with Sullivan pulling the strings.

[Takashi Miike]

looks like the midget is in controlled demolition mode. not sure what he thinks he's doing persevering with this anti football coach, and the shit players we're being linked to. does he really have the stomach for more aggravation from the fan base? I'm all for it, if the ones going lose the plot and target that fucking cսnt and his understudy but I fear they already think they've won given the apathy from the ones still going

[El Scorchio]

Hopefully. If he’s on the bench on opening day then fine. If he’s starting in central midfield, then we likely have a big struggle upcoming next season. 

[Massive Attack]

He'll effectively be replacing that donkey Rodriguez in the side and keep Andy Irving from ever getting a look in. 

[El Scorchio]

Good innit. Linked with all these young players from across Europe with exciting potential and we end up with an out of contract almost 30 year old. I suppose at least he won’t be on massive wages if you’re looking for positives. 

I guess we do need a squad rather than just 11 players but if this is the extent of our true ambitions under Sullivan then it is going to be another long season. 

[claypole]

Who is Brownhills agent?  that might shed some light on who is driving the deal

[El Scorchio]

Are we sure that this is a Sullivan buy? Might he be someone that Potter wants?

Well the clue would be in the phrase ‘Sullivan is pushing Potter to…’
So I’d say if there’s truth in the report then yes it’s a Sullivan buy. It also fits the template of what Sullivan is drawn to. 

[Adsiron]

Are we sure that this is a Sullivan buy? Might he be someone that Potter wants?

[El Scorchio]

Sullivan pushing Potter to take Josh Brownhill on a free transfer allegedly? Nit exactly the young, hungry midfielders Potter spoke about? Brownhill is 30.  Classic Sullivan though, “gifting” a player to his manager.  Back to the “circus” operating procedures. 

Sounds depressingly familiar. 

[Massive Attack]

Never played Internationally but has won a Football League Trophy and the Championship once. Beggars belief no one's snapped him up to be honest.

[Eerie Decent]

I'll take that over the snail, cheers.

[goose]

What happened with the CB from Burnley we were looking at? 

[Massive Attack]

It would certainly be a mark up in standards what with Brownhills 2-time relegations whilst contributing to just 12 goals in the Premier League by the same age this year. Sign him up!

[Eerie Decent]

Brownhill replacing Soucek, hopefully.

[Massive Attack]

Sullivan pushing Potter to take Josh Brownhill on a free transfer allegedly? Nit exactly the young, hungry midfielders Potter spoke about? Brownhill is 30.  Classic Sullivan though, “gifting” a player to his manager.  Back to the “circus” operating procedures. 

Fuck me we are scraping the barrel.

[Sir Alf]

Sullivan pushing Potter to take Josh Brownhill on a free transfer allegedly? Nit exactly the young, hungry midfielders Potter spoke about? Brownhill is 30.  Classic Sullivan though, “gifting” a player to his manager.  Back to the “circus” operating procedures. 

[stubbo-admin]

According to ExWHU, Marseille front runners for Aguerd, and multiplemclubs interested in Cornet.

Club also want close to Kudus release clause, with Chelsea, Newcastle and Arsenal all 'expressing interest'.

[Lee Trundle]

The club have confirmed that Soler and Ferguson are returning to their parent clubs.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

[Massive Attack]

Nah bollocks, they've historically been trying to get away with financially cheating for years, yet they always get protected, just as Man City no doubt will as well...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... sters.html

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... r-payments

It fucking stinks.

That to be fair is stuff the club did under the old regime. It's under the new lot that they've been finding the loopholes in the financial rules and using those grey areas to game the system.

As a Football Club they've still not been done for it, regardless of who's now owning it and it's still an ongoing case that's dragged on and on which they're hoping to get away with by simply paying off with a lowly sum to the Premier League so to keep them sweet. It stinks just as the never ending Man City case does, but not at all surprising considering how powerful these Clubs are. 

[Eerie Decent]

The system is the problem, not the clubs trying to get around it.

I hate the money in the game, but unless they bring in proper rules, as in around the amount of English born players in the team, salary caps, maximum transfer spend regardless of incoming transfer money etc, then this current set up is just there purely to try to ringfence the big hitters. Hasn't worked all round, as in Man Utd's case, but that's purely down to their own incompetence.

Either go hardcore with the rules, or just let everyone get on with it.

[El Scorchio]

Nah bollocks, they've historically been trying to get away with financially cheating for years, yet they always get protected, just as Man City no doubt will as well...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... sters.html

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... r-payments

It fucking stinks.

That to be fair is stuff the club did under the old regime. It's under the new lot that they've been finding the loopholes in the financial rules and using those grey areas to game the system.

[Lee Trundle]

It's only Massive Bellend, Chutney Ferret, and Manuel who's moaning.

I think I'll get over it.

[Gank]

This has already been done recently, and most - including me - said that whilst Chelsea are a horrible club with weird supporters, they are the world experts at playing the transfer game and we should employ people who could do similar for us instead of moaning about PSR and suggesting that we sell all of our best players to fund buying new players to replace them.

Credit where it's due, Chelsea have mastered the transfer system and regularly lose players much better than anything we have and still finish much higher than us. That doesn't mean we love Chelsea, it's a reluctant admiration for their business manipulation and like many things at West Ham, it goes to show that leaving important decisions to imbeciles like our owners is going to leave us trailing.

[Mike Oxsaw]

Utter embarrassment for Trundle once again.

What will NOT talking about what other teams in our league - in this case Chelsea - achieve?

Will they go "Oh No! Proper faces on WHO are ignoring us so we'd better stop what we're doing right now and behave"?