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. 

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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
29. Yeremay | FW | Deportivo La Coruna
30. Adama Bojang | ST | Reims
31. Rocco Reitz | MF | Borussia Moenchengladbach
32. Dominic Calvert-Lewin | ST | Free Agent
33. El Hadji Malick Diouf | LB | SK Slavia Prague
34. Oscar Mingueza | RB/MF | Celta Vigo
35. Tyler Morton | CM | Liverpool
36. Harvey Elliott | AM | Liverpool
37. Zion Suzuki | GK | Parma
38. John Victor | GK | Botofogo 
39. Jacob Ramsey | MF | Villa
40. Mateus Fernandes | CM | Southampton
41. Nga Makou | CM | Lille
42. Quinten Timber | CM
43. Hayden Hackney | CM | Boro
44. Yves Bissouma | CM | Spurs

Rumoured Out

1. Nayef Aguerd | CB | Leverkusen, Marseile
2. Maxel Cornet | FW | Genoa/Others
3. Guido Rodriguez | DM | Betis/Espanyol
4. Tomas Soucek | CM | Everton
5. Michail Antonio | ST | Free Agent
6. Mo Kudus | FW | Chelsea/Newcastle/Arsenal
7. Lucas Paqueta | AM | Man City
8. Andy Irving | CM | Celtic/Wrexham
9. Emerson | LB | Marseille

Confirmed In

1. Jean Clair Todibo | CB | Loan To Perm (32m)
2. Daniel Cummings | ST | Celtic (Free Agent...Tribunal)
3. El Hadji Malick Diouf | LWB | Slavia Prahia | 20m
4. Kyle Walker-Peters | RWB | Free Agent
5. C****m Wilson | ST | Free Agent
6. Mads Hermansen | GK | Leicester (18m)
7. Mateus Fernandes | CM | Southampton (38m + 4m)
8. Soungoutoo Magassa | CDM | Monaco (17m)
9. Igor Julio | CB | Brighton (Loan)

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
12. Muhammed Judus |stroppy| sp*rs| £55m
13. Michail Antonio | Released
14. Kieran Casey | Swansea | Loan
15. Edson Alvarez | Fenerbache | Loan with Option
16. Emerson | Marseille | £1m
17. Aguerd | Marseille | £20m
18. Max Cornet | Genoa | Loan

[Fauxstralian]

If Brownhill was 22 & had the season he just has had then you’d hope he’d follow in the footsteps of some of our other Championship successes like Bowen & Cresswell
But at near 30 … 

If we are looking at Championship players the two Burnley defenders Esteve (23yo French centre half) & Egan-Riley (22yo Eng u21 centre half / right back / def midfielder) are ones to look at 
You want players at that sort of age with say 100 games so you can judge them in a competitive league
 

[twoleftfeet]

Hardly fucking inspiring is it, adding another soon to be 30 year old to an aged midfield. No disrespect to him but the championship is really poor quality, even JWP would be like Messi at that standard.

i want young, athletic, hungry youngsters in our team not fucking journeymen looking for one final pay day.

[Massive Attack]

Ward-Prowse had a decent season that year where he also produced it in Europe which culminated in getting knocked out in the Quarters to the impressive Bayern Leverkusen.

[Takashi Miike]

when I criticize this linked player, it's not really fair because I struggle to see anyone flourishing in this negative cսnt's system. clearly the poisonous midget fucker has told potter the youngsters won't be blocking any arrivals, so any chance of one of our own getting substantial minutes is out of the window for more late 20s/£100k+ a week squad fillers. got to keep those commissions coming in. half a season of evidence has shown that we don't have a coach in charge, as he failed to develop anyone in that time. apart from bowen/awb, everyone continued to stagnate and the treatment of scarles shows he has no patience or tolerance of a bad performance, even if it was against the best RWF in premier league history

[stubbo-admin]

Here's Ward Prowse's comparative stats in the same season as Brownhill (23/24)...all be it under Moyes:

Basically more goal output but less combative.

[Massive Attack]

Just comparing his career to Ward-Prowse record alone in the Premier League he's blown out the water. 

404 apps 57 goals 47 assists
- 1 goal produced every 3 games

111 apps 6 goals 6 assists
- 1 goal produced every 9 games

 

[stubbo-admin]

He's one of those players who is not really excellent at anything.

Compared to attacking midfielders his goal output is weak, but his 'graft' stats are excellent.

Compared to a non-attacking midfielder, his goal output is actually very good, but his graft and passing stats are very average.

And those stats are based on his Championship performances (and the other 13 'second-tier' leagues).

So he's a jack of all trades, master of none. Good player to have on the bench of bring in for an injury cover.  If we go into the season with him as a key player in the side, we're in trouble.

Stats below are Vs Midfielders last time he played a PL season:

 

[fraser]

Hard to judge this signing in isolation, depends what else we do with the midfield. Can't say I've ever really noticed him. 

[Massive Attack]

Brownhill ain't exciting and won't be starting but if you can't see that this is a relatively shrewd move for zero pounds then there's probably no hope for you. Probably the same people that hated Dawson.

Scores goals, can put it about a bit, can get up and down and is a trier. This combination of characteristics don't exist in any other player in our current squad. 

We've already got that in the side with Ward-Prowse and Soucek and both a level above Brownhills quality at a similar age. Yes he'll cost us nothing (music to Sullivans ears) but it's hardly a signing that changes anything. I'd sooner see the likes of Earthy and Potts given a proper go now in the Squad, as well as Irving so I don't see a real need for Brownhill.

If we were to add in that area of the pitch I'd much rather see us go for a lot better quality as a statement of what we want to do. Genuinely fast, highly energetic who could make more goals than Brownhills previously poor Premier League output and 1 much younger than 30 this year. I thought 1 of the main issues was to also considerably lower the age of the Squad with new additions?

For the record I loved Dawson and was 1 of the few that said he'd pleasantly surprise and produce some serious results and performances for us. I don't see Brownhill being in that bracket though, who has only excelled more in the Championship. 

[the exile]

Agree with everything in Vexed's post except the bit about him not starting. He's a very decent midfielder and 18 goals from midfield in the Championship is excellent. He may not be a glamour signing like Paqueta or Kudus but I would be very surprised if he doesn't turn out to be more productive and more of a team player than either of them. Just the kind of solid, dependable but also dynamic signing that we need.

[Eerie Decent]

Josh Brownhill will be to our midfield what Kilman is to our defence. Add an equally poor GK and striker and we will have the spine of a bottom half championship side.


 

I think there's a difference, Wolves fans said Kilman was a range from bang average to absolutely pony, and definitely a shit captain across the board.

Burnley fans range from decent to very good player, especially at certain things, as well as being an excellent captain.

There's also the £40mil discrepancy. 

[El Scorchio]

Brownhill ain't exciting and won't be starting but if you can't see that this is a relatively shrewd move for zero pounds then there's probably no hope for you. Probably the same people that hated Dawson. Scores goals, can put it about a bit, can get up and down and is a trier. This combination of characteristics don't exist in any other player in our current squad. He's an insurance signing, for when the players from the continent that you've never heard of (but you automatically think are better because you can't pronounce them) either dont work out or take a while to get up to Prem speed - Brownhill can step in and fill the gap. An added bonus is that he actually wants to play for us - dont underestimate what a rarity that's going to be this summer either. 

Yup, as long as he does turn out to be an insurance/squad signing then absolutely it’s a decent deal and needs to be weighed up in the context of whoever else arrives as well.  If he ends up as our first choice in midfield come the end of the transfer window, then we’re in trouble. 

[onsideman]

As long as Ward-Prowse goes, I'll take the more dynamic, year younger Brownhill

[Vexed]

Brownhill ain't exciting and won't be starting but if you can't see that this is a relatively shrewd move for zero pounds then there's probably no hope for you. Probably the same people that hated Dawson. Scores goals, can put it about a bit, can get up and down and is a trier. This combination of characteristics don't exist in any other player in our current squad. He's an insurance signing, for when the players from the continent that you've never heard of (but you automatically think are better because you can't pronounce them) either dont work out or take a while to get up to Prem speed - Brownhill can step in and fill the gap. An added bonus is that he actually wants to play for us - dont underestimate what a rarity that's going to be this summer either. 

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

Josh Brownhill will be to our midfield what Kilman is to our defence. Add an equally poor GK and striker and we will have the spine of a bottom half championship side.

 

[El Scorchio]

The only thing that puts me off Brownhill is his age. He will be 30 this year and we already have an old squad. But 18 goals from midfield is nothing to be sniffed at. And if he has some leadership qualities that would also help. I certainly wouldn’t be upset with this signing 

It’s the disappointment that despite already having had a squad full of older players on the decline with zero resale value at all, we are still looking at players on the downside of their career rather than the upside.

At least this deal won’t be expensive and there’s no transfer fee so we won’t be paying for it financially for ages like Kilman. One deal in isolation does not make a transfer window so as long as we do add a lot of youth and some big future potential rather than journeymen it won’t be so bad.  

[nychammer]

I find it hard to believe Burnley are going to let Brownhill just walk away having just been promoted. Everton are also in for him so if we want him we better not fuck around 

[Iron Duke]

The only thing that puts me off Brownhill is his age. He will be 30 this year and we already have an old squad. But 18 goals from midfield is nothing to be sniffed at. And if he has some leadership qualities that would also help. I certainly wouldn’t be upset with this signing 

[Massive Attack]

Well should that happen then fingers crossed Brownhill doesn't have a 3rd relegation to add to his C.V. and we qualify once again for Europe unlike thay other useless clogger.

[Eerie Decent]

Yes.

[Massive Attack]

So 18 goals (3 by way of penalties) in the Championship is superb but Soucek who produced 9 goals in the Premier League in a poor performing Team is considered to be a useless snail who you'd rather replace in the Squad with Brownhill.

[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.