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

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

[Rossal]

Have i  missed something?  If we ship out JWP for £15m and get Brownhill in on a free how is that not good business? 

JWP is bang average, good stats, mainly from set pieces at Southampton which he has dried up at. 

Its a like for like with £15m in the bank to buy someone else. 



 

I'd take that.

But who's going to pay that for JWP?  He hasn't been linked to anyone and seemed a Potter favourite towards the end of the season.

I figured we're getting Brownhill to flip him as soon as possible for PSR.

Might be wishful thinking, but any cash for JWP and getting a replacement on a free is good business from us. Brownhill seems to get around the pitch, just had his best goal scoring season and seems great in the dressing room and was captain in a side that got promoted. 

Happy with the deal to bulk out an area that we need numbers in if it means funds can go elsewhere. 

Looks like we've missed out on Egan- Reilly though to Marseille, which is massively disappointing. Again area we need, home grown and great season last year......what are we doing letting him go there?! 

[Pav BML]

Surprised how many people turning their nose up at Brownhill. Admittedly not the most exciting signing but will be a strong squad option, I am sure he won't be the only one that we buy in central midfield. 
Someone we should be all over is Tanganga from Millwall. Will be good to get a strong English base in there again

[Lee Trundle]

Have i  missed something?  If we ship out JWP for £15m and get Brownhill in on a free how is that not good business? 

JWP is bang average, good stats, mainly from set pieces at Southampton which he has dried up at. 

Its a like for like with £15m in the bank to buy someone else. 


 

I'd take that.

But who's going to pay that for JWP?  He hasn't been linked to anyone and seemed a Potter favourite towards the end of the season.

I figured we're getting Brownhill to flip him as soon as possible for PSR.

[Rossal]

Have i  missed something?  If we ship out JWP for £15m and get Brownhill in on a free how is that not good business? 

JWP is bang average, good stats, mainly from set pieces at Southampton which he has dried up at. 

Its a like for like with £15m in the bank to buy someone else. 

 

[Massive Attack]

Yep, the last time he got a young promising Striker, he hardly used them. He'd only end up keeping Duran on the Bench for 4 years.

[Takashi Miike]

he's not a defender/defensive midfielder, correct

[twoleftfeet]

I don't think Duran is a player that Potter would want.

[Massive Attack]

Typical smoke and mirrors from The Dwarf and his cronies…

Wont believe anything unless signed…

We all know how it goes…

“ We Tried…They Lied… Player’s Unreasonable demands…We won’t be the United Statesheld to ransom etc etc…

Two Bob Barrow Boys owners… Cheapskates…

 

100% Texas.

[Takashi Miike]

It's becoming clearer now why Potter was given that longer deal, rather than the initial alleged six month trial . Keep your trap shut, don't make a sound about transfers and do as your told. All that "The Board couldn't have done more for me" bollocks in January. Only given that flash useless cսnt Ferguson, and nothing since. Suddenly we go from bidding 50m+ for Duran, to being skint. Openly telling your playing squad they're free to go. And all the whole the loyal glove puppet cunts like Whetstone, Ex, Steinberg, Etc continuing to wind up the masses for the benefit of that 4ft shitbag & his tory peer accomplice
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[stubbo]

Duran rumours will help appease fans as we try to ramp up season ticket sales while not spending a bean and pleading poverty while we wait for clubs to meet our unrealistic fees on “for sale”  players. Another 4-6 weeks before any action at best. All points to a bunch of last minute transfer deals after the season has kicked off, Potter and Macaulay targets conveniently missed and Sullivan being the master “gatekeeper” and filling the gaps with freebies, loans and bargain deals via his network of “trusted” ( cough) agents. 

Let's call it what it is...Sullivan filling his bank account with Club funds from kickbacks through dealing with agents he has a personally beneficial relationship with (allegedly...my lawyers have instructed SWT).

[Texas Iron]

Typical smoke and mirrors from The Dwarf and his cronies…

Wont believe anything unless signed…

We all know how it goes…

“ We Tried…They Lied… Player’s Unreasonable demands…We won’t be the United Statesheld to ransom etc etc…

Two Bob Barrow Boys owners… Cheapskates…







 

[Sir Alf]

Duran rumours will help appease fans as we try to ramp up season ticket sales while not spending a bean and pleading poverty while we wait for clubs to meet our unrealistic fees on “for sale”  players. Another 4-6 weeks before any action at best. All points to a bunch of last minute transfer deals after the season has kicked off, Potter and Macaulay targets conveniently missed and Sullivan being the master “gatekeeper” and filling the gaps with freebies, loans and bargain deals via his network of “trusted” ( cough) agents. 

[Steady]

Jhon Duran on loan rumours doing the rounds, swap deal for Kudus anyone!!

[Vexed]

I don't particularly want Brownhill either, but any comparison needs to look at career trajectory. 1 goal in 15 for Ward-Prowse last year and he's got progressively less productive since 2021-22. For your historical stats to stand up you'd need to see a significant improvement next season and I for one ain't hopeful 

Ward-Prowse shouldn't have been loaned out last season by Lopetegui, Steidten or whether it was a joint decision, as the season before last he produced decent results in his debut season for us.

Prem League - 7 G 7 A
Europa League - 4 A
18 Goals made altogether 

Helped us reach 9th in the Prem as well as the Europa Quarters losing to Leverkusen. Brownhill has never made such an impact at that level and I'm not hopeful he'll get near what Ward-Prowse produced. 

I don't even strongly dislike Brownhill, he seems like an honest hard working OK squad player. I'm more angry with the Club resorting to basement deals for average players because we are run like a 2bob amateur Club at times by Sullivan. 

That all being said should he likely rock up I hope he can take his decent form from the Championship and continue in much the same vein. Looking at his career though he'll be bucking a trend to achieve it.

Well you can lead a horse to water but you can't stop him blubbing incessantly at the beginning of June. If you're this upset now you're gonna need to strap in, cos it's going to be a long summer for you. 

I'm not sure you're cut out for this. 

[onsideman]

Yeah, it shouldn't really be a discussion as to which of the two might be better for us. I'd love us to be aiming higher then both of them, but I don't particularly rate Ward-Prowse and I don't like his age profile

[Massive Attack]

I don't particularly want Brownhill either, but any comparison needs to look at career trajectory. 1 goal in 15 for Ward-Prowse last year and he's got progressively less productive since 2021-22. For your historical stats to stand up you'd need to see a significant improvement next season and I for one ain't hopeful 

Ward-Prowse shouldn't have been loaned out last season by Lopetegui, Steidten or whether it was a joint decision, as the season before last he produced decent results in his debut season for us.

Prem League - 7 G 7 A
Europa League - 4 A
18 Goals made altogether 

Helped us reach 9th in the Prem as well as the Europa Quarters losing to Leverkusen. Brownhill has never made such an impact at that level and I'm not hopeful he'll get near what Ward-Prowse produced. 

I don't even strongly dislike Brownhill, he seems like an honest hard working OK squad player. I'm more angry with the Club resorting to basement deals for average players because we are run like a 2bob amateur Club at times by Sullivan. 

That all being said should he likely rock up I hope he can take his decent form from the Championship and continue in much the same vein. Looking at his career though he'll be bucking a trend to achieve it.

[onsideman]

I don't particularly want Brownhill either, but any comparison needs to look at career trajectory. 1 goal in 15 for Ward-Prowse last year and he's got progressively less productive since 2021-22. For your historical stats to stand up you'd need to see a significant improvement next season and I for one ain't hopeful 

[Massive Attack]

Vexed 

There's really no comparison. As I posted the other day 1 of them pisses all over the others ability to both score and make goals for others. And with that in mind I know who'd I'd sooner have here out the two.

Prem records -

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

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

18 goals (15 without pens)? All in the Championship which of course isn't the level of the Premier League where he's produced very little.

No coincidence either that Ward-Prowse was a part of Teams last season that won at Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd and drew at Chelsea. 

You're more than welcome to lap up Brownhills ability in the Championship though.
 

[Lee Trundle]

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. 

 

Dont get me wrong, I'm not excited by Brownhill but can at least see through the tears enough to notice that while JWP is tidy, he doesn't really score many goals, doesn't really get up and down or put his foot in but he is undoubtedly a good egg. Soucek, scores goals for sure, will put his foot in but can't get up and down for shit. Brownhill can score, can get stuck in, get up and down, wants to be at the club. Fills a gap we don't have from the bench.

We're desperately shopping JWP and Alvarez (no goal threat, can't get up and down, will stick his foot in, thinks he's too good for us) around to whoever is stupid enough to take them. Soucek will be allowed to leave by the idiot Potter when Moyes offers a tenner for him. There's plenty of room to fill in that midfield. Brownhill is effectively the replacement for Irving who will also get shopped around this summer. Clearly an upgrade. 

cսnt scored 18 goals last season. If his name was Carlos Wanquez from Deportivo Spickorado you'd be all over it. 

Yeah the window is not looking too promising but getting all tearful over a relatively shrewd signing in the context of the mega rebuild we have on our hands must be fucking tiring. Do better you cսnt. 

Brownhill can score?

JWP - 404 Prem appearances, 57 goals
Brownhill - 101 Prem appearances, 6 goals

[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. 

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. 

 

Dont get me wrong, I'm not excited by Brownhill but can at least see through the tears enough to notice that while JWP is tidy, he doesn't really score many goals, doesn't really get up and down or put his foot in but he is undoubtedly a good egg. Soucek, scores goals for sure, will put his foot in but can't get up and down for shit. Brownhill can score, can get stuck in, get up and down, wants to be at the club. Fills a gap we don't have from the bench.

We're desperately shopping JWP and Alvarez (no goal threat, can't get up and down, will stick his foot in, thinks he's too good for us) around to whoever is stupid enough to take them. Soucek will be allowed to leave by the idiot Potter when Moyes offers a tenner for him. There's plenty of room to fill in that midfield. Brownhill is effectively the replacement for Irving who will also get shopped around this summer. Clearly an upgrade. 

cսnt scored 18 goals last season. If his name was Carlos Wanquez from Deportivo Spickorado you'd be all over it. 

Yeah the window is not looking too promising but getting all tearful over a relatively shrewd signing in the context of the mega rebuild we have on our hands must be fucking tiring. Do better you cսnt. 

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[twoleftfeet]

Brighton just spent £30m on an 18 year old Greek international.

Have we signed Brownhill yet?

[Sir Alf]

Agree 100% AdsIron.  That is how it will play out. Not hard to predict really as it just takes a look back over the last 15 years under Sullivan.  I have never doubted he wants success for West Ham and with the extra revenue from Euro campaigns he did allow some decent money to be spent. But it was invested so poorly and he is just not any good at running a club from a footballing perspective .  We are arguably right back to where we started before the spending spree under Pellegrini.  A bare bones squad, many over paid, older players, relegation strugglers with restricted finances now even worse as we have recruited and spent money so poorly. Why?  Because there has never had a coherent, joined up plan for the football club, just knee jerk responses year on year.  Sullivan's personality or psychology is part of the problem of course, he has always strived for appreciation as some kind of saviour,  to satisfy a huge ego etc.. ( compensating for small stature possibly)  and narcissistic tendency to believe he knows better than professional people in football when it comes to identifying players, conducting transfer business etc.  

I cannot see any transfer activity happening until its too late in August and as AdsIron says, Potter and Macaulay's primary targets not being secured and us settling for loans, freebies etc that are positioned as shrewd investments.

[RBshorty]

Jhon Duran could be loaned out for next season.!

Sullivan will be wanking himself silly with this news.

[honky cat]

FauxstralianSaid most likely might be McKenna from Ipswich … who he said JUST GOT RELEGATED 

They were only ever going to be relegated, but i thought they gave it a go. A few 3-2 defeats, scoring draws. Even when we beat them 4-1 they made a game of it first half. Lost a couple of decent players through injury. I woudn't write him off.