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

[Mad Ferret]

he wants to play for a big club. 

He defo won’t be staying at West Ham then!

[twoleftfeet]

He won’t go to Spurs, he wants to play for a big club. 

[Keep dreaming]

I really couldn't give a fuck where he went. And why not Tottenham? They are after all a club with ambition.

 

[claypole]

I see the stooge Steinberg is muddying the water over psr, no doubt at the behest of our footballing genius chairman.

[Mad Ferret]

Yep, you just know Kudus will go to the next level with Spurs, especially with them in the CL.

Honestly wouldn’t surprise me seeing them lift another trophy next season.

[Lee Trundle]

I’d be sick if kudus goes to them yid cunts

Agreed.  You just know he'll go on to be far better than what they'll pay for him also.

[collyrob]

I’d be sick if kudus goes to them yid cunts

[Alan]

Sport Witness

West Ham bringing in Linus Kandolin – Confidence Swede on way to Hammers

West Ham United are set to bring IF Elfsborg goalkeeping coach Linus Kandolin to the club.

Sweden’s Fotbollskanalen report on the move and their title states: ‘West Ham buy Kandolin from Elfsborg’

The 34-year-old spent four years at Östersunds FK before leaving them to join Elfsborg in January 2019 as their goalkeeping coach. He’s maintained that role for more than six years and is now set to join West Ham.

Last September, the Swede extended his contract until the end of 2027. Therefore, the Hammers are now paying a fee to Elfsborg to secure his services, and the report makes no mention of any figures.

Kandolin played a key role in developing Hákon Valdimarsson, who was sold to Brentford for SEK 40m [€3.6m] in January 2024. With that transfer he became the most expensive goalkeeper to be sold from the Swedish league.

Alphonse Areola, Wes Foderingham and Łukasz Fabiański were the three goalkeepers at the Premier League club last season. West Ham have released Fabiański and it’s unclear whether they’ll sign a replacement.

Last season, the trio trained under Xavi Valero, who has been West Ham’s goalkeeping coach since 2018. His contract expires later today and Kandolin is set to replace him to be part of Graham Potter’s backroom staff.

[Alfs]

We'll have another confirmed in today. That Celtic lad.  Woo hoo, eat your heart out Slot!

[eusebiovic]

Another one here...

https://www.teamtalk.com/west-ham-unite ... s-imminent

PUTTING ON THE REITZ!!!

[Hello Mrs. Jones]

It's all gone a bit quiet on the hunt for a replacement for Doris the tea lady

[nychammer]

our one "Confirmed in" was already in

At least the "confirmed out" list is looking healthy likely with one or two names to be added. 

We better have one hell of a July lined up

[MaryMillingtonsGhost]

I see Calvert-Lewin is leaving the toffees as a free agent.
Sullivan presumably knocking one out on hearing the news.

[Adsiron]

I agree with your sentiments Sir Alf. I also think the £90m is smoke and mirrors just the same as all the signings we are being linked to. We will have sold someone by the time Potter gets a couple of players in and runs a small squad so that profits return...

A lack of season ticket sales might be the only thing that gets something moving as I hear they are not going well.

[Keep dreaming]

@Stubbo
Can I suggest the Rumoured In to be edited to include players likely to be bought, like a serious rumoured in section?

If yes, you can c/p this

Rumoured In
1. 

[Eerie Decent]

You haven't mentioned any of that before, Alf.

[Sir Alf]

Things progressing as expected by most of us. My opinion ( not worth much admittedly ) was that nothing much would happen until August ( player actually holding shirt on OS). 

The talk of 90 million being put in is, based on GSB history, a loan of some sort imo to overcome the cash flow shortage which is really what they mean. It will be paid back with interest to Sullivan, Kretinsky etc in future accounts and spread to ensure its not easy to see. 

There is no PSR issue. That was the first attempt at deception that got rumbled by media analysts like Kieran Maguire and The Athletic and then fans.

Equally though, sites like C&H are in full “wind up” mode as Imo they aint got a clue on Potter and Maguire’s priority targets. They are relentlessly putting out articles about other clubs getting ahead and grabbing our targets like this Diarra geezer that Sunderland just signed. He might well have been on our list but the articles ate click bait, nothing more, nothing less.

We need to get thru July and then get our dungarees or knickers on ready for the proper panic in August.

It might be a good thing if we sign an unknown from Europe etc like Brighton do. Although knowing us it will be a bunch of duds.

Nothing has changed as it stands. We remain as a primary candidate for relegation next season. 
 

[goose]

I'm fairly certain there is no PSR year. Calculations are based on club's three consecutive financial year accounts. It just so happens that for most the financial year ends on 30 June. West Ham, Liverpool and Arsenal close their accounts at the end of May.

There may well be some desperate measures in the next few days by any club about to close their accounts who have a potential breach e.g  Villa

Agreed it’s a 3 yr rolling view, but anyone on the limit for the year just closed will hold off until 1st July to book any incoming transfer.

[Keep dreaming]

90 mill cash injection from the owner normally is a good sign wasn't it from Sullivan.
Bet he wants 10% interest in that one..

Officially saying we are skint, you bet other clubs wants to come saving him. No of course not, that's why low ball (karma) bids are coming in towards Aguetd, Kudus or any other player he tries to offload.

This is not binding well. I'm not optimistic. Fuck Sullivan!

[John Drake]

I'm fairly certain there is no PSR year. Calculations are based on club's three consecutive financial year accounts. It just so happens that for most the financial year ends on 30 June. West Ham, Liverpool and Arsenal close their accounts at the end of May.

There may well be some desperate measures in the next few days by any club about to close their accounts who have a potential breach e.g  Villa

[goose]

PSR year starts on 1st July so I’m sure things will speed up after that. 

[John Drake]

If being proved wrong is your criteria for happiness Sydney, then I expect you are happy most of the time.

[Sydney_Iron]

*Sticks head in thread for weekly peruse!

Still nothing concrete really. Still reckon we need and wait until early August before we buy anyone of first 11 calibre as 1, We will be hoping low ball offers may be considered by then, 2, The big clubs will hopefully be more or less done and we can feed on the scraps they left or pick up those they are willing to offload or are unwanted by them.

Not much to look forward to right now, happy to be proved wrong

[ironsofcanada]

Haven’t seen it elsewhere on here but was reading Wolves & ourselves are looking at Ivory Coast Nice forward Evann Guessand who turns 24 on July 1
Seems we looked in January but they were trying to qualify for Europe 
Nice want £25m

If it's just 25 mill, I'd be all over that.

Just saw him in an international friendly (chippy game to be fair) and there is a Canadian in Nice's backline, so I have watched a number of their games last season.  

Somewhat Antonio unpolished but pace and power and amazing feet, and can play across the front.


Biased but I would take Moise Bombito as well.  Scary pace and a late bloomer at centre back.

[El Scorchio]

Sounds like going after the right player but at a Fuckjng daft time that makes no financial sense to us.