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

[Maverick180180]

This club baffles the fuck out of me 
all we seem to be linked with at the moment is defenders,
while I can admit our defence is pretty poor, the biggest issue we have lies with our central midfield and need of a striker
Why on Earth for the third season in a row are these issues not a priority?

[onsideman]

Yes... that works for 23-24 Kudus, 22-24 Paqueta and Champions League Fullkrug. Now? Not so sure

[El Scorchio]

I'd say that Paq, Kudus, Fullkrug and (let's say Bowen) are like the icing on the cake or the decorations on the christmas tree. They look great and work well when they sit atop a well made cake or a sturdy tree. Problem for us is that we completely lack the cake or the tree to place them on. They are a castle standing on sand because there's simply not a solid spine of a team to make good use of them. We don't have good CBs or CDMs to provide the platform for them to perform. They do need that. They would all look better, for us, if we had some decent players backing them up. That's our problem, we absolutely don't.

This is why people look at our team sheet and scratch their heads as to why we are where we are, just noticing those names. Not the almost uniformly poor rest of the side, barring only 1-2 players.

[onsideman]

And on Kudus, stubbo... of the 4 teams you've mentioned only one has bid. It seems Newcastle are buying Elanga, Arsenal are buying Madueke and  Chelsea re buying Gittens

[onsideman]

Frankly I'd be perfectly happy to keep Kudus, Paqueta, and Alvarez. 

Id take much greater pleasure in the removal of Potter.

These are players that if they leave, we will almost certainly buy inferior replacements.

It's a damning indictment on Potter than Moyes could get a pretty consistent tune out of them, but Potter can't.

We need a striker of course as we can't rely on Fullkrug the whole season. But front line options of Fullkrug, (Striker), Bowen, Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville, Guilherme is an embarrassment of riches for a club in our position.

The issue is the manager failing to set the team up to play to the strength of this quality set of players, that almost any team in the league outside the top 4 would be fucking delighted to have on their books.

On Kudus...for fucks sake....Spurs, Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea....all credited with having a notable interest. All Clubs we are MILES away from competing with. Some how he's good enough for them, but not for us?

Wake up...the cunts in charge at our place are pulling a fast one convincing us that out best players are the problem and we need to sell them in order to get in some cheap punts from The Czech and Danish leagues.

Who's the bigger problems? That list of players....or Sullivan, Brady and Potter?

Yet our fans seem collectively for us to be baying to get shot of these high calibre footballers.

 

Kudus doesn't want to be here and was awful for Lopetegui AND Potter
Paqueta hasn't played well for over a year and may be banned
Alvarez is too slow for the Premier League
I'm sorry but I think you're delusional

Someone said earlier on this thread that our squad is better than Palace, Bournemouth and Fulham and I challenged them to state which of ours would be guaranteed starters for all of them. No response.

Our problem runs deeper than Potter

[stubbo-admin]

Frankly I'd be perfectly happy to keep Kudus, Paqueta, and Alvarez. 

Id take much greater pleasure in the removal of Potter.

These are players that if they leave, we will almost certainly buy inferior replacements.

It's a damning indictment on Potter than Moyes could get a pretty consistent tune out of them, but Potter can't.

We need a striker of course as we can't rely on Fullkrug the whole season. But front line options of Fullkrug, (Striker), Bowen, Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville, Guilherme is an embarrassment of riches for a club in our position.

The issue is the manager failing to set the team up to play to the strength of this quality set of players, that almost any team in the league outside the top 4 would be fucking delighted to have on their books.

On Kudus...for fucks sake....Spurs, Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea....all credited with having a notable interest. All Clubs we are MILES away from competing with. Some how he's good enough for them, but not for us?

Wake up...the cunts in charge at our place are pulling a fast one convincing us that out best players are the problem and we need to sell them in order to get in some cheap punts from The Czech and Danish leagues.

Who's the bigger problems? That list of players....or Sullivan, Brady and Potter?

Yet our fans seem collectively for us to be baying to get shot of these high calibre footballers.
 

[SUM A DING WONG]

I agree with what all of you have  been saying, with regards to our board and it’s absolute incompetence.

But, with regards to Kudus, I have it on very good authority that he has been living on a housing complex in Waltham Abbey, the whole time he’s been with us.

I wouldn’t mind betting he’s been eyeing a move to Tottenham or Arsenal since day 1.

[RBshorty]

We ain't going anywhere as a club. And unfortunately neither are the owners. So cunting off players. Who may go or stay is ridiculous. Because if any of us had these owners as your boss. We would all be looking for the exit. 

[El Scorchio]

Sullivan offered his nuts up to Levy on a golden platter. And presented him with a solid gold nutcracker. Completely shot himself in the foot and outwitted himself on this one.

If you will hawk the player around openly while at the same time shouting you're desperate to sell as you can't buy anyone until you do, then what do you expect. What a fucking genius.

[goose]

Not to mention all the normal "I want to go there" bullshit that the club are using to make it look like he's being a cսnt when really it's just the usual cսnt doing the cunting 

Exactly.

Sullivan will paint Kudus as the villain when really it’s the midget pulling his usual shit.

[fraser]

Not to mention all the normal "I want to go there" bullshit that the club are using to make it look like he's being a cսnt when really it's just the usual cսnt doing the cunting 

[goose]

I don’t blame Kudus, the club have told the whole world that we need to sell him to raise funds. He wants to stay in the PL no matter how much we try and push him
to Saudi.

Levy has us by the nuts. It’s just another indication of how poorly the club is run.

 

[Eerie Decent]

Forest were ridiculed on here for their transfer strategy,  Them and Villa so close to relegation and look at them both now. We had a massive chance to kick on but between Sullivan and Moyes we weren't brave enough to take it. 

It makes me feel sick knowing we paid £40m for Kilman only to see Milenkovic, who is a far, far better player, move at a fraction of that price to them.

Im gonna say it, by the end of this coming season, everyone will be aware that Mavropanos is better than Killman.

It's as low as a bar can get admittedly.

[SUM A DING WONG]

Why the fuck are West Ham supporters, discussing some sulky shitcunt of a player,on the merits of whether or not, he is better off going to either one of those dirty stinking shitcunt clubs.

Fucking hell - this place really has turned into KUMB.

It was an absolute fucking disgrace last season,  with regards to  the manner in which we sold our best player in a couple of generations to that other shitcunt club in North London.

As a club, we're now more than likely, going to match or surpass that.

It just shows the complete and utter contempt the board has for our support - no fucking change there.

We're a fucking joke of a club - and judging by the comments i see across  social media sites, so are a lot of our 'fans'.

[onsideman]

Forest were ridiculed on here for their transfer strategy,  Them and Villa so close to relegation and look at them both now. We had a massive chance to kick on but between Sullivan and Moyes we weren't brave enough to take it. 

It makes me feel sick knowing we paid £40m for Kilman only to see Milenkovic, who is a far, far better player, move at a fraction of that price to them.

Especially given that, anecdotally at least, we were linked with him for a long time before Forest and long before Lopetegui persuaded Sullivan to break the bank for a defender that seemingly no one else was chasing

[El Scorchio]

Yes, I think the only positive would be Madueke going to Arsenal might reignite Chelsea's appetite- if it happens. Kudus would need his head examined if he just dismissed them in favour of spurs.

The only thing is that (unlikely though it seems) Kudus might be intelligent enough to realise that, at 24, for his long term career, opting for a club whose manager plays a style that suits him is more important than just going to the biggest club, especially if both clubs are in the Champions League.

Thomas Frank likes direct play with overlapping full backs and the wide forwards cutting inside, which is ideal for Kudus. Maresca on the other hand likes lots of possession, inverted full backs and the wingers staying high and wide, which doesn't suit Kudus anywhere near as much. To be honest, he'd be a mug if he didn't do his utmost to join Spurs. Hopefully he is.

True. You can see how he'd have been a huge asset for the type of football Brentford played under him. I'm just annoyed he wasn't greedy enough to just go to Saudi for a stupid fee.

[El Scorchio]

With the ridiculous value to be found all over the place- seemingly- by numerous other teams, the Kilman deal just looks worse and worse as time goes on. 40 million. 100k a week. 7 years. We're not shifting him for the duration of that when he's 34, and he'd be mad to move unless he's desperate to play first team football but for a huge pay cut. How many of these shithouse deals has Sullivan tied us into over the years? Just like living on loans secured against future income year to year, it's all hand to mouth and there's just zero long term thinking. It would be so fucking easy to change as well. There's literal evidence of about 5-6 teams in the same division who manage it with a lot less resource than us. We're stalled while others are streaking past us.

Forest did look like a target for ridicule two years ago with their 'sling everything at the wall and see what sticks' philosophy and staying up by the skin of their teeth, and yes it could easily have gone wrong but it's worked out for them and they look fairly upwardly mobile and sustainable now, even if they regress and finish mid table. They are still streets ahead of us at this point.

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Yes, I think the only positive would be Madueke going to Arsenal might reignite Chelsea's appetite- if it happens. Kudus would need his head examined if he just dismissed them in favour of spurs.

The only thing is that (unlikely though it seems) Kudus might be intelligent enough to realise that, at 24, for his long term career, opting for a club whose manager plays a style that suits him is more important than just going to the biggest club, especially if both clubs are in the Champions League.

Thomas Frank likes direct play with overlapping full backs and the wide forwards cutting inside, which is ideal for Kudus. Maresca on the other hand likes lots of possession, inverted full backs and the wingers staying high and wide, which doesn't suit Kudus anywhere near as much. To be honest, he'd be a mug if he didn't do his utmost to join Spurs. Hopefully he is.

[Sir Alf]

The “Sullivan Effect” in full force. About 3-4 weeks before we see last ditch moves via trusted agents.  He only has a month to keep getting the optics right and look like we really “ tried” but ultimately fail getting Macaulay and Potter’s preferred targets.  So expect the noise of bids ( too low, silly terms, refusal to pay unknown agents leading to transfer collapses etc )  over the next 3 or so weeks.

Can someone list the players on the books of Salthouse, Silkman, Mackay and any other known agent sychophant, mates of Sully.  Callum Wilson the obvious one? 

[Lee Trundle]

Forest were ridiculed on here for their transfer strategy,  Them and Villa so close to relegation and look at them both now. We had a massive chance to kick on but between Sullivan and Moyes we weren't brave enough to take it. 

It makes me feel sick knowing we paid £40m for Kilman only to see Milenkovic, who is a far, far better player, move at a fraction of that price to them.

[fraser]

Forest were ridiculed on here for their transfer strategy,  Them and Villa so close to relegation and look at them both now. We had a massive chance to kick on but between Sullivan and Moyes we weren't brave enough to take it. 

[Lee Trundle]

Shame that Elanga going to Newcastle definitely puts them out of the running to make a Kudus bid. Expect Spurs to hold their ground now and wait for Sullivan to inevitably cave in to a lowball offer.

Yes, I think the only positive would be Madueke going to Arsenal might reignite Chelsea's appetite- if it happens. Kudus would need his head examined if he just dismissed them in favour of spurs.

Sullivan has to be prepared to be strong and play hardball over this with a longer term view and even tell the player he can't leave as the valuation hasn't been met (well played Brentford over Mbuemo), but as you say he won't, because he can't see or strategise past any current transfer window especially financially and will always grab at any money immediately rather than be patient or speculate to accumulate, to the detriment of the club both in terms of buying and selling. 

 

 

I agree regarding Brentford.  Sullivan is miles away from that level of intelligence though.

By the time he sells Kudus on the cheap to Spurs, most of Potter's targets would have been sold, I'd imagine.

[El Scorchio]

Forest another club putting us to shame and absolutely leapfrogging us in not only footballing terms but recruitment and strategy terms.

Buy Elanga for 16 mill, sell for 55 mill then immediately go after a promising PSV winger they've been tracking as a ready made, cheaper and younger replacement. That's the way to do it. Yeah it might fall apart for them next season but even they are making far more positive and forward thinking moves than us.

 

Depressing isn't it, trouble with us is we sometimes take a step in the right direction and immediately panic and revert to the same all boring default position because things didn't fall into place quick enough. I would 100% welcome relegation and all the risks involved with it if it meant getting rid of the board and hoping things will be different going forward

Too fucking right. I feel like we've stumbled blindly into a few good situations in the past 5-10 years and spectacularly blown it when the time came to consolidate, invest and grow. Complacency and impatience from the owner as well as going down foolish paths too often.

[El Scorchio]

Shame that Elanga going to Newcastle definitely puts them out of the running to make a Kudus bid. Expect Spurs to hold their ground now and wait for Sullivan to inevitably cave in to a lowball offer.

Yes, I think the only positive would be Madueke going to Arsenal might reignite Chelsea's appetite- if it happens. Kudus would need his head examined if he just dismissed them in favour of spurs.

Sullivan has to be prepared to be strong and play hardball over this with a longer term view and even tell the player he can't leave as the valuation hasn't been met (well played Brentford over Mbuemo), but as you say he won't, because he can't see or strategise past any current transfer window especially financially and will always grab at any money immediately rather than be patient or speculate to accumulate, to the detriment of the club both in terms of buying and selling. 

[Hammer I am]

Forest another club putting us to shame and absolutely leapfrogging us in not only footballing terms but recruitment and strategy terms.

Buy Elanga for 16 mill, sell for 55 mill then immediately go after a promising PSV winger they've been tracking as a ready made, cheaper and younger replacement. That's the way to do it. Yeah it might fall apart for them next season but even they are making far more positive and forward thinking moves than us.

 

 

Depressing isn't it, trouble with us is we sometimes take a step in the right direction and immediately panic and revert to the same all boring default position because things didn't fall into place quick enough. I would 100% welcome relegation and all the risks involved with it if it meant getting rid of the board and hoping things will be different going forward