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

[Ron Eff]

People shouldn’t complain about how sterile the London Stadium has made us when they make excuses for wankers who leave for Spurs. 

Says the bloke who an hour ago was making excuses for Scott Parker leaving for Spurs.

You have to laugh.

Did I? Just said he did more for our club than Kudus when he just about carried us for three season during a period far, far darker than we’re in now. 

You don’t think that’s true?

You have to laugh. 

[THUNDERCLINT]

Sorry but if he didn't down tools and got frustrated how does that make him a festering cսnt? 

 

 

There's a bunch of ways to handle frustration and disappointment, one of which is lamping your boss and larping your favourite Royal Rumble moments against Spurs, personality I'd handle frustration and disappointment differently but i'm not a massive festering cսnt.

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

People shouldn’t complain about how sterile the London Stadium has made us when they make excuses for wankers who leave for Spurs. 

Says the bloke who an hour ago was making excuses for Scott Parker leaving for Spurs.

You have to laugh.

[fraser]

All these clubs selling their best players unfortunately unlike us the majority of them have good contingency plans. 

[Mad Ferret]

I was listening to TalkSport yesterday, and Textor was saying that Palace turned down Lopetegui for Glasner when they employed him.

It's tragic that they're a much better ran club than us.

So well run that they're being booted out of the Europa League.

Can tell you're from Surrey with your love for Chelsea and Palace.

[Ron Eff]

You keep saying this happened I saw no evidence of it.. How do you know this?

Also didn't he contribute massively while playing in that position the season before. 

 

As much evidence as you have that they were the only club interested I suppose. Sounds like he also put in a transfer request, but you probably deny that, too?

Are you suggesting he didn’t have a fall out with Lopetegui and then act a cսnt last season, including getting himself banned for six games for petulant behaviour at his new employers?

Not sure what evidence you have about his character to think he hasn’t pushed for this move. Everything points to him being a huge cսnt. 

Yeah cause I'm sure all the other bids that were made were kept secret and out of the media... 

Oh and half the team at least fell out with floppy.. 

That's a lot of words to answer how do you know this, a simple 'I don't it's my guess' would have sufficed, 

I'll await the next thing shit this cսnt of a chairman does and see if any of you who think it isn't him blame him, I suppose it all depends on your opinion of the player.

So what if he put in a transfer request after we gave them permission to speak to him, that just means we got to sell him because we didn't have to pay him anything... Which suited us because we needed to sell him 

 

 

Ok mate. I’ve not said Sullivan isn’t to blame. I’ve questioned why we have so many soppy fans prepared to exonerate Kudus, when absolutely everything, including him and his wanky new club referencing it in his signing VT (whatever you think the authenticity of that is), points to the fact he made clear he wanted to sign for our bitter rivals. I’ve equally criticised Sullivan for doing business with them, but to lay no criticism on the player is baffling. 

Anyway, we’re going in circles. People shouldn’t complain about how sterile the London Stadium has made us when they make excuses for wankers who leave for Spurs. (Generically speaking, I have no idea if you’re one of them). 

[Lee Trundle]

I was listening to TalkSport yesterday, and Textor was saying that Palace turned down Lopetegui for Glasner when they employed him.

It's tragic that they're a much better ran club than us.

[Fauxstralian]

Jordan Henderson 35 signing a 2 year deal at Brentford

Is that story of Spurs wanting Wharton of Palace true?
Good player & if he & Eze leave Palace will be sinking as well as being kicked out of the Europa
Wouldnt say no to Glasner if he is suitably pissed off

[fraser]

Sorry but if he didn't down tools and got frustrated how does that make him a festering cսnt? 

[THUNDERCLINT]

Kudus proved himself a massive festering cսnt long before this transfer saga.

He's good at what he does but he's a flat track bully not particularly bright or blessed with a high football IQ which is why he couldn't adapt when teams figured him out.

He didn't down tools he got frustrated because it turned out he wasn't as good as he thought he was and he was powerless to change that.

Frank will get a tune out of him if the system he employs creates space for him but if teams can still double up on him he'll flop.

I can't see him as more than an squad player used to rest the better right wingers  (they have two) or a as last 30 min sub trying to use his pace to stretch games.

With Wharton and MGW joining he won't play as an 8 or 10 and he's shit as a 9.

Farmed out on loan within 2 years.

[bell]

Why are people still taking to the yid? Just click on his name and add him to ignore list 

[fraser]

fraser,

Just stop making excuses mate. It's embarrassing.

Making excuses for the player? 

Nope I'm condemning the cause of it all 

"need to sell before we buy" 

Sell our player it was caused by him.. 

There's an easy to follow time line here, even for those that are a bit slow... 

​​​​​​Someone who loves to mug the fan base off and is only interested in his own gains, if you're gullible enough to fsll for it all so be it.. 

I don't know why you want to get sucked into an argument with mr Kappa. That's what he's angling for. Probably having a wank over the attention.

Yep, and I don't normally... 

[El Scorchio]

fraser,

Just stop making excuses mate. It's embarrassing.

Making excuses for the player? 

Nope I'm condemning the cause of it all 

"need to sell before we buy" 

Sell our player it was caused by him.. 

There's an easy to follow time line here, even for those that are a bit slow... 

​​​​​​Someone who loves to mug the fan base off and is only interested in his own gains, if you're gullible enough to fsll for it all so be it.. 

I don't know why you want to get sucked into an argument with mr Kappa. That's what he's angling for. Probably having a wank over the attention.

[fraser]

fraser,

Just stop making excuses mate. It's embarrassing.

Making excuses for the player? 

Nope I'm condemning the cause of it all 

"need to sell before we buy" 

Sell our player it was caused by him.. 

There's an easy to follow time line here, even for those that are a bit slow... 

​​​​​​Someone who loves to mug the fan base off and is only interested in his own gains, if you're gullible enough to fsll for it all so be it.. 

[fraser]

Bloke kicks up a fuss about playing in a non favoured position because we have better in his preferred, almost downs tools, then agitates for a move to Spurs. Not his fault though, he’s just ambitious and everyone else is to blame. 

You keep saying this happened I saw no evidence of it.. How do you know this?

Also didn't he contribute massively while playing in that position the season before. 

 

As much evidence as you have that they were the only club interested I suppose. Sounds like he also put in a transfer request, but you probably deny that, too?

Are you suggesting he didn’t have a fall out with Lopetegui and then act a cսnt last season, including getting himself banned for six games for petulant behaviour at his new employers?

Not sure what evidence you have about his character to think he hasn’t pushed for this move. Everything points to him being a huge cսnt. 

Yeah cause I'm sure all the other bids that were made were kept secret and out of the media... 

Oh and half the team at least fell out with floppy.. 

That's a lot of words to answer how do you know this, a simple 'I don't it's my guess' would have sufficed, 

I'll await the next thing shit this cսnt of a chairman does and see if any of you who think it isn't him blame him, I suppose it all depends on your opinion of the player.

So what if he put in a transfer request after we gave them permission to speak to him, that just means we got to sell him because we didn't have to pay him anything... Which suited us because we needed to sell him 

[Ron Eff]

Bloke kicks up a fuss about playing in a non favoured position because we have better in his preferred, almost downs tools, then agitates for a move to Spurs. Not his fault though, he’s just ambitious and everyone else is to blame. 

You keep saying this happened I saw no evidence of it.. How do you know this?

Also didn't he contribute massively while playing in that position the season before. 

 

 

As much evidence as you have that they were the only club interested I suppose. Sounds like he also put in a transfer request, but you probably deny that, too?

Are you suggesting he didn’t have a fall out with Lopetegui and then act a cսnt last season, including getting himself banned for six games for petulant behaviour at his new employers?

Not sure what evidence you have about his character to think he hasn’t pushed for this move. Everything points to him being a huge cսnt. 

[Mad Ferret]

fraser,

Just stop making excuses mate. It's embarrassing.

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Laughable apologies being made for Kudus.

Feels like a lot wish him well. 

I get everyone hates Sullivan, but fuck we’ve turned soft. 
 

Haven't read anyone say they wish Kudus well. Most, including me, have said they hope he's a dismal failure at Spurs. No one's said they're going to clap him on his return either. It's pretty telling that it's the likes of twoleftfeet and Mad Ferret who have it in for him though.

[threesixty]

"Have we ever had a season in recent memory where expectations were rock bottom and we had a blinder (relatively) because I can't think of any? I'm really clutching to a ray of hope here because it's happened plenty of times the other way round."

Moyes's first full season? Went from finishing 16th the previous season, to 6th.

 

 

I could see in the last set of games that season Moyes had solved a lot of problems and we were looking pretty good tbh
We took the form the end of that season into the next. That’s why we were so strong that year. 

Which is exactly why I’m so worried about this season. After watching football for so many years now it’s obvious to me that you take your form from the end of the last season into the next one. The pre-season thing seems like utter bollocks to me. The idea that you can give a coach “his own” players and a pre-season and that’s what they need to be successful is rubbish. 

what they need is full competitive games! That’s when you learn the most about your team and the league and what to do. 
the thing with Potter is that he’s had 6 fucking months of competitive football! No one gets that much time to practise and work out how to fix a team. It’s an eternity in football terms. 

he was saved by loppys far better record in the 1st half of the season (which sounds mad) and spurs / Man U (so called big 6 teams) performing equally badly (at least spurs had an excuse). 

so I’m totally worried about the next season. Nothing looks good. The only hope we have is that somehow by magic they unearth a Payet level player that drags everyone up a notch. But from a coaching point of view, I see nothing. 

[fraser]

He was late to training twice recently btw.

Still, all Sully's fault.

 

 

Was you there then? 

It's amazing how much bullshit comes out about our players and club, and most accept its that till a bit of confirmation bias comes in then they're happy to believe it.. 

Besides everyone in Romford is late for everything at the moment the roads are all fucked. 

[Lee Trundle]

I reckon if it was obvious that the owner of the company I worked for, and my boss, didn't want me around, then I'd look to move away and not really be fucked about coming into work also.

[Mad Ferret]

He was late to training twice recently btw.

Still, all Sully's fault.

[fraser]

Bloke kicks up a fuss about playing in a non favoured position because we have better in his preferred, almost downs tools, then agitates for a move to Spurs. Not his fault though, he’s just ambitious and everyone else is to blame. 

You keep saying this happened I saw no evidence of it.. How do you know this?

Also didn't he contribute massively while playing in that position the season before. 

[Ron Eff]

Laughable apologies being made for Kudus.

Feels like a lot wish him well. 

I get everyone hates Sullivan, but fuck we’ve turned soft. 

Bloke kicks up a fuss about playing in a non favoured position because we have better in his preferred, almost downs tools, then agitates for a move to Spurs. Not his fault though, he’s just ambitious and everyone else is to blame. 

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

We probably would have been relegated without the break... But not sure you can say the next season was due to it 

The lockdown had a huge impact on results, especially regarding home advantage. For the first time us not being in a proper football stadium wasn't a hindrance, whereas the lack of crowds made things worse for other teams. It also impacted training and how players were used on the pitch. There was much less pressing and counter pressing from all teams, which suited us.

The players were naturally full of confidence going into the following season but within a couple of months of the lockdown being over everything was back to normal and we were mostly shit again.