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

[Texas Iron]

WOT…NO STRIKERS…? ?  ?

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

I don’t mind the KWP transfer. We need more English players. He’s better than Coufal.

We really need to sort our CB’s though, as that was the reason our defence let in so many goals. If Kilman continues to be a regular, nothing will change.

[Fauxstralian]

Read we are interested in the 21yo Southampton midfielder Mateus Fernandes 
Id include JWP in a deal for him

[fraser]

How can you include a player in a free transfer? 

[El Scorchio]

Just read he's scored 6 goals in 202 appearances for the Saints. Which probably means he can play up front for us as well- similar goals to games ratio as most of the strikers we seem to sign

[pulhampete]

We've signed far worse players than KWP, for a lot more money and wages.

Whether he's a squad player or first choice, its not going to make or break our season. I would have been  happier if we could have included JWP as part of the deal and freed up some of his wages.
 

[honky cat]

Nick at C&B saying that he thinks KWP’s agent is Will Salthouse?  Is that true? 

 

No, it's not.

 

He"s the same agent as cole palmer and eze.
i think its decent business for a free, in a position that we need someone.
That Nick's a shit talker.
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[Lee Trundle]

Either that or Sullivan is back doing what he always does and overruling his managers...

That's surely got to be the most logical thing to me, seeing as he does it all the fucking time.

Anyway, a lot of people seem delighted with this signing regardless if it's a SULLY SPECIAL or not.

[Adsiron]

It'll be interesting to know Potter's change of heart on this transfer, considering it was reported he had turned him down a few days ago.

Me too. I hope that it isn't that Potter doesn't rate KWP.. Mind you it could simply be that KWP wanted too much money at first. A lot of clubs were reported as interested so perhaps his demands were too much.

Either that or Sullivan is back doing what he always does and overruling his managers...

[RBshorty]

It'll be interesting to know Potter's change of heart on this transfer, considering it was reported he had turned him down a few days ago.

Allocation of transfer funds is most logical. Arnau Martinez would have been £10-15 million more. For a back up player. It's a non brainer.

[Lee Trundle]

It'll be interesting to know Potter's change of heart on this transfer, considering it was reported he had turned him down a few days ago.

[twoleftfeet]

C & B just make shit up, it’s click bait same as his brothers site. They know as little or as much as we do.

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Nick at C&B saying that he thinks KWP’s agent is Will Salthouse?  Is that true? 
 

No, it's not.

[Sir Alf]

Nick at C&B saying that he thinks KWP’s agent is Will Salthouse?  Is that true? 

I like Nick’s “heart on a sleeve” videos even if, by his own admission, he doesnt get all his facts right

But back to KWP, while there is sense to the deal and gives cover and he’s decent, versatile, no fee, the real problem is not the player its the tact that it proves Sullivan still controlling everything. This is what will continue to undermine everything at West Ham. His ego or need for validation is relentless. He’s beaten or silenced the traditional fans with the move so no protests. We just got to outlive him.

Keep healthy lads coz people like Sullivan live until a 100

[Eerie Decent]

How many times have you seen that Martinez play, Russ?

I'm going to guess as many times as Sir Alf & eusebiovic.
 

[Russ of the BML]

Logistically KWP is a sound move.

It makes our full back positions probably the strongest in the squad with AWB, Diouf, Scarles and (apparently) soon to be announced KWP who can play both sides. And with AFCON looming we will need Scarles and KWP. 

£75k a week is alot for KWP. But he comes with no fee and we do have the wages available. And if, against all of my better judgement and sense, we are unbelievably having a half decent season by AFCON, he could be a very important player for us. 

Does make me laugh though, we have been linked with Arnau Martinez (RB at Girona) who is 22 and up and coming. Girona had agreed to sell for £13m and player wanted move yet we have procrastinated and now that move will be off. Sulli's backers will say its shrewd as its saved us £13m, but we all know the truth. 

The lad at Girona would be a far better signing, less wages plenty of top level match experience under his belt and ready to kick on. Plus decent resale value if he gets homesick and wants to return to Spain.

Which is highly unlikely because he's a northerner...that type of Spaniard can adapt like a fish to water over here...

Totally agree that Martinez would have been a better signing. Would've been a bolder and more dynamic signing. But, bold and dynamic are not two words that are generally linked to the dwarf's transfer policy. 

[Ron Eff]

"AWB could play on the right side of a back 3"

I keep seeing this suggestion.  He's never played there in his life from what I can gather.  I have no idea why people suddenly think this.

(you're not the only one Brenty)

Also I don't understand why anyone would want to put him there anyway, one of his biggest assets is bombing forward and assisting and popping up with the odd goal.

That’s weird, given this time last season all I read was that AWB was great defensively but offered nothing going forwards. 

He’s pretty good at both, it turned out. He can definitely play in a back three, such is his defensive ability. I’m sure he did at Man Utd from time to time but could be wrong. 

Nobody is saying he should be there every game, just that it’s an option, and that KWP is a sensible signing. 

[Eerie Decent]

There were a few of us that rated AWB.. 

Yeah probably was, just remember debating against a few.

[southbankbornnbred]

Probably his wages, 360. I doubt Besiktas were going to pay him £75k a week.

He's most likely a squad player in the way Ings and others were, so I won't linger on it. The team needs players in starting positions that are far more important, as people (including Eerie) have said.

We definitely need legs, and speed, in central midfield otherwise we'll be crab-crawling around next season.

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Some people will cream themselves about spending £20m on a 20 year old prospect they've never heard of from eastern Europe, then cry about getting an established PL player at his peak, who fills a lot of squad holes, on a free transfer.

I guess it's just a case of better the devil you don't know. If you've never heard of or seen the player there's always the hope that he's going to be great. Whereas with players they think they know, like AWB or Craig Dawson, people are unimpressed or even upset about their signing.

[BillyJenningsBoots]

Oh and his age? Well hes 6 months older than AWB!

 

The age thing for me is that he’s senior and should expect to be 1st team at his age rather than a backup. So just wondering how that fits in if he we’ve bought diop in as well. 

I suppose diop and Scarles are the junior players and KWP and AWB are the senior 1st team players here? (Assuming Emerson is going). that would make sense to me. 

Im still not sure if Potters plan is to play AWB as the right side of a three. Which means KWP will be first choice RWB.

Lets see what he does. I guess it depnds on his 3 Central defenders. Is Aguerd staying and playing?

[threesixty]

Oh and his age? Well hes 6 months older than AWB!

 

 

The age thing for me is that he’s senior and should expect to be 1st team at his age rather than a backup. So just wondering how that fits in if he we’ve bought diop in as well. 

I suppose diop and Scarles are the junior players and KWP and AWB are the senior 1st team players here? (Assuming Emerson is going). that would make sense to me. 

[fraser]

There were a few of us that rated AWB.. 

[southbankbornnbred]

Oh dear!

For the record, I jokingly told my mate that the only way Southampton would score would be through Flynn because he has West Ham blood. Then that it actually happened (Downes played well that day, IIRC). So sue me for laughing at the time.

[threesixty]

So I’m getting good going forward but shit defender vibes. 

I suppose Potter really wants to play a back 3 and doesn’t want his fullbacks being pinned back making last ditch tackles etc. 

I just think if he can’t sort out our central midfield problems it’s all going to go to mush anyways. No matter how attack minded you want to be with all that wingback stuff. So often it’s ended up as a back 5 in two banks as the better teams push us back and we have no midfield outlet to control the game. 

so I’m cautiously optimistic about KWP etc if we get a powerhouse CM in to get this team functioning properly. 
are we looking at any??