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

[ragingbull]

Wonder who scouted Magassa Sullivan or Macaulay?

[El Scorchio]

It's always a punt with these youngsters but nothing ventured nothing gained.

I'm sure the same was said by Brighton fans when they signed Caicedo, MacAllister, Cucurella, Baleba, Bissouma etc etc

Sometimes you just have to go for it.

Yes we do. I’m all for moves like this. It’s exactly the sort of player we should be going in for. Ideally we are spotting them a year or two sooner and spending less but this is a good positive move if it comes off. 

[Fauxstralian]

Hopefully this gets done but we still need two more midfielders 
Plus a centre half
And a striker under 33
Chop chop!

Who knows if he is good but is young & a bit of a unit who presumably can get around the pitch 

[fraser]

He plays at centre back too... 

[twoleftfeet]

Now get rid of Potts and JWP, and add Sangare and Brownhill.

Job’s a good’un.

[twoleftfeet]

It's always a punt with these youngsters but nothing ventured nothing gained.

I'm sure the same was said by Brighton fans when they signed Caicedo, MacAllister, Cucurella, Baleba, Bissouma etc etc

Sometimes you just have to go for it.

[Mad Ferret]

Now get rid of Potts and JWP, and add Sangare and Brownhill.

Job’s a good’un.

[stubbo-admin]

Controversial question maybe but is Magassa good? Never heard of him so intrigued to know what he's like. At least we're buying someone!

 

 

Here's his STATS: https://fbref.com/en/players/dfc5d4fa/S ... ou-Magassa

Compare that to: 

Alvarez: https://fbref.com/en/players/8b3ab7ad/Edson-Alvarez
JWP: https://fbref.com/en/players/3515d404/James-Ward-Prowse
Soucek: https://fbref.com/en/players/6613c819/Tomas-Soucek
Potts: https://fbref.com/en/players/86bf27f0/Freddie-Potts

He's seemingly an upgrade at 6 on all of the above.  I'd suggest Sangare looks better than he does, so getting both would be useful.

Sangare: https://fbref.com/en/players/bced0375/Ibrahim-Sangare

[ragingbull]

We got the obligatory 'here we go'' for Magassa.

[stubbo-admin]

Will he insert heart and bravery into any of our centre backs?

Ha....only if he gets deployed at CB.

[twoleftfeet]

Will he insert heart and bravery into any of our centre backs?

Hopefully they will watch him and realise you are allowed to jump when defending corners and tackles are permitted.

[stubbo-admin]

Talk that we're trying to get Ibrahim Sangare on loan with an option from Forest now too....someone we were pretty keen on previously.

No idea how he's done at Forest since he's been there, but don't think he's ever truly forced his way into their first choice XI.

Looking at his STATS looks a very similar player to Mougassa...all be it actually better in the passing stakes (but 27 so with a lower ceiling).

The two of them sure us up at defensive midfield...but we'd still need a ball carrier from midfield like Makau or Fernandes, to complement one of Sangare or Mougassa, and Paqueta.

A midfield of:

Paqueta - Sangare/Mougassa - Fernandes/Makau

Would start to at least look potentially functional.

Would also probably mean we could play a double pivot of:

Sangare - Mougassa and go 3-4-3 instead of 3-5-2.

None of this of course changes the fact that we'll be playing crab football, with Potter at the wheel....but maybe it will be enough to help us survive.

 

[Eerie Decent]

Will he insert heart and bravery into any of our centre backs?

[eusebiovic]

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West Ham and AS Monaco reach agreement for Soungoutou Magassa



West Ham United and AS Monaco have reached an agreement for the transfer of Soungoutou Magassa, according to Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna.

The versatile 21-year-old Frenchman has agreed to move to the London Stadium to join West Ham in a €20 million deal.

The Hammers will part with an initial €17m for Magassa, with the other €3m coming in add-ons.

French outlet L’Equipe have claimed the defensive midfielder, who also features at centre-back, will be signing a six-year contract to join West Ham.

Hammers manager Graham Potter has been crying out for a defensive midfielder all summer, and he will be hoping the France youth international is the answer.

West Ham lost 3-0 to Sunderland in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign before suffering a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea last weekend.

They are back in action tonight when they travel to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round of the League Cup.

West Ham travel to Nottingham Forest in their third Premier League fixture of the new campaign, and Potter will be desperate to head into the international break with all three points.

It is unclear whether a deal for Magassa can be completed in time for the weekend game, but West Ham need verve and steel in the middle of the park as soon as possible.

Tackling and ball interception are the young Frenchman’s strengths, and he brings decent experience to the table after playing almost 80 games as a professional.

West Ham have added Mads Hermansen, Callum Wilson, Kyle Walker-Peters and El Hadji Malick Diouf to their squad after signing Jean-Clair Todibo permanently, and they need more quality signings.

Magassa fits the bill despite his relatively cheap fee, and he will be eager to prove himself in the Premier League and force his way into the French senior national team.

Great another fucking DM, that'll add goals and excitement to the team,

Can someone tell cock piss aiming for 36 draws won't keep us up.

 

You aren't very bright are you. This is someone we need, someone who can sit in front of the back FOUR and offer protection as well as some much needed pace, aggression and power. This will then enable us to to play 2 more offensive midfielders so that we can start to create some chances for Fullkrug, Bowen, Wilson or Marshall. His addition, if it happens, frees us up. If we can also get another offensive midfielder in and maybe a CB, Charlie Cresswell, then we might have a chance to improve on our start this season.

 

 

He looks the part...hopefully a Cheyrou Kouyate type but with a bit more mobility and zip.

Interesting to observe that on the Transfermarkt website it says the agency representing him are "relatives" 

Has our diminutive owner burnt his bridges so often that aside from Salthouse the only people he can deal with are the family of any prospective target?

The mind boggles

https://www.transfermarkt.us/soungoutou ... rt/matches

[Massive Attack]

Controversial question maybe but is Magassa good? Never heard of him so intrigued to know what he's like. At least we're buying someone!

[Mad Ferret]

Another really good bit of business, I must say.

[Massive Attack]

Magassa is done on Twitter anyway.

 

Where's Brownhill?

Still locked away in the boot of the same Taxi used for Demba Ba.

[Vexed]

Alright, if we've signed Magassa this is more like it. Fits the type of player we need, good age, big physical bastard, can play a bit. Get him on the fucking euro tunnel, sling him a shirt and play him tonight! Next to JWP, natch. 

[Iron Duke]

Sounds like a good deal. But this is West Ham and all my optimism has worn away. I expect him to be either shit or get a career ending injury 

[Mad Dog]

Thunderclint

What do you mean "another" cdm

The only one weve got is Guido.  And hes shit.  I think potts is more of a pivot.  We need a ball winner with pace.

Ive no idea what this guy is like though, hopefully he'll be decent.  But I've little faith in out mob getting anything right at the moment

[twoleftfeet]

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West Ham and AS Monaco reach agreement for Soungoutou Magassa



West Ham United and AS Monaco have reached an agreement for the transfer of Soungoutou Magassa, according to Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna.

The versatile 21-year-old Frenchman has agreed to move to the London Stadium to join West Ham in a €20 million deal.

The Hammers will part with an initial €17m for Magassa, with the other €3m coming in add-ons.

French outlet L’Equipe have claimed the defensive midfielder, who also features at centre-back, will be signing a six-year contract to join West Ham.

Hammers manager Graham Potter has been crying out for a defensive midfielder all summer, and he will be hoping the France youth international is the answer.

West Ham lost 3-0 to Sunderland in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign before suffering a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea last weekend.

They are back in action tonight when they travel to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round of the League Cup.

West Ham travel to Nottingham Forest in their third Premier League fixture of the new campaign, and Potter will be desperate to head into the international break with all three points.

It is unclear whether a deal for Magassa can be completed in time for the weekend game, but West Ham need verve and steel in the middle of the park as soon as possible.

Tackling and ball interception are the young Frenchman’s strengths, and he brings decent experience to the table after playing almost 80 games as a professional.

West Ham have added Mads Hermansen, Callum Wilson, Kyle Walker-Peters and El Hadji Malick Diouf to their squad after signing Jean-Clair Todibo permanently, and they need more quality signings.

Magassa fits the bill despite his relatively cheap fee, and he will be eager to prove himself in the Premier League and force his way into the French senior national team.

Great another fucking DM, that'll add goals and excitement to the team,

Can someone tell cock piss aiming for 36 draws won't keep us up.

 

 

You aren't very bright are you. This is someone we need, someone who can sit in front of the back FOUR and offer protection as well as some much needed pace, aggression and power. This will then enable us to to play 2 more offensive midfielders so that we can start to create some chances for Fullkrug, Bowen, Wilson or Marshall. His addition, if it happens, frees us up. If we can also get another offensive midfielder in and maybe a CB, Charlie Cresswell, then we might have a chance to improve on our start this season.

[El Scorchio]

That’s a very good start if it goes through. EXACTLY what we need. A big strong ball winner who can get about the park. Now a number 8 please. 

[THUNDERCLINT]

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West Ham and AS Monaco reach agreement for Soungoutou Magassa



West Ham United and AS Monaco have reached an agreement for the transfer of Soungoutou Magassa, according to Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna.

The versatile 21-year-old Frenchman has agreed to move to the London Stadium to join West Ham in a €20 million deal.

The Hammers will part with an initial €17m for Magassa, with the other €3m coming in add-ons.

French outlet L’Equipe have claimed the defensive midfielder, who also features at centre-back, will be signing a six-year contract to join West Ham.

Hammers manager Graham Potter has been crying out for a defensive midfielder all summer, and he will be hoping the France youth international is the answer.

West Ham lost 3-0 to Sunderland in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign before suffering a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea last weekend.

They are back in action tonight when they travel to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round of the League Cup.

West Ham travel to Nottingham Forest in their third Premier League fixture of the new campaign, and Potter will be desperate to head into the international break with all three points.

It is unclear whether a deal for Magassa can be completed in time for the weekend game, but West Ham need verve and steel in the middle of the park as soon as possible.

Tackling and ball interception are the young Frenchman’s strengths, and he brings decent experience to the table after playing almost 80 games as a professional.

West Ham have added Mads Hermansen, Callum Wilson, Kyle Walker-Peters and El Hadji Malick Diouf to their squad after signing Jean-Clair Todibo permanently, and they need more quality signings.

Magassa fits the bill despite his relatively cheap fee, and he will be eager to prove himself in the Premier League and force his way into the French senior national team.

Great another fucking DM, that'll add goals and excitement to the team,

Can someone tell cock piss aiming for 36 draws won't keep us up.

[Sir Alf]

Looks great on YouTube so must be perfect?

Only guarantee is that we know he is quicker and stronger than JWP, Soucek and Guido. Mind you my nan is quicker than those 3 and she’s been dead for 30-40 years. 

[Alan]

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West Ham and AS Monaco reach agreement for Soungoutou Magassa



West Ham United and AS Monaco have reached an agreement for the transfer of Soungoutou Magassa, according to Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna.

The versatile 21-year-old Frenchman has agreed to move to the London Stadium to join West Ham in a €20 million deal.

The Hammers will part with an initial €17m for Magassa, with the other €3m coming in add-ons.

French outlet L’Equipe have claimed the defensive midfielder, who also features at centre-back, will be signing a six-year contract to join West Ham.

Hammers manager Graham Potter has been crying out for a defensive midfielder all summer, and he will be hoping the France youth international is the answer.

West Ham lost 3-0 to Sunderland in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign before suffering a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea last weekend.

They are back in action tonight when they travel to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round of the League Cup.

West Ham travel to Nottingham Forest in their third Premier League fixture of the new campaign, and Potter will be desperate to head into the international break with all three points.

It is unclear whether a deal for Magassa can be completed in time for the weekend game, but West Ham need verve and steel in the middle of the park as soon as possible.

Tackling and ball interception are the young Frenchman’s strengths, and he brings decent experience to the table after playing almost 80 games as a professional.

West Ham have added Mads Hermansen, Callum Wilson, Kyle Walker-Peters and El Hadji Malick Diouf to their squad after signing Jean-Clair Todibo permanently, and they need more quality signings.

Magassa fits the bill despite his relatively cheap fee, and he will be eager to prove himself in the Premier League and force his way into the French senior national team.