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

[Mike Oxsaw]

per C&H

"Confirming Paqueta’s refusal to play at Forest, the spokesman for West Ham’s board exclusively told Hammers.News: “Yes Paqueta and a few others want to bully their way out on the cheap"

a few as opposed to just the two?

If Paqueta is pissed off, the proper question is "What's pissed him off and why?"

Same things that pissed Payet off? Both were happy to come to West Ham on the promise/project they were sold.

Seems like someone is not holding up their end of that promise...again.

[Massive Attack]

"[We've stabilised things a lot]. The culture is better,  I think we’ve done a lot of good work in terms of the culture and the foundation of the group being better, [the togetherness of the Club is better]. There’s connection and commitment in this team."
- Potter 29/8/25

[nychammer]

per C&H

"Confirming Paqueta’s refusal to play at Forest, the spokesman for West Ham’s board exclusively told Hammers.News: “Yes Paqueta and a few others want to bully their way out on the cheap"

a few as opposed to just the two?

[goose]

I’m surprised Villa would want him when they had Asensio on loan & didn’t buy him.

[Mad Ferret]

Paqueta is a bit of a liability, who costs us as many goals as he scores/creates.

The fact that Villa is the calibre of club in for him is telling.

[goose]

Hopefully you're right mate. We see.?

They just paid out £35m on Todibo, £20m on Diouf, £20m on a keeper, £38m on Fernandes and £17m on this new French kid.
They are investing in the squad.
Are they spending that money wisely? History suggests probably not but let’s be clear, they’re spending now because they fear relegation.

[Mr Anon]

Apparently Sullivan is desperate to get a deal done for Paqueta who has not asked for a move. Been a big wage bill reduction exercise this Summer. He's looking at Vieira to replace Paqueta....150k off the bill, 50k on...saves 100k per week.

Fucking Sullivan.


 

Would be typical Sullivan to "leak" he doesn't want to play to turn the fans against him, don't believe it

[RBshorty]

Hopefully you're right mate. We see.?

[goose]

It’s not costing Sullivan a penny to run the club btw.

[goose]

Stub. We're being primed for the drop. Then the sale. It shit. But it's start of the exit for Sullivan.
COYI.

Makes no sense.
relegate a club and reduce its value so you can then sell it??

 

Goose what do they own.? A training ground and a brand name at best. They ain't getting the OS. Nobody in their right mind is buying a Premiership club with no Stadium. (Let alone invest in a League where the richest owners on the planet are unable to put money into their club.) Can't get anybody to buy the Gold shares. The other owners have told him. They ain't putting another bean into the club. Just for him to spunk it away.

Sullivan has always been in the property business. And running us. Was the price of that business. Buy us. Move us. Sell the old ground. Buy the new ground. (When the price is right.) Sell us. Move on. Now that hasn't gone exactly to plan. We have become a burden to him. And every season he keeps us. It's costing him. But fear not. Look who his fellow co-owners are. People who have made their fortunes buying and selling Distressed Assets. And after 15 year. When (Not if.) we drop. Sullivan will still walk away from us. Quids in.

Sorry but that ridiculous. The value is the club and its registration to the PL. That gives access to hundreds of millions in revenue as we’ve seen. The club has one of the highest turnovers in world football.

relegation likely devalues his asset by more than half.

it hasn’t sold because of a combination of Sullivan over valuation and nobody making a serious offer at his price.

On the lower side the club is worth £600m, walking away from £300m because you don’t own the ground or you’ve had enough just doesn’t make sense. 
it also makes the thing you’re trying to sell less attractive to buyers.


this is nothing more than Aguerd wanting to leave and Paqueta being made available at the right price because we don’t have the budget for the players Sullivan wants to bring in.

[RBshorty]

Stub. We're being primed for the drop. Then the sale. It shit. But it's start of the exit for Sullivan.
COYI.

Makes no sense.
relegate a club and reduce its value so you can then sell it??

 

 

Goose what do they own.? A training ground and a brand name at best. They ain't getting the OS. Nobody in their right mind is buying a Premiership club with no Stadium. (Let alone invest in a League where the richest owners on the planet are unable to put money into their club.) Can't get anybody to buy the Gold shares. The other owners have told him. They ain't putting another bean into the club. Just for him to spunk it away.

Sullivan has always been in the property business. And running us. Was the price of that business. Buy us. Move us. Sell the old ground. Buy the new ground. (When the price is right.) Sell us. Move on. Now that hasn't gone exactly to plan. We have become a burden to him. And every season he keeps us. It's costing him. But fear not. Look who his fellow co-owners are. People who have made their fortunes buying and selling Distressed Assets. And after 15 year. When (Not if.) we drop. Sullivan will still walk away from us. Quids in.

[Massive Attack]

Portuguese speaking Mourinho would be ideal to breathe confidence and passion back in to Paquetas game. 

[Ron Eff]

I just don’t know with Paqueta. He just doesn’t seem the character to force a move to Villa of all clubs. He has left all previous clubs on good terms, and seems genuinely passionate when good things happen at the club. 

I probably don’t mind selling him at the right price if he is replaced, but while he isn’t perfect, we are devoid of players who can do something special like he can. I think our new look midfield can bring the best out of him. 

It’ll be a shame for him to go in such circumstances but feels more like the board finding an angle to blame the player. 

Aguerd can fuck off. Proper flakey melt. 

 

[Haz]

Aguerd?  I fuckin hate that French-speaking surrender MONKEY.

I never rated the cսnt from day 1.  I'd have shoved his fucking backbone right up his arse, if he had one.  Put me in a room with him for 5 minutes, I beg you!  Slimy rat  faced vermin.

FUCK OFF OUT OF THIS CLUB.  And take Tobido with you on the way out.  

[fraser]

So is it Aguerd NOT Pacqueta having a strop?

Aguerd apparently having a strop and Paqueta apparently we want to sell? 

[goose]

Stub. We're being primed for the drop. Then the sale. It shit. But it's start of the exit for Sullivan.
COYI.

Makes no sense.
relegate a club and reduce its value so you can then sell it??

[mallard]

So is it Aguerd NOT Pacqueta having a strop?

[RBshorty]

Stub. We're being primed for the drop. Then the sale. It shit. But it's start of the exit for Sullivan.
COYI.

[fraser]

I'm hearing £50 million for Paq.  I wouldn't sniff at that.  For every moment of brilliance he delivers there are half a dozen instances of crapness.

Trouble is he is a very versatile and talismanic player in a squad bereft of personality. Plays 8, 9, 10, LW.

Would take at least two very talented players to replace the role he plays in the squad. He's also been our best player this year so far and scored 2 in 2.

He also made the most recoveries in our team last season, so while he does give it away he wins it back the most, oh and Viera of Arsenal ffs! 

[stubbo-admin]

I'm hearing £50 million for Paq.  I wouldn't sniff at that.  For every moment of brilliance he delivers there are half a dozen instances of crapness.

Trouble is he is a very versatile and talismanic player in a squad bereft of personality. Plays 8, 9, 10, LW.

Would take at least two very talented players to replace the role he plays in the squad. He's also been our best player this year so far and scored 2 in 2.

[stubbo-admin]

Apparently Sullivan is desperate to get a deal done for Paqueta who has not asked for a move. Been a big wage bill reduction exercise this Summer. He's looking at Vieira to replace Paqueta....150k off the bill, 50k on...saves 100k per week.

Fucking Sullivan.
 

[Alfs]

I'm hearing £50 million for Paq.  I wouldn't sniff at that.  For every moment of brilliance he delivers there are half a dozen instances of crapness.

[cheesebgt]

how would selling Paqueta now impact any potential case we have against the FA? City were going to pay double what Villa are offering before this scandal blew up.......

 

What case do we have against the FA? They investigated the claims, as they're meant to. If you're talking about the time it took, well they had to wait until the Brazilian FA did their trial first and then once that finished it was Paqueta's lawyers that asked for 3-6 months delay whilst they got their defence ready. If you mean the time it took to release the verdict, well that was at least 6 weeks ago, so we've had plenty of time if we wanted to sell him to get the price up.

 

[Fauxstralian]

Supppsedly interested in Charlie Cresswell of Toulouse
They are playing PSG tonight

Fine Aguerd 2 weeks wages & get the rat out
Might mean a back 4 tomorrow… with Chris Wood might actually be one game Mavropanos is suited for and we need full backs to deal with their wide players

[fraser]

The cynic in me can't help but wonder if a board that will get abuse could be saved by multiple players agitating for a move