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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

I think those of you who have been comparing Sullivan's negotiating techniques to those of a barrow boy (even if only by implication, not using those exact words) have got it wrong.

His technique is more akin to that of a horse trader at a Gypsy Fair.

I don’t want to piss on everyone’s cornflakes but I have a feeling that it will be a while before we see any signings in spite of selling Kudus.

Sullivan is Sullivan and can’t help himself. If the accountants predict a £100m loss in the current year then you can be sure Sullivan will avoid all expenditures. Especially if you consider that Kudus’s book value will be somewhere around £20m. In other words a £54.5m sale makes £34.5m profit off a £100m loss. We don’t know if some of the £54.5m is conditional add-one either in which case it’s less income guaranteed.

Consider a young LB for £20m and negotiations for other players and it’s easy to see why Sullivan doesn’t want to make the Czech teams day when at the moment he’s still sitting on a £70m loss…

goose wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 22:48

Barty888 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 22:41

Waiting for the Saudi money?

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025, 07:43 As predicted with Sullivan back handling negotiations. Last minute changing terms, conditions and payment terms, refusing to pay agents etc after first making derisory offers. He “nikel and dimes” every deal, disrespects other clubs.  He is a man of zero integrity, dishonest and untrustworthy.  Allied to his narcissistic personality disorder and “small man syndrome” its no wonder the club has become such a dysfunctional mess under his tenure. 

As predicted with Sullivan back handling negotiations. Last minute changing terms, conditions and payment terms, refusing to pay agents etc after first making derisory offers. He “nikel and dimes” every deal, disrespects other clubs.  He is a man of zero integrity, dishonest and untrustworthy.  Allied to his narcissistic personality disorder and “small man syndrome” its no wonder the club has become such a dysfunctional mess under his tenure. 

Barty888 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 22:41

Tomshardware wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 19:47 Do we actually have any scouts? 

Do we actually have any scouts? 

I see the u21’s went to Worthing today
We had taken Brad Dolaghan from them last season & as above we released him
Rejoined them on Friday & scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win for Worthing
Thats the most West Ham thing since we sold one of our best players to Tottenham

Nice to hear West Ham have rubbished the rumours about Luiz 
So getting back to the real transfer window, who’s next to go in the West Ham closing down sale
everyone must go 

Ag! Hopper's word is gospel.

Luis is a done deal.










Just had the above WHOmail from grasshopper. As good as confirmed.

RBshorty wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 16:17 Who's the agent. Doing all the moving and shaking. In this Luis deal.?

Who's the agent. Doing all the moving and shaking. In this Luis deal.?

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 14:38 Luiz sounds like a player being pushed by Sullivan. Cash flow beimg the priority. He has Premiership experience and Sullivan always has that as a prerequisite, he has played for a historically big “bling” club that Sullivan unzips for.  So the fact this is driven by Sullivan and not Potter and Macaulay and their mad idea of getting younger players for the future
Luiz is not quick so wont solve that issue so we still have the huge need for an athletic, young, and pacy young lad alongside in central midfield.  Luiz does work very hard for the team and was Villa’s best player for several seasons imo so not against this and think it will happen as looks like a Sully special “gift” for his manager

Logically the opposite should be the case. Sullivan should prefer us buying players for the future who we can make a profit on, while Potter and Macauley need players with PL experience who can hit the ground running and maybe keep them in their jobs beyond Christmas.

Luiz sounds like a player being pushed by Sullivan. Cash flow beimg the priority. He has Premiership experience and Sullivan always has that as a prerequisite, he has played for a historically big “bling” club that Sullivan unzips for.  So the fact this is driven by Sullivan and not Potter and Macaulay and their mad idea of getting younger players for the future
Luiz is not quick so wont solve that issue so we still have the huge need for an athletic, young, and pacy young lad alongside in central midfield.  Luiz does work very hard for the team and was Villa’s best player for several seasons imo so not against this and think it will happen as looks like a Sully special “gift” for his manager

Tomshardware wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 11:40 Second highest average attendance in the league and what an absolute shambles of a club. 

If we’re talking to Juventus about Douglas Luiz I’m presuming we’re just asking what’s his favourite film and what sort of music he’s into, cos there’s no way Sullivan is gonna stump up the cash for him
Sullivan would haggle in a pound shop 
egotistical shrimp cսnt!

If kudus was worth more, Liverpool, arsenal, man city would have paid it. He's worth 55m. Spurs is his level.

 

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑12 Jul 2025, 12:24 Kudus last season was more of a blip rather than the norm. His stock bar last season has been rising other than that. In a better environment and manager who can deal with his petulance he'll regain his old more regular form. I'll never excuse his piss poor attitude and how he did effectively down tools last season because he wasn't getting it all his way, but he's still a quality player when he puts his mind to it. No way should we have agreed to such a lowly deal for him under such a lengthy contract with us still. Zero surprises it happened with our clown management though. 


 

Kudus last season was more of a blip rather than the norm. His stock bar last season has been rising other than that. In a better environment and manager who can deal with his petulance he'll regain his old more regular form. I'll never excuse his piss poor attitude and how he did effectively down tools last season because he wasn't getting it all his way, but he's still a quality player when he puts his mind to it. No way should we have agreed to such a lowly deal for him under such a lengthy contract with us still. Zero surprises it happened with our clown management though. 

 

Madueke would seem a strange signing for Arsenal
Expensive & unlikely to start ahead of Saka or Martinelli
Arsenal fans going off the deep end
Presumably want this striker & Eze sorted

Speaking of ridiculous fees I see Chelsea are quoting £100m for Nicolas Jackson

When Madueke got picked ahead of Bowen he was absolute dogshit not even a footballer... Now he's much better than Kudus...