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

[goose]

apparently just confirmed by that minge romano, emerson on his way. the midget asset stripping is in full flow

Where’s he going?

[Mike Oxsaw]

Hmmm.

OK, a potentially mildly amusing start to next season:

Potter absolutely refuses to include in the squad any players Sullivan has bombed on him and uses (what is left of) this season's academy players instead.

Would fully expect Sullivan to clear out the whole youth of this year's sector to ensure that can't happen..

[Massive Attack]

apparently just confirmed by that minge romano, emerson on his way. the midget asset stripping is in full flow

Has Burnley got a Left Back we could either borrow or that's available on a Free this summer we could get? Asking for a faux Russian paedo skint Billionaire..

[Takashi Miike]

apparently just confirmed by that minge romano, emerson on his way. the midget asset stripping is in full flow

[Massive Attack]

so you can say the move to the new stadium was the right thing to do (financially).


 

For them (The Board).

[RBshorty]

Money gets Tight.
The SHIT gets Real.!


Fortunately. Or unfortunately. (Depending on how you view ownership.?) The people at the top are having to show their cards.

Real shame.....

[goose]

I'm making the point that we do a poor job of recruiting players. The size of amortisation impact will be driven by the size of the fees we pay (and the length of the contract).

we also dont have the overheads of running a football stadium, so you can say the move to the new stadium was the right thing to do (financially).

 

[John Drake]

As long as you don't buy any players.

Anyway, it is rare for any club to have negative EBITDA. West Ham aren't an exception as you suggested.

[goose]

It’s part of player trading, not a reflection of day to day running of the club.

[John Drake]

So, you agree. An operating loss of 30 million.

Almost every club has a positive EBITDA. Ridiculous to exclude player amortisation when analysing football club accounts

[goose]

You are wrong. Please check your working 

https://swissramble.substack.com/p/west ... ces-202324

I'm not.
EBITDA of £55m
less player amortisation of £(83)m
depreciation of £(2)m

gets you an operating profit of £(30)m

profit on players £96m

gets you £65m profit before tax/interest.

the EBIDTA reflects profit outside of player amortisation and profit on sales.

[John Drake]

https://gregcordell.substack.com/p/west ... -financial

[John Drake]

You are wrong. Please check your working 

[goose]

the loss was driven by player trading.
outside of player trading we made a profit.

the issue is our player trading............ we're not very good at it.

[John Drake]

West Ham made a 30 million operating loss in the last financial accounts.

The move from Upton Park to Stratford only earned approx 10 million in the first season. Revenues have since increased in line with a general uplift in EPL

[eusebiovic]

goose, but he/they knew that before moving us to that shithole in stratford. it was all done on lies, the next level was bullshit and the way they've wasted money (on depreciating talent due to shit managers) was always unsustainable. he/they either need to sell up, or attract increasingly more negativity and hatred from those still bothering to go over there

My feelings entirely.

If you buy a football club then every process within it has to be hugely improved or what is the actual point? 

They have a bigger stadium which has almost doubled the revenue but we're stuck with an inefficient, crusty old dinosaur who still manages it like when he bought Birmingham City over 30 years ago.

it's run like his own personal fiefdom - dictator style.

It ain't getting any better, don't hope for it or expect it to happen even if you're an eternal optimist...there is no plan in place other than his own  exclusive mindset.

We're well and truly fucked.

[goose]

That’s excluding player trading. Day to day running of the club.

it will include a higher league finish and an element of European football. I doubt we will make a profit in the season just finished.

[Takashi Miike]

aren't those accounts backdated (a year behind) to include the rice sale? I wouldn't be worried about the future if the midget cսnt allowed a coach to bring through, and build a team with a base from the younger age teams but it's clear that strategy blocks purchases and ultimately, agent commissions. I think the club died the day they walked through the door

[goose]

the counter argument is that only 1 PL club made an operating profit LY outside of player trading - and that was us. 
we make that profit in part because we dont own a stadium.

[Takashi Miike]

goose, but he/they knew that before moving us to that shithole in stratford. it was all done on lies, the next level was bullshit and the way they've wasted money (on depreciating talent due to shit managers) was always unsustainable. he/they either need to sell up, or attract increasingly more negativity and hatred from those still bothering to go over there

[goose]

if we do not sell Kudus + a few others then we're fucked. we are basically sat around waiting for them to decide their futures before we can do anything. meanwhile we will likely miss out on players that we really want/need.

on the point of ownership, Sullivan just doesn't have the money to run a PL club. His biggest asset is the club and it doesnt make any money. I'm not going to blame him for not wanting to throw his own money down the toilet, but he must realise that he cannot afford to move the club on.

problem is, the top 6 have locked down the league with PSR so nobody can actually come in and invest in a club.



next season will be a right laugh...........

[Lee Trundle]

Have i  missed something?  If we ship out JWP for £15m and get Brownhill in on a free how is that not good business? 

JWP is bang average, good stats, mainly from set pieces at Southampton which he has dried up at. 

Its a like for like with £15m in the bank to buy someone else. 




 

I'd take that.

But who's going to pay that for JWP?  He hasn't been linked to anyone and seemed a Potter favourite towards the end of the season.

I figured we're getting Brownhill to flip him as soon as possible for PSR.

Might be wishful thinking, but any cash for JWP and getting a replacement on a free is good business from us. Brownhill seems to get around the pitch, just had his best goal scoring season and seems great in the dressing room and was captain in a side that got promoted. 

Happy with the deal to bulk out an area that we need numbers in if it means funds can go elsewhere. 

Looks like we've missed out on Egan- Reilly though to Marseille, which is massively disappointing. Again area we need, home grown and great season last year......what are we doing letting him go there?! 

I think it's more of a case he's been enticed by the prospect of playing in the Champions League with them.

[Rossal]

Have i  missed something?  If we ship out JWP for £15m and get Brownhill in on a free how is that not good business? 

JWP is bang average, good stats, mainly from set pieces at Southampton which he has dried up at. 

Its a like for like with £15m in the bank to buy someone else. 



 

I'd take that.

But who's going to pay that for JWP?  He hasn't been linked to anyone and seemed a Potter favourite towards the end of the season.

I figured we're getting Brownhill to flip him as soon as possible for PSR.

Might be wishful thinking, but any cash for JWP and getting a replacement on a free is good business from us. Brownhill seems to get around the pitch, just had his best goal scoring season and seems great in the dressing room and was captain in a side that got promoted. 

Happy with the deal to bulk out an area that we need numbers in if it means funds can go elsewhere. 

Looks like we've missed out on Egan- Reilly though to Marseille, which is massively disappointing. Again area we need, home grown and great season last year......what are we doing letting him go there?! 

[Pav BML]

Surprised how many people turning their nose up at Brownhill. Admittedly not the most exciting signing but will be a strong squad option, I am sure he won't be the only one that we buy in central midfield. 
Someone we should be all over is Tanganga from Millwall. Will be good to get a strong English base in there again

[Lee Trundle]

Have i  missed something?  If we ship out JWP for £15m and get Brownhill in on a free how is that not good business? 

JWP is bang average, good stats, mainly from set pieces at Southampton which he has dried up at. 

Its a like for like with £15m in the bank to buy someone else. 


 

I'd take that.

But who's going to pay that for JWP?  He hasn't been linked to anyone and seemed a Potter favourite towards the end of the season.

I figured we're getting Brownhill to flip him as soon as possible for PSR.