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

[Mad Ferret]

Surely Foderingham isn't good enough to be 2nd choice?

He was just signed to be the home-grown 3rd choice who trains with the team and who never gets a game, unless an injury-crisis/suspensions. 

[Gank]

We have Areola first choice, Foderingham second choice and Hegyi third,we definitely have more pressing issues to address than signing another goalkeeper.

[Eerie Decent]

Forget his few games for Liverpool, I could keep for them in most games.

Honky on here is a Paddy, and I think he said he's been ropey for Ireland when he's played.

He's one of them that he's rated by people who haven't seen him much, just because he's at Liverpool. Why are people getting so worked up by this ffs

[Fauxstralian]

Brentford have moved quickly as their regular keeper Flekken is going to Bayer Leverkusen for £8m
Given we know half a dozen players or more are going & have known that for ages then you’d hope we had deals in place

[onsideman]

£18m includes all the add ons and bonuses. Basic fee is £12.5m

 

So it's £18m then.

No, that depends on whether he and the club meet ALL the requisite performance related targets. Do try to keep up 

[Lee Trundle]

Cresswell, Ings and Dawson are being linked to Wrexham.

[Mad Ferret]

£18m includes all the add ons and bonuses. Basic fee is £12.5m
 

So it's £18m then.

[onsideman]

 Areola is very good at what a goalkeeper should be good at.

Other than when he isn't 

[onsideman]

£18m includes all the add ons and bonuses. Basic fee is £12.5m

Some think he's shit, some think he's not. Time will tell.

But to suggest that he hasn't been under any pressure despite playing a bundle of games in a title winning year for Liverpool is moronic

[Lee Trundle]

Not sure if Kelleher is any improvement over Areola.

I'm not a fan at all of gushing over if a keeper can play it out from the back.  For me, Areola is very good at what a goalkeeper should be good at.

[Mad Ferret]

He's going for £18m, I believe.

Think he's massively overrated tbh. I can see him being exposed next season when playing every week.

[scott_d]

Areola played 25 games this season and he does not fill you with confidence.
Kellher played 18 games for Liverpool this season and they've been very happy with him as back-up.

I personally think he would be an ideal GK for 12.5m and we've missed a trick here.

We aren't going to find much better for anything around that price.

[fraser]

I don't rate him at all, he may have looked competent at the victims, but swap our team for theirs including VVD for Kilman.... He won't know wtf has hit him. 

[Rossal]

He has always looked decent for Liverpool. £12.5m intial fee is absolute peanuts in this day and age and great business for Brentford. 

Trafford when he moved to Burnley far less experience went for more than that. 

If we want a keeper and are a bit strapped for cash, not sure you'll find a better deal then Kellerher. 

There's no comparison with Trafford. Trafford was 20, had 100 games and was battle hardened when he went to Burnley.

Kellerher is 26 and never faced any pressure except splinters. They'll be buying again in January.

Trafford was a complete disaster in the premier league. Kelleher like i said has always seem to handle himself alright when he has played. 

[THUNDERCLINT]

He has always looked decent for Liverpool. £12.5m intial fee is absolute peanuts in this day and age and great business for Brentford. 

Trafford when he moved to Burnley far less experience went for more than that. 

If we want a keeper and are a bit strapped for cash, not sure you'll find a better deal then Kellerher. 

There's no comparison with Trafford. Trafford was 20, had 100 games and was battle hardened when he went to Burnley.

Kellerher is 26 and never faced any pressure except splinters. They'll be buying again in January.

[Rossal]

He has always looked decent for Liverpool. £12.5m intial fee is absolute peanuts in this day and age and great business for Brentford. 

Trafford when he moved to Burnley far less experience went for more than that. 

If we want a keeper and are a bit strapped for cash, not sure you'll find a better deal then Kellerher. 

[Manuel]

18 million for a keeper who at 26 has collectd more birthdays than PL appearances...

I suspect the pressure of a whole season is going to crush him.

Yep, he may well turn out to be a good purchase for the Bee's, but always thought it's a gamble when buying a number 2 who has only ever sat on his arse, so I don't see this as a miss, but note some of the youtubers have gone into meltdown about it.

[THUNDERCLINT]

18 million for a keeper who at 26 has collectd more birthdays than PL appearances...

I suspect the pressure of a whole season is going to crush him.

[Manuel]

Blimey, 14 straight posts about a fucking goalkeeper. And I'll make it 15 by saying Kelleher looks fucking shit, no thanks.

[El Scorchio]

Yup. A top keeper can be worth 8-10 points a season. 

[nychammer]

Keeper needs sorting as it's one of the most important positions on the pitch and one that either breeds confidence or sucks it out the side if it's not functioning well. It needs addressing ASAP or we'll continue to leak goals like a sieve for the last couple of seasons since Areola has been here now. 

I'd prefer it if it was someone better than both mentioned.

True that - Remember last time we were unprepared (Roberto), and you know how he single handedly sent us into a tailspin. We should know better than to tempt fate at thus club

[honky cat]

As we already have to bring in around 5 first team players to play in the first game, I think we can stick with Areola for the next while, he's the least of our problems  They must have a 2nd GK lined up or they wouldn't have been so quick to push fabbers out the door.

Foderingham made some decent saves in a shit Sheffield side, but did he even play at all last season?  So we can forget him, why is he still here anyway. 

[Massive Attack]

James Trafford was the one I wanted us to go for a couple of seasons ago which I felt would have set us up for the long term in that position. Someone of that ability and age is what I'd like us to do.

[Fauxstralian]

Kelleher is leaving as he is at an age where he needs to be starting
Liverpool have Allison & bought the Georgian keeper last summer & loaned him out

Talk of us being interested in 3 times relegated Ramsdale but understand his buyout is £25m & Leeds & Man U are also interested 
Reckon it’s more likely we will keep Areola & find a cheap or free no.2

[Massive Attack]

Keeper needs sorting as it's one of the most important positions on the pitch and one that either breeds confidence or sucks it out the side if it's not functioning well. It needs addressing ASAP or we'll continue to leak goals like a sieve for the last couple of seasons since Areola has been here now. 

I'd prefer it if it was someone better than both mentioned.