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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

Probably been mentioned but understood the hold up on Sangare is us wanting a loan with an option & Forest wanting an obligation to buy

Happy with Fernandes but surely we can give JWP back as part of the deal as Southampton have less than a week to get a replacement 

fraser wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 11:20 I also like Sangare, but Timber is supposed to be very good 

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 11:08 I'll be disappointed if we don't bring in Sangare. 

Feel like we need that more than Timber...we can't rely on Magassa hitting the ground running, and Sangare is oven ready (plus would let us play a two man midfield alongside Magassa).

Hopefully given Forest are open to a deal of some sort it's one that comes good last minute.

But lets be real...this is all a bit of "I'm up against the wall here RAZZLE DAZZLE" from Sullivan....even if this turns out ok and our season get's rescued we still need to turn up the heat on the prick.  He's made us totally unsustainable and unrelateable.

Looked like we’d have to pony up 40 million for Fernandes anyway. Yes it’s a lot but it’s worth it if we get 6-7 years of good solid play out of him or he excels and we cop a rice-esque or at least a big fee for for him. It’s a better bet than 30 million for a 28 year old. 

it’s good we are finally moving for players lke the penny has dropped for Sullivan that we will go down regardless of who the manager is if we do not invest in the squad. 

Now a centre back of some quality and a young striker please. 

Fuck knows why it took all this impending disaster for the board to finally open their dusty old wallets. 

I also like Sangare, but Timber is supposed to be very good 

Hopefully we manage to offload JWP, Guido and Potts.

A lot of money but I'm glad Sullivan is getting screwed for a change.

I'll be disappointed if we don't bring in Sangare. 

Feel like we need that more than Timber...we can't rely on Magassa hitting the ground running, and Sangare is oven ready (plus would let us play a two man midfield alongside Magassa).

Hopefully given Forest are open to a deal of some sort it's one that comes good last minute.

But lets be real...this is all a bit of "I'm up against the wall here RAZZLE DAZZLE" from Sullivan....even if this turns out ok and our season get's rescued we still need to turn up the heat on the prick.  He's made us totally unsustainable and unrelateable.

Agree that we’re overspending on Fernandes.

He’s an upgrade on the likes of Rodriguez and JWP, I’m sure. And I hope he does really well here. Welcome to the mad house, and good luck to him. We need him to settle quickly and improve us.

Nothing against us signing him.

But, having spoken to a Southampton mate about him quite a lot, he’s probably about £10m more than we should spend. Notice that almost nobody else was in for him at the price we’ve paid. That’s always a big clue.

We are not good at this sort of thing. But we all know that: we’re run by feckless eejuts.
 

Get Akanji for £15m 

We need a number 10 and  a Striker still 

*assuming these 2 CM's arrive. 

Can't say Fernandes stood out much last season, he was pivotal in the worst side in PL history for me given how much they had spent etc. 

Surprised?  Id be fucking shocked

threesixty wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:26
I personally think it’s the system not the players that is the problem. Amorim is having the same issue with his insistence of a back 3. Both managers doing the same things and going nowhere in this league. And they seem to be both blaming their squads…



 

 

dealcanvey wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:37 Not necessarily the case about JWP.

Noble was club captain in his last year and did not feature much.

he cant start if we need to improve.

Mugassa also plays at centre back... Paqueta is actually looking like our best centre forward at the moment too, but a very low bar 

Not necessarily the case about JWP.

Noble was club captain in his last year and did not feature much.

he cant start if we need to improve.

Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:25

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:12 Can't say I ever remember him standing out, was part of a shocking relegation last season, before that a season with Estoril, a few Portugal U21 Caps, £42M seems steep. We sold Kudus for only £12M more than that.

 

We've done our usual thing of way overspending on the managers number 1 target.

I can't say I know too much about him, so I have no opinion on if I think it's going to work out or not (unlike the Kilman transfer).

They sold Dubling for £42 million, and their fans rate Fernandes as better. Hutchinson went from Ipswich to Forest for £37.5 million... So around par I would say this window... Unlike Kilman last window which was ridiculous 

threesixty wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:26 Seems like we are in for 3 mids at the moment. 
JWP is vice captain so he starts regardless 
unless Paq is off only 1 of these new CM’s is ever going to start for us. 
Are these signings enough to stop the rot?

I personally think it’s the system not the players that is the problem. Amorim is having the same issue with his insistence of a back 3. Both managers doing the same things and going nowhere in this league. And they seem to be both blaming their squads…
 

I'm in agreement, not just about the players, it's as much the system.

Seems like we are in for 3 mids at the moment. 
JWP is vice captain so he starts regardless 
unless Paq is off only 1 of these new CM’s is ever going to start for us. 
Are these signings enough to stop the rot?

I personally think it’s the system not the players that is the problem. Amorim is having the same issue with his insistence of a back 3. Both managers doing the same things and going nowhere in this league. And they seem to be both blaming their squads…
 

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:12 Can't say I ever remember him standing out, was part of a shocking relegation last season, before that a season with Estoril, a few Portugal U21 Caps, £42M seems steep. We sold Kudus for only £12M more than that.

 

Looks like although we can't sell any of our first team players to buy a new midfield, we can sell a whole team of ladies to pay for it. Such a move by our owner seems appropriate didn't he make his first fortune by exploiting women?

Can't say I ever remember him standing out, was part of a shocking relegation last season, before that a season with Estoril, a few Portugal U21 Caps, £42M seems steep. We sold Kudus for only £12M more than that.

RootsRadical wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 09:54 Club confirms via Sky Sports News - 42m deal agreed for Fernandes.

yes! great fucking news

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 09:57 Exciting if true.

I'd love to see a midfield 3 of Potts ( just to piss Ferret off ) Fernandes and Magassa. That would be the youngest midfield ever.

I'd love to see Charlie Cresswell show up as well.

Exciting if true.

I'd love to see a midfield 3 of Potts ( just to piss Ferret off ) Fernandes and Magassa. That would be the youngest midfield ever.

I'd love to see Charlie Cresswell show up as well.

That cant be true. Thunderclit said it was Brownhill and Brownhill only.