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Transfers The Summer Transfer Thread 2025

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PointToPatrik said:
Lucas kinda? He was established at PSG but lost his spot.
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As was the case with Van der Vaart at Real Madrid. Very similar profiles.

The last minute deadline day swoop for such a well-known and entertaining player out of absolutely nowhere was a product of a different era of the football business and about as fan-pleasing of a move as you could imagine. But the reality is we've made many much bigger transfers in the years since.

Star name flair players are still out there to be had of course. Buyer beware.

StripiestPilot said:
I guess…kinda? I feel like when we signed Lucas he was viewed as a player who had failed to live up to the hype.
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Absolutely true, but that was also true of Van Der Vaart. Both he and Lucas were tipped for superstardom as teenagers.

It's a product of the progress of both the league and the club that acquiring a player like that was more novel and exciting in 2010 than 2018.
 
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I think we're finally going BIG this window.

Levy's seen how previous windows have played out...

He's gone cheap, and paid the price, he's blown shit loads for not very much return...

I think IF Paritici is back at the club this Summer, we'll go big AND we'll go CLEVER!

Because it IS BIG AND it IS CLEVER!
 
FightingIllini said:
As was the case with Van der Vaart at Real Madrid. Very similar profiles.

The last minute deadline day swoop for such a well-known and entertaining player out of absolutely nowhere was a product of a different era of the football business and about as fan-pleasing of a move as you could imagine. But the reality is we've made many much bigger transfers in the years since.

Star name flair players are still out there to be had of course. Buyer beware.
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Yeah. We shouldn't be taking any old cast off from a bigger team. But it is always worth keeping an eye open for a quality player that is stuck on the bench at one of those clubs and is looking for a new opportunity.

I wouldn't be surprised if Paratici has us snooping around Juventus this summer for example. Eric Garcia at Barcelona is apparently also eyeing a possible move back to the prem for more game time.
 
Football Chap said:
Don't think we'll go for Angel Gomes, I think it's more his agent putting his name around to get a better deal elsewhere. Not sure he's really what we need.
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He'll probably end up somewhere like West Ham and be average. He's not one for us.

I wouldnt believe any reports yet either. Gray was our first signing on 2 July last year and in 2023 it was Vicario on 27 June, which at the time fans were happy with because they thought we were acting decisively.

There's another month of this before we entertain signing anyone if we look at the evidence.
 
PointToPatrik said:
You'd rather take the former Woolwich keeper who has had 3 out of 4 clubs that he has started for relegated than Vicario?
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Vic plays for the club that finished fourth from bottom and conceded more goals than anyone baring wolves outside the relegation zone... Leicester struggled with Gordon banks in goal and stoke didn't do much better with him.... Vic isn't a terrible keeper, just don't think he generates the air of confidence and stability a defence needs to prosper..Speaking to a Southampton supporting pal.. reckons ramsdale accounted 4 himself v well despite having an absolute nightmare defence in front of him, reckons he likes a party though, which could account, in part, for the midget getting rid from the arse wipes after him having, unfortunately,a pretty impressive season if I recall. And I'm sure he's had enough time to work on his distribution. Which apparently was part of the reason they got rid .
 
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