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Transfers The Summer Transfer Thread 2025

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Levy's version of Occam's razor.

Keep a poor manager, sack them after the transfer window, and bring in a couple of teenagers from the Championship that will never be heard of again.
 
The transfer market seems to have gone mentally early this year. Huge deals like Cunha, Sesko, Wirtz, etc all looking close. Wonder if it’s caught us on the hop a bit and Levy thought he would have more time to sort the manager situation.
 
Tomo said:
It is the most bizarre squad building we have. All the players we buy like Udogie, Tel, Odobert, Bergvall, Gray are youngish talents but rough edged, some more than others

It’s like we have been buying an entire squad for Pochettino but without Pochettino. We will now get Paratici who can get us a defensive Italian manager who needs experienced players and grace him with a squad of attack minded kids.
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Poch being a 'Youth Whisperer' is a myth.... A tiresome one at this point.
 
Airfixx said:
Poch being a 'Youth Whisperer' is a myth.... A tiresome one at this point.
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It’s not about 16 years olds, it’s about players 27/28 and under who are talented but rough edged. Whether it be Luke Shaw or Lallana at Saints, Dembele, Rose, Walker with us, Cucurella, Caicedo at Chelsea the results are clear as daylight. I would be shocked if he couldn’t do a lot with the likes of Udogie, Gray, Bergvall etc.
 
Tomo said:
When was the last time we bought someone worth the ticket price. A ready made game changer.

For me it would be Ndombele. World class talent, baller for France and Lyon then takes a contract with us and retires while still playing the dickhead.

Of those that worked out possibly Van Der Vaart but Ginola might be truly the last guy like that. It’s why I’d love a Cherki singing, been ages since we tried anything like that.
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He really never recovered from Poch getting fired- seems like Mou just killed any love he had for the game. I had such high hopes after his debut and beautiful curler.
 
Tomo said:
It’s not about 16 years olds, it’s about players 27/28 and under who are talented but rough edged. Whether it be Luke Shaw or Lallana at Saints, Dembele, Rose, Walker with us, Cucurella, Caicedo at Chelsea the results are clear as daylight. I would be shocked if he couldn’t do a lot with the likes of Udogie, Gray, Bergvall etc.
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Give Poch a group of physically robust and resilient young-ish players who are experienced pros but hungry to prove themselves and kick onto a higher level and he will do great things.

Blooding in kids, not so much.
 
FightingIllini said:
Give Poch a group of physically robust and resilient young-ish players who are experienced pros but hungry to prove themselves and kick onto a higher level and he will do great things.

Blooding in kids, not so much.
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I wouldn’t call Tel though a kid as such, he has already had a lot of time at Bayern and player a good number of games. Moore yeh a kid, the rest are just young, Bergvall for me is not a kid.
 
dustybin said:
Tyler Dibblings going to be a really good player. I’ll have a bet if anyone wants it that he’ll be in the England side within 3 years.

Don’t think the club should suddenly forget all young players. It’s about ability and potential. I thought at the time Gray was a bad signing as I didn’t see that much potential. I’d take another Bergval though.

Definitely need more experienced difference makers too but I’m not having it that Dibbling would be a bad move
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Yeh I don’t have a problem with it as long as you’re bringing in good, quality PL ready players alongside the kids.

If not it’s just the promise of jam tmrw which, if you haven’t got the toast to put it on, isn’t very helpful.
 
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Flying dutchman on SC

As a dutchy I've always hoped he (Xavi SImons) would become the next Sneijder. As a realistic football watcher I don't think he reached nor will reach that level. Even though he's obviously better then a lot of our players, I don't think he's made for the PL and will struggle big time. I rather player a bit safer in our gambles with some lucky price money this year. .
 
TonySoprano said:
Yeh I don’t have a problem with it as long as you’re bringing in good, quality PL ready players alongside the kids.

If not it’s just the promise of jam tmrw which, when you haven’t got the toast to put it on, isn’t very helpful.
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If after sales and CL we have enough for our whole budget to get just Baleba and Mbeumo that would be fine with me. Our squad to me is full of lots of 6/10 players, we don’t need loads more 6/10 players, we need a bit of quality.

I have never seen us as a club have so much depth and so little genuine star quality.
 
Pathfinder said:
Flying dutchman on SC

As a dutchy I've always hoped he (Xavi SImons) would become the next Sneijder. As a realistic football watcher I don't think he reached nor will reach that level. Even though he's obviously better then a lot of our players, I don't think he's made for the PL and will struggle big time. I rather player a bit safer in our gambles with some lucky price money this year. .
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Who cares what this guy thinks?
 
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