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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Here’s my core wish list with what I consider to be pretty realistic financials and targets involved. I’ve omitted Romero for now but clearly we would need to replace him if a deal cannot be struck to extend his contract.

Out

Son (30m)
Richy (30m)
Biss (15m)

Total - 75m

In

Eze - 60m
Mbeumo- 60m
Douglas Luiz - 30m
Paulinha - loan if available

Spend - 150m

Net outlay of 75m which isn’t far off what we’ve done the last few years. Increase in wages but not substantially when you factor in Werner and Reggie leaving. Appreciate Mbeumo may be too far down the line with Utd but you would hope that the lure of Frank, CL and staying down south may be persuasive if we can be competitive on wages.

That would leave a starting XI of:-

Vic

Porro Rom VDV Udogie

Paulinha Luiz
Madders

Mbeumo Solanke Eze


Feels a really well balanced side with great attacking options and a MF with both defensive and ball playing qualities.

Of course if does mean we’re still short at backup LB (which I’d be OK with to bolster the first XI) and at backup CF. Solanke’s fitness record is good and it’s a stretch but could a mix of Mbeumo, Kulu and Lankshear be enough for the season?

I’d like better but also don’t want to get too greedy! Maybe we could get Tel on loan for another season? Not sure Bayern would go for that without an obligation.

The main omission from that XI is Bergvall but obviously there will be plenty of minutes for him and if he outperforms the other MFers, he starts.

Wish list as I say and lots of moving parts that make securing this very challenging, but my priorities about wide forwards for both sides and a DCM won’t change regardless.
 
FightingIllini said:
It is intent and ambition, but the word that springs to mind with Liverpool is conviction.

They operate with a degree of certainty and confidence in the market that's really impressive. They do not always get it right by any means, no one does, but their deep understanding of what their football is and what the needs are in order to succeed at it is a major difference-maker for them.

Contrasted with rivals like United and Chelsea who outspend them but have absolutely no clue what their core needs are, what direction it's all supposed to coalesce towards.
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That’s the sign of a good board structure. Hate the cunts, but God do they know how to operate a football club.
 
Darnswim 🇦🇱 said:
That’s the sign of a good board structure. Hate the cunts, but God do they know how to operate a football club.
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And they've really learned and gotten better and been willing to evolve over the years.

These are the same guys who paid big money for Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing and hired Kenny Dalglish to manage them.

Levy WANTS to make that evolution, but it's just not in him on an ideological and personality level.
 
FightingIllini said:
Meh, Wikipedia and Transfermarkt count loan-plus-obligation deals as shifting the fee to the window in which the obligation activates, and for the purposes of clean and simple accounting, I feel like that's a sensible enough way to do it.

Ideally we'd have really detailed and consistent numbers showing wages plus amortized fees, but sadly we do not.


It's definitely taking a risk. But it's the sort of risk they've been willing to take before as you note, and the results speak for themselves, that's an operation that has earned some benefit of the doubt, and Wirtz certainly profiles as the kind of player worth that money.
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Wiki and transfermarkt are run by volunteers and tbh we aren’t accountants nor should be pretend to be. When the deal is agreed, the commitment was made.

We are at zero spend for this summer because we’ve committed to zero new players
 
GDG said:
Here’s my core wish list with what I consider to be pretty realistic financials and targets involved. I’ve omitted Romero for now but clearly we would need to replace him if a deal cannot be struck to extend his contract.

Out

Son (30m)
Richy (30m)
Biss (15m)

Total - 75m

In

Eze - 60m
Mbeumo- 60m
Douglas Luiz - 30m
Paulinha - loan if available

Spend - 150m

Net outlay of 75m which isn’t far off what we’ve done the last few years. Increase in wages but not substantially when you factor in Werner and Reggie leaving. Appreciate Mbeumo may be too far down the line with Utd but you would hope that the lure of Frank, CL and staying down south may be persuasive if we can be competitive on wages.

That would leave a starting XI of:-

Vic

Porro Rom VDV Udogie

Paulinha Luiz
Madders

Mbeumo Solanke Eze


Feels a really well balanced side with great attacking options and a MF with both defensive and ball playing qualities.

Of course if does mean we’re still short at backup LB (which I’d be OK with to bolster the first XI) and at backup CF. Solanke’s fitness record is good and it’s a stretch but could a mix of Mbeumo, Kulu and Lankshear be enough for the season?

I’d like better but also don’t want to get too greedy! Maybe we could get Tel on loan for another season? Not sure Bayern would go for that without an obligation.

The main omission from that XI is Bergvall but obviously there will be plenty of minutes for him and if he outperforms the other MFers, he starts.

Wish list as I say and lots of moving parts that make securing this very challenging, but my priorities about wide forwards for both sides and a DCM won’t change regardless.
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Mbuemo will go to United and I dont see us spending what it takes to get Eze.
Our business will be in the 15-40m range I think.
 
White Hart said:
Very good scoring record though.
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1 in 3, not a barmstorming rate of return for a striker who doesn't provide much when not scoring. Suspect Juve would be very willing to cut their losses on him at this stage having put up a very average return again last season but have been unable to generate any significant interest in him the last couple of windows when they were willing to sell.
Honestly don't see much point, he isn't an upgrade on Solanke IMO. Can do better for what he will cost.
 
PatagoniaPhil said:
Prolly better off with Garnacho than Semenyo. Guy has a lot of growing to do and almost matches Semenyo's output.

Hes 20, played 150 prem games and united are desperate for cash.


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They are insisting on 60m.



....And I thought Spurs fans were tired of "kids"?


Garnacho, Eze, Mbuemo, Semenyo all priced in the same ballpark; Grealish a bit little less but on primo wages...... Surely Garnacho is no-one's pick???
 
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nigelto said:
But with no Kulusevski for at least the first couple of months of the season, then getting back to full speed another quality versatile option like Eze is surely needed. Can’t count on Madders alone
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Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski now issues positive update on his injury which will please Thomas Frank

Tottenham Hotspur winger Dejan Kulusevski has revealed that he is 'already ahead of schedule' in his return from injury.
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Maybe back just after September internationals (first week of September) - so maybe 3 weeks after PL season starts
 
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