We bought a 20 yr old from Japan so much for experience
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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Well we already had him on loan so not new as we know how he plays already. Not that great
Philips and dorrington who have both done the hard yards going out on loan. They must be devastated that a 20 yr old from j league goes straight into first team squad.
I keep saying we may as well scrap the academy teams. Even if they clean winning titles in all age groups we have little interest in developing them into first team players. We also keep players like Davies sround and buy other young foreign players who all get a chance. Even though none have shown anything to warrant that chance or being higher in the pecking order.
UIS$ 5m (£3.7m) is not a great return for a £12m purchase, although the sell on clause might yet give us a few million more in the future.
But its some cash back, and as you say will buy Takai who might go on to be a top player for us. Also worth saying that we've bought other promising players for similar relatively small sums - Ashley Phillips £2m and Will Lankshear also £2m both signed at about 17 or 18 year olds.
So every little back even on disappointing deals can be usefully spent ( 'every little helps' as Tesco puts it) and both Phillips and Lankshear may turn out to be worth many millions more than we bought Veliz for.
There’s talk that he was a United fan as a youngster. If his dream was to play for that team, then he will want to fulfil it. You can't blame the man for that.
Let's just move on to our next choice.
Takai looks very composed and classy from the clips I've seen. I'm more than happy to take a punt on him and another young player this window.
We'd 100% need an Eze level signing or two as well though.
Takai ans Eze in would in fairness be a really nice looking start to the window, next a CM/DM type needs to be high on the agenda and I'd still go for Dibling. He has Spurs level potential written all over him if we can do something for £40m or under.
Takai
Eze
Hugo Larsson
Dibling
Keep Richarlison for depth? Sonny and Bissouma departing?
I'd take it if offered now.
We'd 100% need an Eze level signing or two as well though.
Takai ans Eze in would in fairness be a really nice looking start to the window, next a CM/DM type needs to be high on the agenda and I'd still go for Dibling. He has Spurs level potential written all over him if we can do something for £40m or under.
Takai
Eze
Hugo Larsson
Dibling
Keep Richarlison for depth? Sonny and Bissouma departing?
I'd take it if offered now.
It won't be strong enough dibling will be a waste of money
If Frank plays with a 3 5 2 set up maybe needing another RW is not as important as many seem to think.
Here we go (in 24 hours time).
But Atleti really need some defensive improvements to be made (or bought)...
View: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1937601432988860836
But Atleti really need some defensive improvements to be made (or bought)...
View: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1937601432988860836
Johnson up front as a 2nd striker.
Wrongun obviously
I don’t believe it either and I still believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy
Takai Eze…….I love Eagles songs.
Have to agree with you about the Academy.
If we keep them in the u21s they fall behind other young players that play against men in lower leagues.
We loan out our best young players and then have no really good players to use on list B in EL or CL.