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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Distaste for scouse said:
I think its a coping mechanism. Because they've been convinced that he has had his head turned and is leaving. Doesn't want to be here etc.

I didn't read his tweet that way, I read it that he was happy at Spurs but at some point wants a new challenge, which is probably 99% of footballers these days.

The comparisons with Danso and Dragusin are laughable though, both of those from what I've seen are journeymen squad players. They'll do a squad job but aren't fit to lace up a fit and motivated Romero's boots.
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It's a coping mechanism they employ every time one of our best players feels the need to move on the further their career.

Instead of addressing the underlying issues of why they always want out, they avoid the conversation and resort to those well trodden phrases "No player is bigger than the club" or "If he don't wanna play for us he can fuck off" etc

It's very childish actually. A kind of cowardly way out of avoiding the real issue.
 
Tomo said:

View: https://x.com/pokeefe1/status/1942557320862421302?s=46&t=Gc6HrWVZT0mtSXU7r8ZBIQ


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It sounded like Romero wasn’t happy with the medical department and to hear this makes sense.
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Don’t want to just blindly believe O’Keefe but if this is true Brett should’ve been sacked on the spot. It’s one thing to take a vacation during the season but while in the midst of an injury crisis is insane.
 
THFCxDUFC said:
Seems like Eze to Woolwich isn’t a stick on going by what Ornstein’s saying. With the Gyokeres deal, they’ll need to get money in for players before they can go spending another £60m+ on Eze.

Should we take advantage of the uncertainty and make a move now before they can commit to it?
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manmountainbutters said:
With Danso, I'm not so sure. He won't ever be as good on the ball as Romero, that is true. But defensively, on average, I think he may well turn out to be as good, or better.
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So you are saying that you are not sure that Danso won't be as good as Romero and then in your next sentence you say "He won't ever be as good on the ball as Romero"

As if being good on the ball isn't what makes Romero unique in world football and also, on what planet is Danso going to be as good defensively or even better? He's a good player and I like him but you are in a fantasy land if you expect him to be a better defender than Romero.

Sorry, but you are.
 
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Tomo said:

View: https://x.com/pokeefe1/status/1942557320862421302?s=46&t=Gc6HrWVZT0mtSXU7r8ZBIQ


View: https://x.com/pokeefe1/status/1942557667089867063?s=46&t=Gc6HrWVZT0mtSXU7r8ZBIQ

It sounded like Romero wasn’t happy with the medical department and to hear this makes sense.
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Not just Romero, the list of players who got outside help to get fit was listed as:

Romero
Richy
Udogie
Van de Ven

at least. Probably more.

The number of re-injuries after returning was a joke as well.

Guess it was the managers fault tho...
 
Distaste for scouse said:
I don't disagree much with anything you have said, and I've been in the Romero thread plenty criticising him for the exact same things.

I think Romero like many was lied to when he came here. I think he bought into the stadium and Levy promising we were going to compete for titles and Champions leagues. I think he saw the Danny Rose signings coming through the door and it pissed him and he downed tools on it.
So yeah, I'd call him out on professionalism, but I also understand it because Levy keeps lying to all of us.

I genuinely believe if we showed a bit of ambition got Kudos, Eze, and a class DM. That Romero might even sign an extension.

The guy is a winner and is class.

Assuming we do sell, Do you believe Levy will get a player of the same calibre?

I think I know you well enough to know the answer to that...
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Yeah, had little to do with the 160k a week I'm sure.
 
CJJ said:
Romero isn't a world class CB. I don't know what games people have been watching if they think he's been consistent or world class for the past 2 seasons.

He's a world-cup winning CB that can be world class for the occasional game where he's not thinking about his next international cap. The rest of the time he's a Goon that is a passable 7/10

We won't rely on having Jesus Christ as hamstring savant when the players aren't sprinting for recoveries for 100 mins each game
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  • 2025 EL Winner: 2025
  • FIFA World Cup: 2022
  • Copa América: 2021, 2024.
  • CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022.
He's World class, get over yourself about that fact. If he was a 7/10 he wouldn't play for Argentina.

Let's see if we don't miss him when he signs for Madrid.
 
ThePreacher said:
  • 2025 EL Winner: 2025
  • FIFA World Cup: 2022
  • Copa América: 2021, 2024.
  • CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022.
He's World class, get over yourself about that fact. If he was a 7/10 he wouldn't play for Argentina.

Let's see if we don't miss him when he signs for Madrid.
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He plays for Argentina regardless of what he does for us.

Partly because he's a different player at international level. Pretty much the same as any argentine who has played for us in recent years
 
Richard Splash said:
Romero is not consistent for us and misses a lot of games. If we get £60m-£70m then a well run club would sell and reinvest properly in another CB - we won’t of course and that’s why many on here don’t want to move Romero on, which I get.

The only question for Levy is - is Romero going to be able to justify his drop in fee between now and next summer by helping us qualify for the CL again next year, or should we sell and take the value now.
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He played more games than Micky last season.

Shouldn't we be selling Micky instead?
 
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