Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

[sudoku]

Here is a list of all the players we bought and then sold since 2012.
The most profit we made was £18 mill on Tripps. Next was Wimmer with £10 mill.
We have made a cumulative loss of £350 mill on transfers.
Only made a profit on 13 out of 54.
Edit: Put Gil in as I assumed he will leave.

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			PAID	SALES +	P/L
				LOANS
Ndombele			42.5	0	42.5
Lo Celso			41	8.5	32.5
Sanchez			36	9	27
Sissoko			30	3	27
Gil			30	0	30
Reguilon			27.5	0	27.5
Bergwijn			26	26.5	-0.5
Sessegnon			25	0	25
Lamela			25	8.5	16.5
Aurier			23	0	23
Lucas			22	0	22
Royal			21.5	12	9.5
Soldado			18	7	11
Paulinho			17	10	7
Janssen			17	9	8
Hojbjerg			15	12	3
Dembele			15	11	4
Doherty			13.5	0	13.5
Llorente			12	0	12
Lloris			12	0	12
Wanyama			11	0	11
Rodon			11	10	1
Verthongen			10	0	10
Eriksen			10	17	-7
Alderweireld			10	13	-3
N'Koudou			9.5	6.5	3
N'Jie			9	6	3
Capoue			9	5.5	3.5
Clarke			8.5	12	-3.5
Sigurdsson			8	13	-5
Fazio			8	4.5	3.5
Foyth			8	14.5	-6.5
Chiriches			7.5	4.5	3
Dempsey			7	6	1
Chadli			7	13	-6
Adebayor			5	0	5
Ali			5	0	5
Wimmer			5	15	-10
Stambouli			5	6	-1
Lenglet LOAN			4.5	0	4.5
Gedson LOAN			4	0	4
Trippier			4	22	-18
Dier			4	3	1
Gollini LOAN			3	0	3
Vorm			3	0	3
Fryers			3	3	0
Vinicius LOAN			2.5	0	2.5
Danjuma LOAN			2.5	0	2.5
Yedlin			2	6	-4
Gazzaniga			2	0	2
Holtby			1.5	7.5	-6
Soonsup-Bell			1	0	1
Lopez LOAN			1	0	1
Parrott			0.5	6.5	-6

 

[Notabadsquad]

Agreed. MGW would've fit into today's team so well instead of Bergvall

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Nah, he wouldn't, because he is a soft bloke who would not stand up to his owner. Fcuk Gibbs-White, who chose against enhancing his career.

 

[Chivers67]

Crikey that list is pretty damning of our transfer policy!

 

[Get in!]

Have to remember we still have to pay stadium off. But on flip side since poch left we have wasted money hiring wrong managers and mediocre players. Levy needs to get structure right again imo like it was under poch. Right manager, modern tactics, developing players, academy knocking on door getting in first team, right scout (mitchell). Was like a perfect pyramid. Since 2019 the pyramid has been dismantled.

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I don't think the structure was ever right since the Arnesen days (and even then...). We had a good manager and a good core of players under Poch, but still wasted money on mediocre players. We need our football operations to be run like Brighton and then move to being run like Liverpool. We're still not close to either.

 

[FightingIllini]

I don't think the structure was ever right since the Arnesen days (and even then...). We had a good manager and a good core of players under Poch, but still wasted money on mediocre players. We need our football operations to be run like Brighton and then move to being run like Liverpool. We're still not close to either.

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It's important to note that the "right" structure has changed dramatically, almost immeasurably, since the Arnesen days. A total tip-to-tail revolution in the sophistication of the sport.

And who's the only team in the league still under the same leadership as the Old World? You guessed it!

 

[CJJ]

Because those twitter wallies aren't part of a blatant scam.

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Both are effectively free to read and as fiction as each other

 

[CJJ]

Here is a list of all the players we bought and then sold since 2012.
The most profit we made was £18 mill on Tripps. Next was Wimmer with £10 mill.
We have made a cumulative loss of £350 mill on transfers.
Only made a profit on 13 out of 54.
Edit: Put Gil in as I assumed he will leave.

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			PAID	SALES +	P/L
				LOANS
Ndombele			42.5	0	42.5
Lo Celso			41	8.5	32.5
Sanchez			36	9	27
Sissoko			30	3	27
Gil			30	0	30
Reguilon			27.5	0	27.5
Bergwijn			26	26.5	-0.5
Sessegnon			25	0	25
Lamela			25	8.5	16.5
Aurier			23	0	23
Lucas			22	0	22
Royal			21.5	12	9.5
Soldado			18	7	11
Paulinho			17	10	7
Janssen			17	9	8
Hojbjerg			15	12	3
Dembele			15	11	4
Doherty			13.5	0	13.5
Llorente			12	0	12
Lloris			12	0	12
Wanyama			11	0	11
Rodon			11	10	1
Verthongen			10	0	10
Eriksen			10	17	-7
Alderweireld			10	13	-3
N'Koudou			9.5	6.5	3
N'Jie			9	6	3
Capoue			9	5.5	3.5
Clarke			8.5	12	-3.5
Sigurdsson			8	13	-5
Fazio			8	4.5	3.5
Foyth			8	14.5	-6.5
Chiriches			7.5	4.5	3
Dempsey			7	6	1
Chadli			7	13	-6
Adebayor			5	0	5
Ali			5	0	5
Wimmer			5	15	-10
Stambouli			5	6	-1
Lenglet LOAN			4.5	0	4.5
Gedson LOAN			4	0	4
Trippier			4	22	-18
Dier			4	3	1
Gollini LOAN			3	0	3
Vorm			3	0	3
Fryers			3	3	0
Vinicius LOAN			2.5	0	2.5
Danjuma LOAN			2.5	0	2.5
Yedlin			2	6	-4
Gazzaniga			2	0	2
Holtby			1.5	7.5	-6
Soonsup-Bell			1	0	1
Lopez LOAN			1	0	1
Parrott			0.5	6.5	-6

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Which rebukes the idea that we only buy players to sell for a profit, doesn't it?

 

[Doom_Spur]

Trouble is we're in a situation where we don't need quantity, we need quality.

We actually have a good young nucleus with big potential. Just need abit of stardust in a couple of places.

 

[Richard Arlison]

Trouble is we're in a situation where we don't need quantity, we need quality.

We actually have a good young nucleus with big potential. Just need abit of stardust in a couple of places.

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Exactly this

We need players who are pushing to start straight away

 

[Matt1882]

We rip ourselves for pissing money away, but we're not the only ones.
United even under Fergie were not immune to spunking massive fees on crap players or players who weren't PL quality.
Hargreaves, Veron, Forlan, Di Maria, Zaha, Sanchez, Sancho, Anthony....They may as well have thrown about half a billion down the shitter rather than sign that lot.
Arseholes have, signed Jesus, Arshavin, Chamakh, Pepe, etc etc
I bet city and Liverpool have pissed away a fortune too.
And for every over priced dud Chelsea have sold, I bet there's plenty of Winston Bogardes too.

 

[Matt1882]

Both are effectively free to read and as fiction as each other

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And the Twitter ones at least brave enough in most cases to put their name to it.

 

[nicoclaesen]

We rip ourselves for pissing money away, but we're not the only ones.
United even under Fergie were not immune to spunking massive fees on crap players or players who weren't PL quality.
Hargreaves, Veron, Forlan, Di Maria, Zaha, Sanchez, Sancho, Anthony....They may as well have thrown about half a billion down the shitter rather than sign that lot.
Arseholes have, signed Jesus, Arshavin, Chamakh, Pepe, etc etc
I bet city and Liverpool have pissed away a fortune too.
And for every over priced dud Chelsea have sold, I bet there's plenty of Winston Bogardes too.

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Veron not PL quality ?

 

[skywalker68]

Bet we aren’t

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Bet we are being used to engineer a move elsewhere.

 

[Matt1882]

We rip ourselves for pissing money away, but we're not the only ones.
United even under Fergie were not immune to spunking massive fees on crap players or players who weren't PL quality.
Hargreaves, Veron, Forlan, Di Maria, Zaha, Sanchez, Sancho, Anthony....They may as well have thrown about half a billion down the shitter rather than sign that lot.
Arseholes have, signed Jesus, Arshavin, Chamakh, Pepe, etc etc
I bet city and Liverpool have pissed away a fortune too.
And for every over priced dud Chelsea have sold, I bet there's plenty of Winston Bogardes too.

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Hojlund: I'm going to stay and fight for my place at Man Utd​

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has vowed to "stay and fight" for his place at Old Trafford despite intense transfer speculation.

Hojlund starred as United impressed in their second Premier League Summer Series win over Bournemouth. The Dane opened the scoring as Man Utd cruised to a 4-1 victory.

His goal and performance came just hours after Sky Sports News reported that RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko had emerged as a top target for United.

Amorim lauded the striker after the game saying his performance "made the team play better".

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[Teach]

Trouble is we're in a situation where we don't need quantity, we need quality.

We actually have a good young nucleus with big potential. Just need abit of stardust in a couple of places.

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That’s why it’s so frustrating they’ve again failed to get any investment into the club….. 3 or 4 50-100M signings would tee us up for the next four to five years

 

[Matt1882]

Veron not PL quality ?

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He flopped hard at Man United and Chelsea.
He was a British transfer record when United signed him for almost £30m but he was unable to cope with the PL level games + champions league every 3 days.

 

[citizenabel]

Like I said

If Woolwich were clever they will let us win

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Legohead ain't that clever or that good an actor.

 

[Matt1882]

That’s why it’s so frustrating they’ve again failed to get any investment into the club….. 3 or 4 50-100M signings would tee us up for the next four to five years

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Or be utter flops we can't sell an wait 5 years for their contracts to run down. Again.

 

[Hampshire Spur]

Heard muani back on radar. With Tel and Odobert with us i reckon he might join us.

 

[FightingIllini]

Heard muani back on radar. With Tel and Odobert with us i reckon he might join us.

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Gallic dressing room cliques, famously never a problem here.