Winter '25/26 Transfer Rumours Thread

[stubbo-admin]

Well seems like with all these international breaks, and us languishing, the rumours of ins and outs are rife.

Chuck anything 'worthy' of discussion on this thread...

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Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option | Attacking Mid

Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)

[stubbo-admin]

Vickery on sky saying West Ham (nuno) reluctant to let him go although  the deal will be done.

Lamadrid is just a punt nothing more.

 

 

 

 

Assume this means Paqueta?

Normally I'd be against this, but in this instance with our squad being so devoid of quality and needing major surgery and the player in question having been woefully off form and his heart being elsewhere, I think this is probable a decent outcome for the Club.  Just have to hope they have a replacement lined up for January as we're short creatviely anyway, that we have funds left over afterwards to put towards an upgrade elsewhere (CB, Wing).

Ultimately, we're likely to go down.  Cashing in well on an underperforming star now is not terrible business, much as I love Paqueta and what he can do when on form.

His departure pretty much feels like the end of that Moyes era of relative success.

[ragingbull]

Vickery on sky saying West Ham (nuno) reluctant to let him go although  the deal will be done.

Lamadrid is just a punt nothing more.

Nuno's reluctant to let Ward-Prowse go?

Lol i meant Paq.

[Massive Attack]

Vickery on sky saying West Ham (nuno) reluctant to let him go although  the deal will be done.

Lamadrid is just a punt nothing more.

Nuno's reluctant to let Ward-Prowse go?

[ragingbull]

Vickery on sky saying West Ham (nuno) reluctant to let him go although  the deal will be done.

Lamadrid is just a punt nothing more.

[Massive Attack]

It did in the previous seasons as Southampton Captain. It clearly had more to do at the Club with just him being Captain that saw them go down on a paltry 12 points. Not even Billy Bonds could prevent them from going down that season, they were abysmal.

[fraser]

JWP did so well captaining Southampton in their relegation fight... 

[Fauxstralian]

We actually need Burnley & Wolves to beat some of the group above us
That would help us catch them and probably bring down the points needed to survive
If we can’t finish above that pair we are down anyway 

[El Scorchio]

It would be so Sullivan for us to loan a player to a relegation rival, and so West Ham for him to then against all logic do something to keep them up at our expense. 

If Burnley finish above us it will be because we finish 19th and not because they overtake us and another team.

Them finishing above us wouldn't relegate us

Not necessarily, unless you believe we've no hope of catching anyone. It's possible us them and Forest could be right together come April or May.

[onsideman]

It would be so Sullivan for us to loan a player to a relegation rival, and so West Ham for him to then against all logic do something to keep them up at our expense. 

If Burnley finish above us it will be because we finish 19th and not because they overtake us and another team.

Them finishing above us wouldn't relegate us

[claypole]

If Burnley get a forward pass out of Jwp they will have done better than we did with him for 18 months

[El Scorchio]

It would be so Sullivan for us to loan a player to a relegation rival, and so West Ham for him to then against all logic do something to keep them up at our expense. 

[Mad Ferret]

You're trying too hard, fraser.

[fraser]

If he does go there can we get permission from the PL for him to play against us or our relegation rivals will have an unfair advantage

In fact if we were signing him Massive would be saying the crackhead is mad for signing a player who hadn't kicked a ball for 4 months and isn't match fit 

[Metroplex]

If Ward Prowse goes to Burnley you just know he will start banging in free kicks again.

He'll finally equal Beckham's record with his first kick

[fraser]

If Ward Prowse goes to Burnley you just know he will start banging in free kicks again.

If Ward Prowse goes to Forest you just know he'll start banging free kicks in again

Was written so many times, he didn't 

[Manuel]

I'd drive the hopeless cսnt to Burnley myself. He will weaken them further.

[Tomshardware]

If Ward Prowse goes to Burnley you just know he will start banging in free kicks again.

[Mad Ferret]

Burnley a relegation competitor LMFAO

[Massive Attack]

I just find that all that fucking funny but not strengthening another relegation competitor with little upside to it.  

[fraser]

He's accused of being a baldist now, it's fucking nothing and a proper woke snowflake response by Nuno to overreact in such a way IF it was true.

At worst give him a bollocking, fine a weeks wage and sit a game or two out if his ego/feelings been that badly bruised but even that I think is too strong simply for playfully calling him a slaphead. 

When did he make us worse? He even returned for almost half a season to contribute more in the League than Summverville did last season. The same Ward-Prowse who instantly contributed to his new Forest teams efforts in beating the runaway League winners Liverpool at Anfield against all the odds as a new player before he allegedly called the crackhead a slaphead.

Over react, what like you have to a ridiculous rumour. 

 

I can't believe we struggled so much last season and this with the genius that is JWP in the team 

[Massive Attack]

Have we signed a centre half yet?

Nah not yet. Sullivans still scanning the south American market for another attacking forward in the 9th division of the Peruvian football pyramid. 

[Pub Bigot]

Have we signed a centre half yet?

[Massive Attack]

He's accused of being a baldist now, it's fucking nothing and a proper woke snowflake response by Nuno to overreact in such a way IF it was true.

At worst give him a bollocking, fine a weeks wage and sit a game or two out if his ego/feelings been that badly bruised but even that I think is too strong simply for playfully calling him a slaphead. 

When did he make us worse? He even returned for almost half a season to contribute more in the League than Summverville did last season. The same Ward-Prowse who instantly contributed to his new Forest teams efforts in beating the runaway League winners Liverpool at Anfield against all the odds as a new player before he allegedly called the crackhead a slaphead.

[fraser]

It's more about improving them needlessly. If another Club not directly involved in the relegation battle then there's no issue. Reeks of arrogance to think he won't improve them at all otherwise. Not that he's a dogshit Midfielder with little experience in the Prem, the season before he was dicked around by Nuno last season (to this very day) for calling him a crackhead baldie proved he can make an impact. 

How would a player that made us worse when playing for us improve Burnley to overtake us? 

Nope he wouldn't

Oh and you actually think it's because he called him a baldie.. 

[Massive Attack]

It's more about needlessly improving them. If another Club not directly involved in the relegation battle then there's no issue. Reeks of arrogance to think he won't improve them at all otherwise. Not that he's a dogshit Midfielder with little experience in the Prem, the season before he was dicked around by Nuno last season (to this very day) for calling him a crackhead baldie proved he can make an impact.