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)

[Eerie Decent]

Are you saying this Bento commands the box ?

In fairness, I didn't know who we was linked with, just glad we are being linked with a keeper, but let's hope so.

It was just a bad pun mate
Bento... box
As you were

Bit slow on the uptake there 

[stubbo-admin]

Oh look. We are linked with another Portuguese speaker. Is his agent Jorge Mendes by any chance?

This stinks. Nuno and his agent are taking the piss out of our club and it's OAP chairman.

Nope. His agent is ADM Esporte. Nothing to do with Mendes.

[Come On You Irons]

Oh look. We are linked with another Portuguese speaker. Is his agent Jorge Mendes by any chance?

This stinks. Nuno and his agent are taking the piss out of our club and it's OAP chairman.

[Mad Dog]

Its not a keeper we need.  Its fucking centre backs 

[stubbo-admin]

[onsideman]

Yeah, me an all.

The wonder saves look great, but we need someone calm and steady, who commands & organises his defenders, comes for crosses, catches the ball, you know, the fundamentals of goalkeeping.

Are you saying this Bento commands the box ?

In fairness, I didn't know who we was linked with, just glad we are being linked with a keeper, but let's hope so.

It was just a bad pun mate
Bento... box
As you were

[Eerie Decent]

Bid for a keeper on Twitter, hope it's true I would bin Areola.

Yeah, me an all.

The wonder saves look great, but we need someone calm and steady, who commands & organises his defenders, comes for crosses, catches the ball, you know, the fundamentals of goalkeeping.

Are you saying this Bento commands the box ?

In fairness, I didn't know who we was linked with, just glad we are being linked with a keeper, but let's hope so.

[Sir Alf]

Agree, these transfers in will not change much without better CBs. I also think we need another, more experienced centre midfielder that, unlike the 3 tortoises we have ( Soucek, Guido, Irvine), can sub on for Potts, Magassa and Fernandes. These 3, all 22 or under, will have off days when they show their inexperience like last Saturday.  Someone with legs and an appetite for hard work in midfield, a leader, in the squad would be perfect. Picking up Xhaka or Henderson might have been a shrewd move in hindsight. Someone with that kind of profile on loan for 6 months. Wishful thinking I guess? 

[onsideman]

Bid for a keeper on Twitter, hope it's true I would bin Areola.

Yeah, me an all.

The wonder saves look great, but we need someone calm and steady, who commands & organises his defenders, comes for crosses, catches the ball, you know, the fundamentals of goalkeeping.

Are you saying this Bento commands the box ?

[Eerie Decent]

Bid for a keeper on Twitter, hope it's true I would bin Areola.

Yeah, me an all.

The wonder saves look great, but we need someone calm and steady, who commands & organises his defenders, comes for crosses, catches the ball, you know, the fundamentals of goalkeeping.

[Tomsdad]

Where are the two centre backs we need?

 

[ragingbull]

Bid for a keeper on Twitter, hope it's true I would bin Areola.

[stubbo-admin]

Now our best Striker at the Club that Nuno has constantly dicked about all along with a relationship at rock bottom wants out because he cannot take it anymore it's that bad!

Utterly fucking clueless management from tofrom bottom. We're doomed.

It's not because "he cannot take it anymore", it'll be because he's on a heavily incentivised performance-related contract and we've just signed two players who will be vying for his shirt

That was part of the thought process, not just the playing side of not taking it anymore. He also won't take the fact he's been shunned when also on such a deal. I don't blame him at all for wanting out with how he has been poorly treated since playing here under Nuno.

 

 

Nuno has said about it:“I personally decided that these (two) strikers have joined,” Nuno said. “So Callum is a very experienced man. He's been in the game for so much time. He knows that his position has changed. So we were honest to each other. Yes your position has changed but he's still a player from the club. And we still maybe need him and he should help us because he joined us.“I don't know where things will go. Or what will happen beyond my decision making. But until that situation me and Callum, we have been very honest about each other and the way we communicate. So maybe from some time now we will address this issue again. But it's not right at the moment.”

[El Scorchio]

I see Man City are thinking of making a January move for Guehi given Dias, Guardiol & Stones are all injured
Palace were supposedly looking at Kilman previously 
Come on , you KNOW it makes sense 

If they were before, then SURELY they cannot still be after the Brighton and Wolves matches. He's one of those players who gets better by not playing.

It would be unbelievable good luck if this happened, even if it was for 10 million quid. Just cut our fucking losses and never be so stupid again. I cannot see their recruitment staff being so fucking retarded though.

[Fauxstralian]

I see Man City are thinking of making a January move for Guehi given Dias, Guardiol & Stones are all injured
Palace were supposedly looking at Kilman previously 
Come on , you KNOW it makes sense 

[Massive Attack]

Now our best Striker at the Club that Nuno has constantly dicked about all along with a relationship at rock bottom wants out because he cannot take it anymore it's that bad!

Utterly fucking clueless management from tofrom bottom. We're doomed.

It's not because "he cannot take it anymore", it'll be because he's on a heavily incentivised performance-related contract and we've just signed two players who will be vying for his shirt

That was part of the thought process, not just the playing side of not taking it anymore. He also won't take the fact he's been shunned when also on such a deal. I don't blame him at all for wanting out with how he has been poorly treated since playing here under Nuno.

[onsideman]

Now our best Striker at the Club that Nuno has constantly dicked about all along with a relationship at rock bottom wants out because he cannot take it anymore it's that bad!

Utterly fucking clueless management from tofrom bottom. We're doomed.

It won't be because "he cannot take it anymore", it'll be because he's on a heavily incentivised performance-related contract and we've just signed two players who will be vying for his shirt

[Rossal]

Personally I think we should have bought 2 no nonsense, head it and kick it CB's. Our problem hasn't been scoring its been holding on to leads. Of course an extra forward after that would be welcome.

We went to Wolves and didn't have a shot on target.   Our problems are not just at the back. 

[Massive Attack]

Now our best Striker at the Club that Nuno has constantly dicked about all along with a relationship at rock bottom wants out because he cannot take it anymore it's that bad!

Utterly fucking clueless management from tofrom bottom. We're doomed.

[twoleftfeet]

No loss.

[stubbo-admin]

[scott_d]

If we dont get any new CB's then he may as well try Tomas instead of Kilman, at lest he shows a bit of fucking bottle.

No clean sheets since Nuno took over, so definitely need a CB or two.

We definitely need more firepower though, just someone who's going to maybe put a shot on goal might help so fingers crossed these guys can do that.

[theaxeman]

Definitely. Certainly puts his head in where it hurts.

[violator]

If we dont get any new CB's then he may as well try Tomas instead of Kilman, at lest he shows a bit of fucking bottle.

[theaxeman]

Personally I think we should have bought 2 no nonsense, head it and kick it CB's. Our problem hasn't been scoring its been holding on to leads. Of course an extra forward after that would be welcome.