Summer Transfers 2025 (rumours and incomings)

OneStevePerrin said:
My thoughts are that the back two are as good as last season. It’s the new players right and left of them plus the new players in front of them not defending as the replaced players did to win the premiership last season. Guehi in my opinion looks better in a middle back 3 with Richard’s having the aerial support for us. That system could work for Liverpool if they are prepared to change to that formation?
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If Guehi goes and he does not fit right, then it could easily be bye-bye England.
He would be far better to stay close to home at Palace. Sign 2 years from next summer for a refreshed salary, say tripling existing and a reduced release clause after one year.
Come on Mark, you know it makes sense. Not that I am biased.
 
Assuming Guehi goes,I would like to see Akanji,Gallagher,Pino purchased and the Polish fella at Arsenal on a loan and perhaps a young centre back as the other loan.
 
dreamwaverider said:
If Guehi goes and he does not fit right, then it could easily be bye-bye England.
He would be far better to stay close to home at Palace. Sign 2 years from next summer for a refreshed salary, say tripling existing and a reduced release clause after one year.
Come on Mark, you know it makes sense. Not that I am biased.
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I love Marc but I think he wants his cake and to eat it. He looks happy to stay and see out his contract for the final year knowing at Palace he'll play. He then knows all he has to do is play well and his England place is safe.
The other side of the same coin is that he can take his pick all the worlds top clubs in a years time and because he'll be a free it will likely be a £300k a week contract.

I suppose you cant blame him. I'm sure those around him have advised him he owes Palace nothing. To be fair he has been great for us. I would love to see him in a red n blue shirt for one more year and lets face it contract cut both ways. When he signed his last deal it didn't say 'by the way you have to agree to be sold before the end or sign a new deal' It was for a set period. Palace expect Marc to honor it, Marc has every right to expect Palace to the same.
 
Glad we are walking away from the lunatic levels of money quoted for El Khannous. Clubs are clearly thinking we will pay silly money due to needing the players. Would be nice if we signed two players on loan to a) alleviate pressure on the current XI who are playing twice a week, and also b) put us in a slightly better negotiating position (ie where we don’t appear quite so desperate as a buyer). Just a thought. I’m sure the buying team are on it, but with every day that goes by I get more resigned to the fact that we’ll have to wait and hope for Deadline Day to be productive again. I find waiting til Deadline Day such an exasperating way to run things, because early in the window the pool of players available is significantly greater, the desperation factor is so much lower, and the manager has time to integrate new signings into what he wants them to do. Why do we do this every year? I hope I am proven spectacularly wrong and we have a sensational last week of the window…
 
Glasner seemed confident that the Eze replacement was already lined up in the post Forest match press conference, but it remains a mystery.

It doesn't appear to be El Khanouss.

Could it be Pino, the Bruges winger, the Austrian forward......or a last minute deal for Sterling!

I doubt anyone will join tomorrow or Thursday before our European fixture.
That puts huge pressure on the closing days of the window .
 
PatrickA said:
Glasner seemed confident that the Eze replacement was already lined up in the post Forest match press conference, but it remains a mystery.

It doesn't appear to be El Khanouss.

Could it be Pino, the Bruges winger, the Austrian forward......or a last minute deal for Sterling!

I doubt anyone will join tomorrow or Thursday before our European fixture.
That puts huge pressure on the closing days of the window .
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If the Guardian is anything to go by we are miles apart on valuation. If its true that they want £47m and we have so far only offered £25m I dont see it happening.
Glasner is said to really like the Bruges lad but they really dont want to sell him. Saying that they didn't want to lose Munoz a couple of years back but we got him so who knows?
 
PatrickA said:
Glasner seemed confident that the Eze replacement was already lined up in the post Forest match press conference, but it remains a mystery.

It doesn't appear to be El Khanouss.

Could it be Pino, the Bruges winger, the Austrian forward......or a last minute deal for Sterling!

I doubt anyone will join tomorrow or Thursday before our European fixture.
That puts huge pressure on the closing days of the window .
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It puts huge pressure on the few players we have having to play Sunday Thursday Sunday. People are saying we are waiting to see if we get through to the group stage before signings. Of course if we don’t get through to the group stage the main reason will be the players are exhausted. Chicken and egg
 
The last few days of the window are always a mix of speculation, rumour and half truths. Who knows what is going in in reality.

What I do know is that regardless of all of that we have yet again started a season with a squad in a worse position than the one just ended. It was blindly obvious months ago we needed cover at CB and back up for JPM. It was also extremely likely we would need a replacement for Eze if he went. I can sort of understand waiting to sell Eze even if it means anyone knows they can up the price for any attackers we show an interest in. Not getting any CB cover or having a plan for cover for JPM is just bad planning though.

Out first 11 is good even without Eze. Our squad is paper thin and we are one CB injury away from serious problems.
 
est1905 said:
If the Guardian is anything to go by we are miles apart on valuation. If its true that they want £47m and we have so far only offered £25m I dont see it happening.
Glasner is said to really like the Bruges lad but they really dont want to sell him. Saying that they didn't want to lose Munoz a couple of years back but we got him so who knows?
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Genk (the club Munoz played for) didn't have much of a leg to stand on as Munoz had 6 months left on his contract.

Bruges are about to qualify for the Champs League and have already sold big this summer (to Sunderland, Brighton and AC Milan). Unless the player is desperate to play in the Prem they're in a very strong position.
 
Relying on last minute deals as a fundamental(and only?) strategy seems flawed to me.
You may get lucky on occasions but the pressures can work against you.

Clubs now know we have the money from the Eze sale and that we need a replacement.
The market also moves e.g if Wolves now want to keep Hwang because Larsen is going, if Leicester no longer need to sell El Khannouss as they have made other sales in recent days.

It's supply and demand.

Sure, some of these pressures may move in our favour too, but from the outside it gives the appearance of looking at the final clearance bargains.
 
At the rate we are going I would suggest getting somebody down to Lloyd park. We can probably sign a couple of quality Sunday league players for a pint and a packet of Bensons. Straight onto the bench for Villa. Sorted.
 
PatrickA said:
Relying on last minute deals as a fundamental(and only?) strategy seems flawed to me.
You may get lucky on occasions but the pressures can work against you.

Clubs now know we have the money from the Eze sale and that we need a replacement.
The market also moves e.g if Wolves now want to keep Hwang because Larsen is going, if Leicester no longer need to sell El Khannouss as they have made other sales in recent days.

It's supply and demand.

Sure, some of these pressures may move in our favour too, but from the outside it gives the appearance of looking at the final clearance bargains.
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Surely you've supported Palace long enough to know that's our system when it comes to buying in an inflated market (which is what we currently have thanks to the likes of Chelsea, Man U etc.)? Even a cheap Munoz wasn't signed until 30 Jan 24 with Wharton elater on 1st Feb!

As for last summer...
 
I see Tyrique George is apparently available for just £13 million from Chelsea. The lad looks a real talent and unlike Dibbling or El Khannous seems to have a reasonable price on his head. Plays left wing, can dribble, is quick and is highly rated. Roma are supposedly pushing hard for a deal, but at his age maybe he might prefer to stay in London?
 
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