Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread

[stubbo-admin]

May as well get going with this since with Sullivan at the helm, season ticket renewals slow, and the football vacuum to commence, this will soon be all the "news" there is.

Can Potter and MacCauley pull multiple rabbits out of the hat, or will Sullivan 'try really hard' with all of them before grabbing a few aging bargains from Big Willie Salthouse?

Window this close season comes in two parts:

Part 1: 1st June to 10th June
Part 2: 16th June to 1st September

Rumoured Outs...most of the squad

Let the "Rumoured In's" commence. 

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Player | Position | Club | Fee (GBP)

Rumoured In

1. Daniel Cummings | ST | Celtic
2. Koni De Winter | CB | Genoa
3. Morten Frendrup | DM | Genoa
4. Richard Kone | ST | Wycombe
5. Aaron Ramsdale | GK | Southampton
6. Caiomin Kelleher | GK | Liverpool
7. James Trafford | GK | Burnley
8. Kyle Walker-Peters | FB | Free Agent
9. Taylor Harwood-Bellis | CB | Southampton
10. CJ Egan-Riley | CB | Free Agent
11. Josh Brownhill | CM | Free Agent
12. Albian Hajdari | CB | Lugano
13. Lucas Høgsberg | CB | FC Nordsjælland
14. Ardon Jashari | CM | Brugge
15. Raphael Onyedika | CM | Brugge
16. James McAtee | AM | Man City
17. Mario Struykens | AM | Anderlecht
18. Mathias Kvistgaarden | ST | Brondby
19. Clement Bischoff | LB | Brondby
20. Mika Biereth | FW | Monaco
21. Barış Alper Yılmaz | AM | Galatasaray
22. Evann Guessand | ST | Nice
23. Lucas Stassin | ST | Saint Etienne
24. Marcus Taverner | FW | Bournemouth
25. Soungoutoo Magassa | CDM | Monaco
26. Valentin Atangana | CM | Stade Reims
27. Mads Hermansen | GK | Leicester City
28. Hamza Igamane | ST | Rangers
29. Yeremay | FW | Deportivo La Coruna
30. Adama Bojang | ST | Reims
31. Rocco Reitz | MF | Borussia Moenchengladbach
32. Dominic Calvert-Lewin | ST | Free Agent
33. El Hadji Malick Diouf | LB | SK Slavia Prague
34. Oscar Mingueza | RB/MF | Celta Vigo
35. Tyler Morton | CM | Liverpool
36. Harvey Elliott | AM | Liverpool
37. Zion Suzuki | GK | Parma
38. John Victor | GK | Botofogo 
39. Jacob Ramsey | MF | Villa
40. Mateus Fernandes | CM | Southampton
41. Nga Makou | CM | Lille
42. Quinten Timber | CM
43. Hayden Hackney | CM | Boro
44. Yves Bissouma | CM | Spurs

Rumoured Out

1. Nayef Aguerd | CB | Leverkusen, Marseile
2. Maxel Cornet | FW | Genoa/Others
3. Guido Rodriguez | DM | Betis/Espanyol
4. Tomas Soucek | CM | Everton
5. Michail Antonio | ST | Free Agent
6. Mo Kudus | FW | Chelsea/Newcastle/Arsenal
7. Lucas Paqueta | AM | Man City
8. Andy Irving | CM | Celtic/Wrexham
9. Emerson | LB | Marseille

Confirmed In

1. Jean Clair Todibo | CB | Loan To Perm (32m)
2. Daniel Cummings | ST | Celtic (Free Agent...Tribunal)
3. El Hadji Malick Diouf | LWB | Slavia Prahia | 20m
4. Kyle Walker-Peters | RWB | Free Agent
5. C****m Wilson | ST | Free Agent
6. Mads Hermansen | GK | Leicester (18m)
7. Mateus Fernandes | CM | Southampton (38m + 4m)
8. Soungoutoo Magassa | CDM | Monaco (17m)
9. Igor Julio | CB | Brighton (Loan)

Confirmed Out

1. Aaron Cresswell | LB | Free Agent | 0m
2. Danny Ings | ST | Free Agent | 0m
3. Vladimir Coufal | RB | Free Agent | 0m
4. Lukusz Fabianski | GK | Free Agent | 0m
5. Kamari Swyer | AM | Free Agent | 0m
6. Kurt Zouma | CB | Free Agent | 0m
7. Carlos Soler | CM | PSG | End of Loan
8. Evan Ferguson | ST | Brighton | End of Loan
9. Brad Dolaghan | Released
10. Dondre Abraham | Released
11. Mehmet Halim | Released
12. Muhammed Judus |stroppy| sp*rs| £55m
13. Michail Antonio | Released
14. Kieran Casey | Swansea | Loan
15. Edson Alvarez | Fenerbache | Loan with Option
16. Emerson | Marseille | £1m
17. Aguerd | Marseille | £20m
18. Max Cornet | Genoa | Loan

[Lee Trundle]

I said at the end of the season that we'd be relegation candidates as things stand.

Nothing has changed since then.  No one has yet to come in and the squad has arguably got worse.

The only thing I have to pin my hopes onto, is other supporters blind loyalty of Potter.  That's it.

[Russ of the BML]

Without trying to sound dramatic.... West Harm are now primed to get relegated. We have blindly and naively sailed into the perfect storm. As I have said before, Sullivan's legacy will be completed at the end of this season when we go down. To me, it's not even in doubt. Not if, but when. If you are a gambler, get your rent money on us as we are literally like ready to go. It's all built up to this moment and Sullivan and Brady will be lynched hopefully. 

[GBHammer63]

Yep, incredibly stupid understates what a fucking cretin the man is, the list above shows that of the 19 players who are either leaving or confirmed gone arguably 13 or 14 are first team or around it. 

Whole new level of business genius to have allowed us to get where we’ve got so quickly, and with multiple opportunities to address the issues.

[Lee Trundle]

If we're close to out PSR limit, then that suggests we're not tight with spending the money.

It suggests Sullivan is incredibly stupid at spending the money, considering where we are in the league and the value of our squad.

No one else would have spent £40m on Kilman and given him the contact he has.

[GBHammer63]

Correct Goose, but who is it that appoints the people that are sanctioned to piss it up the wall, Sullivan overseeing transfer business will see at least the same amount of piss going up the wall albeit he won’t be able to piss it so high. But it can be more guaranteed to go all over his boots.

[goose]

cheepstake when it comes to hiring managers maybe, but we spend (waste) millions on players every year. outside the top 6/7 nobody spends more than we do.

you cant criticise Sullivan for not spending on the squad, but you can criticise how that money has been spent.

Sullivan isn’t spending his own money though, it’s the clubs money which is a whole different thing.

of course, but i wouldn't expect him to throw his own money down the drain on transfer fees.
"the club" has had a more than adequate transfer budget which they've done a brilliant job of pissing up the wall.

[GBHammer63]

cheepstake when it comes to hiring managers maybe, but we spend (waste) millions on players every year. outside the top 6/7 nobody spends more than we do.

you cant criticise Sullivan for not spending on the squad, but you can criticise how that money has been spent.

Sullivan isn’t spending his own money though, it’s the clubs money which is a whole different thing.

Everything that’s wrong with the club begins and ends with Sullivan 

[dealcanvey]

This guy Malick Diouf....looks crakcing going forwards (vs other full backs as a comparision....but defensivley looks hopeless).

https://fbref.com/en/players/bd5eb2e5/El-Hadji-Diouf

Saw highlights of him. Was confused when they said he was a defender as all highlights are of him attacking! Having said that, if we are playing a back 3 it could work!

[stubbo-admin]

This guy Malick Diouf....looks crakcing going forwards (vs other full backs as a comparision....but defensivley looks hopeless).

https://fbref.com/en/players/bd5eb2e5/El-Hadji-Diouf

[eusebiovic]

Absolutely right about Sullivan Faux. We need to sell to buy because WHU under his control is a shit show of lurching from crisis to crisis.

Now we're selling our best players to replace them with unproven youngsters because some clubs like Brighton and Brentford did well doing just that. 

The real reason we can't compete with other clubs is because Sullivan is a cheapskate clueless wanker that imposes his ego led authority on employees that shrug their shoulders and count their wage packets every month.....


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This X 100

He is pissing in the dark when identifying those unproven youngsters because the cheapskate thinks he can wing it without a credible scouting database which might cost at least a couple of million a season to run but then save him that sum many times over when he inevitably buys an unsuitable player for £30-40 million and then has to sell him for half or less a couple of years later.

It's like the flawed 80's economics of Peter Swales at Man City or Ken Bates at Chelsea - the bloke is a fucking dinosaur and weirdo to boot - not in the genius sense of the word either

[goose]

cheepstake when it comes to hiring managers maybe, but we spend (waste) millions on players every year. outside the top 6/7 nobody spends more than we do.

you cant criticise Sullivan for not spending on the squad, but you can criticise how that money has been spent.

[Adsiron]

Absolutely right about Sullivan Faux. We need to sell to buy because WHU under his control is a shit show of lurching from crisis to crisis.

Now we're selling our best players to replace them with unproven youngsters because some clubs like Brighton and Brentford did well doing just that. 

The real reason we can't compete with other clubs is because Sullivan is a cheapskate clueless wanker that imposes his ego led authority on employees that shrug their shoulders and count their wage packets every month.....


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[Fauxstralian]

Obviously if someone pays the buyout we have no choice but to see Kudus leave
The fact that we appear to be hawking him around for less shows the utter shambles of the club under Sullivan 
The club isn’t progressing til he goes and in the meantime we are being lapped by the likes of Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Fulham & Crystal Palace.

[Massive Attack]

I want West Ham to keep our better players, especially ones that can excite us.

I know we're yet to see it, but I keep being told our coach is great at coaching the players he's got.  I'm sure 99% of coaches would love to have Kudus in their squad.

Issue is, other than his questionable temperament he apparently wants out anyway with the help of getting new Agents. If he's that keen to leave, then best to get in good money for him and bring someone in who does really want to be here.

Can't really blame him, what top player would want to be here, I don't even want to be here it's a fucking shit show. 

Agreed!

[goose]

Moving agents is a nailed on sign he wants out.

[fraser]

I want West Ham to keep our better players, especially ones that can excite us.

I know we're yet to see it, but I keep being told our coach is great at coaching the players he's got.  I'm sure 99% of coaches would love to have Kudus in their squad.

Issue is, other than his questionable temperament he apparently wants out anyway with the help of getting new Agents. If he's that keen to leave, then best to get in good money for him and bring someone in who does really want to be here.

Can't really blame him, what top player would want to be here, I don't even want to be here it's a fucking shit show. 

[Nutsin]

I agree with Trundle, I want Kudus to stay. We’re a better team with him in it. You know we’ll probably squander the money he brings anyway.

Get rid of Paqueta, smooth things over with Kudus and try him as a number 10 and have him play on the left or right if Bowen gets injured.

We all know how hard it is for our director to get real talent in the door, gonna be even harder now we are not in Europe and considered relegation fodder.

Keep Kudus at Lear for another year if not longer.

How many people do you want to replace in one window ffs.

* Try him at number 10, if it doesn’t work out him on the left and use him for cover for Bowen.

* keep Kudus here at least for another year.

[Nutsin]

I agree with Trundle, I want Kudus to stay. We’re a better team with him in it. You know we’ll probably squander the money he brings anyway.

Get rid of Paqueta, smooth things over with Kudus and try him as a number 10 and have him play on the left or right if Bowen gets injured.

We all know how hard it is for our director to get real talent in the door, gonna be even harder now we are not in Europe and considered relegation fodder.

Keep Kudus at Lear for another year if not longer.

How many people do you want to replace in one window ffs.

[Massive Attack]

I want West Ham to keep our better players, especially ones that can excite us.

I know we're yet to see it, but I keep being told our coach is great at coaching the players he's got.  I'm sure 99% of coaches would love to have Kudus in their squad.

Issue is, other than his questionable temperament he apparently wants out anyway with the help of getting new Agents. If he's that keen to leave, then best to get in good money for him and bring someone in who does really want to be here.

[Barty888]

Potter has tabled a 20 million pounds bid for the Feyenoord goalkeeper Justin Bijlow and is determined to sign him up

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bijlow

[goose]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... dline.html

we will probably wait until they close the loophole and miss out on this.

[collyrob]

Kudus is best on the right side, the problem is so is Bowen. 

I can live with him leaving, just not to those cunts

I honestly couldn’t give a toss where he goes, 

 

 

I really can’t get my head around that logic. 

if he was to go, I’d 100% prefer him to fuck off to Saudi or somewhere else in Europe than to one of our rivals.

[El Scorchio]

In an ideal world I'd like us to keep him and I bet Potter does as well, but I think his hand is being forced here by Sullivan and the player.

[Lee Trundle]

I want West Ham to keep our better players, especially ones that can excite us.

I know we're yet to see it, but I keep being told our coach is great at coaching the players he's got.  I'm sure 99% of coaches would love to have Kudus in their squad.

[Pub Bigot]

Kudus is best on the right side, the problem is so is Bowen. 

I can live with him leaving, just not to those cunts

I honestly couldn’t give a toss where he goes, just as long as the Brummie has money to spend on players. Whether we think it’ll be spent wisely is another discussion. 

It’s all about West Ham, fuck everyone else.