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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

Alvarez is halfway out the door. Between 15 and 20 million, not sure where, likely to be done before Sunderland.

I have actually given up on this window now. It's clear for all to see what is going on. 

Two years ago could've sign Ekitike for £22m but Sulli lowballed Frankfurt. Two years on Liverpool sign him for £65m and we sign Callum Wilson on a 'play when you aren't injured deal'. 

And that, my friends, kind of epitomises where Sulli has taken us as a club. 

Can't see us spending big on a keeper. We never have since Phil Parkes.
Sullivan even lowballed the offer for the Brazilian keeper and bid under his release clause so it was turned down. Think it is 10m & Sullivan offered 6m.
Heard he doesn't fit Potters style too.
Are any other top flight clubs still run like this?

 

It was the plan until Sullivan’s chum came along with some dirt cheap Brazilian keeper so he’s unzipped and ghosted Leicester after they’ve got another keeper in and we have put everything in place to sign him. Now the scandie gk coach is ordering a Portuguese phrase book off amazon post haste to read on the plane home. 

pulhampete wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 18:14

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 17:30 Finished 2-0
Hermansen played the whole game with 2 keepers on the bench including Begovic who they signed a few days ago.

That would suggest that the fee hasn't been agreed, surely we/him/his agent wouldn't have wanted to risk an injury?

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 17:30 Finished 2-0
Hermansen played the whole game with 2 keepers on the bench including Begovic who they signed a few days ago.

Finished 2-0
Hermansen played the whole game with 2 keepers on the bench including Begovic who they signed a few days ago.

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 15:48 Hermansen playing in goal for Leicester v Fiorentina 
2-0 up at h/t

 

Hermansen playing in goal for Leicester v Fiorentina 
2-0 up at h/t

https://www.footballinsider247.com/lead ... brownhill/

Don't say I didn't fucking warn you.

ExWhuEmployee saying Kaelen Casey to join Championship Swansea for a season long loan
Good move 

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 11:22 Are they still going to do the podcast?
Wilson playing for West Ham & Antonio for Dagenham Reserves
AWKS

Are they still going to do the podcast?
Wilson playing for West Ham & Antonio for Dagenham Reserves
AWKS

fraser wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 07:31 Looks like Paqueta is staying according to Potter he's committed to us. 

One ray of sunshine of true. Even if it’s a season to get in the shop window to resurrect a huge move, he will shine for us. A motivated Paqueta with a point to prove to everyone. Love to see him playing with some freedom and a smile. 

dealcanvey wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 10:58

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 09:31 Saw that quote from Potter re Paqueta

He was also asked if Antonio would be in our squad this season.
One word answer …..NO

Antonio shafted by his mate Wilson. 

Was it last year or the year before we said “if we start the season with Antonio upfront then we have failed in the transfer window”.

same goes for this summer and our central midfield.

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 09:31 Saw that quote from Potter re Paqueta

He was also asked if Antonio would be in our squad this season.
One word answer …..NO

Sullivan Im now suspecting has picked the cheap, old Brazilian goalkeeper because the deal was reportedly brokered thru Willie Mackay who has used many times over the last 15 years.  He’s 29 this year so again going against the Potter / Macaulay plan but more concerning, according to scouting reports, this keeper is decent in the air and a good shot stopper but playing with his feet out from the back is not his strength !!   Therein lies the issue with Sullivan a non football man who thinks he’s a mastermind on anything.  Another player who’s profile doesnt fit.  Whats the point of Macaulay? 

And the central midfield, Sullivan no doubt lining up Brownhill or someone else old and cheap as he is rumoured to have said Potter’s targets are too expensive. He is also holding back until we sell players at fees no one will pay.

Relegation fight incoming and Potter, while not my preferred manager, is certainly not the main reason why we are likely to struggle.

The most depressing thing is that Sullivan now lining up David Sullivan Jnr to carry on tue family interference and undermining of any chance of progress.  Sullivan family is the worst thing ever to happen to this club ?

Saw that quote from Potter re Paqueta

He was also asked if Antonio would be in our squad this season.
One word answer …..NO

Looks like Paqueta is staying according to Potter he's committed to us. 

This is the most depressing window I can remember 

we’ve not signed a single player that’s going to improve the first team 

If we sign this Brazilian keeper (100% Sullivan’s pick) over the two that we’ve actually scouted then that really is gonna sum it up for me, not to mention we’re still ignoring the huge problems in central midfield

Our only real hope for an improved first team is that some of the youngsters step up, which fingers crossed, looks like might be a possibility 

The “Sullivan Effect” in full flow. Macaulay may as well go on holiday until next summer. 

CHEAP, OLD AND SLOW.   Well done chairman.

goose wrote: ↑02 Aug 2025, 20:24 The cheapest would be my guess.

Swiss. wrote: ↑02 Aug 2025, 15:04 So fucking Burnley are going to beat us to sigh Broja and we get Wilson . Owners are clowns 

The cheapest would be my guess.