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Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (28 Viewers)

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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,191
Sick Boy said:
I wouldn't disrupt it either but it's massive in the sense that it'll likely make the difference or not to going up if we're in contention for the top 2.
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Would it though?

Luton when they went up only brought a couple of players, Sunderland brought in a couple last January as well.

I think if we utilise it correctly in terms of bringing in quality where it's needed then sure it's an important window but I'd only really qualify it as massive if we desperately need incomings e.g. in the event key players are out long term.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,192
TomRad85 said:
Eh to who? A few promotion clauses to be paid up i'm sure, biggest one is Simms as far as i know but it'll be a drop in the ocean.
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Got to be honest I thought all of them were on that basis, conservatively how much would that be?
 
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Viktor17

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  • Oct 6, 2025
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We 100% need a wide player, a first team ready wide player at that.

Then yes ideally a midfielder / 10 - if they could play both great. If not perhaps 2, one being a loan in 10 role perhaps.

We will 100% go into market in Jan. We will be going for “grimes” ready players in Jan - no point otherwise.
 

SBAndy

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,194
Jamesimus said:
I’d be happy with a versatile wide player and centre midfielder if they were both quality additions. A young version of Grimes please Doug.
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The other Rak-Sakyi brother will do.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,195
wingy said:
Got to be honest I thought all of them were on that basis, conservatively how much would that be?
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Nah Simms was the only one I know of who had a large part of his reported fee as promotion add ones. Others will have small ones I'm sure but it will be insignificant compared to that Prem wedge.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,196
Jamesimus said:
I’d be happy with a versatile wide player and centre midfielder if they were both quality additions. A young version of Grimes please Doug.
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Sick Boy

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,197
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Would it though?

Luton when they went up only brought a couple of players, Sunderland brought in a couple last January as well.

I think if we utilise it correctly in terms of bringing in quality where it's needed then sure it's an important window but I'd only really qualify it as massive if we desperately need incomings e.g. in the event key players are out long term.
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It's massive in the sense that it could well make the difference in going up or not, not how many players we'll bring in.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,198
Sick Boy said:
It's massive in the sense that it could well make the difference in going up or not, not how many players we'll bring in.
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It didn't really make much of a difference to Sunderland's and Luton's promotion charge if you look at who they brought in.

Possibly you could argue Sunderland more than Luton with Le Fee but he was incredibly average for the most part.

I think it's a case of using the window to compliment what we already have. At this stage I wouldn't really look at making any major changes apart from improving depth.
 
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Speedie's Head

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,199
TomRad85 said:
Nah Simms was the only one I know of who had a large part of his reported fee as promotion add ones. Others will have small ones I'm sure but it will be insignificant compared to that Prem wedge.
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I think those clauses are likely to be out of time now anyway, they weren't reported to be open ended. Two years maybe. Haji had one too for sure and there are probably/possibly others, the details of the deals weren't all disclosed but I suspect we at least tried to do it with all of the players that we've brought in.
 

Jamesimus

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,200
wingy said:
That could basically be in house, how's Kai getting on?
Rudoni needs one I'd have assumed?
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Was thinking of someone a little further ahead in their development than Kai if possible . Also, not convinced his style is all that similar to Grimes.

As someone else mentioned, the other Rak Sakyi at Chelsea who we were rightly / wrongly rumoured with (did anyone confirm which Rak Sakyi it was?!) looked extremely similar in style to Grimes; albeit he’d basically played little to no first team football. I’m sure the recruitment team have many names. I hope.

Rudoni doesn’t need one because he’s young and he’ll be in the Premier League with us next season anyway
 
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SBAndy

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,201
One to keep an eye on for January may be Romain Esse. Had a fall-out with Oliver Glasner and not making squads now. Also seems that he played across AMRLC (in Football Manager speak) at Millwall. Loan move if we’re still well in the running?
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,202
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
It didn't really make much of a difference to Sunderland's and Luton's promotion charge if you look at who they brought in.

Possibly you could argue Sunderland more than Luton with Le Fee but he was incredibly average for the most part.

I think it's a case of using the window to compliment what we already have. At this stage I wouldn't really look at making any major changes apart from improving depth.
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Sunderland has a parachute clubs wage bill last season IIRC. They didn’t need to add in Jan they already had the squad.
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,203
SBAndy said:
One to keep an eye on for January may be Romain Esse. Had a fall-out with Oliver Glasner and not making squads now. Also seems that he played across AMRLC (in Football Manager speak) at Millwall. Loan move if we’re still well in the running?
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Sounds like Yakubu love child!

 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,204
shmmeee said:
Sunderland has a parachute clubs wage bill last season IIRC. They didn’t need to add in Jan they already had the squad.
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I mean that's just not true is it. Their wage bill in their last set of accounts sat at around £31m - which is nowhere near parachute club level.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,205
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
I mean that's just not true is it. Their wage bill in their last set of accounts sat at around £31m - which is nowhere near parachute club level.
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Is that the promotion winning season?
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,206
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
I mean that's just not true is it. Their wage bill in their last set of accounts sat at around £31m.
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When clearly I didn’t RC, maybe I’m thinking squad value. What’s the league average? I thought it was about 20m
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,207
Ccfcisparks said:
Is that the promotion winning season?
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No. Latest accounts available are for 23/24 season.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,208
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
No. Latest accounts available are for 23/24 season.
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oh
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,209
They took quite a bit in the end of the season before didn't they?
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,210
shmmeee said:
When clearly I didn’t RC, maybe I’m thinking squad value. What’s the league average? I thought it was about 20m
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I'd say closer to £30m. Half of the league's wage bill ranges from £30m to over £100m+ at the time Leicester were last in the Championship.

There was only a handful on £20m or less.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,211
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
I'd say closer to £30m. Half of the league's wage bill ranges from £30m to over £100m+ at the time Leicester were last in the Championship.

There was only a handful on £20m or less.
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You got a source? Google is awash with shite that takes three paragraphs to tell you it’s just Capology bollocks.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,212
shmmeee said:
You got a source? Google is awash with shite that takes three paragraphs to tell you it’s just Capology bollocks.
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Just look at the last set of accounts which Swiss Ramble has analysed. They're all on there.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,213
Right, I’ve been extraordinarily sad for the last half hour and have run through those figures. Average Championship wage bill (all staff; unfortunately there’s no player-only breakdown) in 23/24 was £36m. Stripping out the 3 that had immediately come down from the PL, the average dropped to £28m, equating to an average 95.6% of turnover spent on wages/staff costs.

By comparison we had a wage bill of £23.4m and were just shy of 80% turnover ratio.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
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I guess there's a fair few bedwetting posts on this and other threads from the Summer that will be looking rather silly right now
 
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long way home

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,215
Recruiting dept will be working on lists for different situations. Give it 5 or 6 more games and i think the league settles in and patterns will start to appear. Once we have some sort of idea of this, the target list will be selected and worked on.

I can see a few things happening

3 existing players sign extensions.
A couple of loans with view to perms.
1 big signing.

1 player moved on.
 
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blunted

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,216
TomRad85 said:
Eh to who? A few promotion clauses to be paid up i'm sure, biggest one is Simms as far as i know but it'll be a drop in the ocean.
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The Peterborough Chairman said he couldn't lose in the playoffs last season, as if either Mason-Clark or Burrows got promoted, they would get a million. Didn't quite work out as anticipated.
From what I read, I think Haji's one million sell on clause has expired.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Oct 6, 2025
  • #22,217
blunted said:
The Peterborough Chairman said he couldn't lose in the playoffs last season, as if either Mason-Clark or Burrows got promoted, they would get a million. Didn't quite work out as anticipated.
From what I read, I think Haji's one million sell on clause has expired.
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Now bottom of L1.
 

mrtrench

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  • Oct 7, 2025
  • #22,218
Apologies if it's been mentioned. It strikes me that we also probably got a small sum when Dom Hyam moved to Wrexham. Reports said we had add ons to the £1.5m Blackburn paid and Wrexham allegedly paid £2.7m.
 
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lord_garrincha

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  • Oct 7, 2025
  • #22,219
mrtrench said:
Apologies if it's been mentioned. It strikes me that we also probably got a small sum when Dom Hyam moved to Wrexham. Reports said we had add ons to the £1.5m Blackburn paid and Wrexham allegedly paid £2.7m.
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Should cover pitch maintenance until 2027.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 7, 2025
  • #22,220
lord_garrincha said:
Should cover pitch maintenance until 2027.
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Yes wonder when it's scheduled now on pitch concerts are back.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Oct 8, 2025
  • #22,221
First January rumour I’ve seen.

A young player of Almaty "Kairat" Azamat Tuyakbayev got into the sphere of interest of European clubs and attracted the attention of scouts of the leader of the English Championship - "Coventry City", reports BAQ.KZ with reference to Sports24.kz.

Representatives of the club, which is coached by former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, watched the 18-year-old winger during the UEFA Youth League match against Sporting Lisbon. In this meeting, Tuyakbayev scored a double, which seriously increased the interest of the British side in his person.

A promising football player can get a chance to move to one of the strongest European championships and the opportunity to work under the guidance of a famous mentor.

Игрок "Кайрата" Азамат Туякбаев заинтересовал лидера английского Чемпионшипа: 7 октября 2025

Футболист может получить шанс на переход в один из сильнейших чемпионатов Европы.: 7 октября 2025, 23:42
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Azamat Tuyakbaev - Player profile 2026

Azamat Tuyakbaev, 18, from Kazakhstan ➤ Kairat Almaty, since 2025 ➤ Attacking Midfield ➤ Market value: €150k ➤ * 13/07/2007 in Taraz, Kazakhstan
www.transfermarkt.com
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Oct 8, 2025
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Sky Blue Goblin said:
First January rumour I’ve seen.

A young player of Almaty "Kairat" Azamat Tuyakbayev got into the sphere of interest of European clubs and attracted the attention of scouts of the leader of the English Championship - "Coventry City", reports BAQ.KZ with reference to Sports24.kz.

Representatives of the club, which is coached by former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, watched the 18-year-old winger during the UEFA Youth League match against Sporting Lisbon. In this meeting, Tuyakbayev scored a double, which seriously increased the interest of the British side in his person.

A promising football player can get a chance to move to one of the strongest European championships and the opportunity to work under the guidance of a famous mentor.

Игрок "Кайрата" Азамат Туякбаев заинтересовал лидера английского Чемпионшипа: 7 октября 2025

Футболист может получить шанс на переход в один из сильнейших чемпионатов Европы.: 7 октября 2025, 23:42
rus.baq.kz

Azamat Tuyakbaev - Player profile 2026

Azamat Tuyakbaev, 18, from Kazakhstan ➤ Kairat Almaty, since 2025 ➤ Attacking Midfield ➤ Market value: €150k ➤ * 13/07/2007 in Taraz, Kazakhstan
www.transfermarkt.com
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Didn’t have our first singing of January being Borat be here we are
 

TomRad85

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  • Oct 8, 2025
  • #22,223
Sky Blue Goblin said:
First January rumour I’ve seen.

A young player of Almaty "Kairat" Azamat Tuyakbayev got into the sphere of interest of European clubs and attracted the attention of scouts of the leader of the English Championship - "Coventry City", reports BAQ.KZ with reference to Sports24.kz.

Representatives of the club, which is coached by former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, watched the 18-year-old winger during the UEFA Youth League match against Sporting Lisbon. In this meeting, Tuyakbayev scored a double, which seriously increased the interest of the British side in his person.

A promising football player can get a chance to move to one of the strongest European championships and the opportunity to work under the guidance of a famous mentor.

Игрок "Кайрата" Азамат Туякбаев заинтересовал лидера английского Чемпионшипа: 7 октября 2025

Футболист может получить шанс на переход в один из сильнейших чемпионатов Европы.: 7 октября 2025, 23:42
rus.baq.kz

Azamat Tuyakbaev - Player profile 2026

Azamat Tuyakbaev, 18, from Kazakhstan ➤ Kairat Almaty, since 2025 ➤ Attacking Midfield ➤ Market value: €150k ➤ * 13/07/2007 in Taraz, Kazakhstan
www.transfermarkt.com
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TomRad85

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  • Oct 8, 2025
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How do work permits work these days? I'm sure he wouldn't meet any of the criteria but you can have a certain amount of players that don't meet that from memory.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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TomRad85 said:
How do work permits work these days? I'm sure he wouldn't meet any of the criteria but you can but you can have a certain amount of players that don't meet that from memory.
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Just needs to come over by boat
 
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