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Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (6 Viewers)

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SleepyGinger

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,611
Ccfcisparks said:
isn’t mehmeti a CAM not a winger
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Played both, if we’re signing Manneh too that’s good depth.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,612
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Championship wingers that it could be:
Mikey Johnston
Anis Memheti
Scott Twine
Sorba Thomas
Million Manhoef
Kwadwo Baah
Femi Azeez
Koki Saito
Josh Murphy
Todd Cantwell
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A fair few of them are not wingers.
 

SleepyGinger

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,613
Maybe @Jimmy87 can clarify?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,614
SleepyGinger said:
Played both, if we’re signing Manneh too that’s good depth.
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think mehmeti is people reading he wants to leave and putting 2+2 together and getting 5
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,615
Ccfcisparks said:
think mehmeti is people reading he wants to leave and putting 2+2 together and getting 5
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Yeah might be nothing in it but can’t think of anyone else it could be realistically. Few Bristol City fans have said they think he’ll be off in Jan too.
 

baldy

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,616
Is there even a legit bit of info that we're even after this bloke or any other Championship winger or is it someone just speculating & guessing as per usual on here?
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Nov 23, 2025
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Legia Sky Blue said:
A fair few of them are not wingers.
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Who? Outside of Twine and Memehti (both of whom can and have played on the wing)
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,618
blunted said:
Everything I have read on here seems to have the assumption we have a magic money tree. The reason Hamer, O'Hare and McCallum are at a parachute club is because we could not afford their wage demands and signing on fees. Two were free transfers.
Perhaps we do have £10 million to spend according to Hull, but we still have a very tight wage limit and Doug will not break it, as it would upset our existing players. That is why I think we will sign players from lower wage clubs in the UK, take subsidised loans or buy from abroad.
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Yeah but if we offer a fat promotion clause now players will assume it’s likely to happen. Not like if we were 11th.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 23, 2025
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baldy said:
Is there even a legit bit of info that we're even after this bloke or any other Championship winger or is it someone just speculating & guessing as per usual on here?
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The legit info is we’re in for a championship winger. Everything else is speculation.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,620
could there be a link between this rumour for us and the article about Palmer being shipped out by Hull
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Nov 23, 2025
  • #22,621
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Who? Outside of Twine and Memehti (both of whom can and have played on the wing)
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Cantwell for starters!
 
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long way home

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,622
Giorgi Chakvetadze would be top of my list but know its just my wishful thinking on him...
 
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baldy

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,623
Ccfcisparks said:
could there be a link between this rumour for us and the article about Palmer being shipped out by Hull
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I wouldn't want Palmer back at all
 
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Deity

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,624
SleepyGinger said:
Pompey are in a relegation scrap and Murphy is their best player. No chance they would sell.
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It depends if they feel they need the funds to strengthen more broadly …..
 

fatso

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,625
TomRad85 said:
I cba to argue about Hamer anymore. I liked him when he was here but he's gone. He moved to a set of wankers, he's in the pomp of his career and he's at the bottom of the Championship, his career highlight was playing in one of the worst Prem sides ever and he seemingly is of little interest to teams higher up the ladder.
I'd rather concentrate on our players, I think there's a handful with better careers ahead than old Gus. Rudi and MvE for sure and I think a couple of others might surprise, Torp being one.
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100% agree,
Plus he will be 29 at the end of the season, so there's no chance of any further profit on him, and hes not exactly known for looking after himself off the field. He struggles now to last 90 minutes of championship football as it is.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,626
Getting £6.5m for Sheaf in the summer looks a better deal every day
 
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TomRad85

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,627
fatso said:
100% agree,
Plus he will be 29 at the end of the season, so there's no chance of any further profit on him, and hes not exactly known for looking after himself off the field. He struggles now to last 90 minutes of championship football as it is.
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Yeh as much as I said I'd still like him around I think we'll look at smarter signings honestly. Can see Gus heading back to The Netherlands come the summer, it's clear the Prem interest isn't really there.
Season 25/26 Torp burying screamers in the Prem, Gus waddling around Eredevisie. I've seen the future.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,628
shmmeee said:
The legit info is we’re in for a championship winger. Everything else is speculation.
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There has to be an ITK balance between Jimmy, Saddle and GIMOC somewhere. Jimmy just sticks the tip in and walks away, leaves you wanting much more. Saddle just rammed it in with no foreplay at all which some people didn't like. Then there's GIMOC who bent you over, missed the hole and snapped his dick in half.
I think I need Jimmy to evolve honestly.
 
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Gibbo

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,629
The obvious prospect of the Prem will incentivize a player, once we make our interest known to them, to force the deal through. It looks like Grimes was an instance of that sort of thing.

The Burnley lesson is interesting - they were looking like candidates for the play offs, but eventually cruised to the automatics admittedly helped by Sheffield Utd stumbling. The logic would appear to be we need to get at least a couple of Prem ready players in.

So the plan is: The Burnley model for January, the Sunderland model for the Summer

In fancy Cantwell too, he's more mature now. I thought Price for WBA looked handy on Saturday, involved in both their goals, but that might have been a one off.
 

Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,630
Ccfcisparks said:
could there be a link between this rumour for us and the article about Palmer being shipped out by Hull
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Think you've nailed it mate. Familiar with the club so will settle in quickly and Lampard is the one to unlock all that untapped potential. The winger reference is probably just smoke and mirrors to keep the competition in the dark.
 

Gibbo

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,631
I'm intrigued about what caliber of player we look to bring in.

The assumption is that at least two of a currently very successful team will become back ups rather than first team regulars, which is a tad unusual in the club's history. So it's not a Woolfie type of purchase - strengthen the squad; instead it's a Prem-ready type.

I'd leave centre-half and attacking midfield until the summer, but look at left back and left wing.

Surely the days of Rafa, Norman, Brau type purchases are over
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,632
Alkhen said:
Personally think that is utter bollocks! Top teams have strong squads, we currently have a very thin squad on a bit of a knife edge if key players get injured. We would be screwed if Dasilva or Grimes went out long-term.

Burnley added 6 to their squad in Jan 25. It's just want is required to kick on.

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Most people think we need a winger to cover/rotate Tats. We can certainly get better LB cover/competition. I honestly think it's mental we haven't got a plan B if Grimes gets crocked. Then we were obviously looking at Bamford so I don't think 4 is unrealistic.
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Well it isn't utter bollocks is it. How many of those players genuinely made a massive contribution to Burnley's promotion push? I remember Bournemouth did the same several years ago and again, most of the signings made didn't really work particularly.

You're frankly a complete imbecile if you think you need to flood a successful, settled and established squad with a load of signings unless it's completely necessary - i.e. injuries etc.

Adding to the squad with 2-3 quality players would more than suffice.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,633
SleepyGinger said:
Getting £6.5m for Sheaf in the summer looks a better deal every day
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It’s almost impressive to be this injury prone.

Client Challenge
 

SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,634
Apparently Dennis Cirkin is out of contract in the summer, move bidwell on and bring him in? Top LB in this league.

We need cover on the wings but a player of his ability out of contract in half a season worth it
 

Chris1987

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,635
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
Apparently Dennis Cirkin is out of contract in the summer, move bidwell on and bring him in? Top LB in this league.

We need cover on the wings but a player of his ability out of contract in half a season worth it
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Only 23 too
 
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Chris1987

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,636
Hopefully we get 2 quality signings , one midfielder and one wide/attacking player. To date KKH hasn't been used as LB cover so if that's how the coaching staff see it a LB to compete with JDS would be a good addition
 

TomRad85

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,637
Chris1987 said:
Hopefully we get 2 quality signings , one midfielder and one wide/attacking player. To date KKH hasn't been used as LB cover so if that's how the coaching staff see it a LB to compete with JDS would be a good addition
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If Dasilva can't get through the amount of games we have coming up then i'd take trying KKH at LB over what i've seen from Bidwell recently.
 
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Chris1987

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,638
TomRad85 said:
If Dasilva can't get through the amount of games we have coming up then i'd take trying KKH at LB over what i've seen from Bidwell recently.
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I would too but not sure whether the management team see it that way
 

TomRad85

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,639
Chris1987 said:
I would too but not sure whether the management team see it that way
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No I doubt they will either, they'll want round pegs in round holes. Watching Bidwell recently has been painful at times though, which is a shame as he used to be a decent LB.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Nov 24, 2025
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TomRad85 said:
No I doubt they will either, they'll want round pegs in round holes. Watching Bidwell recently has been painful at times though, which is a shame as he used to be a decent LB.
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I’d only sign a LB if Bidwell is moved on. The old stalwarts of the Robins era; Wilson, Allen and Bidwell are now all ‘culture’ players. Good to have around the dressing room and all are happy with reduced roles.

Personally, I don’t think we’ll move any of those players on in Jan, but definitely in the summer. Although, I’ve said this for 2 seasons now…

Priority for Jan is an out and winger and a player who can play AM as well as out wide imo.
 
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Alkhen

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  • Nov 24, 2025
  • #22,641
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Well it isn't utter bollocks is it. How many of those players genuinely made a massive contribution to Burnley's promotion push? I remember Bournemouth did the same several years ago and again, most of the signings made didn't really work particularly.

You're frankly a complete imbecile if you think you need to flood a successful, settled and established squad with a load of signings unless it's completely necessary - i.e. injuries etc.

Adding to the squad with 2-3 quality players would more than suffice.
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4 for me maybe I'm an imbecile to think we need cover at LB DM and 2 wingers but I think Frank feels the same way.

Let's stick with the little old Cov mindset though. We'll be fine to run Tats into the ground... Grimes never gets injured.. yeah Bidwell can definitely be adequate cover. Let's pretend EMC doesn't have record for injuries. We'll be fine and it's totally worth gambling this amazing opportunity we have just so we don't upset the precious feels of a few fringe players

Madness, we have been short of depth for years now is the time to act. Nobody needs to come in on a promise when we are a very attractive proposition for loads of players. A massive chance for any permanent signings to be a prem player in 6 months. A really good experience for loanees. But they would have to fight for their place. The Burnley players not playing is irrelevant, cover and depth isn't starters is it, it's an insurance plan. Hopefully we can survive with the minimal changes but sod risking not having cover if the worst happens
 
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TomRad85

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  • Nov 24, 2025
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Mucca Mad Boys said:
I’d only sign a LB if Bidwell is moved on. The old stalwarts of the Robins era; Wilson, Allen and Bidwell are now all ‘culture’ players. Good to have around the dressing room and all are happy with reduced roles.

Personally, I don’t think we’ll move any of those players on in Jan, but definitely in the summer. Although, I’ve said this for 2 seasons now…

Priority for Jan is an out and winger and a player who can play AM as well as out wide imo.
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I agree on the priority and agree we won't sign another LB. Our next signing at LB will be in the summer hopefully as a Prem club.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Nov 24, 2025
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TomRad85 said:
I agree on the priority and agree we won't sign another LB. Our next signing at LB will be in the summer hopefully as a Prem club.
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Jan is just getting the right players in to keep us on top and then in Jan, assuming promotion, you’d need a massive ‘churn’ to get the correct players in to mount a serious survival challenge.

Gut feeling, we’d be the best placed team to stay up even if we went up with Ipswich, Southampton or even Leicester. We can poke holes in Lampard’s CV, but he stayed up with Everton and has finished in the Top 4 with Chelsea so there aren’t going to be many managers better suited to us. With the benefit of hindsight, it explains why we’ve done so well since he’s come in.
 
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Alkhen

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  • Nov 24, 2025
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TomRad85 said:
I agree on the priority and agree we won't sign another LB. Our next signing at LB will be in the summer hopefully as a Prem club.
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Get a loan in someone who can attack surely. I agree we need to be careful not to load our squad with players that won't cut it if we go up. But the drop off and style shift if we loose Dasilva is way to jarring
 

TomRad85

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  • Nov 24, 2025
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Alkhen said:
Get a loan in someone who can attack surely. I agree we need to be careful not to load our squad with players that won't cut it if we go up. But the drop off and style shift if we loose Dasilva is way to jarring
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I'm not going to say we're definitely not and get bookmarked and called a c**t when it happens but i can't see it. If they want to bring in anyone who can improve us anywhere on the pitch i'm not against it.
 
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