Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[gio1saints]

19 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Think you’ve been hoodswinkled there mate.

Yup well and truly 

[SuperSAINT]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

Pretty damning that his biggest achievement at Saints was buying a player off us we are desperately trying to sell

Well, it was a pretty damning spell in charge 😄

[Saint86]

On 20/06/2025 at 14:37, Willo of Whiteley said:

Signings-wise:

Borja Sainz - I just can’t see Jorwich selling to a league rival, also surely he is destined for better things?

Never seen a more one footed highlights reel... but then its also a pretty tasty highlights real - thats a sweet right foot!

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Saint86 said:

Never seen a more one footed highlights reel... but then its also a pretty tasty highlights real - thats a sweet right foot!

Certainly ranks highly on the De Ridder scale. 
 

And don’t see him coming to us. 

[revolution saint]

Alan Nixon reckons us and Birmingham are in for Lewis O'Brien from Forest.  26 year old tough tacking midfielder apparently.  Don't know anything about him but would seem strange given we've got Downes and Charles.

YouTube from 4 years ago: 

 

[Wade Garrett]

17 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

Alan Nixon reckons us and Birmingham are in for Lewis O'Brien from Forest.  26 year old tough tacking midfielder apparently.  Don't know anything about him but would seem strange given we've got Downes and Charles.

YouTube from 4 years ago: 

 

Can only assume 1 of them will be out the door.  This guy looks better than both of them.

[austsaint]

1 minute ago, Wade Garrett said:

Can only assume 1 of them will be out the door.  This guy looks better than both of them.

Why not have all three of them and be rid of Smallbone and Aribo?

[Gloucester Saint]

4 minutes ago, austsaint said:

Why not have all three of them and be rid of Smallbone and Aribo?

Aribo is going 100%, one year left, high earner and wants out. Will go to Galatasaray, Beskitas or Rangers if he’s willing to drop some wages even post-relegation cut. Smallbone probably a nominal fee or loan out, but depends on Still’s formation. If he uses three in the middle keep as a squad option. Also only a year left.

[beatlesaint]

34 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Aribo is going 100%, one year left, high earner and wants out. Will go to Galatasaray, Beskitas or Rangers if he’s willing to drop some wages even post-relegation cut. Smallbone probably a nominal fee or loan out, but depends on Still’s formation. If he uses three in the middle keep as a squad option. Also only a year left.

Yes, Smallbone is a much better squad option in the Championship than he was in the Premier League. But no more than as cover please.

As for Aribo, hell yeah, he could barely move in RM's walking football, if Still favours high press he'd be blowing out his arse after 15 mins.

[Wade Garrett]

1 hour ago, austsaint said:

Why not have all three of them and be rid of Smallbone and Aribo?

Great shout

[WinglessWonder]

16 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Never seen a more one footed highlights reel... but then its also a pretty tasty highlights real - thats a sweet right foot!

To be fair, Ryan Giggs only ever used one foot and he was fairly useful (on the pitch anyway!) 

[AlexLaw76]

Finn Azaz is someone we should be after.

 

[AlexLaw76]

Liverpool, the club who would never grotesquely spend on players, have smashed the British record with the capture of Wirtz 

 

[Göztepe]

4 hours ago, revolution saint said:

Alan Nixon, bizim ve Birmingham'ın Forest'tan Lewis O'Brien için burada olduğunu düşünüyor. Görünüşe göre 26 yaşında sert orta saha oyuncusu. Onun hakkında hiçbir şey bilmiyorum ama Downes ve Charles'ımız olduğu için garip görünüyor.

4 yıl önceki YouTube: 

 

How can a 1.73 tall tough midfielder be possible? I hope they stop bringing in short guys who are against modern football.

[Matthew Le God]

 

5 hours ago, revolution saint said:

Alan Nixon reckons us and Birmingham are in for Lewis O'Brien from Forest. 26 year old tough tacking midfielder apparently.

 

9 minutes ago, Göztepe said:

How can a 1.73 tall tough midfielder be possible? I hope they stop bringing in short guys who are against modern football.

 

Why can't he be tough tackling and short?

N'Golo Kanté is 1.68m, can he not be tough at tackling?

Edited 14 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[skintsaint]

32 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Liverpool, the club who would never grotesquely spend on players, have smashed the British record with the capture of Wirtz 

 

Apparently want to spend the same again on Isak.

[benjii]

It's the Coutinho money.

[Matthew Le God]

Possibly not a bad idea. If wages are covered, Saints receive a loan fee and then have him back to play if we get promoted. One of the very few players we have that will be good enough to play for us after another promotion!

Edited 13 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[Göztepe]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

 

 

Neden sert vuruşlu ve kısa olamıyor?

N'Golo Kanté 1.68 boyunda, mücadelede çok sert olamaz mı?

Kante is a rare example, the team should be good not only on the ground but also in the air. You don't have a budget like Chelsea, you shouldn't take risks by buying short players, the risk of losing from tall players is low.

[hypochondriac]

If Ramsdale supposedly loves the club then why can't he just stay for one season in the Championship. If he stays and we top the table then I doubt it will harm his England chances. 

[Appy]

16 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

If Ramsdale supposedly loves the club then why can't he just stay for one season in the Championship. If he stays and we top the table then I doubt it will harm his England chances. 

He’s already lost his place in the squad in a World Cup year , he’s got no chance of overtaking Trafford or Henderson if he’s in the Championship, if he goes to a Premier League side and starts playing well, he’s got every chance of going. 

[sockeye]

19 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

If Ramsdale supposedly loves the club then why can't he just stay for one season in the Championship. If he stays and we top the table then I doubt it will harm his England chances. 

At the very least I don't see signing for Galatasaray particularly helping his chances. The league is weaker than the Championship and they will just get dumped out in the group stage anyway.

Edited 12 hours ago by sockeye

[hypochondriac]

If i honest I'd rather we just sell him for good money if he doesn't want to play in the champ for a season. 

[Yorkshire Saint]

I can understand Ramsdale perspective but in all honesty is he ever going to dislodge Pickford. He will be 3rd choice for England at best in my opinion.

[hypochondriac]

If we have no need to sell then I'd like to see us play hard ball with a couple of the players it might be worthwhile keeping. Keeping a Ramsdale or Fernandes or even a Downes or THB would be big in the championship with a reasonable to excellent chance that we won't need to replace them if we do win promotion. I get we will inevitably sell some but imagine if we just said to Fernandes that he's simply not leaving this summer and can go with our blessing next year if we don't go up. 

[skintsaint]

40 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

If i honest I'd rather we just sell him for good money if he doesn't want to play in the champ for a season. 

Yep reinvest the money into the promotion push. Going out on loan won't really help that. 

[Matthew Le God]

57 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

If i honest I'd rather we just sell him for good money if he doesn't want to play in the champ for a season. 

 

16 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Yep reinvest the money into the promotion push. Going out on loan won't really help that. 

It smooths recruitment after promotion as Ramsdale is one of the tiny number of players we have who wouldn't need an upgrade to be good enough for the PL.

McCarthy and Bazunu got us promoted last time, plus they good still sign another keeper to be first choice for the season and pushes McCarthy out in Sumner 2026.

Plus, we'd get a loan fee which can go into the kitty for this season.

Edited 11 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[skintsaint]

3 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

It smooths recruitment after promotion as Ramsdale is one of the tiny number of players we have who wouldn't need an upgrade to be good enough for the PL.

McCarthy and Bazunu got us promoted last time, plus they good still sign another keeper to be first choice for the season and pushes McCarthy out in Sumner 2026.

Plus, we'd get a loan fee which can go into the kitty for this season.

I'd rather the money this season. Thanks. Could be the difference between going up or not, and if not puts all this to waste.

Edited 11 hours ago by skintsaint

[Dusic]

We have been linked with O'Brien quite a few times previously - for sure when he left Hudds for Forest and then I think again before one of his loan moves.

[Matthew Le God]

13 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

I'd rather the money this season. Thanks. Could be the difference between going up or not, and if not puts all this to waste.

A loan fee for a player like Ramsdale would be substantial (into millions), that can that be added to the transfer kitty for this season. Plus we've already had one promotion with McCarthy and Bazunu from this league. If Ramsdale goes they'd sign another keeper, someone who might even be 1st choice and when Ramsdale returns next summer McCarthy might go.

Edited 10 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[Lee On Solent Saint]

32 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

A loan fee for a player like Ramsdale would be substantial (into millions), that can that be added to the transfer kitty for this season. Plus we've already had one promotion with McCarthy and Bazunu from this league. If Ramsdale goes they'd sign another keeper, someone who might even be 1st choice and when Ramsdale returns next summer McCarthy might go.

Clubs in Turkey don't pay substantial transfer fees let alone substantial loan fees.

[Matthew Le God]

14 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Clubs in Turkey don't pay substantial transfer fees let alone substantial loan fees.

The rest of the league don't, but Galatasaray do. 

How do you think they've had players like Victor Osimhen last season? It isn't by paying peanuts.

Nor are Leroy Sane, Davidson Sanchez, Álvaro Morata and Mauro Icardi cheap.

Edited 10 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[bugenhagen]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

A loan fee for a player like Ramsdale would be substantial (into millions), that can that be added to the transfer kitty for this season. Plus we've already had one promotion with McCarthy and Bazunu from this league. If Ramsdale goes they'd sign another keeper, someone who might even be 1st choice and when Ramsdale returns next summer McCarthy might go.

It could be a good deal, IF we go straight back up. But the fact that we had Baz and Macca as GK's last time around, does not mean that it will work this time. If we do not get in a better GK (than those two) this season, I belive we will make the chance of promotion a lot harder for ourselves. We must prioritize this season, before looking ahead to the one after... and a new GK (if Ramsdale leaves) is one of the most important signings to get right this season IMO.

[Master Bates]

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Master Bates

[HarvSFC]

After last season and many years of failure in recruiting a decent striker, please make this a statement signing, and not a young and inexperienced up and comer.

[Master Bates]

29 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

 

Some on twitter saying Damion Downs.

Edited 8 hours ago by Master Bates

[hypochondriac]

11 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Some saying Damion Downs.

Some saying Evan Ferguson. 

[skintsaint]

Some sayings its Jamie Vardy.

[Master Bates]

2 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Some saying Evan Ferguson. 

Last comment edited for everyones preference, didn't say I was told etc etc

[Appy]

1 minute ago, skintsaint said:

Some sayings its Jamie Vardy.

We wouldn’t have to wait for a bid for a free agent like him or Ings, so it’s obviously not 

[skintsaint]

1 minute ago, Appy said:

We wouldn’t have to wait for a bid for a free agent like him or Ings, so it’s obviously not 

Rebekah wants her bunce.

[Matthew Le God]

Some saying Oliver Bierhoff

[Raging Bull]

19 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Some on twitter saying Damion Downs.

 

7 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Some saying Evan Ferguson. 

 

5 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Some sayings its Jamie Vardy.

All we know is that he’s called the Stig

[Charlie Wayman]

2 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

If we have no need to sell then I'd like to see us play hard ball with a couple of the players it might be worthwhile keeping. Keeping a Ramsdale or Fernandes or even a Downes or THB would be big in the championship with a reasonable to excellent chance that we won't need to replace them if we do win promotion. I get we will inevitably sell some but imagine if we just said to Fernandes that he's simply not leaving this summer and can go with our blessing next year if we don't go up. 

Might not sound good in Portuguese.

[Badger]

20 minutes ago, HarvSFC said:

After last season and many years of failure in recruiting a decent striker, please make this a statement signing, and not a young and inexperienced up and comer.

 

18 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Some on twitter saying Damion Downs.

Of the names linked you suspect this might be the way it goes. 
 

The other key avoid for me is an average striker from the Belgian league. 

 

[Dusic]

Judging by what Alfie House said after that in Quarshie discussion then it sounds like Damion Downs.

Basically said Quarshie is big, strong quick and the striker target is too.

I think the original source linking us with him is a good one too seemingly he is the one we want.

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Raging Bull said:

 

 

All we know is that he’s called the Stig

Must be re-signing this legend then 

Edited 7 hours ago by Football Special

[Chez]

18 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Judging by what Alfie House said after that in Quarshie discussion then it sounds like Damion Downs.

Basically said Quarshie is big, strong quick and the striker target is too.

I think the original source linking us with him is a good one too seemingly he is the one we want.

makes sense. it wont be Fergurson or Vardy. 

[Football Special]

18 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Judging by what Alfie House said after that in Quarshie discussion then it sounds like Damion Downs.

Basically said Quarshie is big, strong quick and the striker target is too.

I think the original source linking us with him is a good one too seemingly he is the one we want.

What sort of fee is being predicted for Downs? He looks like one.for the future , young with potential but a gamble to rely on him 

One plus would be resurrecting the yaya/ kolo toure song for Flynn / Damion 

[West end Saints]

Downs follows Quarshie on Instagram - have they played together?