Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, Fabrice29 said:

If we had moved Armstrong on last summer there would have been uproar. Especially considering our recruitment last summer was piss poor anyway, I don’t think there’s any evidence we’d have replaced him effectively. We’d seen him not perform in the PL but we were playing a completely different way and he’d spearheaded the team to promotion. Trying to move on the striker who got you promoted would have pissed off the squad, manager and fans. It wasn’t worth the risk. We definitely could have done better in not relying on him but moving him on would have been madness. 

Wouldn't have pissed me on in the slightest. He's shit at PL level. For whatever reason we were far too loyal to that squad. What was the sense in signing Fraser? 

[Verbal]

3 hours ago, gio1saints said:

We should get anybody whose first name is Josh. FOUR out of the top ten goals and assist machines in the Championship last year were called Josh. 
Three points if you can name them all without google. 😁

Reg Binns

[Chez]

3 hours ago, gio1saints said:

We should get anybody whose first name is Josh. FOUR out of the top ten goals and assist machines in the Championship last year were called Josh. 
Three points if you can name them all without google. 😁

I was going to suggest Maja as a possible Che Adams replacement.  I thought he looked good in the Sunderland documentary a few years back. He's been around the houses a little since, but did OK last year at WBA. One year left of his contract. Not convinced he would be signing good enough for the PL.

[Chez]

1 hour ago, Pamplemousse said:

Either of those are decent Championship options. Sugawara needs to massively improve because if not, that's a priority area if we get promoted.

The championship will provide the extra time and space his crap first touch needs, so he might be effective at that level. It will be some turnaround/improvement for him to be a PL player should we get there.

[Saint Fan CaM]

21 minutes ago, Chez said:

The championship will provide the extra time and space his crap first touch needs, so he might be effective at that level. It will be some turnaround/improvement for him to be a PL player should we get there.

I think Sugawara is better than some make out. There were some dubious decisions given against him thanks to VAR bollox and he could do well in a ‘forward looking’ system.

[Sheaf Saint]

6 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

I think Sugawara is better than some make out. There were some dubious decisions given against him thanks to VAR bollox and he could do well in a ‘forward looking’ system.

If you're referring to the multiple handball incidents then I'm sorry but I have to disagree. They weren't dubious, they were absolutely brainless from the player.

The good news though is that there's no VAR this season, so he might actually get away with some of those.

[Toussaint]

4 hours ago, gio1saints said:

We should get anybody whose first name is Josh. FOUR out of the top ten goals and assist machines in the Championship last year were called Josh. 
Three points if you can name them all without google. 😁

Too easy, they were all called Josh. What do I win? 

[AlexLaw76]

Sugawara was f-ing shite last season.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Sugawara was f-ing shite last season.

To be fair, the whole squad was shite, bar KWP, Ramsdale and Fernandes.

[AlexLaw76]

8 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

To be fair, the whole squad was shite, bar KWP, Ramsdale and Fernandes.

I am being fair on Sugawara - he was f-ing shite

[SWLondon Saint]

Sugawara was unquestionably bad as an individual defensively, though I do have some time for the argument the defence in general was a mess and they were pretty much all crap, which is a bad situation to have to come into. Having said that, he did also look like the only wide player who would look to cross and could actually deliver a decent ball into the box, so Still might like that.

Is he a PL level full back? No. Could he be a PL wingback with a 'proper' FB behind him in a 3? Maybe. Pretty sure we'll be stuck with him anyway so might as well be optimistic.

[Dusic]

Another tenuous link to Sturm Graz Scottish RB Max Johnston via Football Insider but this interview with him today indicates he prefers to stay in Europe:

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/napoli-interested-max-johnston-on-sturm-graz-future-champions-league-test-amp-scotland/view/news/455924

 

[Chez]

If Downs is possibly the striker, who is the attacking midfielder? Can anyone remind me who we have been linked with in that position?

[hypochondriac]

I know we are going with a slightly different strategy but it's a real shame if we don't look at established championship performers to sign. Downes and THB were proven last time along with Armstrong and arguably Stewart although he didn't work out obviously. Getting all our signings from abroad is a bit of a risk. I'd like to see us linked with a few of the top players from the league already. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

I know we are going with a slightly different strategy but it's a real shame if we don't look at established championship performers to sign. Downes and THB were proven last time along with Armstrong and arguably Stewart although he didn't work out obviously. Getting all our signings from abroad is a bit of a risk. I'd like to see us linked with a few of the top players from the league already. 

Edwards and Charles coming back, after good seasons in the Championship could arguably count towards that.

With THB and Downes still here, as is a hopefully fit Stewart, that's 5 of a starting team.

But point taken. Regardless of all the backroom changes, has it altered our player trading model enough to build a team capable of PL survival (should we get there)

[Rowan Gorilla 5]

17 minutes ago, Chez said:

If Downs is possibly the striker, who is the attacking midfielder? Can anyone remind me who we have been linked with in that position?

Lucas Cepeda, Tyler Goodrham, Adriano Bertaccini, Olakunle Olusegun, Besfort Zeneli and Jack Rudoni. William Bøving at a stretch as he can play on the wing. Wingers and midfielders I can think of off the top of my head in recent weeks. No idea how tenuous the links are.

[Roo1976]

3 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

To be fair, the whole squad was shite, bar KWP, Ramsdale and Fernandes.

a bit random but did i speak to you a few weeks back playing bowls against Priory?....btw we won

[Roo1976]

3 minutes ago, Rowan Gorilla 5 said:

Lucas Cepeda, Tyler Goodrham, Adriano Bertaccini, Olakunle Olusegun, Besfort Zeneli and Jack Rudoni. William Bøving at a stretch as he can play on the wing. Wingers and midfielders I can think of off the top of my head in recent weeks. No idea how tenuous the links are.

bloody  hell the players you've just mentioned ,they sound like words from another language................!

[Willo of Whiteley]

If Downs is the striker we’ve been linked with then that is seriously underwhelming. He strikers me as Sekou Mara MKII, lots of pressure to put on a kid to get you back to the Premier League.

[hypochondriac]

23 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Edwards and Charles coming back, after good seasons in the Championship could arguably count towards that.

With THB and Downes still here, as is a hopefully fit Stewart, that's 5 of a starting team.

But point taken. Regardless of all the backroom changes, has it altered our player trading model enough to build a team capable of PL survival (should we get there)

True. I just really hope our transfer strategy is half decent. I'll be honest I have never heard of any of the players we have signed or are linked with. Hopefully it's a rabbit or two out of the bag. 

[Chez]

29 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I know we are going with a slightly different strategy but it's a real shame if we don't look at established championship performers to sign. Downes and THB were proven last time along with Armstrong and arguably Stewart although he didn't work out obviously. Getting all our signings from abroad is a bit of a risk. I'd like to see us linked with a few of the top players from the league already. 

the top players in the league are looking for moves to the prem. We will get the leftovers - championship players that the PL don't think are good enough. Is that who we want?

[Lee On Solent Saint]

40 minutes ago, Roo1976 said:

a bit random but did i speak to you a few weeks back playing bowls against Priory?....btw we won

Nope, not me.

[hypochondriac]

21 minutes ago, Chez said:

the top players in the league are looking for moves to the prem. We will get the leftovers - championship players that the PL don't think are good enough. Is that who we want?

I personally think on a better team THB and Downes would have been alright in the prem. This season I'd like a mix of players good enough for the prem and then decent championship players that we will discard immediately if we go up. 

[StrangelyBrown]

7 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

I personally think on a better team THB and Downes would have been alright in the prem. This season I'd like a mix of players good enough for the prem and then decent championship players that we will discard immediately if we go up. 

Seems like a strategy we've already tried and failed with - BBD, Armstrong, THB, Downes, Bree, Manning, Archer, Wood - all not good enough. If we sign players they'll be on 3 year contracts minimum so if they're not good enough we'll be stuck with them. Discarding immediately if we go up just isn't going to happen meaning we're left with a squad of deadwood which has been our problem for some time.

Taking a punt on lesser known young players from a minor foreign league who might be able to make a step up is also flawed too - the only recent success that comes to mind is Fernandes.

Im beginning to think that the only way to stay up is to do a Forest and break the FFP rules keep a lean squad in the championship and then recruit like mad in the Premier League and take a hit on a points deduction.

[Wade Garrett]

Forest also keep their best players.  Told Newcastle to get lost over Elanga and still have Gibbs-White.

[coalman]

16 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

Seems like a strategy we've already tried and failed with - BBD, Armstrong, THB, Downes, Bree, Manning, Archer, Wood - all not good enough. If we sign players they'll be on 3 year contracts minimum so if they're not good enough we'll be stuck with them. Discarding immediately if we go up just isn't going to happen meaning we're left with a squad of deadwood which has been our problem for some time.

Taking a punt on lesser known young players from a minor foreign league who might be able to make a step up is also flawed too - the only recent success that comes to mind is Fernandes.

Im beginning to think that the only way to stay up is to do a Forest and break the FFP rules keep a lean squad in the championship and then recruit like mad in the Premier League and take a hit on a points deduction.

I think whatever strategy you try only works if the people picking transfer targets are competent. Our problem isn't strategy - it's competence. Changing strategy while keeping the same incompetents running it results in the same outcomes. I remember working for a company that changed their project management methodology every year based on whatever book one of the project managers was reading at the time - then were repeatedly surprised nothing changed.

The only hope on the horizon is we have a new group of people choosing transfer targets this time around so there's a chance of breaking the cycle. The downside is the people who chose those people are the same people who presided over the current omnishambles.

[Chez]

9 hours ago, Rowan Gorilla 5 said:

Lucas Cepeda, Tyler Goodrham, Adriano Bertaccini, Olakunle Olusegun, Besfort Zeneli and Jack Rudoni. William Bøving at a stretch as he can play on the wing. Wingers and midfielders I can think of off the top of my head in recent weeks. No idea how tenuous the links are.

Thanks. I forgot about all of those. Olusegun is a right back and Zeneli a traditional central midfielder, so not sure they fit the attacking midfielder description. I don't know Rudonis game so will check him out.

[Chez]

8 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

I personally think on a better team THB and Downes would have been alright in the prem. This season I'd like a mix of players good enough for the prem and then decent championship players that we will discard immediately if we go up. 

That's makes sense, but we can't buy decent championship players this summer on three year deals and discard them if we go up. We will be buying players we think can get us up AND then compete at PL level. Perhaps someone like Jack Rudoni meets both criteria.

[Chez]

47 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

Seems like a strategy we've already tried and failed with - BBD, Armstrong, THB, Downes, Bree, Manning, Archer, Wood - all not good enough. If we sign players they'll be on 3 year contracts minimum so if they're not good enough we'll be stuck with them. Discarding immediately if we go up just isn't going to happen meaning we're left with a squad of deadwood which has been our problem for some time.

Taking a punt on lesser known young players from a minor foreign league who might be able to make a step up is also flawed too - the only recent success that comes to mind is Fernandes.

Im beginning to think that the only way to stay up is to do a Forest and break the FFP rules keep a lean squad in the championship and then recruit like mad in the Premier League and take a hit on a points deduction.

Loan in talent to get us up and then look again if we go up. Next summer we can offload more players (out of contract etc) and the attraction of PL football (hopefully) helps us buy a better caliber of player.

[Chez]

25 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Forest also keep their best players.  Told Newcastle to get lost over Elanga and still have Gibbs-White.

Some turnaround from me having to defend their transfer policy on here to it now being lauded.

They sold their best player in Johnson to balance the books a couple of summers ago. Last summer they didn't really have to fend off the vultures. Looks like they might price their star players out of moves. Fair play to them. 

[UpweySaint]

I think there is a risk of oversimplification at times. Some top championship players make the step up, some don’t. Some young foreign punts end up representing great value, some are Bella-Kotchap.

Players aren’t signed into a vacuum. A player coming in to a good team with talented coaches and a defined culture in terms of tactics and the bigger picture stuff such as a strong dressing room with leaders are more likely to succeed than those coming in to a shitshow.

Wanging on aside I like Sainz and Rudoni from what I’ve seen. I don’t know how realistic either is at this stage - Sainz apparently has admirers higher up and Coventry would likely see us as a direct rival so would want a sizeable fee for Rudoni. If Spors and his team can pull a Marty Fernandes type deal from abroad then I’m all for it!!

[Turkish]

53 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Forest also keep their best players.  Told Newcastle to get lost over Elanga and still have Gibbs-White.

 

10 minutes ago, Chez said:

Some turnaround from me having to defend their transfer policy on here to it now being lauded.

They sold their best player in Johnson to balance the books a couple of summers ago. Last summer they didn't really have to fend off the vultures. Looks like they might price their star players out of moves. Fair play to them. 

A transfer strategy of signing decent players and playing them under a decent experienced manager? Cant ever see that working.

[hypochondriac]

49 minutes ago, Chez said:

That's makes sense, but we can't buy decent championship players this summer on three year deals and discard them if we go up. We will be buying players we think can get us up AND then compete at PL level. Perhaps someone like Jack Rudoni meets both criteria.

Yes I don't entirely disagree. I think THB and Downes fitted that criteria last time out. I expect we can sign a few players to get us up and then make them either squad players next year or loan them out if needed. We can't afford too many signings that are likely to be good enough for the prem. 

[Rowan Gorilla 5]

40 minutes ago, Chez said:

Thanks. I forgot about all of those. Olusegun is a right back and Zeneli a traditional central midfielder, so not sure they fit the attacking midfielder description. I don't know Rudonis game so will check him out.

I remember that there was a link to Djeidi Gassama as well. Not much height amongst those players though, Zeneli and Rudoni aside, so not sure how much that tallies with the desire of Spors for pace, strength and size. Unless it’s filled in other positions.

Goalkeeper links - Aleksandar Vulic, Yahia Fofana, Daniel Peretz, Christos Mandas and Asmir Begovic.

Right backs - Max Johnston, Alex Freeman, Kaine Kesler-Hayden and Alfie Gilchrist.

Centre backs - Ashley Phillips and Juma Bah (already signed on loan for OGC Nice).

Centre forwards - William Geubbels, Damion Downs, Fotis Ioannidis, Lawrence Shankland and there was talk that Martin was interested in Dor Turgeman when he was manager here.

I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few and there have been no links to left backs. Unsurprising really.

[Saint Fan CaM]

The more I think about it, the more I realise that anything like a mass clear out is unlikely this summer. The out of contract players was a given. Beyond that, it’s difficult to see where deals are going to be done. Sulemana seems to be attracting some attention and Tall Paul has the usual tyre kickers sniffing around. Nothing but newsrag stories around Dibling. Nothing whatsoever (thankfully) as far as I’ve seen on Fernandes (pleeease stay).

[Midfield_General]

31 minutes ago, Rowan Gorilla 5 said:

I remember that there was a link to Djeidi Gassama as well. Not much height amongst those players though, Zeneli and Rudoni aside, so not sure how much that tallies with the desire of Spors for pace, strength and size. Unless it’s filled in other positions.

Goalkeeper links - Aleksandar Vulic, Yahia Fofana, Daniel Peretz, Christos Mandas and Asmir Begovic.

Right backs - Max Johnston, Alex Freeman, Kaine Kesler-Hayden and Alfie Gilchrist.

Centre backs - Ashley Phillips and Juma Bah (already signed on loan for OGC Nice).

Centre forwards - William Geubbels, Damion Downs, Fotis Ioannidis, Lawrence Shankland and there was talk that Martin was interested in Dor Turgeman when he was manager here.

I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few and there have been no links to left backs. Unsurprising really.

Still very early days, but that’s a pretty uninspiring list. Proper bargain basement stuff. 

But we’ve not had any major fee-generating outgoings yet so I suspect we’ll start showing interest in ‘bigger’ players once the decent fees start coming in for THB, Downes, maybe Ramsdale (although it sounds like they’re looking for him to be a loan and stay our player), hopefully the 17m 🤣 from Atalanta for Sulemana etc.

I’m not mentioning Fernandes as I’m still choosing to delude myself with the fantasy that he’s our next club legend in the making and will turn down all offers and stay to lead us back up as captain. 

[leesaint88]

4 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

The more I think about it, the more I realise that anything like a mass clear out is unlikely this summer. The out of contract players was a given. Beyond that, it’s difficult to see where deals are going to be done. Sulemana seems to be attracting some attention and Tall Paul has the usual tyre kickers sniffing around. Nothing but newsrag stories around Dibling. Nothing whatsoever (thankfully) as far as I’ve seen on Fernandes (pleeease stay).

We're quite early into the 'transfer season' and I still believe there will be a reasonable clear out. The club is still going to want to find some value in the players they are selling so it'll take some time, but hopefully we can get most of the deadwood out the door by mid to early Aug at least.

[sockeye]

4 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

The more I think about it, the more I realise that anything like a mass clear out is unlikely this summer. The out of contract players was a given. Beyond that, it’s difficult to see where deals are going to be done. Sulemana seems to be attracting some attention and Tall Paul has the usual tyre kickers sniffing around. Nothing but newsrag stories around Dibling. Nothing whatsoever (thankfully) as far as I’ve seen on Fernandes (pleeease stay).

I personally feel that a clear out is more likely to happen organically next summer with McCarthy, Stephens, Smallbone, Aribo, Stewart, Bree, Taylor, Fraser, Onuachu and Bella-Kotchap out of contract. Some could still go this year of course, but the value of most of those will be low, and so a lot of mediocrity will naturally come off the books. If we get promoted this season, we are in a good position to build a competitive team.

[skintsaint]

2 minutes ago, leesaint88 said:

We're quite early into the 'transfer season' and I still believe there will be a reasonable clear out.

I expect Will will want to see first-hand what he has got in pre-season training and go from there. Perhaps he believes he can work with and improve the performances of what we would consider the weaker players.

[ally_uk]

Borja Sainz 

Josh Sargent 

Vinicius souza

Alfie Doughty 

Haji Wright 

Jack Rudoni 

Gustavo Hamer 

Jay Stansfield 

Emanuel Emegha  

22 years old, 6.4 height, 14 goals for Strasbourg.

Edon Zhegorova 26 years old, Winger, Lille 

Tiago Santos - Fullback left and right Lille 

Lamine Camara and Andrey Santos 

 

Few lads I'd be looking at 

[leesaint88]

1 hour ago, skintsaint said:

I expect Will will want to see first-hand what he has got in pre-season training and go from there. Perhaps he believes he can work with and improve the performances of what we would consider the weaker players.

Possible, although it seems some players are already being put in the shop window. I'm fully expecting Tall Paul, Sulemana and Bednarek to be gone in the next few weeks.

[Saint_lambden]

7 minutes ago, ally_uk said:

Borja Sainz 

Josh Sargent 

Vinicius souza

Alfie Doughty 

Haji Wright 

Jack Rudoni 

Gustavo Hamer 

Jay Stansfield 

Emanuel Emegha  

22 years old, 6.4 height, 14 goals for Strasbourg.

Edon Zhegorova 26 years old, Winger, Lille 

Tiago Santos - Fullback left and right Lille 

Lamine Camara and Andrey Santos 

 

Few lads I'd be looking at 

Absolutely no chance with any of those in bold. Even the others we'd be looking at £15m-£20m to buy from direct rivals for promotion unless they're in their last year of their contract. 

[Verbal]

31 minutes ago, Saint_lambden said:

Absolutely no chance with any of those in bold.

What if he unbolded them?

[Turkish]

32 minutes ago, Saint_lambden said:

Absolutely no chance with any of those in bold. Even the others we'd be looking at £15m-£20m to buy from direct rivals for promotion unless they're in their last year of their contract. 

I swear people just reel of lists of names of players they've heard are good without putting any thought into how likely they are to sign and have probably hardly ever seen them play to boot. 

[BERMUDASAINT]

Not sure if this was listed here:

Released players from 2024/25

AFC Bournemouth

Free transfers

Brown, Lewis Phillip
Hamilton-Olise, Joshua Kwasie Chibuzor
Minchev, Teodor Ivanov
Small, Coby David
Tydeman, Kian Bruce
Williams, Toure Shakur

Released

Carroll, Ryan Charles
Kasukumya, Kashanga Emmanuel
Parkes, Sonny William George
Salmon, Joshua James
Seeley, William George
Whitehead, Tommy Ashton
Williams, Jay

Arsenal

Free transfers

Butler-Oyedeji, Nathan
Edwards, Khayon
Frello Filho, Jorge Luiz
Gower, Jimi
Henry-Francis, Jack
Okonkwo, Brian Chukweudozie
Oulad M'Hand, Ismail
Oulad M'Hand, Zine-Eddine
Partey, Thomas Teye
Quesada-Thorn, Elian
Tierney, Kieran

Released

Bascoe-Fisher, Demar Jakai Davion
Clairmont, Reece Jabari
Forde, Romari Kanye
Kuczynski, Maximilian Aleksander
Shuaib, Zacariah Christie

Aston Villa

Free transfers

Alcock, Todd Rees
Barnes, Mikell Nathan Leon
Burchall, Ajani Alexander Edward
Hause, Kortney Paul Duncan
Lutz, Charlie Ethan
Moore, Kobei
Olsen, Robin
Pierre, Kyrie Jay Victor
Richards, Rico Dean Scott

Released

Asante-Boakye, Maxwell Kwesi
Hammond, Alexander
Lott, Max Matthew
Timson, Nile Jordan Joseph

Brentford

Free transfers

Booth, Beaux
Dasilva, Pelenda Joshua Tunga
Dickov, Max Paul
Janusz, Adrian Dariusz
Mee, Benjamin Thomas
Samuels, Kerron Dean
Wilcox, Max Keith
Williams, Vonnte Leon
Winterbottom, Benjamin Harry

Released

Agyei-Amadieh, Yaw Opoku
Anderson, Evan
Djoro, Joshua
Francis, Mikel Adefisoye David
Halil, Kaya
Ivanov, Konstantin Kaloyanov
Klimas, Matas
Payet, Trae Michael Tyrone
Taylor, Freddie James

Brighton & Hove Albion

Free transfers

Barrington, Luca
Bashir, Sahil
Cahill, Killian
Chouchane, Samy Olivier
Fisher, Hugo Dov
Flower, Louis Christopher
Jackson, Benjamin Harvey
Moulton, Remiero Adam John

Released

Gorman, Ronnie Brian
Lee, Harry John
Mansell, Alfie Michael Roger
Mthunzi, Corbin Sipho

Chelsea

Free transfers

Beach, Edward James (from SFC in 2022)
Bergstrom, Lucas Carl Edvard
Campbell, Luke
Williams, Dylan Riley

Released

Washington, Marcell Yamani

Crystal Palace

Free transfers

Austin, Cormac Terence
Eze, Chimaechi Nwodim
Francis, Christopher Lucius
Mathurin, Roshaun Andre Ronald
Moulden, Louie Paul 
Musanhi, Kurainashe
Obou, David Aaron Gogreh
Phillips, Killian Francis
Plange, Luke Elliot
Raymond, Jadan
Schlupp, Jeffrey
Sheridan, Joe
Ward, Joel Edward Philip
Wells Morrison, Jack Campbell

Released

Cowin, Freddie Anthony
Eastwood, William
Khoshaba, Joseph Douglas Jurjise
Lameiras, Enrique
Marjoram, Finley Derek
Redhead, Caleb

Everton

Free transfers

Barker, Owen William
Begovic, Asmir
Butler, Jack Afful
Butterfield, Luke Joseph
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic
Crellin, William Francis
Holgate, Mason Anthony
Keane, Michael Vincent 
Leban, Zan Luk
Maupay, Neal
Neves Virginia, Joao Manuel
Tierney, Jack
Young, Ashley Simon

Released

None

Fulham

Free transfers

Ablade, Terry
Alves Morais, Carlos Vinicius
Ashby-Hammond, Luca
Borges Da Silva, Willian
Donnell, Chris Robert
Lanquedoc, Imani Jamal
McAvoy, Connor
McFarlane, Callum Finn Taylor
Park, Damon Stephen
Parkes, Stefan Charles Earl
Splatt, Delano M'Coy

Released

Picotto, Luca James
Varney, Oscar Robert

Ipswich Town

Free transfers

Agbaje, Edwin Olamide
Ayoola, Jesse
Barbrook, Harry Thomas
Binns, Charles Edward Stewart
Curtis, Henry Ryan
Davis, Oliver
Jambang, Ayyuba England
Luongo, Massimo Corey
Myers Harness, Marcus Anthony
O'Connor, Daniel John
Okunowo, Emmanuel Oluwa Damilare
Roberts, Mathaeus Andrew
Uzor-Greey, Chukwuka Steven

Released

Chenery, George Ben Alexander
Domi, Revin
Fleischer, Alan Artur
Frith, Callum Daniel
Iorpenda, George Bemshima
Towler, Luke James

Leicester City

Free transfers

Ewing, Oliver James
Godsmark-Ford, Harvey George
Grist, Benjamin Roy
Hill, Deniche
Iversen, Daniel Lonne
McAlinney, Liam Arthur
Raikhy, Arjan Singh
Vardy, Jamie
Ward, Daniel
Wormleighton, Joseph Oliver
Young, Bradley

Released 

Dyke, Kaleb Asher
McNab, Lewis Peter Ray

Liverpool

Free transfers

Corness, Dominic
Jonas, Lee
Ojrzynski, Jakub
Poytress, Jacob
Trueman, Reece

Released

Enahoro-Marcus, Louis
Evers, Harry
Morana, Nathan Philip

Manchester City

Free transfers

Carson, Scott Paul
De Bruyne, Kevin
Sodje, Taione Richard Evumena

Released

None

Manchester United

Free transfers

Eriksen, Christian Dannemann
Evans, Jonathan Grant
Graczyk, Hubert
Heaton, Thomas David
Kingdon, Jack Derek
Lindelof, Victor Jorgen Nilsson
Murray, Samuel Alexander
Myles, Thomas Keith
Nolan, James Stephen
Wooster, Thomas Charlie

Released

None

Newcastle United

Free transfers

Donaldson, Josh Kevin
Huntley, James Alan
Lewis, Jamal
Powell, Harry Llewelyn
Powell, Rory Dalgleish
Ruddy, John Thomas Gordon
Stanton, Ellis Christopher
Turner-Cooke, Jay
Wilson, Callum Eddie Graham

Released

None

Nottingham Forest

Free transfers

Brook, William Michael
Brown, Connor Lewis
Collins, Samuel Haig
Griffiths, Harry
Hennessey, Wayne Robert
Nadin, Jack Richard
Norkett, Manni Sam
Perkins, Jack William
Toffolo, Harry Stefano

Released

Avery Brown, Theoron
Flanagan, Theo Jae Simon
Lemonakis, Georgios Spyridon
Robinson, Amarn Michael
Smith, Faruq Adekunle

Southampton

Free transfers

Abu, Derrick
Lallana, Adam David
Lett, Joshua Matthew
Lumley, Joseph Patrick
McNamara, Joshua Anthony
Payne, Lewis James
Walker-Peters, Kyle Leonardus

Released 

Martin, James Luke
Myers, Tevin Diego
Prescott, Alfie Leo
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[Wade Garrett]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

I swear people just reel of lists of names of players they've heard are good without putting any thought into how likely they are to sign and have probably hardly ever seen them play to boot. 

To be fair, that is Sports Republic’s MO up until now.

[Chez]

4 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

Yes I don't entirely disagree. I think THB and Downes fitted that criteria last time out. I expect we can sign a few players to get us up and then make them either squad players next year or loan them out if needed. We can't afford too many signings that are likely to be good enough for the prem. 

I don't think championship sides sign players that, on paper, are good enough for the Prem. If they were "good enough", that's probably where they would plying their trade.

That means you either sign players on loan that can't get in a PL team, like we did with Brooks, or sign players we think/hope can make the step up. I don't think we will be spending £15m on "championship players" like Sargent or £10m on Maja to get us up fully expecting they won't cut the mustard in the PL.

We will invest in players that we feel can get us up and then compete in the league above. You could argue that we already have the tried and trusted "championshp" players like Edwards, Charles, Downes, Armstrong etc. 

In the end, the club just need to sign the very best they can. The league we are in (and budget available) will dictate that.

[Chez]

4 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

...maybe Ramsdale (although it sounds like they’re looking for him to be a loan and stay our player), h

If Ramsdale sees his wages cut by 40% (assuming he has a contract reduction similar to other Saints players), then if we loan him out , he will only get paid (by us) that much lower amount. I would imagine he'd much prefer to continue to get the full 100% amount, so unless the PL agrees to pay more (thus matching his wages from last season), he might push for transfer that would probably ensure the PL size wage.

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, Chez said:

If Ramsdale sees his wages cut by 40% (assuming he has a contract reduction similar to other Saints players), then if we loan him out , he will only get paid (by us) that much lower amount. I would imagine he'd much prefer to continue to get the full 100% amount, so unless the PL agrees to pay more (thus matching his wages from last season), he might push for transfer that would probably ensure the PL size wage.

Just read a click bait type article off Facebook that he’s getting miffed with Saints holding up a transfer deal (Galatasaray?) because we’re holding out for a high fee. Yeah right.

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6 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Just read a click bait type article off Facebook that he’s getting miffed with Saints holding up a transfer deal (Galatasaray?) because we’re holding out for a high fee. Yeah right.

We'd want our money back if we were to sell. Was that article by any chance written by the chairman of Trabzonspor?