Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[CSA96]

Just now, saintant said:

Why are the two blokes either side of him smiling?

Because they support another team and can see the handballs coming

[Saint Fan CaM]

49 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Verona want Bella-Kotchap 

On loan...

https://www.alfredopedulla.com/bella-kotchap-hellas-verona-blitz/

 

 

They’ll want him until his medical results and psychological tests come through, then they’ll back off quicker than a rat up a drain pipe. Unless we’re incredibly lucky or we pay someone to take him, he’s going to stink out the place until his contract runs down. Another masterclass from SR in how to recruit a shite player/individual.

[Dan Johnson]

Hoping to see at least another 6 more leave.

• Bella-Kotchap
• Edozie
• Ben Brenton Diaz
• Will Smallbone
• Joe Aribo
• Charlie Taylor

Would expect to see 3 then come in.

Accomplished Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder and a winger

[BARCELONASAINT]

1 minute ago, Dan Johnson said:

Hoping to see at least another 6 more leave.

• Bella-Kotchap
• Edozie
• Ben Brenton Diaz
• Will Smallbone
• Joe Aribo
• Charlie Taylor

Would expect to see 3 then come in.

Accomplished Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder and a winger

I would expect to see all 6 of those leave by the end of the week

[Tamesaint]

Can see Taylor staying. He provides cover at left back if Welington's ankle proves to be a problem and may well be preferable to Manning if Manning forgets to close down crosses. 

[sfc4prem]

5 minutes ago, Dan Johnson said:

Hoping to see at least another 6 more leave.

• Bella-Kotchap
• Edozie
• Ben Brenton Diaz
• Will Smallbone
• Joe Aribo
• Charlie Taylor

Would expect to see 3 then come in.

Accomplished Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder and a winger

Armel and Will seem the closest to leaving.

We definitely need some quality in midfield. Surely the management can see that.

Edited Tuesday at 09:46 by sfc4prem

[Dusic]

Azaz seems likely for the #10 role as Boro seemingly not that fussed to keep him if they get £12m or so.

Championship proven as many value.

[Appy]

Just now, Dusic said:

Azaz seems likely for the #10 role as Boro seemingly not that fussed to keep him if they get £12m or so.

Championship proven as many value.

Only worry is teams sniffing around Hackney, can’t see them selling both in this window. 

[Dman]

4 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Azaz seems likely for the #10 role as Boro seemingly not that fussed to keep him if they get £12m or so.

Championship proven as many value.

It feels like a bit of a no brainer. Enough quality to improve us this season. 

Cheap enough to disregard if we go up next season. 

[tdmickey3]

12 minutes ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

I would expect to see all 6 of those leave by the end of the week

I dont

[Dman]

14 minutes ago, Dan Johnson said:

Hoping to see at least another 6 more leave.

• Bella-Kotchap
• Edozie
• Ben Brenton Diaz
• Will Smallbone
• Joe Aribo
• Charlie Taylor

Would expect to see 3 then come in.

Accomplished Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder and a winger

If wellington’s injury is a bad one, I wonder if that means Taylor is kept around…? 

[BARCELONASAINT]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

I dont

The only one i would question is Charlie Taylor given the injury to Wellington at the weekend. The rest i will be surprised if any of them are still here next Tuesday1

 

[gecko]

15 minutes ago, Dan Johnson said:

Hoping to see at least another 6 more leave.

• Bella-Kotchap
• Edozie
• Ben Brenton Diaz
• Will Smallbone
• Joe Aribo
• Charlie Taylor

Would expect to see 3 then come in.

Accomplished Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder and a winger

Incomings notwithstanding, if we actually manage to bin all of those players, when you consider which personnel we've already ditched, it'd be a pretty successful attempt at "getting rid of the dead wood"

Just need to replace all those players with fewer, better quality players and we'll be golden. Piece of piss.

[Turkish]

25 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

They’ll want him until his medical results and psychological tests come through, then they’ll back off quicker than a rat up a drain pipe. Unless we’re incredibly lucky or we pay someone to take him, he’s going to stink out the place until his contract runs down. Another masterclass from SR in how to recruit a shite player/individual.

What we need to do is find the Italian/Spanish/German/French version of SFC who will sign any old shit even if they're injured. Got to be out there somewhere. 

[tdmickey3]

2 minutes ago, gecko said:

Incomings notwithstanding, if we actually manage to bin all of those players, when you consider which personnel we've already ditched, it'd be a pretty successful attempt at "getting rid of the dead wood"

Just need to replace all those players with fewer, better quality players and we'll be golden. Piece of piss.

[gio1saints]

4 minutes ago, Dman said:

If wellington’s injury is a bad one, I wonder if that means Taylor is kept around…? 

You’d think so - but not being left footed didn’t stop KWP playing there. Not ideal obviously though.
Ryan Fraser may be tasked in that emergency. Saving the £30k pw of Taylor’s wages is quite some incentive for someone who is currently not even making squads…

[Marsdinho]

30 minutes ago, Dan Johnson said:

Hoping to see at least another 6 more leave.

• Bella-Kotchap
• Edozie
• Ben Brenton Diaz
• Will Smallbone
• Joe Aribo
• Charlie Taylor

Would expect to see 3 then come in.

Accomplished Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder and a winger

If only there was a window of opportunity where all this stuff could get done. 

[Colinjb]

27 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Can see Taylor staying. He provides cover at left back if Welington's ankle proves to be a problem and may well be preferable to Manning if Manning forgets to close down crosses. 

No activity in the house he bought in Kings Worthy. More likely he's leaving on that basis.

#TaylorWatch2025

Edited Tuesday at 10:14 by Colinjb

[Convict Colony]

Just sent this to Spors 

[Mr Brightside]

 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Finn Azaz strikers me more of a “desperate signing” rather than one we were actively targeting.

Sure, his stats are ok but it doesn’t scream “well planned” and “we wanted him all along”. If we did we would’ve bid for him at the start of summer.

[SWLondon Saint]

18 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

You’d think so - but not being left footed didn’t stop KWP playing there. Not ideal obviously though.
Ryan Fraser may be tasked in that emergency. Saving the £30k pw of Taylor’s wages is quite some incentive for someone who is currently not even making squads…

Can't see Fraser at LB, he can play as a wing back but as a full back it's a definite no unless we're chasing the game. He can't really defend crosses from the opposite flank properly.

[BARCELONASAINT]

1 minute ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Finn Azaz strikers me more of a “desperate signing” rather than one we were actively targeting.

Sure, his stats are ok but it doesn’t scream “well planned” and “we wanted him all along”. If we did we would’ve bid for him at the start of summer.

Tend to agree with you on the basis that we are a Championship club now that got relegated with the second worst season ever by a Premier league side. Attracting our no.1 targets are/were always going to be very hard. I think it is already clear we have missed out on our no.1 target which you could argue was unrealistic anyway because we were dealing with a Russian club. There is still something niggling with me about this one and i wonder if its all done!

[sfc4prem]

5 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Finn Azaz strikers me more of a “desperate signing” rather than one we were actively targeting.

Sure, his stats are ok but it doesn’t scream “well planned” and “we wanted him all along”. If we did we would’ve bid for him at the start of summer.

Let's face it, we're not a club that top players will think, yeah, I'll kick up a fuss to join them.

More likely is that a player won't be arsed if we enquire, and will happily sit tight if we have bids rejected in the hope a bigger club will come calling.

[Matthew Le God]

3 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Finn Azaz strikers me more of a “desperate signing” rather than one we were actively targeting.

Sure, his stats are ok but it doesn’t scream “well planned” and “we wanted him all along”. If we did we would’ve bid for him at the start of summer.

Signing a midfielder who scored/assisted 20 goals in the last two seasons in the league you are in is not a 'desperate signing'. It would be a stand out signing at this level!

We probably couldn't get him earlier in the summer because like most players, they want to access their options and get the best possible move. So needed to wait until he didn't get a PL move.

Edited Tuesday at 14:16 by Matthew Le God

[Willo of Whiteley]

Agreed, my point is more that I feel the last few years we’ve been linked with and targeted certain players, and have consistently settled for our last choice😂

[tdmickey3]

2 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Agreed, my point is more that I feel the last few years we’ve been linked with and targeted certain players, and have consistently settled for our last choice😂

Yeah, but "we tried"

[Doctoroncall]

12 hours ago, Baz Fl said:

Spors and SR have a quickly closing window to fix this turd. 
£8.6m - Damion Downs
£3m - Joshua Quarshie
? - Mads Roerslev
Loan - George Long

 

You have the numbers the wrong way round for Downs. Initial fee is £6.8m. 

Yes, it still doesn’t make him a first team player yet. 
 

[Willo of Whiteley]

1 minute ago, tdmickey3 said:

Yeah, but "we tried"

The Sport Republic way.

Manager and fans: We need a Mercedes and a Ferrari

SR: Well we can try and give you that 

(Fails)

SR: Great news, your new Reliant Robin is ready to pick up. Just ignore the fact that it’s missing both its doors, all three wheels and an engine. 

[beatlesaint]

11 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Signing a midfielder who scored/assisted 20 goals in the last two seasons in the league you are in is not a 'desperate signing'. It would be a stand out signing at this level!

We probably couldn't get him earlier I  the summer because like most players, they want to access their options and get the best possible move. So needed to wait until he didn't get a PL move.

It's not a desperate signing, it's a third choice after the Armenian guy and the Rudoni from Coventry.

[AlexLaw76]

i think Azaz will be a superb signing, assuming we play him properly. 

[Doctoroncall]

26 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

Just sent this to Spors 

Hopefully the German translation, otherwise it’ll take him too long to read before the window slams shut. 

[iansums]

4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

i think Azaz will be a superb signing, assuming we play him properly. 

Has it occured to anyone that he might not want to come to the Saints?

[lambtiss]

 

 

As we are Saints fans, Yes

[goodymatt]

4 minutes ago, iansums said:

Has it occured to anyone that he might not want to come to the Saints?

It has been reported he is interested in the move, by Graeme Bailey (who is also a Boro fan) and their local journos. Pay the fee they want (£12m) and he should be a Saints player. Let’s see!

[iansums]

2 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

It has been reported he is interested in the move, by Graeme Bailey (who is also a Boro fan) and their local journos. Pay the fee they want (£12m) and he should be a Saints player. Let’s see!

I often wonder whether players and their agents do proper due diligence before making a move to a new club. By due diligence, I mean reading that clubs fan forums.

[Ken Tone]

As always, it will probably come down to money .... wages and 'commission' to his agent 

He comes from Birmingham so has no attachment to Middlesborough presumably,  so moving south may be a plus too.

[DT]

2 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

I think it’s because his agent is an even bigger day dreamer than Joe Aribo’s, with links made to Napoli and even PSG (?!) which you’d have to be on LSD to take seriously.

Rasmus and Martin swallowed it though Quelle surprise 

PSG = Please, Sugawara, Go!

[DT]

8 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

It has been reported he is interested in the move, by Graeme Bailey (who is also a Boro fan) and their local journos. Pay the fee they want (£12m) and he should be a Saints player. Let’s see!

It’s such a small fee to any club with serious ambitions. Oh, wait. 

[Saint NL]

Surely there are some players we can offload to Sheffield United. They are building some kind of saints rejects tribute band.

[trousers]

13 minutes ago, iansums said:

Has it occured to anyone that he might not want to come to the Saints?

I cant believe that for a moment.... a club with automatic promotion ambitions, a first choice goalkeeper ranked 19th in the division and a strike force with the lowest xG-to-goals conversion rate, what's not to like...?

#chill,it'sonlybanter  

[BARCELONASAINT]

West Ham look like they have just signed a new midfielder which might mean they have cooled their interest in Matty, fingers crossed!

[LeBizzier69]

40 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

i think Azaz will be a superb signing, assuming we play him properly. 

Sure there’s a spot being readied in our back 5.

[gio1saints]

1 hour ago, Dan Johnson said:

Hoping to see at least another 6 more leave.

• Bella-Kotchap
• Edozie
• Ben Brenton Diaz
• Will Smallbone
• Joe Aribo
• Charlie Taylor

Would expect to see 3 then come in.

Accomplished Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder and a winger

Reasons to be cheerful, part 1:

1. If those six all leave and we get only the one very good attacking player incoming it’s a result in my book. 

2. If 3 or 4 leave but we pick up two decent attackers that’s a good result too. 

3. If only two or three leave but we pick up three decent attacking players that’s a good result also. 
 

Bad or indifferent results : 

4. If only one or two leave and we only recruit one or two of our third / fourth choice type players and a desperate late loan. 
 

Knowing Saints I’d say option four is most likely, but being optimistic I’m hoping for option two on the basis that SR will not push the boat out if players have not been unloaded but if 3/4 are definitely out then they’d feel ok bringing in a couple transfers/ top loans . 

[Chez]

47 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Surely there are some players we can offload to Sheffield United. They are building some kind of saints rejects tribute band.

why don't they just come direct to us for our rejects. BBD and Taylor seem ideal for them.

[maysie]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Finn Azaz strikers me more of a “desperate signing” rather than one we were actively targeting.

Sure, his stats are ok but it doesn’t scream “well planned” and “we wanted him all along”. If we did we would’ve bid for him at the start of summer.

So it’s bad if we don’t strengthen and bad if we do.

Gotcha.

[Chez]

54 minutes ago, Ken Tone said:

As always, it will probably come down to money .... wages and 'commission' to his agent 

He comes from Birmingham so has no attachment to Middlesborough presumably,  so moving south may be a plus too.

It most certainly will. Boro's budget (like most championship sides) is very tight. They can't afford to pay `almost' PL wages, which you would assume we are offering.

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

New bid expected for Finn Azaz?

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/southampton-fresh-transfer-bid-middlesbrough-finn-azaz/

[Saint86]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

Signing a midfielder who scored/assisted 20 goals in the last two seasons in the league you are in is not a 'desperate signing'. It would be a stand out signing at this level!

We probably couldn't get him earlier I  the summer because like most players, they want to access their options and get the best possible move. So needed to wait until he didn't get a PL move.

Struggle to make it up on here.

One moment we've got fans are pissing and moaning that sports republic try to be to clever and target potential / quality on a budget or with unknown reputation, and instead demanding we sign proven quality at champ level.

The next moment there is an outcry over potentially signing a very good champ level player with a proven track record of 20+ goals/assists per season 😅.

Keep it up guys, if nothing else the group despair is both therapeutic and entertaining.

Edited Tuesday at 12:19 by Saint86

[Greedyfly]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

i think Azaz will be a superb signing, assuming we play him properly. 

That's that fucked then