Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[Nolan]

1 hour ago, Andrew Watson said:

Go  on the premier league wage site MLG and you might just retract your statement. Says Aribo on 70k before you nit pick. Remember they are cut in half for the championship. Allegedly.

If you're talking about Capology, they have the clearest of clear disclaimers. 

"All salary figures are estimates and do not represent official figures"

 

[The Kraken]

Probably needs to say which “premier league wage site” is being used for the info, then we can judge how accurate it is (or not).

[BILLYDO]

Question for those with more insight than me( that might be most of you).

Should we be unable to shift those players we would like to see gone and we get promoted, do their wages go automatically back up?

[woodsaint1]

4 hours ago, chiknsmack said:

That's Josh McNamara, who was behind Adli in the U21 pecking order (despite being a couple of years older). His contract is due to expire; don't know if it's been extended or anything.

We'll trade Dibling for three might-be-Fernandeses. They even have their own M. Fernandes (19yo RB, Europa League experience, YHGTI, if Sugawara goes then - competent as Bree is - replacing him would be nice) who would be an obvious pick for one of the three.

Released last week

[Holmes_and_Watson]

17 minutes ago, BILLYDO said:

Question for those with more insight than me( that might be most of you).

Should we be unable to shift those players we would like to see gone and we get promoted, do their wages go automatically back up?

I'd have thought It won't be automatic, as in the club are obligated to do it out of the goodness of their hearts. But contractually, where there are relegation clauses impacting wages, there will be promotion related clauses too, impacting wages to come at a higher level. Not to mention promotion bonuses etc. Whether they go up to exactly the same level is for the club and agent to fight out.

Realistically, clubs keeping players on much lower contracts than the others, due to not having such clauses, or through things like multiple promotions, are going to lose those players, unless there's a renegotiation.

[Andrew Watson]

No it is not Themotherfunky,never been on twitter and do not have controversial opinions,just my own opinions. I do not see others with iffy opinions having them pulled apart,but each to their own I suppose.

[Andrew Watson]

The site was capology Nolan,so I hold my hands up and apologise to MLG and others. For what it is worth do those figures really seem that unrealistic for the premier league,the season just gone.

[The Kraken]

google AI overview of capology.

 

Capology's Premier League salary data is generally considered to be quite accurate, with over 90% of salaries verified, especially after major transfer windows. While the figures are estimates and not official, the site employs a verification process, and the data is updated regularly. 

 

Here's a more detailed look: 

 

• Verification Process:

  Capology has a verification system where they check and confirm the accuracy of the salary information they gather.
• High Verification Rate:

  For the Premier League, a significant portion, over 90%, of the salary data is verified, meaning it's been confirmed as accurate.
• Updates:

  Capology's data is updated, especially after major transfer periods like the summer and January windows, to reflect the latest deals and changes.
• Estimates:

  It's important to remember that while Capology strives for accuracy, the figures are estimates and not official contract details.
• No Distinction for Bonuses:

  Signing bonuses and other performance-based bonuses are not always clearly differentiated in the data, and may be presented as part of the overall salary.

[Andrew Watson]

Thank you The Kraken,still not enough for MLG and others on here though.😀

[Saint86]

On 13/06/2025 at 19:34, Chez said:

Your figures are not quite right.  Total club wages for 2023 were £122m, and in 2024 they were £81m (93.5% of turnover).

Wages for 2025 will have risen a fair amount, but you would imagine not to the 2023 level. However, we offloaded a lot of players and wages when we were relegated. If we don't do that again, the reduction won't be as high. 

Losing KWP, Ramsdale and maybe someone like Bednarek would save a lot.

If capology is accurate, our wages (playing squad) this season is "only" £50M per year:



 

Pretty interesting take away figures. Doesn't take much to imagine us getting Aribo's, Bednarek's, Lallana's, Ugochukwu's, Macca's, Sulemana's, Onuachu's, KWP's, Gronbaek's, ABK's, and Taylor's wages etc. all off the books this summer. Which would free up circa £21M in wages.

[sockeye]

38 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

If capology is accurate, our wages (playing squad) this season is "only" £50M per year:



 

Pretty interesting take away figures. Doesn't take much to imagine us getting Aribo's, Bednarek's, Lallana's, Ugochukwu's, Macca's, Sulemana's, Onuachu's, KWP's, Gronbaek's, ABK's, and Taylor's wages etc. all off the books this summer. Which would free up circa £21M in wages.

Fraser on 40k. Jesus that is appalling. £2m lost for sentimentality on just one player. Some of these guys really need to go this summer to free up the wage bill and quite a few can go this summer on a free as well

[woodsaint1]

KWP on 20k a week 😂😂 right ok

[Nolan]

Capology is not accurate.

 

8 hours ago, The Kraken said:

google AI overview of capology.

 

 

Capology's Premier League salary data is generally considered to be quite accurate, with over 90% of salaries verified, especially after major transfer windows. While the figures are estimates and not official, the site employs a verification process, and the data is updated regularly. 

 

Here's a more detailed look: 

 

• Verification Process:

  Capology has a verification system where they check and confirm the accuracy of the salary information they gather.
• High Verification Rate:

  For the Premier League, a significant portion, over 90%, of the salary data is verified, meaning it's been confirmed as accurate.
• Updates:

  Capology's data is updated, especially after major transfer periods like the summer and January windows, to reflect the latest deals and changes.
• Estimates:

  It's important to remember that while Capology strives for accuracy, the figures are estimates and not official contract details.
• No Distinction for Bonuses:

  Signing bonuses and other performance-based bonuses are not always clearly differentiated in the data, and may be presented as part of the overall salary.

Worth noting that Ai is often just as Inaccurate as Capology, wiith common recent examples of just making stuff up.

Edited 2 hours ago by Nolan

[Doctoroncall]

24 minutes ago, Nolan said:

Capology is not accurate.

 

Worth noting that Ai is often just as Inaccurate as Capolog, wiith common recent examples of just making stuff up.

Google AI isn’t inaccurate, it’s probably biased and can be misleading without knowing the bias. It’s pulled the data from various sources, as always it’s not up to AI to verify the accuracy of the source data.
 

No idea what capology uses and what verification method (if any) are employed. 

[Saint NL]

6 hours ago, woodsaint1 said:

KWP on 20k a week 😂😂 right ok

He needs a better agent if that is true. Christ.

[coalman]

19 minutes ago, Doctoroncall said:

Google AI isn’t inaccurate, it’s probably biased and can be misleading without knowing the bias. It’s pulled the data from various sources, as always it’s not up to AI to verify the accuracy of the source data.
 

No idea what capology uses and what verification method (if any) are employed. 

Google AI is an LLM and all LLMs have a tendency to make stuff up which is inherent in how they work (LLMs just predict the next word in a sequence). In Google's case they link to the source material the AI used which is also using PageRank to determine credibility. However I would expect Capology to have authority over itself so the AI will just be repeating a version of what Capology says about itself.

[Midfield_General]

47 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

He needs a better agent if that is true. Christ.

He should sign up with whoever got Bednarek 70 grand a week for losing his man and flailing his arms around