Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[carolinablue232]

McNeill, Beto or Garner would be the ones (pragmatically) if unwillingly the club could realise a value on selling - if the club decided to keep Branthwaite.

Ndiaye is the only player besides Branthwaite the top clubs would be really interested in. But we better not sell him.

 

[Vintage]

Let O'Brien carry on at RB because when he replaces Tarkowski he'll know the role he's watching.

Ya I'd be surprised if Moyes doesn't see OBrien as his RB from now on till he takes over at CB from Tarkowski. With that being if the rumours are true I wouldn't be against Moyes bringing Coufal in on a free as backup esp if PSR has the club hamstrung financially for another season and other positions need looking at

 

[Osamabindiesel]

You have to look at fullbacks first. Get that sorted then work from there. Even if we continue with the 5 backish but really 4 back formation, whatever RB we acquire can fill the depth chart on that right side. Myko cannot be trusted to be the only left back and preferably we need more of an attacking presence there. Re-sign Charly boy, find at least one more attacking player across the front then look at a striker. See if you can spot a loan or two or free transfers to fill the middle and CB for the depth chart.

 

[Zatara]

Everyone throws around 100m valuations for players but look at how many actually move for that amount?

Not many… saying these two could be worth 100m is based on nothing really…

How much did Bellingham go for?

I don’t think that they are showing his level of potential and quality.

Bellingham went for €133.9mil in 2023.

Someone like Rigg who is 17 could be eyed by the big players in 3 years so e.g 2028 which is 5 years on from Bellingham -- if of course he reaches a decent level and fees continue to increase.

I would be looking to grow the team through buying in young players today -- seeing their values grow -- then seeing them raise the clubs profile and also become integral to the squad.

I'm certain players who may be just as good can be signed for cheaper fees overseas. I prefer to overpay and bring in English quality which in turn raises the clubs profile.

 

[GoldenToffee]

We only really have three assets that could bring in substantial funds, but we'd be severely weakening ourselves if we sold either of Pickford, Branthwaite or Ndiaye. They would probably go for £40-60m, £60-80m and £25-40m respectively. After all we've gone through, I seriously hope we're not in a sell to buy situation still.

 

[Bkk Andy]

McNeill, Beto or Garner would be the ones (pragmatically) if unwillingly the club could realise a value on selling - if the club decided to keep Branthwaite.

I wouldn't be adverse to selling any of those 3 if the numbers made sense. None of them are world beaters and that hot spell from Beto might just be enough for us to get our money back.

 

[Mr Happy]

We only really have three assets that could bring in substantial funds, but we'd be severely weakening ourselves if we sold either of Pickford, Branthwaite or Ndiaye. They would probably go for £40-60m, £60-80m and £25-40m respectively. After all we've gone through, I seriously hope we're not in a sell to buy situation still.

I'm all for selling. Adopt a Dortmund model. However, that means finding the players first. Maybe TFG bring that type of capital to the table and we can spread our net wider in terms of scouting. If we can find a rising star, buy cheap then flip for silly money and keep doing that it's not the worst model in European football.

 

[GoldenToffee]

I wouldn't be adverse to selling any of those 3 if the numbers made sense. None of them are world beaters and that hot spell from Beto might just be enough for us to get our money back.

Probably be looking at around a combined £30-40m for the three of them. I don't think any of them particularly offer much tbh, maybe Garner can still develop and hopefully isn't on massive wages. The other two I'd personally drive them out of Everton myself.

 

[blueboy72]

I'm all for selling. Adopt a Dortmund model. However, that means finding the players first. Maybe TFG bring that type of capital to the table and we can spread our net wider in terms of scouting. If we can find a rising star, buy cheap then flip for silly money and keep doing that it's not the worst model in European football.

You will never have success if you keep
Selling your best players

 

[hallamblue]

You will never have success if you keep
Selling your best players

It depends on what you do with the money. In the situation we are currently in it may be necessary to play the long game. Branthwaite may stay for another year, but if we don't qualify for Europe he'll want to leave, which is fair enough, you only get one career. If that was the case and you could sell him for £100 million, and reinvest in 4 or 5 young players. Say 2 of them become outstanding, then you can sell them for £200 million and reinvest. By this time the team is starting to finish in and around the European places, and good young players want to come because you're building an exciting team, and because if they're excellent you won't stand in their way. You then manage to get into Europe and maybe win a trophy, and all of a sudden players don't want to leave, you can sell them later on, at 28 maybe, so you still get money into the club, and at the same time you're becoming a club that wins trophies again. That is possible with the new stadium, and inside 5 years we could become relevant again. But you can't expect Branthwaite to hang around for five years in the hope that happens.

 

[Mr Happy]

You will never have success if you keep
Selling your best players

We've not had success in 30 years. Arguably harder now to win something than back then. We need a sustainable model. Dortmund model works. They have to punch against a behemoth that pillages them regularly. I'd rather be in and around it than what we've endured since 1995 with a very few exceptions. What model would you recommend out of interest ?

 

[Mr Happy]

It depends on what you do with the money. In the situation we are currently in it may be necessary to play the long game. Branthwaite may stay for another year, but if we don't qualify for Europe he'll want to leave, which is fair enough, you only get one career. If that was the case and you could sell him for £100 million, and reinvest in 4 or 5 young players. Say 2 of them become outstanding, then you can sell them for £200 million and reinvest. By this time the team is starting to finish in and around the European places, and good young players want to come because you're building an exciting team, and because if they're excellent you won't stand in their way. You then manage to get into Europe and maybe win a trophy, and all of a sudden players don't want to leave, you can sell them later on, at 28 maybe, so you still get money into the club, and at the same time you're becoming a club that wins trophies again. That is possible with the new stadium, and inside 5 years we could become relevant again. But you can't expect Branthwaite to hang around for five years in the hope that happens.

Nail on the head.

 

[Dymak]

I don’t agree with the imaginary self-imposed limits being discussed when it comes to transfer expenditure or next season’s league placing. I think we should be battling for European football rather than hoping to ‘consolidate’ in 10th place.

But if we are attached to shopping at Netto, then there are two free transfers available that would facilitate upgrades in defence and attack. Boscagli is better than Keane, for sure! And a 35 year old Arnautovich is playing and scoring for the team at the top of Serie A, and is available for free in the summer.

 

[TyphooToffee]

To get to tenth we definetly need some solid additions. None of us know the financial situation or PSR so we shall see... of course it will be a mix but the squad actually needs several players however we bring them in.

We'd have got tenth this year if Moyes had taken over in August

 

[Raino85]

It depends on what you do with the money. In the situation we are currently in it may be necessary to play the long game. Branthwaite may stay for another year, but if we don't qualify for Europe he'll want to leave, which is fair enough, you only get one career. If that was the case and you could sell him for £100 million, and reinvest in 4 or 5 young players. Say 2 of them become outstanding, then you can sell them for £200 million and reinvest. By this time the team is starting to finish in and around the European places, and good young players want to come because you're building an exciting team, and because if they're excellent you won't stand in their way. You then manage to get into Europe and maybe win a trophy, and all of a sudden players don't want to leave, you can sell them later on, at 28 maybe, so you still get money into the club, and at the same time you're becoming a club that wins trophies again. That is possible with the new stadium, and inside 5 years we could become relevant again. But you can't expect Branthwaite to hang around for five years in the hope that happens.

So what happens if the players we replace Branthwaite with aren't up to it?

We need to look at how Villa & Newcastle have gone about things, not Brighton & Bournemouth.

Newcastle don't want to sell Bruno or Isak & don't intend too