Summer 2026 Transfer Window Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

We should easily be the wealthiest Championship team come June/July. No-one on ridiculous enormous legacy wages (hi Gonçalo) any more either.

Arias and Agbadou probably off this week for £40m+

All these need to go:

Sa, Doherty (do not give this man a new contract FFS), Munetsi, Hwang, Hoever, Bentley, Johnstone, Tchatchoua

I'd like André, J Gomes and Krejci to stay but they won't

We'll surely try to lose Sasa, the poor bloke

Lopez will probably stay at Celta, one way or another

Leaves a lot to do but we can buy the best that can possibly play in the Champo

New GK x 2 (or 3)

New RB x 2 (if Lima isn't up to it, find out between now and May please)
New CH x 1 (minimum)
New LB pending, I don't much like Hugo Naylor or Wolfe but they should be ok a division down

New CM x 2 (minimum, remains to be seen if A Gomes will stay, Doyle and/or Bouba will come back)

Wingers (as many as possible as we don't fucking own any)

ST x 1 if Tolu goes, might do with another one regardless

 

[Tony Towner]

LL said that we had offers from the Championship to loan Lopez. Seems like a missed opportunity to me.

 

[Jack Regan]

I'd imagine the player rejected those options fairly swiftly once Celta were back for him.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I'd have gone down the Champo road (what is he proving back in Spain as to our future use, not much) but if he wants to go back there and we end up getting most of our money back, that'll do.

I don't think he's ever going to be up to English football, he's got ability but so does Trincao and if you put the latter in say, Villa's team, he'd still look rubbish.

 

[jd1981]

I’ve got reasonable hope for next season now as it looks like a lot of the dross accumulated over the past 3 windows has or will be moved on and some at a profit.

 

[Tony Towner]

I'd imagine the player rejected those options fairly swiftly once Celta were back for him.

I'd have given him 2 options. Our bench or the Championship, we aren't learning anything where he is.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I'd have given him 2 options. Our bench or the Championship, we aren't learning anything where he is.

Maybe we don't want to learn and we just want to take a Mulligan* on it. Which tbh I would.

We've gone up in the past with the likes of John Ruddy, Paul Butler, Karl Henry, Chris Iwelumo and Leo Bonatini being key players. We need that kind and then deal with the aftermath later. We can't afford to take a punt on some flake from Spain now.


*Not Gary

 

[Alan]

He's bombed so badly I don't know what else we'd want to see. If he was too lightweight for the PL, he'd get snapped in half in the Champo.

 

[Wolftone]

Championship is a marathon. Need quality (obvs) more importantly attitude and stamina. Plus luck with injuries. Can't afford flakey lightweights

 

[Mel Evo]

He's bombed so badly I don't know what else we'd want to see. If he was too lightweight for the PL, he'd get snapped in half in the Champo.

I don't know Alan. You’ve stuck up for wretchedly hopeless footballers, rank filth in terms of ability, so seems odd to rush to bin someone who’s just 21 and got evident talent. No he’s been no good, but there’s ability there and he’s trying to learn the game in the midst of a complete and utter shit show. He’s no Fabio Silva, Trincao might be the decent comparable but even that doesn’t quite ring true to me.

 

[Tony Towner]

He's bombed so badly I don't know what else we'd want to see. If he was too lightweight for the PL, he'd get snapped in half in the Champo.

The games slower and you have more time on the ball, hence one paced Tommy Doyle being reasonable at that level.