The Summer 2025 Transfer Window Thread

[YoungWolf]

From what I heard it sounded like he wasn’t going to sign a new deal but Vitor has played a big part in him now likely staying

Although the deal was meant to be signed weeks ago and still hasn’t.

 

[GoldFlagFlyingHigh]

He’s been excellent as an attacking wing-back but as a left back in a four I don’t think his value is much higher than £40m.

Also when a player has been here so long and a move like this comes about, Wolves just aren’t going to make it difficult for the sake of a few million. It’s just how they do things.

 

[Lycan]

Although the deal was meant to be signed weeks ago and still hasn’t.

Perhaps that's the reason for the leak to Romano. Try to speed the decision up.

 

[Lycan]

It’s just how they do things.

Well it's a ridiculous way to do things. Especially considering how frugal and exploitative they've been in other areas.

 

[prawnking]

There's precious little overarching, linked-up football and financial strategy at play, that's for sure.

Hopefully there's an improvement from hereon in with the imminent new structure?

 

[GoldFlagFlyingHigh]

Well it's a ridiculous way to do things. Especially considering how frugal and exploitative they've been in other areas.

Would we get these players in the first place if we don’t promise an easy exit (to a big club) if they commit to years of professionalism?

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930664234922221615

 

[Alan]

Bit of recency bias here, the mistake v Brentford?

He's been a fantastic out ball for Toti and works well with Cunha in that defensive third, our half regularly. Can you back up that statement with stats?

Not at all. It’s been a problem for multiple seasons.

You get him past the initial line of pressure (ie, into the middle third) and he’s fine. Whether the stats bear that out, I don’t know, and I don’t know if anyone tracks duels whilst controlling for the zone of the pitch it occurred in.

Of course I wouldn’t say no to £50m if that number is real.

Edit: ack, “including”. Key word.

 

[sycophantia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930664234922221615

Depends what the add-ons are based on.

 

[Lycan]

Would we get these players in the first place if we don’t promise an easy exit (to a big club) if they commit to years of professionalism?

I suppose it depends on what you mean by an easy exit, we've got to be able to protect our assets in some ways surely. Especially when we've been told that we have to be sustainable and that any incomings will depend entirely on what we can generate through player sales (appreciate this may have changed with the new structure).

 

[Loki]

No excuses, that`s just plain poor business. Bloody ridiculous. We`ve just lay down and had our bellies tickled.

 

[Kenny]

Depends what the add-ons are based on.

Presume titles, Euro wins, appearance numbers

 

[Lycan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930664234922221615

That's closer to his true value surely. With the buying club being Man City and Rayan being young you're pretty much as guaranteed to hit those add ons as at any other club in the World as well.

 

[Kenny]

Kerkez deal to Liverpool set to be around £40m

Who has got the better deal?

 

[PuntsWolf]

Would we get these players in the first place if we don’t promise an easy exit (to a big club) if they commit to years of professionalism?

He was a young kid from the French league from a cash strapped club. He’d barely played any first team football. It wasn’t some massive coup. Of course he would have signed.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Kerkez deal to Liverpool set to be around £40m

Who has got the better deal?

Tough to say as I think Kerkez suits Liverpool and RAN suits City, not vice versa.

However, RAN has been a good performer in the Prem for longer, but Kerkez is 2 years younger.

 

[Lycan]

He was a young kid from the French league from a cash strapped club. He’d barely played any first team football. It wasn’t some massive coup. Of course he would have signed.

I think he means how more higher profile targets view the way we treat players we already own. If they see players like Aït-Nouri move on hassle fee to a big club after a few years they're more likely to join than if they see us force him to stay against his will.

 

[Lycan]

Kerkez deal to Liverpool set to be around £40m

Who has got the better deal?

I would say Kerkez is the better player but that's partly down to personal preference, he's exactly what I like in a full back.

 

[PuntsWolf]

I think he means how more higher profile targets view the way we treat players we already own. If they see players like Aït-Nouri move on hassle fee to a big club after a few years they're more likely to join than if they see us force him to stay against his will.

Well that’s fair enough. But it’s not stopping any other club signing players when they can be a bit more demanding in transfer negotiations.

 

[Lycan]

Well that’s fair enough. But it’s not stopping any other club signing players when they can be a bit more demanding in transfer negotiations.

Yeah, exactly. Especially when our outgoings are supposed to generate the majority of our transfer budget as well.

You're not telling me nobody would sign for us if we didn't roll over every time a big club came calling either, we're still an attractive proposition. When you have guys like Enzo Le Fee joining Sunderland in the Championship that just shows you the pull that the Premier League has for players these days.