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Thread: Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

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    Barca are interested in Partey if we don’t offer him a new deal.

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    According to Ornstein, Mbeumo wants to go to Man United

    That gives me every impression of a player who wants a big pay day but without the pressure or expectation to rise about his current level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
    Barca are interested in Partey if we don’t offer him a new deal.
    If Barca are serious, he's gone.

    They only need to match our wages and offer a 2-3 year contract.

    He has played in Spain already so will be comfortable and will also be able to finally get away from the silly boos & whispers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
    If Barca are serious, he's gone.

    They only need to match our wages and offer a 2-3 year contract.

    He has played in Spain already so will be comfortable and will also be able to finally get away from the silly boos & whispers.
    The whispers that say he sexually assaulted his partner?

    I mean if there’s any actual truth to those rumours…probably wouldn’t be the worst thing ever to put some daylight between him and us. Clubs generally don’t fare being seen to support players who engage in this kind of behaviour, so if he’s publicly named could be a headache

    On the other hand, Barca are still a complete and utter mess, there’s still a wrangle between them and La Liga over the registration of Dani Olmo because they are in violation of the wage bill cap…so I’m guessing they’d need to sell players first

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    It's the 2nd of June
    Yes it is, what's your point?

    Remember when we didn't do any business in January as we had our targets and strategy and it was all lined up for the summer transfer window, new sporting director, etc - according to reports.

    So I was expecting to see the results of that early doors.
    But it seems we are clearly dithering again and don't have a clear strategy.

    Zubimendi?
    That was a done deal a few months ago remember, around season ticket renewal time. Why hasn't he been announced then?

    This is a huge summer, the big one, where all the years of building and sticking to the process™ starts to pay off.

    And according to Arteta's own comments "when I think about the summer window, I get goosebumps" or whatever perverse weirdness happens to him - so I expected things to be moving quickly.

    "we need more playa"
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    Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
    Why is the number for your players likely to leave so low?

    Tierney-contract ended
    Jorginho- contract ended
    Partey- contact ended
    Trossard- a year left, likely to be sold
    Zinchenko- a year left, likely to be sold
    MLS- a year left, apparently not agreeable to terms offered
    Tomiyassu- a year left, but an option for a year's extension

    So clearly it looks like the 2nd successive summer we'll be getting leaner rather than growing.
    I was only going by what has so far been made public knowledge.

    Jorg has already left the club. Partey is the only player so far in the media talking with another club.

    That's not to say that we all know the players you mentioned are probably going.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
    According to Ornstein, Mbeumo wants to go to Man United

    That gives me every impression of a player who wants a big pay day but without the pressure or expectation to rise about his current level.
    Yes I think that too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
    The whispers that say he sexually assaulted his partner?

    I mean if there’s any actual truth to those rumours…probably wouldn’t be the worst thing ever to put some daylight between him and us. Clubs generally don’t fare being seen to support players who engage in this kind of behaviour, so if he’s publicly named could be a headache

    On the other hand, Barca are still a complete and utter mess, there’s still a wrangle between them and La Liga over the registration of Dani Olmo because they are in violation of the wage bill cap…so I’m guessing they’d need to sell players first
    I did think that myself, I was half hoping that he would move on so we could distance ourselves from any potential fallout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KSE Comedy Club View Post
    Yes it is, what's your point?
    Does that really need explaining? It's a transfer window which goes on for months, not a transfer weekend.

    But it seems we are clearly dithering again and don't have a clear strategy.
    It's the 3rd of June.

    Zubimendi?
    That was a done deal a few months ago remember
    No, I don't remember. Says who? I seriously doubt the club were saying that.

    This is a huge summer, the big one, where all the years of building and sticking to the process™ starts to pay off.
    Agreed, but it's a huge summer which goes on for months. There's a lot of press chatter and rumour, like every other transfer window.
    Some people seem to think that football transfers are like going to the shops and getting some milk. It isn't like that. There's a lot of negotiations about how much the milk costs and how much you have to pay it to stay in your house. The milk might prefer to go to another house and other houses are trying to persuade it that it should do so.
    It's complicated.
    Now I guess you're going to say "well other clubs just go out and buy players" to which I'm going to respond "no they don't". I'm sure there are examples where that happens but there are lots of protracted deals with other clubs too - the main difference is you don't follow those as closely because it's not your club so you don't care so much.

    TL;DR - this is a big summer for us, but that summer goes on all...well, summer. So while sure, it would be nice to have had some big deals wrapped up already that doesn't seem realistic. The longer the summer goes on the more worried I will become if we haven't done business, but right now the dust of the season has only just settled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Does that really need explaining? It's a transfer window which goes on for months, not a transfer weekend.


    It's the 3rd of June.


    No, I don't remember. Says who? I seriously doubt the club were saying that.



    Agreed, but it's a huge summer which goes on for months. There's a lot of press chatter and rumour, like every other transfer window.
    Some people seem to think that football transfers are like going to the shops and getting some milk. It isn't like that. There's a lot of negotiations about how much the milk costs and how much you have to pay it to stay in your house. The milk might prefer to go to another house and other houses are trying to persuade it that it should do so.
    It's complicated.
    Now I guess you're going to say "well other clubs just go out and buy players" to which I'm going to respond "no they don't". I'm sure there are examples where that happens but there are lots of protracted deals with other clubs too - the main difference is you don't follow those as closely because it's not your club so you don't care so much.

    TL;DR - this is a big summer for us, but that summer goes on all...well, summer. So while sure, it would be nice to have had some big deals wrapped up already that doesn't seem realistic. The longer the summer goes on the more worried I will become if we haven't done business, but right now the dust of the season has only just settled.
    Utd have announced an agreement to sign Cunha - but that can't be possible according to you. (announced yesterday 2nd June - day 2 of the window)

    I'm not the only one who remembers Zubi deal being announced, its all over socials

    I'm not an unrealistic man, we all know these deals can take time and there are things to be negotiated.
    However, we supposedly have a clear plan with specific targets and a new director to get them acquired quickly and decisively.

    But so far we have nothing.

    What is the point of this thread if we can't make conversation??
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