Summer transfer thread 2025

**Tambo** · 01-05-2025 06:12 PM

I'm sure SDG is aware of him, Charles-Cook is probably a malky suggestion, done well in his last season at County.

**number9dream** · 01-05-2025 06:39 PM

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I was waiting for this response

In that case hibs should just create an eBay account and buy and sell for more money making ways.

In all seriousness, from a football player side he was epic fail.

The Melkersen profit was vastly overstated by Kensell, who played a bigger than usual part in setting up the deal for the Norwegian pair, who failed to make any real impact.
Hibs paid "a significant undisclosed fee" for Melkersen and our last player trading figure was a £1m profit. More than 50% of that would be for the Doig sell on to Sassuolo, so nowhere near the £1.2m fee that was lazily reported on Kensell's briefing.
We were told there is a "significant sell on" for Melkersen, so let's hope he has a storming season.

***Gmack7*** · 01-05-2025 06:44 PM

I don't think we made anything near £500 000 for the Doig sell on

**hibsbollah** · 01-05-2025 07:19 PM

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I completely forgot David Turnbull existed. He was the next big thing a few years ago.

Future Scotland captain chat.

**Thatdayinmay16** · 02-05-2025 08:21 AM

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The Melkersen profit was vastly overstated by Kensell, who played a bigger than usual part in setting up the deal for the Norwegian pair, who failed to make any real impact.
Hibs paid "a significant undisclosed fee" for Melkersen and our last player trading figure was a £1m profit. More than 50% of that would be for the Doig sell on to Sassuolo, so nowhere near the £1.2m fee that was lazily reported on Kensell's briefing.
We were told there is a "significant sell on" for Melkersen, so let's hope he has a storming season.

Kensell overstating something? Wouldn't be like the guy.

***Hibernian Verse*** · 02-05-2025 08:28 AM

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The Melkersen profit was vastly overstated by Kensell, who played a bigger than usual part in setting up the deal for the Norwegian pair, who failed to make any real impact.
Hibs paid "a significant undisclosed fee" for Melkersen and our last player trading figure was a £1m profit. More than 50% of that would be for the Doig sell on to Sassuolo, so nowhere near the £1.2m fee that was lazily reported on Kensell's briefing.
We were told there is a "significant sell on" for Melkersen, so let's hope he has a storming season.

Player trading includes any fees paid out which would include any loan fees for Marcondes and Maolida and transfer fees for Vente, Youan and Levitt.

***Centre Hawf*** · 02-05-2025 08:31 AM

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The Melkersen profit was vastly overstated by Kensell, who played a bigger than usual part in setting up the deal for the Norwegian pair, who failed to make any real impact.
Hibs paid "a significant undisclosed fee" for Melkersen and our last player trading figure was a £1m profit. More than 50% of that would be for the Doig sell on to Sassuolo, so nowhere near the £1.2m fee that was lazily reported on Kensell's briefing.
We were told there is a "significant sell on" for Melkersen, so let's hope he has a storming season.

To be fair while I don't have all the facts, figures and quotes in front of me to hand I do wonder if the '7 figure fee' element of it still has to take away things like sell on fees, agent fees, perhaps some of it is tied up in future clauses instead of it all coming up in one go, the same goes for the Doig fee.

**EGL2000** · 02-05-2025 08:54 AM

I see jay idzes who were were linked with a season or so ago in now being linked with AC Milan !!!

***CapitalGreen*** · 02-05-2025 10:29 AM

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I see jay idzes who were were linked with a season or so ago in now being linked with AC Milan !!!

We signed Harbottle instead.

***easty*** · 02-05-2025 11:05 AM

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We signed Harbottle instead.

I wonder if it was crossed wires then, cos Riley Harbottle's middle name according to Wiki is Jay. Were we even after Jay Idzes?

**Billy Bunter 07** · 02-05-2025 11:52 AM

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Bobby Wales according to the sun will be joining Swansea City for a fee of €350,000 . That’s the club Myko is with, isn’t it ? .

Wales playing for Swansea is pretty poetic.

***GreenNWhiteArmy*** · 02-05-2025 01:10 PM

I wonder if there's logic in trying to sign Myko permanently?

Given his lack of goals hopefully that's putting other clubs off and Swansea may want rid at a cut price deal?

Certainly more than played his part in our journey to 3rd

***Centre Hawf*** · 02-05-2025 01:35 PM

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I wonder if there's logic in trying to sign Myko permanently?

Given his lack of goals hopefully that's putting other clubs off and Swansea may want rid at a cut price deal?

Certainly more than played his part in our journey to 3rd

I've been a defender of Myko when starting but I'm not sold on the idea of him staying beyond this season, especially if it costs us a fair chunk of our budget.

***Trinity Hibee*** · 02-05-2025 01:43 PM

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Turnbull from Cardiff would be decent

If we got 3rd, having someone like him for Europe would be brilliant. Feel he’s out of reach but you never know

***Jones28*** · 02-05-2025 02:18 PM

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I wonder if there's logic in trying to sign Myko permanently?

Given his lack of goals hopefully that's putting other clubs off and Swansea may want rid at a cut price deal?

Certainly more than played his part in our journey to 3rd

I would've said yes if it was on a free and if he can bang a few goals in between now and the end of the season. A striker that doesn't score enough goals and for me I think while he works hard it's the lack of goals that puts me off.

***Smartie*** · 02-05-2025 02:27 PM

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I would've said yes if it was on a free and if he can bang a few goals in between now and the end of the season. A striker that doesn't score enough goals and for me I think while he works hard it's the lack of goals that puts me off.

I'd be concerned if the team was struggling for goals but we're not.

He's contributing to helping get us up the park, to winning set pieces etc that others score from and he's doing a decent job of it.

Of course I'd like to see him scoring more but I'm not unhappy with his overall contribution towards a team that is doing well.

Would be a very different story if he was still playing the middle of a front 3 / as an isolated lone front man and there was a shortage of goals coming from elsewhere, as per the first quarter of the season.

***The Modfather*** · 02-05-2025 02:32 PM

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I wonder if there's logic in trying to sign Myko permanently?

Given his lack of goals hopefully that's putting other clubs off and Swansea may want rid at a cut price deal?

Certainly more than played his part in our journey to 3rd

A Myko type of striker, but who also actually scores goals, yes. Myko, hopefully not.

***yerauldda*** · 02-05-2025 02:57 PM

I would take him, 100%.
He's been patchy this year but is a real threat and physical presence. Hope he stays.

***eastmainsmsh*** · 02-05-2025 03:09 PM

Campbell from Luton never really hit it off at United good player worth a look ?

**Lago** · 02-05-2025 03:09 PM

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I wonder if there's logic in trying to sign Myko permanently?

Given his lack of goals hopefully that's putting other clubs off and Swansea may want rid at a cut price deal?

Certainly more than played his part in our journey to 3rd

Can't see a return on investment where Myko is concerned.

***eastmainsmsh*** · 02-05-2025 03:09 PM

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If we got 3rd, having someone like him for Europe would be brilliant. Feel he’s out of reach but you never know

Be quality 👌

***Smartie*** · 02-05-2025 03:15 PM

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Can't see a return on investment where Myko is concerned.

I'd say that depends entirely on the investment.

If his present parent club are looking to do anything other than cut their losses I'd be surprised.

***Centre Hawf*** · 02-05-2025 03:19 PM

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Campbell from Luton never really hit it off at United good player worth a look ?

He's been dug meat for United and every other club he's played at for the last 2 years. Probably end up back at Motherwell in the summer on sentimentality and stay there.

***Jones28*** · 02-05-2025 03:24 PM

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I'd be concerned if the team was struggling for goals but we're not.

He's contributing to helping get us up the park, to winning set pieces etc that others score from and he's doing a decent job of it.

Of course I'd like to see him scoring more but I'm not unhappy with his overall contribution towards a team that is doing well.

Would be a very different story if he was still playing the middle of a front 3 / as an isolated lone front man and there was a shortage of goals coming from elsewhere, as per the first quarter of the season.

I'm not unhappy, I felt earlier in the season he was really poor. He was bullied, didn't work hard enough and wasn't scoring.

Now hes working hard - or harder - and isn't being bullied, but still isn't scoring goals.

You could flip the point that Bowie comes on and bags goals - either that it's fresh legs playing against players who Myko has been tiring for 60 odd minutes, or argue it the other way and say Bowie is just better with his finishing. I suspect it's a bit of both, as Bowie has been poor when starting.

If he were to come here on a perm I would not want to see us paying a fee and believe we can sign better.

***Unseen work*** · 02-05-2025 03:30 PM

Myko hasn’t done enough for me.

I was someone that wanted him back too, his first spell I thought he could ragdoll defenders, was a handful and decent finished.

This season he’s been the opposite for the majority. Maybe it’s just down to confidence. But he doesn’t look like he’s ever going to get in a position to have a shot to score, let alone actually score.

I think the money it would cost to sign him and the likely wage he’d want, we could get far better elsewhere

***Smartie*** · 02-05-2025 06:21 PM

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I'm not unhappy, I felt earlier in the season he was really poor. He was bullied, didn't work hard enough and wasn't scoring.

Now hes working hard - or harder - and isn't being bullied, but still isn't scoring goals.

You could flip the point that Bowie comes on and bags goals - either that it's fresh legs playing against players who Myko has been tiring for 60 odd minutes, or argue it the other way and say Bowie is just better with his finishing. I suspect it's a bit of both, as Bowie has been poor when starting.

If he were to come here on a perm I would not want to see us paying a fee and believe we can sign better.

Wouldn’t disagree with your last paragraph there tbh. I also think we could sign worse though.

Big few weeks for him - a few notable performances could see him tip a few people’s opinions whilst the opposite may happen off the back of some poor performances.

Interesting that Gray has largely stuck with him - interesting also that he did not last week.

**hibsbollah** · 02-05-2025 06:24 PM

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We signed Harbottle instead.

Harbottle is just not a name that will ever be attached to a top quality footballer. You may as well be called Hector Bracegirdle or something.

**ruthven_raiders** · 02-05-2025 06:27 PM

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I would take him, 100%.
He's been patchy this year but is a real threat and physical presence. Hope he stays.

I would take him if Cardiff were letting him go cheaply, he's been unlucky on occasions but has led the attack well. Not a coincidence that we got beat when he didn't start last Saturday..