Summer transfer thread 2025

[jonny]

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Chelsea sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for £48.5m and further £3.5m in add-ons, seven year contract

i don't think i've heard of that length of contract since the Jim Mclean days at Tannadice


where the heck is Chelsea getting the money for all these transfers they've done

I saw a program on Sky where one of their directors was being interviewed. He said their strategy is to pay comparatively less wages on a weekly basis but offer long-term contracts to players for stability.
It also ensures that less players will leave for free during the peak years of their career.

[neil7908]

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Birmingham announce the signing of Kyōgo Furuhashi

Wow, his career has really gone off the rails since leaving Celtic. A guy that was being linked with Spurs is how playing for a team that has just been promoted from League 1.

[Albert Kidd 86’]

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Birmingham announce the signing of Kyōgo Furuhashi

A possible lesson for Triantis there, the grass is not always greener.

Hope Miller points this out to Nectar in one of his pestering calls, keep the pressure up Milsey.

[BlackSheep]

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A possible lesson for Triantis there, the grass is not always greener.

Hope Miller points this out to Nectar in one of his pestering calls, keep the pressure up Milsey.

Playing devils advocate here but is Kyogo’s move to Birmingham really a bad thing for him…? If he does well then he is in the perfect shop window for a potential bigger move.

His move to France was supposed to help him win a place in the Japan squad but it didn’t work out. The English Championship might not be the ideal location for that either but it’s hardly a terrible place to end up…

On the other hand… bad Kyogo, Nectar take note 😂

[Renfrew_Hibby]

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Playing devils advocate here but is Kyogo’s move to Birmingham really a bad thing for him…? If he does well then he is in the perfect shop window for a potential bigger move.

His move to France was supposed to help him win a place in the Japan squad but it didn’t work out. The English Championship might not be the ideal location for that either but it’s hardly a terrible place to end up…

On the other hand… bad Kyogo, Nectar take note 😂

Birmingham aiming for straight back to back promotions and one of the most exciting projects in the game right now.

[Paulie Walnuts]

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Playing devils advocate here but is Kyogo’s move to Birmingham really a bad thing for him…? If he does well then he is in the perfect shop window for a potential bigger move.

His move to France was supposed to help him win a place in the Japan squad but it didn’t work out. The English Championship might not be the ideal location for that either but it’s hardly a terrible place to end up…

On the other hand… bad Kyogo, Nectar take note 😂

He’s 31 this season so he won’t be getting a bigger move as his next one I wouldn’t think. His best hope is back to back promotions.

[Godsahibby]

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I saw a program on Sky where one of their directors was being interviewed. He said their strategy is to pay comparatively less wages on a weekly basis but offer long-term contracts to players for stability.
It also ensures that less players will leave for free during the peak years of their career.

Something as well to do with amortisation over a longer period linked to the value of the player and allowing the club to get round FFP rules. Pretty sure the rules were tweaked when Chelsea started doing and there is a max period it can be taken over.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

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Birmingham aiming for straight back to back promotions and one of the most exciting projects in the game right now.

Can Wrexham go back to back to back?

[J-C]

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Birmingham aiming for straight back to back promotions and one of the most exciting projects in the game right now.

They pissed league 1 and have a ton of money behind them, they're aiming to be back in the Premier league asap.

[Walter]

Anyone else having visions of triantis going elsewhere, not getting a game then going on loan to Aberdeen, struggling there but popping up and scoring against us?

[Dr What If?]

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Anyone else having visions of triantis going elsewhere, not getting a game then going on loan to Aberdeen, struggling there but popping up and scoring against us?

I know how you feel, I have the odd Sunday like that.....hungover from the Saturday and the thought of work on the Monday. Don't worry, a good fry up and a bit of rest and you will be right as rain again

[SloopJB]

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Anyone else having visions of triantis going elsewhere, not getting a game then going on loan to Aberdeen, struggling there but popping up and scoring against us?

Make a hat out of cooking foil, might help.

[Groathillgrump]

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make a hat out of tinfoil, might help.

ftfy.

[Walter]

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Make a hat out of cooking foil, might help.

If it only it was that simple

[Bobby's Cinema]

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Playing devils advocate here but is Kyogo’s move to Birmingham really a bad thing for him…? If he does well then he is in the perfect shop window for a potential bigger move.

His move to France was supposed to help him win a place in the Japan squad but it didn’t work out. The English Championship might not be the ideal location for that either but it’s hardly a terrible place to end up…

On the other hand… bad Kyogo, Nectar take note 😂

I've not read what's come before so not sure what is intended tongue and cheek.

He had that window at Celtic when he was the best player in the country, playing and scoring in the champions league. To end up at Birmingham after a year of limited game time and no real prospect of a winners medal of European football is disastrous from where he was. It's as bad a climb down in recent years as I can remember in my opinion.

[keep the faith]

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Can Wrexham go back to back to back?

Who cares

[7Hero]

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Chelsea sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for £48.5m and further £3.5m in add-ons, seven year contract

i don't think i've heard of that length of contract since the Jim Mclean days at Tannadice


where the heck is Chelsea getting the money for all these transfers they've done

lot more common now, his value of. 48.5m gets depreciated over 7 years so he is only 48.5/7 cost to them per year.

as for where the money is coming they sold there womens team to themselves for over |£200m

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

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Who cares

Obviously not you. Others might. Would be some achievement.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

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lot more common now, his value of. 48.5m gets depreciated over 7 years so he is only 48.5/7 cost to them per year.

as for where the money is coming they sold there womens team to themselves for over |£200m

Sounds familiar. Like they owe the money to themselves etc

[badabing67]

A lot of info in there nothing about transfers though

https://x.com/i/status/1941809610760872195

[Ringothedog]

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Obviously not you. Others might. Would be some achievement.

With the money being chucked at them it is not really surprising they are doing well.

[Cabbage-Patch]

Dons sign yet another player. Attacking midfielder on loan from Sunderland. Less competition for Triantis

Wonder if they might regret signing as many foreign players as they have. Might work for them just always think it's a risk if they don't gel.

[04Sauzee]

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Dons sign yet another player. Attacking midfielder on loan from Sunderland. Less competition for Triantis

Wonder if they might regret signing as many foreign players as they have. Might work for them just always think it's a risk if they don't gel.

22 years of age, not sure how long he's got on his contract at Sunderland, looks like he's had a bit of first team football playing for Sunderland and Portsmouth last season. Sounds like he could be decent.

Also played for lorient 🧐
Hibs still to dip into the loan market this season.

[bingo70]

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/...fender-5210711

Owen Bevan linked with Peterborough.

[04Sauzee]

🔴⚪️Aberdeen have the option to sign Adil Aouchiche from Sunderland for a club record of £1.5 million.
🇫🇷The French youth cap joins on a season’s loan.
✍️The Dons are still waiting to see if they can land fellow Frenchman Moussa Soumano from Ajaccio.🔴⚪️

[Cabbage-Patch]

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https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/...fender-5210711

Owen Bevan linked with Peterborough.

Genuinely not bothered. Whole Bevan situation has been a fiasco from start to finish and obviously not meant to be. Hopefully Bournemouth have someone else lined up

[badabing67]

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https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/...fender-5210711

Owen Bevan linked with Peterborough.

For his sake and Bournemouth's they need him to complete a full season. They must have their concerns about how things have been going

[EGL2000]

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Dons sign yet another player. Attacking midfielder on loan from Sunderland. Less competition for Triantis

Wonder if they might regret signing as many foreign players as they have. Might work for them just always think it's a risk if they don't gel.

Looks a good signing on paper played a lot of football at a high level and still young. 81 Appearances in French top division at that age is pretty impressive.

[B.H.F.C]

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Dons sign yet another player. Attacking midfielder on loan from Sunderland. Less competition for Triantis

Wonder if they might regret signing as many foreign players as they have. Might work for them just always think it's a risk if they don't gel.

Triantis isn’t an attacking midfielder though.

[Winston Ingram]

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Wow, his career has really gone off the rails since leaving Celtic. A guy that was being linked with Spurs is how playing for a team that has just been promoted from League 1.

The track record of Celtic’s big money Sales after after moving to one of the big money leagues is appalling. Other than Van Dijk and Wanyama I’m really struggling to think of any that have been a success.

Edouard, Dembele, O’Reilly, Tierney, Jota, Kyogo have been rotten. Looking forward to Kuhn being the next.