Summer Silly Season Transfer Thread 2025

[Drewry66]

A great Nico Gonzalez comp for anyone interested, great footwork and some good headers in there. Don't get 45 apps for Argentina without having something about you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXoLcVM0F6M

Now that's the signing in the Eze or Cunha mould I was talking about. He was magnificient at Fiorentina.

Mmm...big call to put him in that bracket mate as no one is paying £60m for him but certainly looks exciting and someone at least potentially attainable for us. Only a third tier source but you never know...here's praying. 

I didn't mean about the cost but more about finding that kind of player. Cunha cost Wolves 40m, Eze cost between 15-20m when Palace bought him from QPR though.

Hey, thanks for transfer snipets you share here from other place, it certainly make this topic more interesting.

Yeah sound mate. Had a great record at Fiorentina and scored some really nice goals. I suppose at 27 unlikely he'll kick on to new heights like Eze did but if we got him and he showed Fiorentina form take that all day! Check out this goal:

https://x.com/ffccordoba/status/1947315412028281149?s=12

I got excited until someone highlighted it was just like that Bryan Ruiz goal and they totally ruined it for me.

 

[StuinSalop]

https://twitter.com/FFCJoe/status/1946612446292054448

Joe Samson is absolutely right in this post.

Check it out also his quotes on comments

Why are we giving credit and airtime to a nobody fan who is just sharing an opinion?

Personally I think it's a shocking take. Wants us to cave into Arsenal and take a player on their terms who has just had major hamstring surgery, a tonne of injuries and is basically Kongolo mark two if we are not careful. I want him back as if he stays fit he could be brilliant but he needs to be able to prove the surgery has worked for a whole season which means the deal has to be on our terms. Arsenal are that desperate to get rid in all likelihood it will be if we hold out. Just a stupid rant from this kid if you ask me.

"This kid" here!

Where did I say I wanted us to cave to Arsenal? Where did I say we need to do the deal on their terms? You can't put words in my mouth and then get angry at the words!

My argument is that if it's a deal we WANT to do (and it's been reported by good sources eg Sami Mokbel of the BBC that we do), then I am shocked it's ongoing in mid July, and now likely to drag on with him going on Arsenal's pre season tour. Silva said we started preparing for this window in January if you cast your mind back a few months, conversations with targets should have started then, not now.

Hi Joe, love your stuff on Fulhamish.  I had a chat with David Daly end of last season and he told me that the board do not want to go in for Nelson as they see the risk as too high.  What I think is happening here is that Marco would like him and ESR is a major rehabilitation exercise that the club are prioritising, Marco thinks Nelson would be very helpful in that respect so the club are saying ok, we will try and bring Nelson back, but the terms have to right.  Arsenal want him out but they want an obligation which naturally Fulham don't, as if he breaks down again we are left with a big cost siting on the rehab table again.  It's the sort of negotiation that takes time and it's basically who will blink first.  Nelson will not want to take a big salary reduction either which is another factor.   Personally think it will happen but it's likely to go on for a while longer.

[Drewry66]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1947347364534227404

[JoeS]

https://twitter.com/FFCJoe/status/1946612446292054448

Joe Samson is absolutely right in this post.

Check it out also his quotes on comments

Why are we giving credit and airtime to a nobody fan who is just sharing an opinion?

Personally I think it's a shocking take. Wants us to cave into Arsenal and take a player on their terms who has just had major hamstring surgery, a tonne of injuries and is basically Kongolo mark two if we are not careful. I want him back as if he stays fit he could be brilliant but he needs to be able to prove the surgery has worked for a whole season which means the deal has to be on our terms. Arsenal are that desperate to get rid in all likelihood it will be if we hold out. Just a stupid rant from this kid if you ask me.

"This kid" here!

Where did I say I wanted us to cave to Arsenal? Where did I say we need to do the deal on their terms? You can't put words in my mouth and then get angry at the words!

My argument is that if it's a deal we WANT to do (and it's been reported by good sources eg Sami Mokbel of the BBC that we do), then I am shocked it's ongoing in mid July, and now likely to drag on with him going on Arsenal's pre season tour. Silva said we started preparing for this window in January if you cast your mind back a few months, conversations with targets should have started then, not now.

Hi Joe, love your stuff on Fulhamish.  I had a chat with David Daly end of last season and he told me that the board do not want to go in for Nelson as they see the risk as too John.  What I think is happening here is that Marco would like him and ESR is a major rehabilitation exercise that the club are prioriting, Marco thinks Nelson as very helpful in that respect so the club are saying ok, we will try and bring Nelson back, but the terms have to right.  Arsenal want him out but they want an obligation which naturally Fulham don't, as if he breaks down again we are left with a big cost siting on the rehab table again.  It's the sort of negotiation that takes time and it's basically who will blink first.  Nelson will not want to take a big salary reduction either which is another factor.   Personally think it will happen but it's likely to go on for a while longer.

Thank you that is very kind and also thank you for the update. It matches what a few have said on here in terms of Silva wanting him vs the club being unsure. Lets see what happens over the next week, I imagine it will move one way or another!

[sunburywhite]

Clip of Nelson

https://www.google.com/search?q=eric+morecombe+half+nelsopn&sca_esv=d4acbba8fa1ce30c&sxsrf=AE3TifOVfjZmilyD1-59gIHh8O99GjJlpw%3A1753119868933&source=hp&ei=fHx-aOG4N666hbIP1tKJCA&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaH6KjACxwqIJKqgu2-cyNWrzkx37M1uE&ved=0ahUKEwjh5qO4wM6OAxUuXUEAHVZpAgEQ4dUDCBk&uact=5&oq=eric+morecombe+half+nelsopn&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5c7eb7cd,vid:uEqiZlZAmi4,st:0

[Drewry66]

FFN:

"Apparently Luke Harris could be going to Oxford on loan."

[Fulham Tup North]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1947347364534227404

26... far too old...
 

[Tabby]

FFN:

"Apparently Luke Harris could be going to Oxford on loan."

Last chance saloon for Harris I think. Hopefully he could take his shot.

[Drewry66]

FFN:

"Apparently Luke Harris could be going to Oxford on loan."

Last chance saloon for Harris I think. Hopefully he could take his shot.

Yeah I believe two years left on contract so we desperately need something out of him this year. Just not sure he has the tools to make it for us. Just not particularly quick, skilful or strong and always thought that when I've seen him. Defo has an eye for goal however. Hope as a minimum he has a stormer and we make some money. Muniz was poor at Middlesbrough so you never know but as you say last chance really for him to do something for us. Everything crossed.

[Drewry66]

Anyway overall seems like things are finally happening as there is at least talk about incomings and outgoings. About this time every year of course.

[Drewry66]

Actually posted it now. Looks like it's come from Jack Kelly so should be reliable:

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1947379195723845647

[Drewry66]

So Graeme Bailey posts this:

https://x.com/GraemeBailey/status/1947369066710049011

Jack Kelly then reposts this:

https://x.com/jackellyffc/status/1941512394263638308

Just wonder if he has also been told it's nearly there. He doesn't announce unless 100% sure but you'd hope the repost is telling.

[Somerset Fulham]

Honestly, Leeds are mad if they think the lad is going to keep them up.  I may have already said this.

Plus, we are quite simply a better placed club than Leeds. He would be mad to want to go there.

[SerbianLad]

Point taken but applying the analysis above then for us, if being consistent, you'd say

Willian
Nelson
Pendings depends on criteria (AP, Wilson)

I don't see how any of these players are similar to the ones listed. Didn't check every single player from the original list(but looking at the names, I would assume they all played a lot of minutes), but I have checked this list:

Coufal, Antonio, Cresswell, Fabianski, Soler, Ings etc.
And Everton lost Alcaraz, Harrison, Lindstrom who were all heavily involved

And Willian played less minutes than any of them, while only Ings played less than Nelson, everyone else played more minutes than him too. Willian played only 257 minutes and Nelson only 487. They aren't major losses by any means.

As for Wilson and AP, I don't think either one had links as big as the three players that were in the original list. Mbuemo has since been officialy announced too. And even if you don't count Wissa and MGW, they still have lost a lot of important players.

I too would have prefered if we signed some players by now, but at least we haven't lost anyone important and we are in a similar position as we were at the end of last season, while a lot of other clubs have downgraded and need to rebuild.

[Drewry66]

Honestly, Leeds are mad if they think the lad is going to keep them up.  I may have already said this.

Plus, we are quite simply a better placed club than Leeds. He would be mad to want to go there.

Yeah just can't see it. He posted himself the other day about good things to come in response to Fulham's post for the friendly. As you say why would he go to a team who are one of the favourites for relegation. Just glad it's not United or someone in for him. All rumours are he's signing soon so fingers crossed.

[demeant0r]

https://twitter.com/FFCJoe/status/1946612446292054448

Joe Samson is absolutely right in this post.

Check it out also his quotes on comments

Why are we giving credit and airtime to a nobody fan who is just sharing an opinion?

He helps run a FFC YouTube channel called "Fulhamish" (I'm pretty sure it's the biggest Fulham podcast) and sometimes is in the Fulham press conferences, I'm pretty sure he writes for other football outlets too. He's not a "nobody fan".

[Deuce]

Completely missed that Vini Souza left Sheff Utd for Wolfsburg this summer for £13 mil. That sounds like a good deal in todays market.

But I guess after we signed Sander, our interest in Vini died down (?)

[Angus Telford]

Point taken but applying the analysis above then for us, if being consistent, you'd say

Willian
Nelson
Pendings depends on criteria (AP, Wilson)

I don't see how any of these players are similar to the ones listed. Didn't check every single player from the original list(but looking at the names, I would assume they all played a lot of minutes), but I have checked this list:

Coufal, Antonio, Cresswell, Fabianski, Soler, Ings etc.
And Everton lost Alcaraz, Harrison, Lindstrom who were all heavily involved

And Willian played less minutes than any of them, while only Ings played less than Nelson, everyone else played more minutes than him too. Willian played only 257 minutes and Nelson only 487. They aren't major losses by any means.

As for Wilson and AP, I don't think either one had links as big as the three players that were in the original list. Mbuemo has since been officialy announced too. And even if you don't count Wissa and MGW, they still have lost a lot of important players.

I too would have prefered if we signed some players by now, but at least we haven't lost anyone important and we are in a similar position as we were at the end of last season, while a lot of other clubs have downgraded and need to rebuild.

Well at this point we could spend another three posts each dissecting the reasons why Ings (270 PL minutes) is (or isn't) a significantly bigger loss for WHU than Willian (252 PL minutes) is for us, or we could look at the bigger picture that all these clubs are making signings unlike us (rebutting the post i originally replied to), that even where they're replacing players they're often upgrading, and in any case if we want to be mentioned in the same sentence as Europe next year it's not WHU we need to be keeping up with but moreso the likes of Brighton.

[Drewry66]

Completely missed that Vini Souza left Sheff Utd for Wolfsburg this summer for £13 mil. That sounds like a good deal in todays market.

But I guess after we signed Sander, our interest in Vini died down (?)

He was a good tackler but absolutely useless on the ball looking at the stats and from what Sheff United fans were saying. No idea if we were ever truly interested but Berge a million times better so yeah defo no need for him once we got Berge. 

[General]

https://twitter.com/FFCJoe/status/1946612446292054448

Joe Samson is absolutely right in this post.

Check it out also his quotes on comments

Why are we giving credit and airtime to a nobody fan who is just sharing an opinion?

He helps run a FFC YouTube channel called "Fulhamish" (I'm pretty sure it's the biggest Fulham podcast) and sometimes is in the Fulham press conferences, I'm pretty sure he writes for other football outlets too. He's not a "nobody fan".

I appreciate you sharing context, and I also appreciate the effort he gives to putting together the stuff he does on Fulhamish.

I've responded to what I meant contextually re being a nobody in an earlier post and still think it stands.

Posting opinion based stuff to engage with the fulham fan base, whilst it may be interesting to fans, doesn't automatically give it genuine insights and credibility when it comes to sharing what looked like personal views on our transfers (Nelson) and what he thinks it may mean for Marco.

If anything, I think the way he approached it showed an emotional interest but practical detachment from the reality of what goes on inside the club which illustrated my point further.