Summer Silly Season Transfer Thread 2025

[Coastwalker]

If people had to rate Kevin, Chukwueze, Bakwa, Nelson, Sterling from who you most want to who you least want what order would you put them in?  for me below

Kevin, Bakwa, Chukwueze, Nelson, Sterling

Last three all pretty close though, but Kevin and Bakwa would be my two favourites, also two most expensive though.

To be honest I think I'm happy with any of them, Sterling probably my least favourite of the options

For me and this is based purely on there career goals assists to minutes

1.Stirling 197 goals, 122 assists in 45381 minutes - Left & Right
2.Nelson 51 goals, 29 assists in 11691 minutes - Right & Left
3.Kevin 16 goals, 10 assists in 4202 minutes - Left
4.Otele 56 goals, 16 assists in 12950 minutes - Left
5.Chukwuese 53 goals, 35 assists in 18045 minutes - Right
6.Bakwa 18 goals, 26 assists in 9226 minutes - Right & Left

Stirlings stats and experience and versatility on both wings makes him a no brainer IF we can make the package affordable

I thought Stirling was in Scotland.😅

[OZ-WHITE]

Just so everyone is on the same page regarding Dilane Bakwa - His Manager Liam Rosenior ( yes, that Liam ) switched him to right midfield where he has done very well and played his best football , so its not a winger transfer its a left footed right midfield replacement for Pereira, we will have pay up though but no real loss over time he's only 23yo

I'm not sure you've got that right - he's played pretty much most of his senior appearances at RW/RM or LW. He's played the odd game here or there as a CF or attacking midfielder but he's predominantly a winger. Pereira has always been an attacking mid or centre mid for us and as far as I can see they don't really overlap in their positioning

King - right footed - left side - left/central midfield . ESR - right footed - left side - central/attacking midfield . Bakwa - left footed - right side - right midfield . Rosenior switched him to right midfield for the majority of the season, only played wide when they changed formation even then inverted in the right channel

Right midfield is the wide player for Strasbourg when Bakwa played there. What are you going on about?

16 games on the inside as the right midfield , again I repeat , only played wide when they changed formation even then inverted in the right channel - any transfer will be midfield , we have two advanced/central right footers left side he's left footed right side midfield

[Tabby]

16 games on the inside as the right midfield , again I repeat , only played wide when they changed formation even then inverted in the right channel - any transfer will be midfield , we have two advanced/central right footers left side he's left footed right side

Right, tell me how they lined up then. Who was the wide player in a 4 man midfield where Bakwa was the right midfielder? Have you seen them play or did you just see right midfielder and left footed and spin off on your own tangent because I've not seen anyone describe him as a central player other than you and the little I've seen of him he has been out wide.

But even taking what you're trying to say at face value, how does this describe Pereira in any way? Since you're saying he is a direct replacement for Pereira.

And going further, when did we last have a left footed central midfielder at the right side? Cairney back during the Joka days in the championship?

[ffc_forever]

16 games on the inside as the right midfield , again I repeat , only played wide when they changed formation even then inverted in the right channel - any transfer will be midfield , we have two advanced/central right footers left side he's left footed right side

Right, tell me how they lined up then. Who was the wide player in a 4 man midfield where Bakwa was the right midfielder? Have you seen them play or did you just see right midfielder and left footed and spin off on your own tangent because I've not seen anyone describe him as a central player other than you and the little I've seen of him he has been out wide.

But even taking what you're trying to say at face value, how does this describe Pereira in any way? Since you're saying he is a direct replacement for Pereira.

And going further, when did we last have a left footed central midfielder at the right side? Cairney back during the Joka days in the championship?

Just so everyone is on the same page regarding Dilane Bakwa - His Manager Liam Rosenior ( yes, that Liam ) switched him to right midfield where he has done very well and played his best football , so its not a winger transfer its a left footed right midfield replacement for Pereira, we will have pay up though but no real loss over time he's only 23yo

I'm not sure you've got that right - he's played pretty much most of his senior appearances at RW/RM or LW. He's played the odd game here or there as a CF or attacking midfielder but he's predominantly a winger. Pereira has always been an attacking mid or centre mid for us and as far as I can see they don't really overlap in their positioning

King - right footed - left side - left/central midfield . ESR - right footed - left side - central/attacking midfield . Bakwa - left footed - right side - right midfield . Rosenior switched him to right midfield for the majority of the season, only played wide when they changed formation even then inverted in the right channel

Right midfield is the wide player for Strasbourg when Bakwa played there. What are you going on about?

16 games on the inside as the right midfield , again I repeat , only played wide when they changed formation even then inverted in the right channel - any transfer will be midfield , we have two advanced/central right footers left side he's left footed right side midfield

He's played 50 times as a right winger in his career and 21 as a left winger. He's played 16 times as a Right Midfielder.

No chance we are spalshing the cash on retraining him from either wing where he has played over 70 games.

For the record right midfielder is right of the midfield. Otherwise he would be a RCM. He's played centre mid once .

[hopper]

Staggering sum if true:

"[Bild+] FC Brentford preparing 70 mil € bid for BVB striker Maxi Beier"

[ffc_forever]

Staggering sum if true:

"[Bild+] FC Brentford preparing 70 mil € bid for BVB striker Maxi Beier"

Most expensive player in the champ next year

[OZ-WHITE]

16 games on the inside as the right midfield , again I repeat , only played wide when they changed formation even then inverted in the right channel - any transfer will be midfield , we have two advanced/central right footers left side he's left footed right side

Right, tell me how they lined up then. Who was the wide player in a 4 man midfield where Bakwa was the right midfielder? Have you seen them play or did you just see right midfielder and left footed and spin off on your own tangent because I've not seen anyone describe him as a central player other than you and the little I've seen of him he has been out wide.

But even taking what you're trying to say at face value, how does this describe Pereira in any way? Since you're saying he is a direct replacement for Pereira.

And going further, when did we last have a left footed central midfielder at the right side? Cairney back during the Joka days in the championship?

Normal position as a right midfield was an arc from between the right side of the back three tucked behind the right defensive midfield ( without the ball ) to all the way forward between/ inside the wide attacking midfield and the right defensive midfield ( with the ball ) this was a switch made by Rosenior this year .

[FFC007]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1961054729917620598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Looks like we've been gazumped...

[hopper]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1961054729917620598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Looks like we've been gazumped...

I think it's saying Chukwueze might have to play tonight against Lecce, not that we've been gazumped.

All seems a bit strange though.

[Fulham Tup North]

I'm surprised not more hasn't been made of the founder of Clearlake capital (and owner of Chelsea) was with Shahid at the Man Utd game - surely that's of relevance to deals being agreed - mainly Sterling at this point?

Is on our radar, and publicly, but surely must mean there's a deal trying to be discussed at a high level to make it work.

Maybe Mr Khan is selling Fulham to clearlake? 
I can easily imagine that a bunch of greedy, blood sucking, corporate shark, Ponzi based, underhand, gutter dwelling, 'ne er do wells' - would not want to be tarnished with being associated with the likes of Chelsea.  Even they have their limits!!      
They may see owning Fulham as a 'wiping the slate clean' type of deal?
COYW

[Lighthouse]

Well it's all down to Monday then as I doubt much will happen over the weekend. That is disappointing but I guess I got caught up in all the hype I spent my time attacking others for from day one.

[Deeping_white]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1961054729917620598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Looks like we've been gazumped...

No it's saying that Milan need to keep him for their game at Lecce as they're short on numbers, and as Rafael Leao is injured they need Chuku on the bench; with Nkunku coming in it frees him up to leave after that game

[Deeping_white]

If people had to rate Kevin, Chukwueze, Bakwa, Nelson, Sterling from who you most want to who you least want what order would you put them in?  for me below

Kevin, Bakwa, Chukwueze, Nelson, Sterling

Last three all pretty close though, but Kevin and Bakwa would be my two favourites, also two most expensive though.

To be honest I think I'm happy with any of them, Sterling probably my least favourite of the options

For me and this is based purely on there career goals assists to minutes

1.Stirling 197 goals, 122 assists in 45381 minutes - Left & Right
2.Nelson 51 goals, 29 assists in 11691 minutes - Right & Left
3.Kevin 16 goals, 10 assists in 4202 minutes - Left
4.Otele 56 goals, 16 assists in 12950 minutes - Left
5.Chukwuese 53 goals, 35 assists in 18045 minutes - Right
6.Bakwa 18 goals, 26 assists in 9226 minutes - Right & Left

Stirlings stats and experience and versatility on both wings makes him a no brainer IF we can make the package affordable

Not sure where you've got the G/A for them from but they're not accurate as far as I can tell - you've also included Nelson's goals/assists in academy football because he's actually got 76 G/A in his career, 36 of which were in the PL2 or youth leagues which skews his stats quite heavily

[SerbianLad]

@OZ-WHITE we don't play with a right midfielder and the only positions he could play in our set up is one of the winger positions. The role he played at Strasbourg(I've watched some of their games too because they had Petrovic) was almost wingback, nowhere near any of the midfield roles in our set-up. If we are in for him, surely it's as an option on the wing and not a "Pereira replacement".

[Hugh Janus]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1961054729917620598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Looks like we've been gazumped...

No it's saying that Milan need to keep him for their game at Lecce as they're short on numbers, and as Rafael Leao is injured they need Chuku on the bench; with Nkunku coming in it frees him up to leave after that game

It's FFN...............

[Deeping_white]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1961054729917620598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Looks like we've been gazumped...

No it's saying that Milan need to keep him for their game at Lecce as they're short on numbers, and as Rafael Leao is injured they need Chuku on the bench; with Nkunku coming in it frees him up to leave after that game

It's FFN...............

Not quite sure the point you're trying to make - all I'm doing is correcting the OP's interpretation of the tweet when several Italian journos on Twitter have said the same thing?

[FFC007]

Conor Gallagher being looked at by a number of clubs....

Could be a good signing for the centre of the park.

[FFC007]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1961054729917620598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Looks like we've been gazumped...

No it's saying that Milan need to keep him for their game at Lecce as they're short on numbers, and as Rafael Leao is injured they need Chuku on the bench; with Nkunku coming in it frees him up to leave after that game

If he gets injured that would be a problem!

[jayffc]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/1961054729917620598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Looks like we've been gazumped...

No it's saying that Milan need to keep him for their game at Lecce as they're short on numbers, and as Rafael Leao is injured they need Chuku on the bench; with Nkunku coming in it frees him up to leave after that game

If he gets injured that would be a problem!

Imagine, fulhamish

Presumably will be on the bench and only come off it if in desperate need 🤞

[jayffc]

https://x.com/HammyEnd/status/1961066700620603870?t=qWm3ZagduUCCIAVl5dsvhA&s=19