Winter Silly Season Transfer Thread 2025/2026

[JimmyConway]

I wouldn't mind seeing someone like Ortega come in and keep Leno on his toes even if looking ahead to next season. Down to third choice at City and personally think he is a very decent keeper. Possibly a bargain to be had?

I wouldn't mind seeing someone like Ortega come in and keep Leno on his toes even if looking ahead to next season. Down to third choice at City and personally think he is a very decent keeper. Possibly a bargain to be had?

Yes  good keeper, but the wages?

Yes agree Jim but the chance to compete for the turtles and being involved in the squad match day? His not even getting the cup games it's Trafford there.

[btffc]

I wouldn't mind seeing someone like Ortega come in and keep Leno on his toes even if looking ahead to next season. Down to third choice at City and personally think he is a very decent keeper. Possibly a bargain to be had?

I wouldn't mind seeing someone like Ortega come in and keep Leno on his toes even if looking ahead to next season. Down to third choice at City and personally think he is a very decent keeper. Possibly a bargain to be had?

Yes  good keeper, but the wages?

Yes agree Jim but the chance to compete for the turtles and being involved in the squad match day? His not even getting the cup games it's Trafford there.

We should get Trafford in the Summer.

[IloveFFC]

https://twitter.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2004298688206958865

[demeant0r]

No please, not Sterling.

[Twig]

It's going to be Sterling isn't it? This would just smack of a lack of scouting and innovative thinking to me.

[ScalleysDad]

It's going to be Sterling isn't it? This would just smack of a lack of scouting and innovative thinking to me.

It would be a disaster. Getting match fit and match ready will take an age for starters and then there will be the conundrum of where and how to play him if, and only if, Silva decides to actually play him.I can't actually remember the last time Sterling played a top flight game.

[JimmyConway]

No please, not Sterling.

Don't see the negatives with regards to Sterling apart from him being not match fit? Yes he'll miss a few but has genuine pace and another dimension to our attacking play. Give me Raheem over Adama everyday of the week & twice on Sunday's ! We as a team have to sit quite low down the pecking order in this league so we should never look a gift horse in the mouth especially the way this first part of the season has panned out. We are edging away from the drop zone but some tough fixtures are on the horizon and it would not take a huge loss in form to get dragged back in. For me someone like Sterling will be a big asset and help towards keeping the Wolf from the door!

[SuffolkWhite]

Sterling would be fine providing we're not coughing up huge amounts of dosh. I would think it would be a loan for this season. He would bring experience and imagine what King could learn off him!

I don't see an issue with this signing if it goes ahead.

[Eton White]

I've nothing against a loan for Sterling per se, but he's apparently on £325K a week at Chelsea, so unless they're still willing to pay the bulk of his wages, I can't see it happening.

[Twig]

Nothing against Sterling the player, it's Sterling's wages I have a big problem with. No way can we afford to pay him what he's accustomed to, not even a fraction.

[jayffc]

Nothing against Sterling the player, it's Sterling's wages I have a big problem with. No way can we afford to pay him what he's accustomed to, not even a fraction.

Given he has no club willing to take them on though id think if he wants to play that's gonna be the case  wherever he goes. It's make money and see out your career in the wilderness, take a pay cut massively to play, or go on loan. Most likely is Chelsea accept someone taking him on loan and paying some portion of his wages. 100k per week, which is a third, is still several million over the rest of his contract saved and within our means if we shed the likes of Adama (70k)

Given it's January, Adama out Sterling in would be absolutely fine with me. Traore is 3rd choice RW when chuk returns so not worried about sterling needing some time to get match fitness with cameos in the meantime time. If he proves himself then we have welcome competition for places and someone who can also play up top.

He's 3 years younger than Willian was when he joined fulham. Given his experience at this level Marco might actually play him within 3 months 😅

There are others I'd like but wouldn't sniff at this

[hopper]

Would love the George move to happen, but would be happy with Sterling in for Adama til the end of the season.

[H4usuallysitting]

I'm not sure how Sterling would fit into our system.... unless of course we sell a couple of players

[C Block]

Can we stop all this Sterling nonsense, he's not signing for Fulham!
If Chelsea very kindly offered to pay 75% of his wages (which they won't) we would still have to pay 75k a week!!
Thats not happening in a million years.
Next !

[hopper]

Can we stop all this Sterling nonsense, he's not signing for Fulham!
If Chelsea very kindly offered to pay 75% of his wages (which they won't) we would still have to pay 75k a week!!
Thats not happening in a million years.
Next !

Adama is supposedly on quite high wages. It's not unfeasible Chelsea pay the majority of his wages and we pay 75/100k per week on a short term.

Willian was on high wages here too.

[jayffc]

Can we stop all this Sterling nonsense, he's not signing for Fulham!
If Chelsea very kindly offered to pay 75% of his wages (which they won't) we would still have to pay 75k a week!!
Thats not happening in a million years.
Next !

Adama is supposedly on quite high wages. It's not unfeasible Chelsea pay the majority of his wages and we pay 75/100k per week on a short term.

Willian was on high wages here too.

Exactly. We've had multiple players apparently on this or more?

Adama is literally reported all over the net as being on 70k pw before bonuses 🤷

Leno reportedly maybe even north of 120k

We were allegedly in for sterling in the summer before signing chukwueze and so didnt pull the trigger, so not sure why it's such a stretch tbh. If you're Chelsea it's better to get something back than nothing for a player not involved and for sterling you get to stay in London where it's been said he wants to be for his young families sake.

[Jules]

No to Sterling thanks. Can we get some younger players in with some future sell on for big profit potential? What are our scouting team doing?!

[btffc]

Sterling reportedly is willing to take a pay cut to facilitate a move to a London club. Say he halves his wages to 160k then Chelsea pays half that to make the loan happen. That's 80k which is more than fine. Adama is on 70k and the "modest fee" we receive from selling him more than likely covers the increase in wages for Sterling and more. We could possibly make money on the swap.

If I remember correctly, we offered to cover 70k of Sterling's wages in the Summer so I assume it's pretty similar now.

[btffc]

No to Sterling thanks. Can we get some younger players in with some future sell on for big profit potential? What are our scouting team doing?!

Part of the issue is they cost a lot of money. We have limited funds. We have to have a mix of cheap and expensive players to make it all work. We can't just go full Chelsea. We could sell Josh King to fund some more expensive signings but I'm not sure that's something many want to do.

[Jimsbeerbelly]

Can we stop all this Sterling nonsense, he's not signing for Fulham!
If Chelsea very kindly offered to pay 75% of his wages (which they won't) we would still have to pay 75k a week!!
Thats not happening in a million years.
Next !

You may have a bit of egg on your face here, C Block.

We are 100% talking to Chelsea again about bringing Stirling coming in on loan, as they've dropped their ridiculous request of covering 100% of the players wages, only 40% now, do circa 90k.

As above, Silva wanted him in the summer, and he's only being seen as temporary cover to get us until next summer.