Winter Silly Season Transfer Thread 2025/2026

[DadCreature]

One of the few options available for him if he wants to play this season.
https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2007064201022627996?s=20

Pass.  I get that Dean Smith wants current/former AV player he can get his hands on, but no way Harvey would play for us past the summer so it's just enough time to get used to the team and the league and then leave.  Pass.

[DadCreature]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2007032400761733459?s=20

Get Jedi on the blower...

£34m matching our record for Kevin.
Big roll of the dice at that cost. 30m + 4m addons? It's a big move for a player yet to perform in a top league.

crap "sauce" though

Think you're totally right here, but just to slightly knock back the 'yet to perform in the top league' point - he's got 4 goal contributions in five Champions League games this season, including scoring against Athletico Madrid and Napoli. He's not doing badly...

Sadly £34m feels about right for a 23 year old (on 9 Jan), English speaking, 6'1" striker who's averaging a goal every 94 mins this season...

This one is "go big or go home".  Pepi is a source of constant debate for US fans.  His strike rate in Holland is off the charts good.  He's still kinda young.  I don't really believe the hype, but then he goes and performs well in the Champions League against real opponents.  Truth is that none of us really believe that the USA will ever get to have a great striker, so we don't think he's going to be great.  Don't trust our jaded view.  I'd much rather Fulham spend money on a move like this that could work out big instead of a 31 year old washed up excess winger from Chelsea who hasn't scored this season . . .

Muniz and Pepi would be two very good forward options for the team for the next 3-4 years.

[DevonFFC]

Brennan Johnson has signed for palace - have Fulham ever got a signing in within a day of window opening?

[C Block]

any more news on Sterling or is it just paper talk ?

No way Chelsea let him join us before we play them next week, if anything is going to happen it will be Thursday or Friday next week.

[wback100]

It's low risk if it's as a replacement for Adama, and he's clearly got a much higher ceiling than Traore. He has an extremely low chance of getting to the World Cup (he'd probably need two hat-tricks in his first three games to get people to pay attention), but he's a very proven player and he won't make us worse.

He's worth filling a loan spot with.

[Bassey the warrior]

One of the few options available for him if he wants to play this season.
https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2007064201022627996?s=20

Pass.  I get that Dean Smith wants current/former AV player he can get his hands on, but no way Harvey would play for us past the summer so it's just enough time to get used to the team and the league and then leave.  Pass.

Another academy wonder kid ruined by moving to a top 4 club when he was too young. Roberts, Carvalho and Sess suffered the same, thankfully Sess has got his career back on track. Glad King stayed or he might have been the same.

[Bassey the warrior]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2007032400761733459?s=20

Get Jedi on the blower...

£34m matching our record for Kevin.
Big roll of the dice at that cost. 30m + 4m addons? It's a big move for a player yet to perform in a top league.

crap "sauce" though

Think you're totally right here, but just to slightly knock back the 'yet to perform in the top league' point - he's got 4 goal contributions in five Champions League games this season, including scoring against Athletico Madrid and Napoli. He's not doing badly...

Sadly £34m feels about right for a 23 year old (on 9 Jan), English speaking, 6'1" striker who's averaging a goal every 94 mins this season...

This one is "go big or go home".  Pepi is a source of constant debate for US fans.  His strike rate in Holland is off the charts good.  He's still kinda young.  I don't really believe the hype, but then he goes and performs well in the Champions League against real opponents.  Truth is that none of us really believe that the USA will ever get to have a great striker, so we don't think he's going to be great.  Don't trust our jaded view.  I'd much rather Fulham spend money on a move like this that could work out big instead of a 31 year old washed up excess winger from Chelsea who hasn't scored this season . . .

Muniz and Pepi would be two very good forward options for the team for the next 3-4 years.

No idea if he's any good but we certainly need to get someone soon, Jimenez faces burnout and Muniz will take time to get back to his best. I assume JKA will be returned once we sign a replacement, shame he never got much of a look in.

[jayffc]

any more news on Sterling or is it just paper talk ?

No way Chelsea let him join us before we play them next week, if anything is going to happen it will be Thursday or Friday next week.

Ya might well be right there

[Bassey the warrior]

I guessing we won't hear anything about Silva and new contract until after this window is concluded.

Sounds like Khan has to give Silva what he wants before he agrees to stay.
It's a gamble on the owners part, but unless he has someone else lined up in the summer, he's not got a choice.

Hopefully we can keep him.

[SimonDaviesEnjoyer]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2006858065140990282?s=20

I'm guessing it's so we can free up a loan spot? Makes no sense to trigger it now rather than before the end of the loan.

I think non-domestic loans don't have a cap so I don't really know why we'd do it; we've still got our 2 PL loan spots free

Could it be a bargaining chip to get Marco to sign?

Me bet is... lock him in during honeymoon period. He's shown what he can do, and if he tears up the league after AFCON he can reject a deal to come to us, and AC can sell him to a bigger club for more money.

I'd get this done ASAP if I were TK.

[St Eve]

A big yes for Chuck
No to Pepi at that price
If Adama goes and the wages are reasonable yes to Sterling
As for Elliot not the least bit interested. I guess he wasn't as good as he thought

[Arthur]

any more news on Sterling or is it just paper talk ?

No way Chelsea let him join us before we play them next week, if anything is going to happen it will be Thursday or Friday next week.

If Sterling's on loan, it makes no difference - he can't play against his parent club.

[Bassey the warrior]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2006858065140990282?s=20

I'm guessing it's so we can free up a loan spot? Makes no sense to trigger it now rather than before the end of the loan.

Maybe get him now so nobody else does in the summer.

We already have an option agreed. If we want him he's agreed to join us pre contractually. Otherwise there'd be little point of having an option at all. Another club could in thoery have an offer accepted for him between the end of the loan agreement and time we exercise the right to buy at a set price. But any time during his loan agreement period he's contracted to play for us, so as long as we exercise that right before the end of the agreement, the selling club has to sell to us regardless of other interest.

They can't charge us more but Chuk may get his head turned by a bigger club. Maybe we can agree the deal now but complete in the summer after loan completion.

[jayffc]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2006858065140990282?s=20

I'm guessing it's so we can free up a loan spot? Makes no sense to trigger it now rather than before the end of the loan.

I think non-domestic loans don't have a cap so I don't really know why we'd do it; we've still got our 2 PL loan spots free

Could it be a bargaining chip to get Marco to sign?

Me bet is... lock him in during honeymoon period. He's shown what he can do, and if he tears up the league after AFCON he can reject a deal to come to us, and AC can sell him to a bigger club for more money.

I'd get this done ASAP if I were TK.

I'm fairly certain this isn't the case

My understanding is he has signed and agreed, along with his club to join Fulham at a set cost and wage, should they exercise their option.

It's a club option not a player option? He's already agreed in principle to join fulham. So long as we do so before the end of agreement period were fine.

[C Block]

any more news on Sterling or is it just paper talk ?

No way Chelsea let him join us before we play them next week, if anything is going to happen it will be Thursday or Friday next week.

If Sterling's on loan, it makes no difference - he can't play against his parent club.

But what if we sign him, which is quite possible on a Free.

[Bassey the warrior]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2006858065140990282?s=20

I'm guessing it's so we can free up a loan spot? Makes no sense to trigger it now rather than before the end of the loan.

I think non-domestic loans don't have a cap so I don't really know why we'd do it; we've still got our 2 PL loan spots free

Could it be a bargaining chip to get Marco to sign?

Me bet is... lock him in during honeymoon period. He's shown what he can do, and if he tears up the league after AFCON he can reject a deal to come to us, and AC can sell him to a bigger club for more money.

I'd get this done ASAP if I were TK.

I'm fairly certain this isn't the case

My understanding is he has signed and agreed, along with his club to join Fulham at a set cost and wage, should they exercise their option.

It's a club option not a player option? He's already agreed in principle to join fulham. So long as we do so before the end of agreement period were fine.

The agreement is on the purchase price isn't it? Would most likely not have agreed a contract with the player yet. We may have already pre-agreed a contract but that's not the norm.

[jayffc]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2006858065140990282?s=20

I'm guessing it's so we can free up a loan spot? Makes no sense to trigger it now rather than before the end of the loan.

I think non-domestic loans don't have a cap so I don't really know why we'd do it; we've still got our 2 PL loan spots free

Could it be a bargaining chip to get Marco to sign?

Me bet is... lock him in during honeymoon period. He's shown what he can do, and if he tears up the league after AFCON he can reject a deal to come to us, and AC can sell him to a bigger club for more money.

I'd get this done ASAP if I were TK.

I'm fairly certain this isn't the case

My understanding is he has signed and agreed, along with his club to join Fulham at a set cost and wage, should they exercise their option.

It's a club option not a player option? He's already agreed in principle to join fulham. So long as we do so before the end of agreement period were fine.

The agreement is on the purchase price isn't it? Would most likely not have agreed a contract with the player yet. We may have already pre-agreed a contract but that's not the norm.

According to chat gpt which cites agentfc.com and other articles on Reddit it's apparently the norm for players to pre agree wages and contractual terms prior to initial loan period. In agreeing to go on the initial loan they have agreed to the ongoing terms, so should the right to transfer be exercised this pre agreed contract then comes into effect
 
It may be wrong of course but from the articles I can find it's more unusual that a player has the ability to veto the deal even if the club wants to take the option , because the details of these deals are usually pre agreed up front.

Not able to look further into it right now but that has always been my understanding anyway.

[FFC007]

https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2006858065140990282?s=20

I'm guessing it's so we can free up a loan spot? Makes no sense to trigger it now rather than before the end of the loan.

I think non-domestic loans don't have a cap so I don't really know why we'd do it; we've still got our 2 PL loan spots free

Could it be a bargaining chip to get Marco to sign?

Me bet is... lock him in during honeymoon period. He's shown what he can do, and if he tears up the league after AFCON he can reject a deal to come to us, and AC can sell him to a bigger club for more money.

I'd get this done ASAP if I were TK.

Does Khan understand what ASAP means?! 😂

[RAY Rock]

Yeremay Hernandez Get him in Fulham he is a clone of Eden Hazard

[Hugh Janus]

€40m for Pepe is madness. I'd rather have another look in the summer and see what's there. We are going to get nothing useful out of Pepe until Marco has his for a full pre season anyway.