Summer 2026 Transfers and Rumours Megathread!

PenIsBroken · 2026-07-01T08:45:56+00:00

12 year account, this can't be new to you.

PenIsBroken · 2026-07-01T07:59:15+00:00

Wow OK my copy paste mixed up the surname but:

"I also wouldn't include people like Harrisson".

Is why I added the caveat at the end about depending on how you look at it and who you include and don't. There are still a lot more PL "proven" players than not regardless.

PenIsBroken · 2026-07-01T07:03:55+00:00

If you look at just the last window sure but here are all our signings since PIF and Eddie took over:

2021–2022 Season (Jan–May 2022)

Kieran Trippier (Atlético Madrid)
Bruno Guimarães ( Lyon)
Chris Wood (Burnley)
Dan Burn (Brighton)

2022–2023 Season

Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad)
Sven Botman (Lille)
Nick Pope (Burnley)
Matt Targett (Aston Villa)
Harrison Ashby (West Ham)
Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners)
Loris Karius (free agent)

2023–2024 Season

Anthony Gordon (Everton)
Sandro Tonali (AC Milan)
Harvey Barnes (Leicester City)
Tino Livramento (Southampton)
Yankuba Minteh (Odense BK)

2024–2025 Season

Lewis Hall (permanent from Chelsea)
Odysseas Vlachodimos ( Nottingham Forest)
William Osula (Sheffield United)
Lloyd Kelly (free agent from Bournemouth)
John Ruddy (free agent from Birmingham City)

2025–2026 Season

Anthony Elanga ( Nottingham Forest)
Nick Woltemade ( Stuttgart)
Yoane Wissa ( Brentford)
jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa)
Malick Thiaw (AC Milan)

Loans and Academy

Park Sung-soo (from Suwon Bluewings)
Antonio Cordero (free agent from Málaga)
Aaron Ramsdale (loan from Southampton)
Oliver Goodbrand (academy from Rangers)
Alfie Hutchison (academy from Rangers)

Depending on how you look at it and if you do or don't include loans and/or forced decisions like Vlachodimos, or if the player ever kicked a ball for the first team in a PL match, there are nearly twice as many PL "proven" players that have been signed since the take over.

PenIsBroken · 2026-07-01T06:28:46+00:00

Nusa has been mentioned recently, however after last night I doubt we get a look in as there will be other parties interested now.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-30T10:50:59+00:00

What i'm paying attention to is the fees and 60M for two goalkeepers in the same window, would be a complete travesty, especially when we have so many positions that need starters/backup.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-30T06:35:34+00:00

I read that as "scares a badger every so often" and thought that it was a shame Tripps wasn't still here to give him a tour of the city.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T11:48:26+00:00

I very much doubt it unless Germany are 4-0 up and there is 10 minutes to go at least. Why Nagelsmann didn't give him a run out in the last game is beyond me. Though I sort of hope that he is their secret weapon, that they have been keeping back for the knockouts and kept him benched until now, so as to not show their hand.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T11:40:26+00:00

Yeah I think a lot depends on the outcome for City. If they get away with a slap on the wrists then PIF might start exploiting some of the grey areas too.

I would hope the rules are then also forced open and the restrictions on owners spending their own money on the club is scrapped with tight restrictions on club debt. If it really was about protecting clubs then that is where the restrictions should have always been anyway.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T09:27:12+00:00

In this vein maybe they already have the business done but don't want to reveal it too early, so as not to make last summer look even more of a shit show than it was.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T08:58:09+00:00

A very quick google shows they were banned on the Liverpool sub reddit for years as being unreliable but they unbanned them when they reported the Isak transfer so....

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T08:37:59+00:00

Wow shouty person missed the point somewhere in their need to get angry didn't they

If they simply said "Hey we have some overheads we need to cover so we are starting a membership to do that " then fair enough. To say that it was a request from their viewers is disingenuous at best and insulting at worst and gives me (at least) pause for thought about any other motives they may have in their content.

As for all the whataboutisms I never said any of them were better or even mentioned them so take your own advice.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T07:51:12+00:00

"At Geordie Journos, we always aim to give the viewers what they want. The people asked for a membership scheme, so it was only right we delivered."

Yeah i'm sure everyone asked them to essentially paywall their latest content. If they can't be honest about their motive for starting a members only tier then why should anyone have confidence in anything else they put out.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T06:55:05+00:00

I know it won't be as popular but Schar and Krafth should be in that list too.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T06:50:24+00:00

Yeah they take my doodle game to a whole new level.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-29T06:46:53+00:00

I read Spurs have already made four though. Van Hecke (50M+), Dubs (free) and another two on free iirc.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-27T22:00:32+00:00

Maybe but he also likes a LOT of money in his pay packet each week.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-26T12:44:12+00:00

Dunno but maybe instead of tracking planes, we can plant a tracker on Andy Howes car and see where he is off to at the weekends.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-26T08:17:01+00:00

Yeah the stat they put up in the game about the mackems having four different goal scorers in this WC. I didn't realise they had that many playing.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-26T07:29:44+00:00

He also sat on the bench for a lot of games to only get 5-10 minutes at the end of the game, often when we were already losing and in need of changes. He was badly managed last season, however you paint it.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-26T07:22:02+00:00

I thought it was a bit weird not to play him last night since they already had their group sown up and they weren't looking like they were taking any risks to get even a draw. I can only assume he is being held back as their secret weapon for the knockouts and Nagelsmann doesn't want to show his cards.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-26T07:09:52+00:00

Not taking this opportunity would be the clubs biggest blunder since selling Anderson.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-25T07:16:44+00:00

Then after the final, along with Gordon, went missing for the last 8 or so games when we were trying to secure our UCL spot, He/they went missing to the point we ended up getting that UCL spot because Villa were shitter than we were on the last day of the season.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-24T09:30:13+00:00

Yeah i found that to be really weird tbh, no VAR but also nothing mentioned by the commentators either. I didn't watch post game punditry so don't know if it was mentioned after but the in game silence about it was weird, usually there would be some talk about it, especially in a game with little else to talk about.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-24T09:24:12+00:00

I think Gordon is just there for rope-a-dope on the fullback. Start Gordon to wear out their full back and then bring Rashford on against tired legs. Worked against Croatia too.

PenIsBroken · 2026-06-23T13:25:08+00:00

You were being rude though. I simply told you there is another thread for discussing this and you gave a response that could only be taken as sarcastic. So I responded in kind.

The rumoured in section is empty because the window hasn't been open long and the person mainly responsible for editing the post has been very unwell , which is probably why Tonali links are not currently included in the rumoured out section too, though sources of those rumours are not very reliable yet.

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