Transfer Rumours Summer 2025 Transfer Thread…

Frigan can cover some of the goals for him .

 

Frigan won't be playing a part before January at the earliest, barring a miracle and another player sale or two.

 

But come Wednesday and if the EFL reduce it to a 1 window ban, could we not get him on loan with an obligation to buy for an agreed fee

Even a 2 window ban would work with this model…if allowed?

 

I believe if dropped to 1 window we still can’t agree to a fee in Jan, but he could do a deal with westerlo for a no fee loan however he seems to get them done.

 

Yes. Don't know why everyone seems to think bullard was our most expensive pl player.. Jelavic would have been on more.

 

We wouldn't be able to agree to any fee, deferred or otherwise.

And we're sailing close to FFP too, regardless of any EFL sanction.

 

Ryan Mason was at least equally catastrophic.

 

Every signing is a gamble in that you don't know what's going to happen. Look at Millar last season for example. But there has to be some aspiration and statement of intent now and again.

We were criticised last summer for chasing players and not landing them. We've pushed the boat out a little more this time to make sure that doesn't happen. It's seemingly worked.

 

I think it's more the concern around the huge wages and shifting them if he is a bust. Everyone seems to be equating a 5m fee + 25k a week to 45k a week for a player but it's really not that simple. If he comes in and gets 1-2 goals for the season, are we just going to persist with him next season? If he's on a huge wage, we basically just have to.

 

Gelhardt on his way back.

 

Gelhardt will be significant if we get him, he'll be stronger and more effective in a stronger team, has the embargo actually helped us by not blowing the budget on transfer fees but strategically on high calibre free transfers and their wages instead? The desire to come and join our great club is also very encouraging.

 

I'm shocked Leeds are letting him come here presumably subsidising his wage, in the last year of his deal, with no loan fee. No idea how we've worked that.