2024/25 Summer Transfer Rumour Thread

Randomly I met this guys uncle in Dubai last year. He's a bloke called Sammy Johnston who's also an ex professional player. He's now working in tech, hence our paths crossed.

All over Twitter. Dykes to Birmingham for 1million. Medical today

Not ‘do we’ more ‘will we’. I doubt it.

I've bee scraping the ITK barrels and not much about us
Take with a pinch of salt but the only 4 I have seen are :
Neal Maupay Striker from Everton on a season long loan but half the championship all want him
Eze has signed for Spurs this afternoon LOL but if we had the money tomorrow it would be useful.
Harrison Ashby Right Back from Newcastle on a season loan but others interested.
Max Johnston Right Back from Sturm Graz (the one in the photos in this thread).

All quiet on out goings which is probably more worrying that we will lose JCS at the last minute and we probably need to get a couple at least out on loan for experience.

Not long to go now ...tick...tick..tick

Anyone coming in who knows where the net is?

Apparently, and I didn’t know this, but Spanish managers have a habit of stacking defenders for flexibility. If cannon has indeed gone or is going it makes sense. At the end of the day however well jimmy has done he isn’t a right back. I’d imagine this lad would come in as first choice with santos being used in a wing back system or further forward. Think we are light up top(again) but if you’re only playing one forward do you need three? Last season it was dykes and Armstrong and we’re better off there now in my opinion as in a focal point who can hold the ball up and bring others into it. I’d like a different striker as in someone with pace who can get in behind but maybe they are looking at Lloyd as able to do a job there off the bench? It is his preferred position after all. See how the day goes but as long as we hold onto jcs and chair I’d be very happy with the window we’ve had. Bit of depth all over and a massive improvement on last season

I thought that but in reality names would have been submitted to Nourry ages ago by MC and left with others to either make it happen or not.

MC doesn't need to get involved really although some agents / players may seek to speak to the manager but who knows we may have already done that with permission from clubs.

We'll know when the team comes out at 19.00

Update:

JCS is on the list to travel tonight and is in the squad 🙏🏼

Agreed but that's Sky for you. Shooting their Deadline Day special in the foot as well.

On the other hand as long as Marti is happy with the player(s) , which I assume he must be before tonight, the final paperwork and faxing to the EFL can all be handled by the backroom team and Nourry.

The other potential bright side is that once we see tonights team it should be obvious if there are any last minute outgoings. If JCS is in the starting 11 it only leaves an hour post match for a deal to be done unless he gets pulled at half time with a goodbye wave to the fans.

14 hours to go and counting. Will we see a new striker? Doubt it and it means we are spending a good part of Dykes transfer fee on a RB loan.  Expect to see some development squad names creeping on to the bench mid season instead.
 
Meanwhile once this window closes Marti knows who he has got to work with and can really get to work to sort out the best and gel a team. Expect that to take another 6 games or so which is the disadvantage of the window going past the start of season.

Expecting Luton will probably do us by the one goal tonight. Think I would have preferred the league win over the cup win but we will have more players coming back in tonight than they will so there is hope.

good point. far too often we just terminated someone's deal only for them to join another club not long after.

Personally I’m glad if true.

Really as his high wages impacts on our 3 year cycle and he would block the pathway for Varane or possibly Madsen. We can’t ever see a profit in him so for those reasons it’s a no for me.

If he could guarantee promotion then sure but he can’t then it’s best avoided and develop what we have.