Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.

[bumba]

More troublesome for me is the fact he ditched us as soon as we were relegated. We signed him from Charlton and gave him the chance of Premier League football. In my book that earns you at least one season of loyalty.

That's probably why your book hasn't sold any copies

[boatshed bill]

Can we really afford to have the hottest goalkeeping prospect in world football when the rest of the squad is one of the weakest in the league we will be in?

Can we really afford Nick Pope?

[fatboy47]

Can we really afford Nick Pope?

We can afford to keep discussions about Nick Pope on the nonsense thread further down the page.

Keep this thread readable eh?

[boatshed bill]

We can afford to keep discussions about Nick Pope on the nonsense thread further down the page.

Keep this thread readable eh?

Sincere apologies. With the comments already made I thought he had been linked.

[Hedontplayforyou]

If Trafford is to go , it has to be a huge fee . After this season and making the England squad at his age the money has to be ridiculous .

[Goliath]

With a weakest squad in the league we probably need the hottest goalkeeping prospect in world football, no?

I'd have thought the money would go to better use strengthening the whole squad

[Guller Bull]

Toon Trafford price

https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2025/05/07/n ... newcastle/

[Guller Bull]

Steve - Spurs

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/maxim ... exit-fear/

[Chuckypad]

Brownhill - Everton

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/how-m ... nley-star/

[agreenwood]

Lads, can we not include click bait on here?

Football League World is a load of desperate recent journalism graduates earning minimum wage to make make stuff up for clicks.

[bobinho]

Agreed. Be nice if the links had a grain of truth in them…

[Conroy92]

I can't help but feel this is getting a bit petty. Do you want to start a new thread entitled.

"Summer transfer window for links that aren't very reliable"

[Guller Bull]

Lads, can we not include click bait on here?

Football League World is a load of desperate recent journalism graduates earning minimum wage to make make stuff up for clicks.

Lads, if you can give us a list of links/sites that you don’t approve of personally then I will try to avoid them in future.

[claretspice]

Isn't the distinction not so much between different publications, but between articles that include a concrete link or information/claims that advance what we know, and those that are pure speculation/hot air?

The Brownhill one linked above doesn't include any sort of link. It just says that if he went to Everton he might get X salary. The Trafford one includes some interesting new information. It isn't a surprise that the first one is FLW, because it's what they specialise in.

[FeedTheArf]

That's probably why your book hasn't sold any copies

You're absolutely right, it's gathering dust on the shelf. Morals and values in football are few and far between these days!

[CrosspoolClarets]

The Esteve and Trafford links feel the most solid of those on here in the last day or two. Those feel legit ones to include.

Trafford because of the detail that he would like to be a starter and quadruple his salary. Feels plausible.
Esteve because it could be a “come and get me” to Spurs, directly from the player and his interview has been widely reported.

As with any players when you are at Burnley some other clubs are too good to turn down, it was ever thus.

I am a little happier at LCB seeing as we have Bashir too who is nearly as quick, probably a better passer, and is far better with his weaker right foot, though I would prefer Steeeve to stay for another year.

[Woodleyclaret]

Don't forget Beyer and Ekdal both class defenders
We need £50m for Steve especially from Spuds or agree for him to stay for one more year.

[agreenwood]

Isn't the distinction not so much between different publications, but between articles that include a concrete link or information/claims that advance what we know, and those that are pure speculation/hot air?

The Brownhill one linked above doesn't include any sort of link. It just says that if he went to Everton he might get X salary. The Trafford one includes some interesting new information. It isn't a surprise that the first one is FLW, because it's what they specialise in.

Spot on. Football League World is the equivalent of people on the “Summer Window” thread suggesting targets for months on end in the vain hope that they’ll suggest someone that might completely coincidentally be on the clubs radar.

[Hedontplayforyou]

You can pick and choose what you read on here can’t you?

[claretspice]

You can pick and choose what you read on here can’t you?

Of course. But I think this thread was set up to deal with more tangible speculation, with another thread already existing for more general conjecture. Doesn't feel unreasonable for someone to ask folk to bear that in mind so that when people choose to click on this thread, they're reading the sort of discussion that was intended. That's all.

[Bezbfc01]

Steeeve has said he wants to play for a top six prem side, that rules out spurs, no ?!

[Newcastleclaret93]

Don't forget Beyer and Ekdal both class defenders
We need £50m for Steve especially from Spuds or agree for him to stay for one more year.

I’m not sure anyone would go remotely close for 50m.

But I do agree that’s the kind of the sum we should be holding out for. A stump up the cash or get lost kind of deal

[ecc]

Lads, can we not include click bait on here?

Football League World is a load of desperate recent journalism graduates earning minimum wage to make make stuff up for clicks.

Too true.

FLW is really not worth bothering with.

[boyyanno]

Spot on. Football League World is the equivalent of people on the “Summer Window” thread suggesting targets for months on end in the vain hope that they’ll suggest someone that might completely coincidentally be on the clubs radar.

Yes, whereas "according to the chronicle" is as good as Alan Pace telling us himself.

Stop being big brother about it, if you're intelligent enough to recognise that some sources are more credible than others then you're also intelligent enough to chose which ones you read/believe.

[Fretters]

More troublesome for me is the fact he ditched us as soon as we were relegated. We signed him from Charlton and gave him the chance of Premier League football. In my book that earns you at least one season of loyalty.

Wasn't it also a case of him not fitting VK's system?

[boyyanno]

Brownhill- Besiktas

https://sportwitness.co.uk/ole-gunnar-s ... contacted/

[Corway]

Brownhill wanted by Besitkas
- sorry duplicate can’t delete

[Colburn_Claret]

You can pick and choose what you read on here can’t you?

Not if every time you come back to the thread it has grown 2 pages, and then you read it to find it is 2 pages of nothing.
I know I've just added to the problem, but surely you can accept that most people don't have all day to catch up on transfer links, there is already a thread for speculations.
Thank you.

[ClaretAL]

Apparently we have been watching Abdoulie Manneh. Not the best source and I may be wrong but wasn’t out assistant manager from Sweden?

https://the72.co.uk/2025/05/12/pompey-b ... ie-manneh/

[burnley007]

Apparently we have been watching Abdoulie Manneh. Not the best source and I may be wrong but wasn’t out assistant manager from Sweden?

https://the72.co.uk/2025/05/12/pompey-b ... ie-manneh/

very raw. Possibly one for the future?

[ClaretAL]

CJ linked with Strasbourg

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/burnl ... -transfer/

[CrosspoolClarets]

CJ linked with Strasbourg

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/burnl ... -transfer/

More gutter journalism probably not worthy of this thread.

When Esteve got linked last week it must have made him post that thing on his Insta yesterday saying how much he is looking forward to playing for us next season.

[IanMcL]

Trafford should be about £40-50m now. England's next keeper, if progress continues. That would be the goung rate for ball playing, shot stopping keeper.

[Burnleyareback2]

Brownhill- Besiktas

https://sportwitness.co.uk/ole-gunnar-s ... contacted/

We will have our full contingency of Josh’s next season. Hopefully an annoucement to come in a few days about the new contract.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Confident?

[ClaretAL]

More gutter journalism probably not worthy of this thread.

When Esteve got linked last week it must have made him post that thing on his Insta yesterday saying how much he is looking forward to playing for us next season.

Seen other outlets reporting it too now. Talks of 5 year deal with them

[agreenwood]

Tchaouna deal off for now according to this…

https://www.lazionews.eu/notizie/tchaou ... 20-giugno/

[Andingle]

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[ArmchairDetective]

Bid accepted for Hartman according to Flash Score and Tribal Football.

https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer- ... /OvXXbymR/

[ollieclarets8]

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I can hear it now... Mr Bojangles.

[billyhamilton82]

Massengo wants Auxerre to trigger buy option

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2 ... permanent/

[ollieclarets8]

Massengo wants Auxerre to trigger buy option

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2 ... permanent/

I don't see him playing for us so makes sense.

[ecc]

He's sadly not good enough for a top half Championship team. Super lad but that's not enough.

[boatshed bill]

More gutter journalism probably not worthy of this thread.

When Esteve got linked last week it must have made him post that thing on his Insta yesterday saying how much he is looking forward to playing for us next season.

I'm sure that's from a much earlier video, perhaps the promotion celebrations.

[CharlieinNewMexico]

The option is £3M apparently. But he’s on £18k a week with 2 years left with us, so for a French team that’s pretty expensive.

Would take a few concessions from him, them and us to make that work

[1HappyClaret]

New keeper

[agreenwood]

….

[ollieclarets8]

I never expected the Oxlade-Chamberlain link.

[mkmel]

Isn't the Dutch left back's medical also on Monday?

[Row x]

….

Not a very good source