EPL 2024/2025
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The new season is imminent so a new thread for EPL discussions and anything else football related this season.
Transfers of note completed so far (lots of rumours of big moves soon to happen)
Tim Ream - Fulham to Charlotte (that one is just for @dogmeat)
Fullkrug - Dortmund to West Ham
Summervile - Leeds to West Ham
Smith Rowe - Arsenal to Fulham
Sarr - Marseille to Palace (Watford before)
Gross - Brighton to Dortmund
Huijsen - Juve to Bournemouth
Calafiori - Bologna to Arsenal
Diaby - Villa to Saudi league
Onana - Everton to Villa
Yoro - Lille to Man United
Zirkzee - Bologna to Man United
Palhinha - Fulham to Bayern
Olise - Palace to Bayern
Kilman - Wolves to West Ham
Dewsbury-Hall - Leicester to Chelsea
Gray - Leeds to Spurs
Barkley - Luton to Villa
Hall - Chelsea to Newcastle
Minteh - Newcastle to Brighton
Anderson - Newcastle to Forest
Hutchinson - Chelsea to Ipswich
Luiz - Villa to Juve
Kellyman - Villa to Chelsea
Godfrey - Everton to Atalanta
Maatsen - Chelsea to Villa
Tosin - Fulham to ChelseaThat's most recent to oldest - a lot of those older transfers were home grown players moving for vastly inflated amounts to get around the FFP rules, anything before 1 July basically.
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@KiwiPie said in EPL 2024/2025:
Huijsen - Juve to Bournemouth
played on the weekend, 19 yo can play too, might see a bit of him. Unlike the other signing in Paulsen (not mentioned above) who will likely end up in Ligue 1 or Scotland.
Rumours getting louder about Ange getting Solanke too, but we shall see
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@bayimports said in EPL 2024/2025:
@KiwiPie said in EPL 2024/2025:
Huijsen - Juve to Bournemouth
played on the weekend, 19 yo can play too, might see a bit of him. Unlike the other signing in Paulsen (not mentioned above) who will likely end up in Ligue 1 or Scotland.
Rumours getting louder about Ange getting Solanke too, but we shall see
and Paulsen to Auckland FC
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@bayimports said in EPL 2024/2025:
@bayimports said in EPL 2024/2025:
@KiwiPie said in EPL 2024/2025:
Huijsen - Juve to Bournemouth
played on the weekend, 19 yo can play too, might see a bit of him. Unlike the other signing in Paulsen (not mentioned above) who will likely end up in Ligue 1 or Scotland.
Rumours getting louder about Ange getting Solanke too, but we shall see
and Paulsen to Auckland FC
That is seriously dodgy - interesting way to get a proven A League keeper for your new team.
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The Phoenix will have questions to ask the APL.
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@Cyclops said in EPL 2024/2025:
I suspect this one isn't over yet - current rules prevent this (city have done it in the past) but they're trying to get a rules change through.
I suspect either they already know whats happening with the rule change or trying to pressure the change, lets see
Was hoping he would play at FC Lorient
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@Chiefy07 He's only doing what he's told tbf?
The only club that he probably could have been sent to is Hibs, as Bill Foley owns them too.
And also, other clubs have to actually want him for a move to be sanctioned, it's not as easy as just saying, go and play in the Eredivisie.
He's also not even the All Whites number 1 GK, Max Crocombe is.
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Lee Carsley named as interim England Manager:
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@African-Monkey said in EPL 2024/2025:
@Chiefy07 He's only doing what he's told tbf?
The only club that he probably could have been sent to is Hibs, as Bill Foley owns them too.
And also, other clubs have to actually want him for a move to be sanctioned, it's not as easy as just saying, go and play in the Eredivisie.
He's also not even the All Whites number 1 GK, Max Crocombe is.
Do you really think he doesn't get a say in what club he goes on loan to? Matt Dibley-Dias just chose Northampton to go on loan to out of 5 different clubs. After his season in the A League he would've been in demand in EFL if shopped around, plenty of clubs want a keeper that can play out from the back like him. He also isn't just limited to Foleys clubs. That would be the ideal, but if they have genuine hopes of him being a first teamer then finding the right club for his development would be more beneficial. Really all this is doing is helping AFC - not Bournemouth or Paulsen.
I don't think Auckland have done anything massively wrong here. Possibly slightly unethical but they're just doing the best to put a successful team out with the resources they have. I do wonder how much influence the $25 million license fee has earnt them - this rule has been around for a while. Auckland has been in the comp 2 mins, pays a big license fee, TV money has dried up and the rule miraculously changes. TBF the rule change seems widely supported but I guess it is the overall look of it that is a tad worrying.
From a fan point of view, I am happy Paulsen will be playing for AFC as I am planning on coming down for as many games as I can and I want them to be successful.
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Dominic Solanke has joined Spurs.
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@sparky said in EPL 2024/2025:
Dominic Solanke has joined Spurs.
Hopefully we can use him well. But we have been missing a high yield striker since Kane left
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65m most will go to Liverpool, but massive sale, EDIT 9.5 goes to Liverpool
