⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[TastyChillySauce00]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

But still something is missing. I also believe that the missing part is a credible centre-forward. The fans must be fed up with a constantly injured Gabriel Jesus. Havertz can't handle it as a natural forward either.

I wonder what their budget is for this transfer. They paid €100m+ for a great midfielder like Rice in the past for example. 

Arsenal has reached an agreement with Real Sociedad over Zubimendi's transfer. He will become their first signing in summer.
But their decision to bring him to their squad is not really fixing their trouble, which is lacked of proper striker.

Let's see who's gonna be their target after they complete Zubimendi's transfer. They deserve the blame if they're looking for a new striker.  

[Fuso.hp]

Let's see how much serious MU is to fix their goalscoring problems. Only 44 PL goals refer to kinda lack of experienced scorers. They should try their best on Osimhen, cause they are lacking a reliable, experienced striker till now. Yes, I am not denying they bought talent, but that talent never gave consistency.

Osimhen is exactly what they need, an extraordinary striker of Napoli who netted 26 for Galatasaray and a total of 34 goals in 32 appearances on loan. He could offer finishing, pace, and attacking, which MU badly needs now. Also, Zirkzee is on track right now, it seems MU is looking for a cash-plus swap with Zirkzee & Osimhen. However, at the same time, they should try to strengthen the midfield and defense.

Amorim must have a plan to change his squad for all lines, considering United's performance last season, which was not satisfactory. The striker problem is indeed very serious to be obtained immediately in the transfer market this time, if not, it is possible that when the new season starts, they will have a hard time competing. It will not be much different from their performance last season. Regarding Osimhen, their interest has actually been shown for a long time, it's just that they are constrained by price negotiations, which are indeed very difficult to reach an agreement with
They are having a hard time. There is no longer a priority for the European League, they will currently focus on the Premier League.

I have seen some obvious weaknesses in Manchester United over the past few seasons. If you look at Manchester United's defense, they are not very good. I have never seen a match in the Premier League where Manchester United's defenders have done well and their team has won because of them. If we look at Manchester United's strike position, we can see that they do not have any good finishers, which means that even though they supply good balls from midfield, the strikers cannot finish them well. We have been discussing this issue for the past few seasons that Manchester United needs to change some players, but Manchester United have not been able to make the right changes to their club so far. 
Since Manchester United's manager has changed, I at least hope that this manager will bring about big changes at Manchester United.

[Pandu Geddon]

Since Manchester United's manager has changed, I at least hope that this manager will bring about big changes at Manchester United.

We just hope Amorim makes a good and appropriate player transfer for his needs. He already has experience with his team last season, very bad for him, and of course it will take a lot of changes to improve the team's performance in a short time.
If he fails for the new season, maybe even at the beginning of the season, with a performance that is not much different. Maybe United will repeat for another change of coach. That's what happened in the previous few seasons.

[Chikito]

Arsenal was bluffing a lot in the start of the transfermarket but somehow after it they dont make any real move, they start at the very beggining saying they already have Gyokeres signed and that was not true, an after it they go to see other number 9, so i dont know what is happen behind the curtains.

It seems Arsenal doesn't have enough money to start the market. If they want Gyokeres, it's bound to happen no matter how much Sporting puts up the price. Arsenal still manages their money more efficiently to get a lot of potential players, but they forget that a great player will cost a lot of money, and they must move quickly to complete it before another club overbids them. Arsenal is looking for someone similar to Gyokere, and more younger. They are faced with the choice between a mature player and a younger player, because their targets were never realized quickly when faced with a wrong decision.

[JeffBrad12]

I think Florian Wirtz will contribute to the team but I can say that his price is too high. Of course, we know the quality and what Florian Wirtz can do but I think this price is too high. If we ignore the price, I think the transfer is a very good transfer and one that allows the team to do what they want to do in terms of play more comfortably.

I think he will score more assists and goals than he has done so far in his new team.

Having Wirtz is obviously a positive for Liverpool, but his price is way too expensive. Don't wanna see him to be another Nunez. He's being priced so damn high. So he's responsible to deliver more to Liverpool.
I can't also judge him to play better in PL as we know how PL is much more difficult than Bundesliga. We have some former of Bundesliga players that struggled to beat public's expectation, but unable to do that. If he will not able to fulfill our expectation, we must be patience. 

[Velvet78]

I agree about Wirtz. He is a great talent but the deal was a very expensive one. This will load some heavy weight on his shoulders as the expectations will be really high.

Honestly I'm one of those believing in Arne Slot to make him a much better player in time.    We have seen Slot's capabilities as of his first year at Liverpool already. I think this deal will be worth it after giving it time.

They have already spent a lot. I wonder how much more they are allowed to do so now.

[Oluwa-btc]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

But still something is missing. I also believe that the missing part is a credible centre-forward. The fans must be fed up with a constantly injured Gabriel Jesus. Havertz can't handle it as a natural forward either.

I wonder what their budget is for this transfer. They paid €100m+ for a great midfielder like Rice in the past for example. 

They've just wrapped up two deals yesterday as confirmed by FabrizioRomano,  you can also go look it up now. They're doing just fine. They have tackled up every possible leakage in the squad from the back to midfield and soon to be the attack. It will take some time bit it will sure be done. They've shown they're can compete at the highest level and with the recent business and recruitment,  say no more man. They're sure winning a trophy soon.

[pawel7777]

In the last round of Group G of the FIFA Club World Cup today, Man City have destroyed Juventus 5-2 and are the only club in the group stage to win all of their 3 games.

That's a very good sign for the upcoming league season. I think we are likely to see the City dethroning Liverpool, but it's hard to say what effect the whole FIFA CWC tournament and the lack of rest will have on their league performance, if any.

Man City are currently the favourites to win (with the PSG being a close 2nd), and if they reach the final, that means they will only have around 30 days from the final till the beginning of the season, and it's possible they would want to have at least one or two friendly games before then, meaning players will get little to no rest.

[Lida93]

I found it very rare for a club to buy a midfielder by spending 150 million dollars. You know Madrid already spent 113 millon on a talented midfielder like Bellingham, so 150 for Wirtz is kinda outstanding. Naturally Liverpool will have high expectations from Wirtz.

As the saying is expressed, "to whom much is given, much is expected". Such woofing amount of €150m spent on Wirtz only puts so much pressure on him as he plays for Liverpool. Because everyone would be expecting to see him even outplay his performance in his former club. I hope it's anything he can handle under his quality and talent without having to disappoint the Liverpool fans.

[TelolettOm]

Arsenal was bluffing a lot in the start of the transfermarket but somehow after it they dont make any real move, they start at the very beggining saying they already have Gyokeres signed and that was not true, an after it they go to see other number 9, so i dont know what is happen behind the curtains.

Kepa will be Arsenal's first signing in the summer transfer market. He has passed the medical checkup and is undergoing the next step. Release clause: £5m activated.


Source: Kepa has completed his medical at Arsenal

Arsenal are also going on to deal with Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze, and also Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. They are also still trying to sign Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera.
Source: Arsenal make Eberechi Eze move as Premier League star passes medical
Source: Arsenal working on deal to sign Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera

[Chikito]

I agree about Wirtz. He is a great talent but the deal was a very expensive one. This will load some heavy weight on his shoulders as the expectations will be really high.

Honestly I'm one of those believing in Arne Slot to make him a much better player in time.    We have seen Slot's capabilities as of his first year at Liverpool already. I think this deal will be worth it after giving it time.

They have already spent a lot. I wonder how much more they are allowed to do so now.

I hope Wirtz is not like Nunez who was bought at a high price, but it doesn't make fans happy when in the squad. Wirtz is a very talented player who was in the hands of the right coach (Xabi), he became the most expensive player at this time, and become a hope on center, but Liverpool has Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai who I think are quite capable on center. And I think, There may be a major change that made one of the players get eliminated, maybe one of them can be moved forward, or as a substitution to face the tight competition ahead.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Son Heung-min is also set to left club after ten years which is surely going to be setback for them even new coach Thomas Frank is now working on his squad which will help him for having good performance in coming season Son was phenomenal for Spurs now Al Qadisiya and Fenerbahçe looking for him but nothing is clear about his future. Daniel Levy is also happy after Son is going to be out of Tottenham because he is going to accept any offer above £25m while new coach already exclude him from his future squad after having this update.

The truth is it's a shame that it is like this, because for me the most representative of the Spurs was him along with Kane, he is like a CR7 for Portugal, I think it is normal that you expect little from the team and it seems wrong to me that these coaches have to make these decisions , now when they need Son's experience the most and the fact of wanting to get rid of him is Always the mistake that coaches make, sometimes by doing more what they achieve is doing less.

[JeffBrad12]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

[death69]

Arsenal was bluffing a lot in the start of the transfermarket but somehow after it they dont make any real move, they start at the very beggining saying they already have Gyokeres signed and that was not true, an after it they go to see other number 9, so i dont know what is happen behind the curtains.

Kepa will be Arsenal's first signing in the summer transfer market. He has passed the medical checkup and is undergoing the next step. Release clause: £5m activated.


Source: Kepa has completed his medical at Arsenal

Arsenal are also going on to deal with Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze, and also Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. They are also still trying to sign Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera.
Source: Arsenal make Eberechi Eze move as Premier League star passes medical
Source: Arsenal working on deal to sign Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera

Kepa for £5m is pure daylight robbery in this market. Kudos to Berta and Arsenal who smelled the financial mess of Chelsea and made it worth. Chelsea believed they were so smart with that release clause after reducing his wages, but Arsenal simply came in. Others will tell you Kepa is not world class. But as a backup, who has experience in the Champions League and the Premier League? No-brainer, following how wobbly Arsenal depth appeared behind Raya last year.

What is crazy is the speed these deals are being closed. Berta is not fooling around, and that is a culture shock to us Arsenal watchers who are accustomed to deals taking forever. If they acquire Zubimendi, then you have a Basque-chemistry midfield. He and Arteta are old mates and he is the kind of player who can liberate Rice to cause even more damage going forward.

The Eze chase? That is the real test of this new Arsenal. Do they have the courage to make a full commitment to a genius who can barely get two months without being injured? If they get him and keep him in shape, it says something. But when he is in the medical room half the season, it’s a huge stick for the critics. High risk, high reward. This window is a complete personality shift at Arsenal. At last, a bit of backbone.

[maydna]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

There are reports that Arsenal are closing in on Zubimendi and Norgaard as midfielders and Arsenal are also in talks to recruit Christian Mosquera as a new center back. Eberechi Eze has been targeted as their left winger. For Gyokeres, he is considering other serious club alternatives that want to hire him. And Arsenal seem serious about pursuing Benjamin Sesko. We will see who will be the players from Arsenal and they hope to improve the performance of the players.

[Nheer]

Kepa for £5m is pure daylight robbery in this market. Kudos to Berta and Arsenal who smelled the financial mess of Chelsea and made it worth. Chelsea believed they were so smart with that release clause after reducing his wages, but Arsenal simply came in. Others will tell you Kepa is not world class. But as a backup, who has experience in the Champions League and the Premier League? No-brainer, following how wobbly Arsenal depth appeared behind Raya last year.

Definitely getting a keeper as good as Kepa for that amount is cheap but I don't think Chelsea made a mess from that deal. Clearly Kepa is not part of Maresca's plan and so having him in the team is a surplus for them so they were only looking for a way to discharge him but not for free since his loan spell at Real Madrid didn't work out well then. Kepa might look young but he is not a young keeper that Arsenal should jubilate for having him, he is 30 years already so I don't expect a goalkeeper of his age to cost that much. It's a good deal for Arsenal especially being the second choice I think Kepa is still good enough for that.

What is crazy is the speed these deals are being closed. Berta is not fooling around, and that is a culture shock to us Arsenal watchers who are accustomed to deals taking forever. If they acquire Zubimendi, then you have a Basque-chemistry midfield. He and Arteta are old mates and he is the kind of player who can liberate Rice to cause even more damage going forward.

Zubimendi is a good midfielder and with him around Rice will have more freedom to be the box to box midfielder he is and it's not a bad deal for them but what I want Arsenal to prioritize is getting a striker, if they fail to get one I don't think there will be any difference with last season, they will not achieve anything more than a champions league spot.

The Eze chase? That is the real test of this new Arsenal. Do they have the courage to make a full commitment to a genius who can barely get two months without being injured? If they get him and keep him in shape, it says something. But when he is in the medical room half the season, it’s a huge stick for the critics. High risk, high reward. This window is a complete personality shift at Arsenal. At last, a bit of backbone.

With Rice Zubimendi and Odegaard I think getting Eze will only cause problems for Arteta in getting his lineup in the Midfield because all of these players are meant to be starters and switching to a four midfield formation won't be ideal. They should focus on getting a striker first before thinking of getting an additional midfielder. Once a striker is signed they can buy as many midfielder as they want.

[Smack That Ace]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

Arsenal need an experienced player in attack. If they want to dominate the Premier league, they need a regular scorer. Last season, Arsenal's players managed to score 69 goals , while the champions Liverpool's players scored 86 goals. So Arsenal should have tried to strengthen their attack this season.

David Raya is a good enough vgoalkeeper. I don't know why Arsenal are trying to add kepa to the squad. I don't think Raya's performance was bad last season. However, Arsenal need an experienced scorer now. But Arsenal are not taking any necessary steps to strengthen their attack.

[Xcode7]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

Benjamin Sesko is reportedly very close to Arsenal and I think Arsenal are also very interested in bringing him in not only because of his good quality but he is still 22 years old so there is a much better prospect in the future and as we know Arsenal are quite happy to recruit young players.

Arsenal already have a very capable squad in all lines so it is natural that in this transfer market there are not many movements that they make only the attackers needed by Arsenal and I think Arsenal are also very careful in determining but I am sure to cover next season Arsenal will have a new striker and Benjamin Sesko is the most likely.

[Oshio-man]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

You think strikes is the major challenge that is affecting Arsenal, I don't think so because Arsenal played well to ended up in second position in the premier League tournament. With this three players they have added into their team, I think it will make Arsenal to improve in the area of midfield and defensive, but not only Arsenal that is signing players now in this summer because many teams has signed new players too.

[bitcoin_mining]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

This is definitely a sign of Arsenal performing better next season. They have brought three players to their club and are planning to sign more players. If they can recruit more quality players in the finishing, they will be a full-fledged team and then they will be able to perform equally against any team. Although the team that wins the league title in the English Premier League changes every season, the team that is in second place in the points table has not changed, maybe we will see that change next season. I want Arsenal to perform well from the start so that they can end the season with good points and be at the top of the table and at least they can win the Premier League title.