⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[GiftedMAN]

After looking at the top teams in EPL and their signings so far this season as the transfer window opened, it's only Manchester United that's still lagging behind in numbers if signings so far. This is a team that we thought needs overhauling of most of its team players in order to bring in new ones but here they are still. It's just today that they secured a £71 million agreement with Brentford for Mbeumo. So far, two signings maybe they really want to explore the market and make better decisions instead of just buying players, just maybe that's why they are still behind in signings.

Ruben Amorim is sitting in swamp and watching how to fix this club miseries which are increasing instead of having any positive end too many big players with hug spendings now no club wants to buy them on this price which is the huge problem for them.

Now they already have two buying which are good and can give them something good but still many issues which are looking for fix before start of new season which is now having three weeks while they also needed to have some practice matches before start which give them something boost. Time is running out, and they are still standing where they ended in last season while things are looking for solution which is not around them hopefully they will jump and try to fix things before next season.

Amorim needs all the support he can get not from only the board but from his players and fans too. For him to succeed first some steps have to be taken starting with players that suits his standards. It's good that they've signed Cunha and finally Mbeumo after dragging the deal for many weeks next thing is to sign a replacement for injured Onana then a striker and a ball carrying midfielder o think Manchester United would perform better if all those I mentioned is achieved in this window.

[pawel7777]

After acquiring Wirts for €125 million, I read that Liverpool is ready to offer even more for Newcastle's Alexander Isak. Allegedly Liverpool has made an offer of £121 million (so almost €125 million) but it was rejected by Newcastle, who claim Isak is not for sale.
Rumours are they received a much higher offer from Saudi Al-Hilal. If true, I don't think that would be a direction Isak would want to go at this stage of his career. Then again, Saudis have very deep pockets, so who knows?

More details on this story:
https://www.football365.com/news/liverpool-newcastle-reject-liverpool-bid-isak-second-club-massive-offer  

[Princess Leah]

How is gonna feel the Arsenal fans now. I mean I know this is not a super main tournament but Chelsea again win a international trophies and they can't win anything when they already have one of their best teams in years.

Another bad year for an Arsenal fan.

The good news? We are only 1 month away from the start of premier league.

Arsenal had a good season last time no doubt, I’m not sure they’ll bottle up the chance this new season although I can’t predict just yet because other teams are doing their best to sign players including improving their performance definitely this is a competition. The way Chelsea fans are confident about their team and their performance this past days is impressive, they have every reason to celebrate and brag.

How sure are you that Arsenal's going to win the league if you think they won't bottle it, remember that they're not the only team that's getting ready for next season, take a look at how other contenders have strengthen their squad then you'll understand, even Manchester United that's been slow are now adding players so it's going to be a tough season ahead.

 Maybe Arsenal might end up winning a trophy next season but I'm not really sure it would be the Premier league cause Liverpool looks like a team that wants to retain the trophy, Manchester City wants to dominate again atleast before Pep resigns, Chelsea have won a major trophy and still wants more so Arsenal have to work harder next season much more than they've done in other seasons.

[Marvell1]

Well, Kyle Walker-Peters is staying in the Premier League. KWP, whose transfer was canceled after agreed with Beşiktaş, is now heading to West Ham. His wages will probably be much lower. West Ham United have offered him a 3-year contract. If the player was very good Southampton would have renewed his contract. I think it's good that he didn't come to Beşiktaş. West Ham United is a club closer to his caliber. With Aaron Wan-Bissaka there, I don't think KWP can start. He may be a bench player for a long part of the season.

Kyle Walker Peters move to West Ham throw back a real change. Besiktas have officially bring to an end his contract after his medical was delayed, leading to his cancellation from the deal. So west Ham are now in give voice over a 3 year deal? appreciating his versatility as cover for Wan‑Bissaka and full-back depth. Yes you are right the only concerning thing is that wages are expected to be lower than what he earns in Turkey, but staying in the Premier League would be better for him. I am also guessing his starting XI opportunities may be limited, however his flexibility means that squad rotation should keep him involved.

[skarais]

After acquiring Wirts for €125 million, I read that Liverpool is ready to offer even more for Newcastle's Alexander Isak. Allegedly Liverpool has made an offer of £121 million (so almost €125 million) but it was rejected by Newcastle, who claim Isak is not for sale.
Rumours are they received a much higher offer from Saudi Al-Hilal. If true, I don't think that would be a direction Isak would want to go at this stage of his career. Then again, Saudis have very deep pockets, so who knows?

More details on this story:
https://www.football365.com/news/liverpool-newcastle-reject-liverpool-bid-isak-second-club-massive-offer

Alexander Isak won't accept an offer to play in Saudi Arabia, I'm sure. Newcastle's stated reason for offering a higher offer is actually to encourage Liverpool or other teams to raise their bids for Alexander Isak. The player's performance is considered commensurate with his high price tag, but I suspect that's simply due to excessive interest. Alexander Isak isn't worth that much in my opinion, but Newcastle may not want to let one of their best players go.

I know Alexander Isak has been scouted by several other big Premier League teams. Newcastle are aware of that and are eager to secure the player, not expecting him to leave so quickly. Set a high price is a common strategy for teams with prominent players, but sometimes it's not always the player's cup of tea.

[IceLincoln]

After acquiring Wirts for €125 million, I read that Liverpool is ready to offer even more for Newcastle's Alexander Isak. Allegedly Liverpool has made an offer of £121 million (so almost €125 million) but it was rejected by Newcastle, who claim Isak is not for sale.
Rumours are they received a much higher offer from Saudi Al-Hilal. If true, I don't think that would be a direction Isak would want to go at this stage of his career. Then again, Saudis have very deep pockets, so who knows?

More details on this story:
https://www.football365.com/news/liverpool-newcastle-reject-liverpool-bid-isak-second-club-massive-offer  

Alexander Isak is still a prolific striker and in his prime playing at the EPL I’m not sure he’ll want to move to the Saudis no matter the amount of money they’re offering him. Liverpool might be a better club but he’s an integral part of this Newcastle team and there’s no way Newcastle will want to let him go except if the player has a strong  interest in playing for Liverpool which has not been shown or indicated yet.
Alexander Isak is not for sale cos he’s the future at Newcastle, I believe they want more trophies in the future.

[pawel7777]

Just to have a break from all the transfer talk, let's take a peek at some 2024/25 season stats that I didn't even know existed.
givemesport.com recently published ranking of English clubs by number of arrests of their fans during the season. Long story short, here is the top 6 Premier League clubs with 50+ arrests in the season:

6. Everton 56
5. Aston Villa 71
4. Chelsea 76
3. West Ham United 77
2. Manchester City 94
1. Manchester United 121

I guess Man United's fans frustration with the poor performance couldn't be more evident.

[Miles2006]

How is gonna feel the Arsenal fans now. I mean I know this is not a super main tournament but Chelsea again win a international trophies and they can't win anything when they already have one of their best teams in years.

Another bad year for an Arsenal fan.

The good news? We are only 1 month away from the start of premier league.

Arsenal had a good season last time no doubt, I’m not sure they’ll bottle up the chance this new season although I can’t predict just yet because other teams are doing their best to sign players including improving their performance definitely this is a competition. The way Chelsea fans are confident about their team and their performance this past days is impressive, they have every reason to celebrate and brag.

How sure are you that Arsenal's going to win the league if you think they won't bottle it, remember that they're not the only team that's getting ready for next season, take a look at how other contenders have strengthen their squad then you'll understand, even Manchester United that's been slow are now adding players so it's going to be a tough season ahead.

 Maybe Arsenal might end up winning a trophy next season but I'm not really sure it would be the Premier league cause Liverpool looks like a team that wants to retain the trophy, Manchester City wants to dominate again atleast before Pep resigns, Chelsea have won a major trophy and still wants more so Arsenal have to work harder next season much more than they've done in other seasons.

Well fair enough, how sure do you think Liverpool will win the trophy again I guess this is another prediction, premier league is not an easy one like I stated the fact this is a competition other teams will try their best to improve compared to past performance. The fact you mentioned Chelsea above Arsenal in the premier league race sound funny just because they won previous match which led to their victory doesn’t mean they’re back fully, concerning Liverpool and Manchester city I still can’t tell both teams are strong but, we can only make prediction not 100% trust.

[X-ray]

Just to have a break from all the transfer talk, let's take a peek at some 2024/25 season stats that I didn't even know existed.
givemesport.com recently published ranking of English clubs by number of arrests of their fans during the season. Long story short, here is the top 6 Premier League clubs with 50+ arrests in the season:

6. Everton 56
5. Aston Villa 71
4. Chelsea 76
3. West Ham United 77
2. Manchester City 94
1. Manchester United 121

I guess Man United's fans frustration with the poor performance couldn't be more evident.

Enough to conclude how desperate Manchester United fans with their club. They always receive disappointment in any seasons, and i know how they feel. However, it's also surprised to see so many City fans were arrested as well.

Hmm.. interesting to see whether they will be improvement to happen to those duo Manchester. So their fans don't need to feel desperate, then do something destructive. 

[Lidger]

How is gonna feel the Arsenal fans now. I mean I know this is not a super main tournament but Chelsea again win a international trophies and they can't win anything when they already have one of their best teams in years.

Another bad year for an Arsenal fan.

The good news? We are only 1 month away from the start of premier league.

Arsenal had a good season last time no doubt, I’m not sure they’ll bottle up the chance this new season although I can’t predict just yet because other teams are doing their best to sign players including improving their performance definitely this is a competition. The way Chelsea fans are confident about their team and their performance this past days is impressive, they have every reason to celebrate and brag.

If we only talk about the English Premier League, then Arsenal must be considered a good team because in the last three seasons we have seen the Premier League title winning team change, but in these last three seasons we have seen Arsenal being in the second position in the points table. At the end of each season, we feel that if Arsenal could have performed a little better, then maybe they could have won the Premier League title. The way Arsenal performed in the last season, they should improve their performance in the next season and fight to win the Premier League title. If they can perform well from the beginning, then they will have a good chance of winning the Premier League title.

[SuperBitMan]

How is gonna feel the Arsenal fans now. I mean I know this is not a super main tournament but Chelsea again win a international trophies and they can't win anything when they already have one of their best teams in years.

Another bad year for an Arsenal fan.

The good news? We are only 1 month away from the start of premier league.

Arsenal had a good season last time no doubt, I’m not sure they’ll bottle up the chance this new season although I can’t predict just yet because other teams are doing their best to sign players including improving their performance definitely this is a competition. The way Chelsea fans are confident about their team and their performance this past days is impressive, they have every reason to celebrate and brag.

Arsenal is doing very well coming out second in the premier league table for some seasons now is not easy because the English premier league is very competitive, however like I always say before Arsenal will be able to lift the premier league trophy next season they need to sign a very good striker not just any striker but a striker that can deliver them or score more goals, a striker that can break defense and score goals, I believe with a good striker like victor osimhen Arsenal will lift the premier league trophy, if not for the way Napoli decided to high the transfer money of victor osimhen Arsenal would have bought him, Arsenal coach has already seen that they really need a striker like victor osimhen that was why they decided to go for him at first, and Arsenal would have been a very good option for victor osimhen than any other club in England.

Chelsea did very well by winning the FIFA club world cup defeating PSG is not an easy thing to do however they did it, before the match started a lot of people even me where saying PSG will win Chelsea very well so Chelsea fans needs to celebrate very well because they never expected there win.
Winning the FIFA club world cup those not mean they are inform to be able to lift the premier league next season remember the competition will be very high.

[Oluwa-btc]

Manchester United are the slowest and the players they signed are like trash, Mbeumo is similar to Cunha, both of them are trash players.

Now what next? I heard they want to sign Emiliano Martinez, it's good if they can, but his salary is expensive.

Manchester United is lack of money, they have useless players who no teams interested to pay high, while Manchester United insist want to earn high. I don't even know the news about Antony, Betis haven't sign him permanently.

Having a bad day but this post sure cracked my ribs and I laughed out so good. I don't know who's more slow for my liking, either your slobhead or Manchester United.    Certainly, you'll be a good decider for that.

There are no such internal talks for Dibu Emiliano Martinez,  they should be considered speculations until club to club discussions have been held between both clubs. And Antony? Worry less mate, the sale of these unwanted players will be used to get a proper striker.

[Velvet78]

After acquiring Wirts for €125 million, I read that Liverpool is ready to offer even more for Newcastle's Alexander Isak. Allegedly Liverpool has made an offer of £121 million (so almost €125 million) but it was rejected by Newcastle, who claim Isak is not for sale.
Rumours are they received a much higher offer from Saudi Al-Hilal. If true, I don't think that would be a direction Isak would want to go at this stage of his career. Then again, Saudis have very deep pockets, so who knows?

More details on this story:
https://www.football365.com/news/liverpool-newcastle-reject-liverpool-bid-isak-second-club-massive-offer  

Liverpool is actually prioritizing the signing of Ekitiké these days. Newcastle was also after him but they have withdrawn from the race. Because his first choice is Liverpool now. They are only trying to make an offer which Frankfurt can accept.

Let's say this deal is off then I believe Liverpool will do their best to have an agreement with Isak. Either one of them would be a great choice for Liverpool.    They will finally have a more useful CF than Nunez.

[Cryptmuster]

Liverpool is actually prioritizing the signing of Ekitiké these days. Newcastle was also after him but they have withdrawn from the race. Because his first choice is Liverpool now. They are only trying to make an offer which Frankfurt can accept.

Let's say this deal is off then I believe Liverpool will do their best to have an agreement with Isak. Either one of them would be a great choice for Liverpool.    They will finally have a more useful CF than Nunez.

Yes, the situation unfolded in a very interesting way because the Magpies cannot compete with Liverpool for Ekitike, so they have targeted Nunez from Liverpool, and it even looks a bit funny. On the one hand, Nunez is a somewhat risky forward because he did not manage to play properly at Liverpool and find his place. For Newcastle this could be a certain risk because the problem might not only be in the team, since Liverpool is a very good team for forwards as they are focused on attack.

Maybe the reason for Nunez is that it is difficult for him to play in the English Premier League, so I think there is a risk for Newcastle in that. Napoli had been interested in Nunez for a long time but something did not work out and the negotiations were not successful. Saudi Arabia is also interested in Nunez, but I think that if Newcastle insist on this transfer then of course he will want to stay in England.

[SatoPrincess]

I saw the rumors of Jackson being offered to Manchester United and I found it funny because a few weeks ago Manchester United fans were trolling Arsenal for having an interest in Jackson. Getting a striker has always been a difficult task for clubs and in this market there are just a few left to go; Vlahovic, Sesko, Jackson, Calvin Lewis.

[GiftedMAN]

I saw the rumors of Jackson being offered to Manchester United and I found it funny because a few weeks ago Manchester United fans were trolling Arsenal for having an interest in Jackson. Getting a striker has always been a difficult task for clubs and in this market there are just a few left to go; Vlahovic, Sesko, Jackson, Calvin Lewis.

I just hope it's a mere rumours cause i wonder why Manchester United would be moving from Hodjlund to Jackson that's like going from grace to grass and won't solve any problem but cause more harms Manchester United is better of signing Chelsea's Unwanted players and instead of Jackson they better get Sesko or Vlahovic.

[Princess Leah]

Well fair enough, how sure do you think Liverpool will win the trophy again I guess this is another prediction, premier league is not an easy one like I stated the fact this is a competition other teams will try their best to improve compared to past performance. The fact you mentioned Chelsea above Arsenal in the premier league race sound funny just because they won previous match which led to their victory doesn’t mean they’re back fully, concerning Liverpool and Manchester city I still can’t tell both teams are strong but, we can only make prediction not 100% trust.

I'm not very sure about Liverpool winning the league consecutively, although they look ready and better than the previous season which makes them very strong contenders but that doesn't mean they'll win it, other teams are also strengthimg their depth too and getting very ready including Arsenal.

 Also, I'm not placing Chelsea above Arsenal I just gave my opinion concerning teams that would be strong contenders of next season based on their activities in the transfer window then I explained how winning a major trophy could boost the morale of Chelsea's players ahead of the new season, yes I can't give 100% assurance on the team that would win but it doesn't stop me from speculating.

[hyudien]

I saw the rumors of Jackson being offered to Manchester United and I found it funny because a few weeks ago Manchester United fans were trolling Arsenal for having an interest in Jackson. Getting a striker has always been a difficult task for clubs and in this market there are just a few left to go; Vlahovic, Sesko, Jackson, Calvin Lewis.

Currently, there are many unclear rumors circulating on social media, I even received more than 5 notifications of rumors about the connection between Jackson and Man Utd, I don't completely disagree if Jackson goes to Old Trafford, but with his quality with Chelsea last season, is this the best step for Man Utd to overhaul its squad? Yes, I know their finances are unstable at the moment, but clearly there are still other players out there who are much better quality. I will wait for news from Fabrizio about this rumor because he is the one who is very trusted.

[Volgastallion]

I saw the rumors of Jackson being offered to Manchester United and I found it funny because a few weeks ago Manchester United fans were trolling Arsenal for having an interest in Jackson. Getting a striker has always been a difficult task for clubs and in this market there are just a few left to go; Vlahovic, Sesko, Jackson, Calvin Lewis.

This cant be real, i expect not to see Macnhester United really wanting him, i mean with the super bad behavior and performance of this Manchester United team the worst they can do is having a player like Nicola Jackson who is super undiscipline and miss several goals under the line, with this luck on Manutd this can end pretty bad.

[Woodie]

Currently watching the Manchester United vs Leeds game, first half 0-0 as expected   And as things stand United not a full squad just seeing how the new signings like Cunha fit in but of course can't tell because youngsters are playing here today as a mixed team...but when all players are back for duty, we should expect to now see how well the team will settle in and hope it's for the best after reinforcements..but the defense needs a few bolts to make it better.