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Summer 2026 Transfer Thread

So, with Jackson’s deal done, Al Hilal are finishing up Watkins’ deal … 50 million pounds with small add-ons possible. That gets him out for just under what it cost to replace him. Now to actually practice with a squad of players who are gonna be there all season. And at the end of the day, that’s all I really care about.

I hate that Oliie has ended up in freaking Saudi, but here we are.
 
And in a stunning move, former Gotham FC forward Esther Gonzalez, who left the club last month to attend to "personal matters", signed in the Saudi Pro League for Al Qadsiah. Reportedly, she has also deleted photos from her social media accounts of her wife and child! :oops: :(

sports.yahoo.com

Ex-Gotham FC star stunningly signs with new team shortly after release to deal with ‘personal matters’

The surprise departure of Spanish forward Esther González from Gotham FC late last month took on a new twist Sunday after it was revealed that she already has a new soccer home.
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What a stupid transfer window we are having. PSR has turned the transfer market into the art market where rich people buy art at insanely inflated prices for tax purposes and the rest of us just look at the prices thinking, what the hell is going on.

Also, Villa this summer have basically done what I do in my first transfer window of every football manager save ever where I turn over the entire team regardless of when it is in the transfer window.
 
Ed H in Pasadena said:
Apparently Chelsea got the Emi deal over the line, officially

www.skysports.com

Emiliano Martinez transfer news: Chelsea agree £7.5m deal to sign Aston Villa's World Cup winning goalkeeper

Chelsea agree transfer to sign Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in deal worth £7.5m; 2022 World Cup winner has been relegated to second choice at Villa Park after arrival of Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma
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Amazing how quickly the price for keepers declines. They were turning down offers for almost twice that much just last year.

As for Chelsea, as always, we’ll see. They have a special gift for collecting overwhelming talent that then ends up not being able to play together.
 
Villa managed to get PSG/Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye's deal done after months and months of back and forth. That one never seemed particularly likely to me. Real deal talent, but still very young. Could be world class if handled well. That's some serious talent up front, once they figure out how to play together.

Now somebody go find a RCB and maybe by November this side might actually be cooking.
 
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