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Summer 26 Transfer Rumours

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Sergio Pinto III, May 15, 2026.

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  1. Briggus

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    We may agree with agents to take them on as trialists to keep them sweet. It helps the agent promote their player, the player gets training and fit and they fill gaps in our squad until we have new bodies in place.
    You rarely may get one who fits our criteria / requirements and as a bonus we can recruit him
     
    #4701 Briggus, Jul 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
  2. Wakefield Bantam

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    #4702 Wakefield Bantam, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
  3. andyc

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    August 8th and then 15th are the dates we are building towards
    I think there will be more decent signings before those dates
    It would be nice to have the squad in place from day one, but that doesn’t happen at any club
    There is no harm in looking at these players, doesn’t mean they will be signed up
     
    #4703 andyc, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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  4. andyc

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    Yes but he has so underperformed at this world cup, that his value has dropped to a bottle of Tizer and a bag of pork scratching, meaning we have a chance
     
    #4704 andyc, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
  5. Park bantam

    Park bantam Regular Starter

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    What did you say this time last summer and where did we finish
     
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    #4705 Park bantam, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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  6. Idlebantam

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    Did we sign anyone after the season had kicked off last year can you remember, or was the full squad already in place?
     
    #4706 Idlebantam, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
  7. andyc

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    I really can’t remember
     
    #4707 andyc, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
  8. Lard Arse

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    Powell & McIntyre
     
    #4708 Lard Arse, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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  9. mini24

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    After going to the game Saturday, none of the trialists was any good, apart from Reece James but he’s a left back or left centre half so we don’t need him. Welch was out of position everytime Halifax attacked which wasn’t much granted but he still looked awful.
    Cartwright looked more like a sitting player than a box to box to me so maybe he covers powers role.
    Middle centre half , central midfielder of good quality and some completion for neufville
     
    #4709 mini24, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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  10. Idlebantam

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    I had a feeling we did with Powell, honestly forgot all about McIntyre, feels like that was a couple of seasons ago.
     
    #4710 Idlebantam, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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  11. Bigrod

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    Leicester, ‘will have to pay back a £50m loan from Australian bank Macquarie, with £25m to be paid back this season and next season’. They lost £71.1 Million https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/breaking-leicester-city-announce-significant-10889538
    Their debt is immense. They will struggle to pay new players high salaries. It is either reduce your outgoings or borrow even more. I understand they owe Australian bank Macquarie just short of £100 Million with an interest rate averaging 8.1% (so £8 Million + a year just to service the debt?).
    Quite frankly they are in an appalling state. I also understand they owe HMCR a considerable sum.
    The potential for none payment of salaries, court action to recover money and even a winding up order must be real. There should be a salary cap, to reduce the vulnerability to increasing debt. https://theesk.org/2026/04/20/the-analysis-series-leicester-citys-fall-from-grace/
    To put it bluntly they are in a huge mess and most players should give the club a wide berth, unless they are in the ‘desperate’ category.
     
    #4711 Bigrod, Jul 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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  12. andyc

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    That is scary, such levels of debt
    Another poor season and they could be gone, they surely can’t be paying out big wages
     
    #4712 andyc, Jul 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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  13. andyc

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    £160k a week just in debt interest
    More than our playing budget
     
    #4713 andyc, Jul 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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    There's a few still their on Premier League wages.
    Vestergaard £60k a week
    Skipp £50k a week
    etc
     
    #4714 Lard Arse, Jul 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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  15. andyc

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    Madness, chasing the dream
    We all want our club to do well, but at what cost
     
    #4715 andyc, Jul 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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  16. Offcomedun

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    I was wondering about that too. No competition that I can see.
     
    #4716 Offcomedun, Jul 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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  17. ericctid

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    Has anyone seen the video going around of a player at VP. Likely a new signing on the way.
     
    #4717 ericctid, Jul 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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    You mean this
     
    #4718 Kopendin1964, Jul 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
  19. andyc

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    What the hell is that saying
    Who’s that?
    Bloody annoying though
     
    #4719 andyc, Jul 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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  20. Bigrod

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    These are some figures for last season. ‘The average League One salary for 2025/26 is £4,100 per week or around £215,000 per annum. This figure is drawn from 640 recorded player salaries, which is around 26 or 27 players per club’. https://www.888sport.com/blog/football/league-one-salary
    If @Lard Arse@Lard Arse figures are correct (Vestergaard £60k a week, Skipp £50k a week), then their combined salaries alone are virtually the equivalent of 27 players!
    As I said it is crazy, how much longer can these clubs operate with such a deficit, beggars belief!
     
    #4720 Bigrod, Jul 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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