⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[EL MOHA]

And we have got the here we go! 

Ekitiké is officially joining Liverpool. However his cost will be really huge. But on the other hand he is cheaper than Isak at least. I don't think Newcastle would let him go under his current value (120 million euros).

He is a team player for sure. He made lots of assists in addition to his scoring last season. Really good move by Arne Slot!

Definitely he is going to cost less than Isak because they are not the same type of player in my opinion. If Liverpool were given the green light from Newcastle I think they Will have opted to sign Isak than Ekitike even if the money is more than €20m higher because if we look at both of them we will Isak is more experienced and already a premier league proven. So it was the complication of the Isak deal that force Liverpool to switch to Ekitike.

But don’t take anything away from Ekitike he has the potential to actually light the premier league. But the pressure from this transfer fee will definitely put him down.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Nice work done on Ekitiké!    As I said before, my 1st choice would be Isak. But Newcastle didn't want to let him go... Anyways, Ekitiké is a versatile striker. He can contribute to goals in multiple ways. Good choice again.

Possible big change in Man City squad. Their first goalkeeper, Ederson, is said to have reached an agreement to leave the club for Galatasaray.
He will be replaced by young James Trafford, who is only 22 years old. Trafford already had a contract with Man City in the past but left for Burnley in 2023. Now the City are very keen on getting him back. They are not the only club interested in the young goalkeeper. Newcastle have also made an offer to Burnley (of £27 million), but it got rejected. The City have much deeper pockets though, so I'm sure they will come to an agreement, even if Burnley negotiate hard.

Anyhow, if it comes to that, that will be a big change and could have a significant impact on the club's performance in the upcoming season.

Yeah we are getting really close to sign Ederson currently.    He is just the kind of a goalkeeper we'd make use of after parting ways with Muslera.

I think James Trafford is a great GK at this age already. He had insane clean sheets stats last - 29 in 45 games. He is only 22 now.

[free-bit.co.in]

Possible big change in Man City squad. Their first goalkeeper, Ederson, is said to have reached an agreement to leave the club for Galatasaray.
He will be replaced by young James Trafford, who is only 22 years old. Trafford already had a contract with Man City in the past but left for Burnley in 2023. Now the City are very keen on getting him back. They are not the only club interested in the young goalkeeper. Newcastle have also made an offer to Burnley (of £27 million), but it got rejected. The City have much deeper pockets though, so I'm sure they will come to an agreement, even if Burnley negotiate hard.

Anyhow, if it comes to that, that will be a big change and could have a significant impact on the club's performance in the upcoming season.

Reports from Goal and Fanatik say that Ederson has already agreed personal terms with Galatasaray. But Galla has offered only €3 million. That's far below his value. Don't think city will accept that. Sky Sports says City have opened talks with Burnley to trigger, but renegotiate, their £40 m buy‑back on 22‑year‑old James Trafford. Newcastle deed make an offer of £27 million for him, which was rejected. It looks like city are just looking at options. They are probably still not ready to let their number one go until they find a good replacement and a good value.

[qurbanshah02]

Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Xavi Simons. While there haven't been any official offers yet, Simons is reportedly keen on leaving Leipzig. Both of these options are excellent options for the young player, who scored 11 goals and provided 8 assists last season. Xavi Simons is a player who can match the quality of the Premier League. What are your thoughts on this? Would he be successful if he moved to the Premier League?

This could be a good deal for both of them because this player has played well in teams like Bayern Munich and PSG but he has moved to one team or the other every year and if his performance is so good then why does RB Leipzig want to let him go. The reason for this is that he was playing on loan from PSG but now PSG has return in this player team. This player has a good record but still his luck is going in the same way. If he is going to stay in PSG now then he should try so hard and achieve success then he will definitely succeed. PSG are among the strong teams in this league so we should be inspired to see their best effort.

[SatoPrincess]

I think this Manchester United Board and Management is not very serious, they’re always going for mediocre level strikers and expect them to perform at the highest. Rubem Amorim who is trying to rebuild the team should do so with good quality players, for Man United to return back. With the kind of players available at Man United right now, they will only aim for the top four if they can make it. They also need to reinforce their goalkeeper position.

So far Manchester United have made two impressive signings in Mbuemo and Cunha but I don’t think that is enough to help them achieve the season’s objectives. They need to strengthen other positions as well like defense and midfield even if they don’t want to sell Andre Onana.

[uchegod-21]

I think this Manchester United Board and Management is not very serious, they’re always going for mediocre level strikers and expect them to perform at the highest. Rubem Amorim who is trying to rebuild the team should do so with good quality players, for Man United to return back. With the kind of players available at Man United right now, they will only aim for the top four if they can make it. They also need to reinforce their goalkeeper position.

So far Manchester United have made two impressive signings in Mbuemo and Cunha but I don’t think that is enough to help them achieve the season’s objectives. They need to strengthen other positions as well like defense and midfield even if they don’t want to sell Andre Onana.

This is not all about Manchester United's decision. You should also consider players willing to join Manchester United considering the fact that they are not playing any European football.
Just like the other striker Manchester United has been following but he is very much interested in Arsenal, so player's interest should always be taken into consideration.

So far, Manchester United has made two impressive signings and I will not call it a mediocre signing, but where I am not comfortable is going for Jackson after securing Mbeumo. They should explore other options or go for a proven striker and not Jackson

[bitcoin_mining]

I think, this is the third time or second time Arsenal is ended up in second position in the premier League table in the tenure of their current coach, which is a big challenge for Arsenal coach right now to take a good step to sign a good player that will handle the centre forward to make the team stronger. Gyokeres will be fit for such wing, if Arsenal coach can consider the player to join the team this season because his team is ready to release him to Arsenal if they are ready to pay the amount of funds they are willing to sell him out to Arsenal, I hope Arsenal coach make a good decision in this summer to sign in players that will make team to win this premier League title.

I think that if Arsenal do a good job this season by Being more consistent in winning then they could take the PL, if not you have to ask City how they did in the 2nd and 3rd seasons, where Arsenal were not consistent and they lost a lot, Liverpool already have it clear, they know that with a good advantage they will take the PL, I couldn't say which team could do better, but if Arsenal with the material they have they can make the difference.

Last season, Arsenal's toughest rival was Liverpool, but this season, Arsenal will have to face another tough rival and that tough rival is Manchester City. Last season, we did not see Manchester City at the top of the points table because Manchester City's performance was inconsistent last season, but next season, they will definitely want to start anew and win the English Premier League title again. In the past few seasons, we have seen Arsenal hold the second position of the Premier League strongly, but if Liverpool performs like last season and Manchester City returns to their best rhythm next season, then it will be difficult for Arsenal to hold the second position of the points table, although Arsenal will fight to ensure the top position of the points table next season. 

It is impossible to predict which team will win the Premier League title, but it is expected that Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool will face a tough competition next season.

[sana54210]

And we have got the here we go! 

Ekitiké is officially joining Liverpool. However his cost will be really huge. But on the other hand he is cheaper than Isak at least. I don't think Newcastle would let him go under his current value (120 million euros).

He is a team player for sure. He made lots of assists in addition to his scoring last season. Really good move by Arne Slot!

Ekitike definitely looks like he is going to carry a big responsibility for Liverpool. Think about it, if we are seeing them pay 90+ million for this kid, who is only 23 years old, then they are doing it because they want him for like 10+ years ideally, if he can play great and be a Liverpool legend, then yeah every penny was worth it, but if he fails and becomes like Nunez then we are not going to hear the end of it.

What we need at the moment is to make sure that things could change for the long term. If we can do that, then we could get a much better result. He needs to just ignore the haters, and doubters, and just focus on his game. Liverpool paid this much for a reason, he should realize, he is worth it, and he played good enough to be worth that much, so he needs to just keep playing his game.

[dezoel]

I think this Manchester United Board and Management is not very serious, they’re always going for mediocre level strikers and expect them to perform at the highest. Rubem Amorim who is trying to rebuild the team should do so with good quality players, for Man United to return back. With the kind of players available at Man United right now, they will only aim for the top four if they can make it. They also need to reinforce their goalkeeper position.

Recently Sir James Ratcliffe entry was supposed to be had some changes in Manchester United, but sadly things are not going as most was expecting even now in this transfer window currently they are not busy which give any chance of improvement.

Their first game against Leeds United ended with the result of 0–0 which is surely frustrating for Ruben Amorim because they started with Cunha, but things are still not still needed pace which make things better.
Few changes are expected in coming days because currently their performance is not going to be had depth things are still not on track, and they can face another worst season while their first game is against Arsenal.

[MArsland]

Ekitike definitely looks like he is going to carry a big responsibility for Liverpool. Think about it, if we are seeing them pay 90+ million for this kid, who is only 23 years old, then they are doing it because they want him for like 10+ years ideally, if he can play great and be a Liverpool legend, then yeah every penny was worth it, but if he fails and becomes like Nunez then we are not going to hear the end of it.

What we need at the moment is to make sure that things could change for the long term. If we can do that, then we could get a much better result. He needs to just ignore the haters, and doubters, and just focus on his game. Liverpool paid this much for a reason, he should realize, he is worth it, and he played good enough to be worth that much, so he needs to just keep playing his game.

Both Ekitike and Nunez are now competing to show their best. Nunez is starting to realize his position is threatened, in the trial match against Stoke City managed to impress. At least Nunez is motivated to make the most of this opportunity. Seeing Liverpool active in the transfer market is very rare and this season they are serious about preparing for next season.

On the other hand the interesting thing is that Florian Wirtz does not seem to need the name adaptation, in the first trial match he immediately scored 2 assists at once. He is indeed a typical player with fast adaptation, Liverpool is lucky to be able to recruit him.

[Barikui1]

I think this Manchester United Board and Management is not very serious, they’re always going for mediocre level strikers and expect them to perform at the highest. Rubem Amorim who is trying to rebuild the team should do so with good quality players, for Man United to return back. With the kind of players available at Man United right now, they will only aim for the top four if they can make it. They also need to reinforce their goalkeeper position.

Recently Sir James Ratcliffe entry was supposed to be had some changes in Manchester United, but sadly things are not going as most was expecting even now in this transfer window currently they are not busy which give any chance of improvement.

Their first game against Leeds United ended with the result of 0–0 which is surely frustrating for Ruben Amorim because they started with Cunha, but things are still not still needed pace which make things better.
Few changes are expected in coming days because currently their performance is not going to be had depth things are still not on track, and they can face another worst season while their first game is against Arsenal.

Watching the actions of Manchester united in this summer transfer window has really baffles me that upon how terrible they were last season, they are still stuttering in the transfer market.
Let's take a look at other teams and how their transfer activities has been, if they are ranking all of them according to who did well and all that, Manchester united transfer outing was the worst  among them, upon the terrible season they just had, so it's baffling to me that Manchester united is showing enough signs that they are very much ok being a middle table team if not lower, so with what I have seen so far from the outing of Manchester united in the transfer market, I don't think that they are going to do better than last season because they have failed to strengthened as much as the other top and average teams.

[Black Mbaye]

I think this Manchester United Board and Management is not very serious, they’re always going for mediocre level strikers and expect them to perform at the highest. Rubem Amorim who is trying to rebuild the team should do so with good quality players, for Man United to return back. With the kind of players available at Man United right now, they will only aim for the top four if they can make it. They also need to reinforce their goalkeeper position.

So far Manchester United have made two impressive signings in Mbuemo and Cunha but I don’t think that is enough to help them achieve the season’s objectives. They need to strengthen other positions as well like defense and midfield even if they don’t want to sell Andre Onana.

Onana can be tested for another year, but they need to bring in the best players in defense to avoid repeating the mistakes they've made. Despite their strong attack, they still haven't secured the solid defensive players they need. Manchester United is hungry for success and has been years away from achieving their championship ambitions. This will need to change this year.

[MainIbem]

Onana can be tested for another year, but they need to bring in the best players in defense to avoid repeating the mistakes they've made. Despite their strong attack, they still haven't secured the solid defensive players they need. Manchester United is hungry for success and has been years away from achieving their championship ambitions. This will need to change this year.

If you're a Manchester United fan you'll never mention that, Onana tested for another year? No no no. His injury is an opportunity for Manchester United to go into the market and get a suitable goalkeeper and so far there are two options available for them to pick Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa that's very ready and waiting for Manchester United to make a move, then Senne Lammens of Royal Antwerp F.C which the board just recently spoke of internally, they're both better choices to Onana, Martinez is Premier League proven but Senne Lammens is younger and a cheaper Alternative. If Manchester United can sign a striker, goalkeeper and an extra Midfielder then they're good to go, they already have many good options for defense.

[Stormisover]

I think, this is the third time or second time Arsenal is ended up in second position in the premier League table in the tenure of their current coach, which is a big challenge for Arsenal coach right now to take a good step to sign a good player that will handle the centre forward to make the team stronger. Gyokeres will be fit for such wing, if Arsenal coach can consider the player to join the team this season because his team is ready to release him to Arsenal if they are ready to pay the amount of funds they are willing to sell him out to Arsenal, I hope Arsenal coach make a good decision in this summer to sign in players that will make team to win this premier League title.

I think that if Arsenal do a good job this season by Being more consistent in winning then they could take the PL, if not you have to ask City how they did in the 2nd and 3rd seasons, where Arsenal were not consistent and they lost a lot, Liverpool already have it clear, they know that with a good advantage they will take the PL, I couldn't say which team could do better, but if Arsenal with the material they have they can make the difference.

Last season, Arsenal's toughest rival was Liverpool, but this season, Arsenal will have to face another tough rival and that tough rival is Manchester City. Last season, we did not see Manchester City at the top of the points table because Manchester City's performance was inconsistent last season, but next season, they will definitely want to start anew and win the English Premier League title again. In the past few seasons, we have seen Arsenal hold the second position of the Premier League strongly, but if Liverpool performs like last season and Manchester City returns to their best rhythm next season, then it will be difficult for Arsenal to hold the second position of the points table, although Arsenal will fight to ensure the top position of the points table next season. 

It is impossible to predict which team will win the Premier League title, but it is expected that Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool will face a tough competition next season.

I don't know if Arsenal is in some kind of spell or what, for the past three seasons that they've ended second in the league table they were kind of the favorite to have lift the trophy as many might have believe because of their form and the point they were toping with but a the dying minutes you will see them fall, but this coming season I think the arsenal team is kind of solid but lacks a complete finisher and that was their major problems last season if only Mikel Arteta can sign sesko or Victor then I tell you the team is good to go and might lift the trophy for this coming 2025/2026 campaign.

[SatoPrincess]

There are currently 43 players in the main squad of Chelsea. You know that's just an insane number.    How many more players Boehly is aiming to sign this summer I wonder...

I still think Chelsea deserves a much better chairman than him. For example Abramovich knew much more about football compared to him. They need a chairman like him again. For the sake of proper player management.

Lol what do you expect when Chelsea continue to sign every player in the market. Could this be a business strategy Chelsea are using to  grow their accounts? How come they don’t fault the fair play rules with these signings. The premier league needs to really investigate their transfer dealings.

[Velvet78]

Manchester United is trying to make a move for Gyökeres recently by the way. They saw an opportunity after Arsenal - Sporting still couldn't reach an agreement.  

However the player is very determined. He doesn't want them. He only wants Arsenal now. Maybe things could have been different if the Red Devils made it to the Champions League...

I wonder what Sporting wants more and Arsenal doesn't accept...

[Jostern]

And we have got the here we go! 

Ekitiké is officially joining Liverpool. However his cost will be really huge. But on the other hand he is cheaper than Isak at least. I don't think Newcastle would let him go under his current value (120 million euros).

He is a team player for sure. He made lots of assists in addition to his scoring last season. Really good move by Arne Slot!

Ekitike definitely looks like he is going to carry a big responsibility for Liverpool. Think about it, if we are seeing them pay 90+ million for this kid, who is only 23 years old, then they are doing it because they want him for like 10+ years ideally, if he can play great and be a Liverpool legend, then yeah every penny was worth it, but if he fails and becomes like Nunez then we are not going to hear the end of it.

What we need at the moment is to make sure that things could change for the long term. If we can do that, then we could get a much better result. He needs to just ignore the haters, and doubters, and just focus on his game. Liverpool paid this much for a reason, he should realize, he is worth it, and he played good enough to be worth that much, so he needs to just keep playing his game.

Liverpool is a club that give there players a lot of time to adapt to life in there new environment, Hugo Ekitike is a grate player and Liverpool is going to give him all the time he needs to deliver considering that he is very young and the talent is there, and it will not only depend on scoring goals but assist and how to link up play, there would be no sort of pressure whatsoever for him, They have Mohammed Salah who have been carrying the team for a long time now and he is expected to once again carry the goal scoring as a priority, Nunez have really not have a good streak of goals at Liverpool but I don’t think he is doing badly, he scored some goals, How will anyone in Liverpool squad out score Salah, I’m still wondering about that, Hugo Ekitike will settle in and he will be part of a grate teams and he will deliver for the team. The fans are going to support him because Liverpool fans always support their players, Just like the Liverpool fans have been supporting Nunez and he is also loved by the fans. My hopes are high for Hugo Ekitike and he will definitely deliver for this Liverpool team.

[POPOLUV]

I think this Manchester United Board and Management is not very serious, they’re always going for mediocre level strikers and expect them to perform at the highest. Rubem Amorim who is trying to rebuild the team should do so with good quality players, for Man United to return back. With the kind of players available at Man United right now, they will only aim for the top four if they can make it. They also need to reinforce their goalkeeper position.

So far Manchester United have made two impressive signings in Mbuemo and Cunha but I don’t think that is enough to help them achieve the season’s objectives. They need to strengthen other positions as well like defense and midfield even if they don’t want to sell Andre Onana.

That is very impressive one by Manchester United of being able to sign up two players, Bryan mbuemo was sign from Brentford club  where he played as a right winger and Matheus Cunha is a professional footballer from Brazil who plays as a Striker for Wolves, it is a great achievement that Manchester United succeeded in singing the two players, and they should look forward to sign up more players, like Manchester United needs to build up their defense, midfield and it is good Manchester United was able to sign a striker because with the way they played their first pre season friendly match with Leeds club, i was expecting Manchester United to be victorious over the Leeds but they end up drawing the game to Leeds,  if eventually Manchester should start with this drawing game part, believe me i don't think Manchester United will go far this coming season.

[GiftedMAN]

Manchester United is trying to make a move for Gyökeres recently by the way. They saw an opportunity after Arsenal - Sporting still couldn't reach an agreement.  

However the player is very determined. He doesn't want them. He only wants Arsenal now. Maybe things could have been different if the Red Devils made it to the Champions League...

I wonder what Sporting wants more and Arsenal doesn't accept...

He's more interested in going to Arsenal than Manchester United I think the dude wants a club where he'll play Champions league football and Manchester United can't offer him that I don't know why Arsenal are delaying if they keep doing that then Sporting might project the player to other clubs to hijack the deal. This should serve as a lesson to Manchester United that they have to sit up and qualify in the top 4 to attract top players.

[bitgolden]

Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Xavi Simons. While there haven't been any official offers yet, Simons is reportedly keen on leaving Leipzig. Both of these options are excellent options for the young player, who scored 11 goals and provided 8 assists last season. Xavi Simons is a player who can match the quality of the Premier League. What are your thoughts on this? Would he be successful if he moved to the Premier League?

Leverkusen too, although I am sure he would prefer to go to Chelsea or Arsenal of course, but Leverkusen made some money, and they are intending to change Wirtz with Simmons and they know he will worth less as well so it may happen. Plus, he is a Dutch player and we all know how Erik Ten Hag prefers to get Dutch players for the teams he manages, he did the same with Antony and few others at United as well.

What we are seeing at Leverkusen is not acceptable, and if they keep getting these bad results, they are going to fire ETH before the season ends, maybe even before winter break, and that might be end of ETH's manager career. I know that he will continue with some smaller clubs, like outside of top 5 league, but he will never manage good teams anymore.