Premiere League [EPL] Transfer & Speculation Discussion Thread

[Oluwa-btc]

Arsenal has finally signed Bruno Guimarães, this is a very good one for Arsenal, I love the signing it will make their midfield more stronger and unstoppable. This coming season the premier League title will be lifted by Arsenal again.
I'm just imagining how strong there midfield is going to be, right now Arsenal has the best midfield in the premier League. I'm enjoying what Arsenal is building, if they should succeed in getting vinicius Junior then they are going to dominate the premier League for a long time.

An elite midfielder, who can play both the number 6 and number 8 role very well. With this signature, Declan Rice will be back to his old position which he played for West ham United. We all saw how Bruno Guimaraes played for Newcastle United and Brazil national sqaud. He brings composure, experience and control. It is something which he is very good with. I can agree that they're the best in midfield at the moment and that they can still get to win the Premier League Competition with his signature. We don't know what Vinicius junior response will be, but if he makes a move to Arsenal, they will most definitely dominate the Premier League Competition.

[blue Snow]

Arsenal has finally signed Bruno Guimarães, this is a very good one for Arsenal, I love the signing it will make their midfield more stronger and unstoppable. This coming season the premier League title will be lifted by Arsenal again.
I'm just imagining how strong there midfield is going to be, right now Arsenal has the best midfield in the premier League. I'm enjoying what Arsenal is building, if they should succeed in getting vinicius Junior then they are going to dominate the premier League for a long time.

Newcastle fans are angry and gutted about this situation surrounding this deal. They never wanted Bruno Guimarães to leave Newcastle ever since Arteta.

Obviously, they’ll be angry and disappointed. After all, several of their top players have left in the same season, starting with Gordon, followed by Tonali, and now Guimarães. On the other hand, Newcastle hasn’t yet signed replacements of comparable quality. I imagine Newcastle’s performance will be poor this season.

[blue Snow]

Am not too surprised that, players like Delap is put up for sale three clubs are actually showing interest in him, so let see how this will go because Everyon, Leeds and Forrest are the teams going for him. So any of the three that he decides to go is left for him to make.

Reportedly, Everton, Leeds, and Forrest have backed off from their interest in Delap because Chelsea has set a price of 40 million for him. I think that price is too high for a player who’s been performing poorly. But who knows how this will play out. maybe Everton, Leeds, and Forrest will come back for Delap if Chelsea is willing to lower the price. For example, around 20 million or 25 million. If Chelsea really wants to sell Delap, then they’ll have to set a reasonable price so he’ll sell.

[masulum]

So far two clubs not buying a single player even they are got a lot of fresh money from their sold players. in other side, i think Chelsea need to careful because they are become a club with higher money spend.
Here is detail of Premier League 2026-27 net spend based on squawka.

Club	|	Money spent	|	Money received	|	Net spend	|	Deficit / Surplus
--------------------	+	--------------------	+	--------------------	+	--------------------	+	--------------------
Chelsea	|	$417.9m	|	$163.7m	|	$254.2m	|	Deficit
Tottenham	|	$302.9m	|	$105.3m	|	$197.6m	|	Deficit
Man City	|	$202.1m	|	$65.3m	|	$136.8m	|	Deficit
Ipswich	|	$131m	|	$8.1m	|	$122.9m	|	Deficit
Liverpool	|	$118.1m	|	$0m	|	$118.1m	|	Deficit
Brentford	|	$89.8m	|	$0m	|	$89.8m	|	Deficit
Everton	|	$77.6m	|	$0m	|	$77.6m	|	Deficit
Coventry	|	$76.4m	|	$0m	|	$76.4m	|	Deficit
Leeds	|	$98.5m	|	$25.2m	|	$73.3m	|	Deficit
Bournemouth	|	$71m	|	$6.9m	|	$64.2m	|	Deficit
Man Utd	|	$113.1m	|	$57m	|	$56.1m	|	Deficit
Arsenal	|	$104.3m	|	$52m	|	$52.3m	|	Deficit
Fulham	|	$63.5m	|	$11.2m	|	$52.2m	|	Deficit
Hull	|	$31m	|	$7.9m	|	$23.1m	|	Deficit
Brighton	|	$133.1m	|	$129.6m	|	$3.4m	|	Deficit
Sunderland	|	$0m	|	$22.6m	|	-$22.6m	|	Surplus
Newcastle	|	$185.2m	|	$213.6m	|	-$28.4m	|	Surplus
Crystal Palace	|	$0m	|	$75.2m	|	-$75.2m	|	Surplus
Aston Villa	|	$112.2m	|	$256.9m	|	-$144.7m	|	Surplus
Nottingham Forest	|	$0m	|	$153.1m	|	-$153.1m	|	Surplus

we will see who will become the most effective player transfer this season very soon. If chelsea failed to get the title, i think Xabi Alonso must take responsible for that. Because chelsea give everything for him to build a squad as he wants with a lot of transfer budget.

[Ashawowo(OS)]

Chelsea get's Cucurella replacement as Pep Chavarría Travels to london for medicals after deal has been concluded with Rayo vallacano for the player.
Alonso is still very busy in the transfer market bringing in players that would put Chelsea back in competitive ways, let's see how it goes.

[HajiBagi]

Chelsea get's Cucurella replacement as Pep Chavarría Travels to london for medicals after deal has been concluded with Rayo vallacano for the player.
Alonso is still very busy in the transfer market bringing in players that would put Chelsea back in competitive ways, let's see how it goes.

This is a very good signing, a good replacement for Cucurella, he plays for Rayo Vallecano and he is very good in both attack and defense, i remember when he gave Lamin Yamal a tough game against Barcelona, he is very fast that win ball, Chelsea is going to enjoy him if he adapt to the system, Chelsea have signed many players including the ones that they are not going to use this season, Chelsea current players are more than 30 players and the club have not sell them.

Chelsea need to learn from other top clubs, some players that a coach did not trust should be sell before signing another player, the club is adding players and no club is interested in signing the players that the club want to sell, Chelsea need to sell players to make the squad look better and ready for next season.

[jakdanyel]

This has just come outta nowhere! 

Really, Liverpool? This is how you scout a player after sending Konate away from the team? Araujo is never a player I would like to see in my team man honestly...

I don't think he is a good defender and he is always prone to getting red cards. You would understand if you watched him especially in the CL so far. A bad deal it is for me as a result.

[Joeboy]

~snip~

An elite midfielder, who can play both the number 6 and number 8 role very well. With this signature, Declan Rice will be back to his old position which he played for West ham United. We all saw how Bruno Guimaraes played for Newcastle United and Brazil national sqaud. He brings composure, experience and control. It is something which he is very good with. I can agree that they're the best in midfield at the moment and that they can still get to win the Premier League Competition with his signature. We don't know what Vinicius junior response will be, but if he makes a move to Arsenal, they will most definitely dominate the Premier League Competition.

As it stands now, Vinicius wouldn't be moving down to Arsenal, he even agreed to a long term contract of 6 yrs.. This news would really be discomforting to Arsenal coz right now they really needed a change in their left winger position, and Vinicius just seemed like the right player for the job considering how Agile, quick and skillful he is...But since things didn't work out, Arsenal would just have to look elsewhere for other options... Rumour has it that they are considering to sign Rafael Leo of Portugal or Barcola from France... Either of them would would be nice coz they both are good players who have proved themselves over and over again at both the country and clubs...

[Derekfunds]

Arsenal has finally signed Bruno Guimarães, this is a very good one for Arsenal, I love the signing it will make their midfield more stronger and unstoppable. This coming season the premier League title will be lifted by Arsenal again.
I'm just imagining how strong there midfield is going to be, right now Arsenal has the best midfield in the premier League. I'm enjoying what Arsenal is building, if they should succeed in getting vinicius Junior then they are going to dominate the premier League for a long time.

Newcastle fans are angry and gutted about this situation surrounding this deal. They never wanted Bruno Guimarães to leave Newcastle ever since Arteta.

Obviously, they’ll be angry and disappointed. After all, several of their top players have left in the same season, starting with Gordon, followed by Tonali, and now Guimarães. On the other hand, Newcastle hasn’t yet signed replacements of comparable quality. I imagine Newcastle’s performance will be poor this season.

I don't know if I will call this a mistake for Newcastle united now or I should wait and see their performance when season will start and peradventure if season starts and they didn't play like they use... Then it will be a great mistake for them to sell out their most valuable players and didn't sign back. I believe they would have done better last season if Alexander Isak was there and selling these players without signing back can make the team drop to nothing.

[Shussainshah]

Chelsea get's Cucurella replacement as Pep Chavarría Travels to london for medicals after deal has been concluded with Rayo vallacano for the player.
Alonso is still very busy in the transfer market bringing in players that would put Chelsea back in competitive ways, let's see how it goes.

Finally Chelsea got the replacement of Cucurella's.  I thought if Chelsea didn't find any good replacement they can change the formation because xabi Alonso did most of the time in Bayern Leverkusen and also in Madrid so I thought xabi Alonso can do the same but now they find the solution but it's not 100% same as Cucurella's but hope they can do best under xabi Alonso and xabi Alonso system is very clear for player and easily adoptedle.

I thought Chelsea can sign Lewis Hall from Newcastle ya the 2nd option they can buy alfonso Davis from Bayern Munich because they both a very look similar profile as Cucurella's.  But now they sign Pep Chavarría hope they complete the Cucurella's place and give has best to this amazing project.

[kizilhare]

Arsenal signed Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle for £75 million.
They signed the 28-year-old player to a 4+1 year contract.
Arsenal will fill the void left by Trossard with Guimaraes; I think it was a very smart and logical signing.
What caught my attention, however, is that Newcastle has sold Guimaraes as well, following the sale of Tonali.
Newcastle's squad is starting to get progressively weaker.

[blue Snow]

This has just come outta nowhere! 

Really, Liverpool? This is how you scout a player after sending Konate away from the team? Araujo is never a player I would like to see in my team man honestly...

I don't think he is a good defender and he is always prone to getting red cards. You would understand if you watched him especially in the CL so far. A bad deal it is for me as a result.

This came as a surprise because there had been no prior rumors about it. However, I’m not too disappointed by this transfer because it turns out Liverpool only exercised the option to loan Ronald Araujo for one season. Yes, perhaps Liverpool signed Ronald Araujo to add depth to their defense, since they do lack quality defenders. I hope Liverpool brings in another quality defender to partner with Virgil van Dijk. Araujo can’t be relied on as a starter because he poses a risk to the defense’s stability.

[Barikui1]

Chelsea get's Cucurella replacement as Pep Chavarría Travels to london for medicals after deal has been concluded with Rayo vallacano for the player.
Alonso is still very busy in the transfer market bringing in players that would put Chelsea back in competitive ways, let's see how it goes.

This is a very good transfer deal from Chelsea, because I heard that this player was the best left back in the Spanish laliga last season, so if he is coming to Chelsea, they can be rest assured to get a good value for their money, since he is already in his prime years, and he is not that expensive.
 Cucurella's absence will not be felt because Chelsea is one team that is good at replacing players, but it was the poor transfer dealings last summer, added with the resignation of Enzo maresca that spoilt last season for them, but I believe that under xabi Alonso, and with the important acquisition they have made this summer, they are going to be very competitive this season.

[BluebloodCXVI]

This has just come outta nowhere! 

Really, Liverpool? This is how you scout a player after sending Konate away from the team? Araujo is never a player I would like to see in my team man honestly...

I don't think he is a good defender and he is always prone to getting red cards. You would understand if you watched him especially in the CL so far. A bad deal it is for me as a result.

Well well well, what do we have here 😆
This is just a classic case of one club’s trash is another club’s experienced depth option with an option to buy lmao!

Most Barca fans have spent the last two seasons calling Araujo a liability, blaming him for every European exit they had during his time there and begging the club to get rid of him and now he’s off to Liverpool on a free loan with a buy option then all of a sudden he is an experienced cover and a smart low risk deal.

The same guy who was getting dog piled online for all his red cards and positional errors is somehow supposed to fix Liverpool’s defensive crisis next to Van Dijk?, lol Football is wild.

One fanbase can’t wait to see his back leaving, the other fan base  is already pissed and panicking that he might actually play for them, classic transfer window comedy😂

[gabbie2010]

Arsenal has finally signed Bruno Guimarães, this is a very good one for Arsenal, I love the signing it will make their midfield more stronger and unstoppable. This coming season the premier League title will be lifted by Arsenal again.
I'm just imagining how strong there midfield is going to be, right now Arsenal has the best midfield in the premier League. I'm enjoying what Arsenal is building, if they should succeed in getting vinicius Junior then they are going to dominate the premier League for a long time.

Newcastle fans are angry and gutted about this situation surrounding this deal. They never wanted Bruno Guimarães to leave Newcastle ever since Arteta.

Obviously, they’ll be angry and disappointed. After all, several of their top players have left in the same season, starting with Gordon, followed by Tonali, and now Guimarães. On the other hand, Newcastle hasn’t yet signed replacements of comparable quality. I imagine Newcastle’s performance will be poor this season.

I don't know how Newcastle would survive in this upcoming season with the departure of their amiable and dependable midfielder Guimarães to Arsenal,  you can't lose three of your quality and experience players and expect a better result in the league, their midfield is going to be shaky if there is no perfect replacement, I read a news that the club would rely on young players that were recently signed, I believe those new signings are inexperience no wonder Eddie Howe stylishly quit the club possibly to preserve his records at the club, now that Arsenal had caught a big fish, their midfield would be very solid with the likes of Guimarães, Declan Rice,  
Martin Ødegaard, Zubimendi, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Eberechi Eze definitely that midfield would be very formidable.

[Localhostspeed]

Finally Chelsea got the replacement of Cucurella's.  I thought if Chelsea didn't find any good replacement they can change the formation because xabi Alonso did most of the time in Bayern Leverkusen and also in Madrid so I thought xabi Alonso can do the same but now they find the solution but it's not 100% same as Cucurella's but hope they can do best under xabi Alonso and xabi Alonso system is very clear for player and easily adoptedle.

I thought Chelsea can sign Lewis Hall from Newcastle ya the 2nd option they can buy alfonso Davis from Bayern Munich because they both a very look similar profile as Cucurella's.  But now they sign Pep Chavarría hope they complete the Cucurella's place and give has best to this amazing project.

They didn't only make a replacement, they made money from the replacements but what we should be asking now is if this Pep Chavarria is going to be effective like Cucurella. The left back has never been left open since he was assigned that position. The guy was one of the best in the team but they somehow sold him because they think they he want to leave to another club he is interested. Not a bad deal but if you ask me I don't like how they made him leave.

I watch their friendly match against Milan today and I must say Xabi has improved. Milan is not a small team but they didn't score any goal. Even if it were to be friendly match, the way they performed showed that Chelsea were good the way they played. Today, I want to see them play this way this season and when the league finally start, I don't want to hear the excuses that Xabi was doing in Real Madrid, it will affect him this time and nobody will blame the club.

[Finebone]

This has just come outta nowhere!  

Really, Liverpool? This is how you scout a player after sending Konate away from the team? Araujo is never a player I would like to see in my team man honestly...

I don't think he is a good defender and he is always prone to getting red cards. You would understand if you watched him especially in the CL so far. A bad deal it is for me as a result.

I feels like laughing out loud because it's unimaginable that's Liverpool will let go of konate to real madrid, and instead of them to go for someone better or someone that is on the same level as konate, but instead they went and signed a player that is prone to red card.
 I wouldn't say much about this signing because football is one game where you can be easily exposed once you are not doing well, so I believe that they need to sign another top center back because relying on this player and Virgil van dijk that has deep in form, and is no longer the player used to be might cost them this season if they rely on them heavily.

[Nheer]

This has just come outta nowhere! 

Really, Liverpool? This is how you scout a player after sending Konate away from the team? Araujo is never a player I would like to see in my team man honestly...

I don't think he is a good defender and he is always prone to getting red cards. You would understand if you watched him especially in the CL so far. A bad deal it is for me as a result.

Very funny signing. People have made fun of this signing all over social media. It's funny how you do away with Konate just to get Araujo.
Saw some funny clips and replies about how fans reacted to it, by now Liverpool will be aware of what they've done.
Maybe that's the player the coach wants. Barcelona fans already celebrating his move out of the club so what can he possibly offer Liverpool? The dumbest transfer I have seen this summer.

They didn't only make a replacement, they made money from the replacements but what we should be asking now is if this Pep Chavarria is going to be effective like Cucurella.

It was a good deal from Chelsea as usual. Taking the best LB in the La Liga at such low price is such a bargain honestly. I don't doubt Chavarria at all. From what I've seen he's a decent player, definitely not on Cucurella level but he is someone we can count on. He's good offensively but I don't think defensively he can do as much as Cucurella.

[IjawMan]

This has just come outta nowhere! 

Really, Liverpool? This is how you scout a player after sending Konate away from the team? Araujo is never a player I would like to see in my team man honestly...

I don't think he is a good defender and he is always prone to getting red cards. You would understand if you watched him especially in the CL so far. A bad deal it is for me as a result.

Very funny signing. People have made fun of this signing all over social media. It's funny how you do away with Konate just to get Araujo.
Saw some funny clips and replies about how fans reacted to it, by now Liverpool will be aware of what they've done.
Maybe that's the player the coach wants. Barcelona fans already celebrating his move out of the club so what can he possibly offer Liverpool? The dumbest transfer I have seen this summer.

For Barcelona fans to celebrate his transfer that he has finally left their club, tells the whole story of of how bad he has been for Barcelona. If am correct, their wasn't a time this transfer was speculated in the news or on the social media, but out of nowhere we just saw here we go.

With how bad he was at Barcelona and how fans are angry with this sudden transfer, he has to do well to protect the job of those that made this transfer to happen cause expectations are already on him to fail,

So if he knows what is good for him, he have to start strong, because any sign of weakness or shaky performance in his first few games will put a lot of pressure on him and also on those that sanctioned this move.

[Jaycoinz]

For Barcelona fans to celebrate his transfer that he has finally left their club, tells the whole story of of how bad he has been for Barcelona. If am correct, their wasn't a time this transfer was speculated in the news or on the social media, but out of nowhere we just saw here we go.

With how bad he was at Barcelona and how fans are angry with this sudden transfer, he has to do well to protect the job of those that made this transfer happen cause expectations are already on him to fail,

So if he knows what is good for him, he has to start strong, because any sign of weakness or shaky performance in his first few games will put a lot of pressure on him and also on those that sanctioned this move.

Sometimes players who performed at a particular club can turn out to be the direct opposite of what they were in their previous club, there have been so many examples sighting this point of mine and one is the story of Usman dembele who strong and found it hard to find his stride at Barcelona but when he left for PSG, he completely transformed into another player entirely so if Andoni Iraola wants him at Liverpool then he must see something special in him.