Deadline Day from Pg.33 - General Championship Transfers 2025

golfaddick said:

MarcusH26 said:

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2025/08/transfer-news-ben-brereton-diaz-joins-derby-county-on-loan

Ben Brereton Diaz joins Derby on loan from Southampton 

That's a good signing. 

It was 3 years ago. He’s scored 10 goals in the last 3 seasons. If we signed a striker with those numbers most people (including you) would be giving the recruitment team pelters

MarcusH26 said:

Wrexham agree a £6.5m fee with Coventry for midfielder Ben Sheaf. 

Yep Wrexham will be fine spent loads of money and strengthened.

MarcusH26 said:

Wrexham agree a £6.5m fee with Coventry for midfielder Ben Sheaf. 

He’s from round here, his old man is a school teacher.

killerandflash said:

Why would he want to leave a high flying Coventry to join Wrexham?

Mental that a team who are L2/L1 at best historically with a crap ground and capacity of 13,000 can spend that sort of money on the Championship.

MarcusH26 said:

Wrexham agree a £6.5m fee with Coventry for midfielder Ben Sheaf. 

Bad news for Dobbo I feel 

Their success is based on a TV show that won’t last forever. Because quite simply every entertainment format runs out of road in the end.

when that revenue vanishes they will be fucked 

ThomasOliver3 said:

DamoNorthStand said:

Their success is based on a TV show that won’t last forever. Because quite simply every entertainment format runs out of road in the end.

when that revenue vanishes they will be fucked 

The do also have huge commercial deals with Global brands and I think that’s more to do with Reynolds than the doc.

Wrexham fans really are living the dream.

The sponsorships are nowhere near large enough to support this kind of outlay. They are good for the division but not that big. An average front of shirt deal in the Champ is c£750k to £1m. Even if they are getting £2m it’s not supporting this spend by a long shot.

100pc this will come to an end at some point. Look at Blackburn….. they are a much bigger club than Wrexham but even their time was up in the end 

Transfer window ended on 30 August last year so that is now the final total from League One for the 2024 Summer Window. We just need the 78 deadline day signings to match that total. 

Transfers in as of end of 31 August 2025: 204 by 24 Teams (League One, 30 August 2024 - 282 signings by 24 Teams, Charlton with 9)
Most signings: Derby (13)
Least signings: Leicester & Sheffield Wednesday (1)

Teams with 13+ signings: 1
Teams with 11+ signings: 8
Teams with 9+ signings: 13
Teams with 7+ signings: 19
Teams with 5+ signings: 20
Teams with 3+ signings: 22

Fee paid/Undisclosed: 103
Free: 53
Loan: 48

Birmingham: 11
Alfons Sampsted - FC Twente (Undisclosed)
Phil Neumann - Hannover (Free)
James Beadle - Brighton (Loan)
Tommy Doyle - Wolves (Loan)
Demarai Gray  - Al-Ettifaq (Undisclosed)
Bright Osayi-Samuel - Fenerbahce (Free)
Kyogo Furuhashi - Rennes (Undisclosed)
Kanya Fujimoto - Gil Vicente (Free)
Eiran Cashin - Brighton (Loan)
Marvin Duksch - Werder Bremen (Undisclosed)
Lewis Koumas - Liverpool (Loan)

Blackburn: 8
Dion De Neve - KV Kortrijk (Undisclosed)
Sidnei Taveres - Moreirense (Undisclosed)
Ryan Alebiosu - KV Kortrijk (Undisclosed)
Sean McLoughlin - Hull (Undisclosed)
Lewis Miller - Hibernian (Undisclosed)
Aexl Henriksson - GAIS (Undisclosed)
Ryoya Morishita - Legia Warsaw (Undisclosed)
Andri Gudjohnsen - Gent (Undisclosed)

Bristol City: 4
Adam Randell - Plymouth (Undisclosed)
Joe Lumley - Southampton (Free)
Emil Riis Jakobsen - Preston (Free)
Radek Vitek - Loan (Manchester United)

Charlton: 9
Sonny Carey - Blackpool (Free)
Thomas Kaminski - Luton (Undisclosed)
Tanto Olaofe - Stockport (Undisclosed)
Amari'i Bell - Luton (Free) 
Reece Burke - Luton (Undisclosed)
Joe Rankin-Costello - Blackburn (Undisclosed)
Rob Apter - Blackpool (Undisclosed)
Charlie Kelman - QPR (Undisclosed)
Harvey Knibbs - Reading (Undisclosed)

Coventry: 3
Miguel Angel Brau - Granada (Free)
Kaine Kesler-Hayden - Aston Villa (Undisclosed)
Carl Rushworth - Brighton (Loan)

Derby: 13
Carlton Morris - Luton (Undisclosed)
Andreas Weimann - Blackburn (Free)
Danny Batth - Blackburn (Free)
Richard O'Donnell - Blackpool (Free)
Patrick Agyemang - Charlotte FC (Undisclosed)
Owen Beck - Liverpool (Loan)
David Ozoh - Crystal Palace (Loan)
Rhian Brewster - Sheffield United (Free)
Bobby Clark - RB Salzburg (Loan)
Dion Sanderson - Birmingham (Loan)
Lewis Travis - Blackburn (Undisclosed)
Max Johnston - Sturm Graz (Undisclosed)
Ben Brereton Diaz - Southampton (Loan)

Hull: 12
Gustavo Puerta - Bayer Leverkusen (Free)
Reda Laalaoui - Fath Union Sport (Undisclosed)
Dillon Phillips - Rotherham (Free)
Semi Ajayi - West Brom (Free)
Akin Famewo - Sheffield Wednesday (Free)
Joel Ndala - Manchester City (Loan)
John Lundstram - Trabzonspor (Loan)
Enis Destan - Trabzonspor (Free)
Oli McBurnie - Las Plamas (Free)
Joe Gelhardt - Leeds (Loan)
David Akintola - Caykur Rizespor (Loan)
Brandon Williams - N/A (Free)

Ipswich: 11
David Button - Reading (Free)
Cedric Kipre - Reims (Loan)
Azor Matusiwa - Rennes (Undisclosed)
Ashley Young - Everton (Free)
Jens Cajuste - Napoli (Loan)
Chupa Akpom - Ajax (Loan)
Kasey McAteer - Leicester (Undisclosed)
Ivan Azon - Como (Loan)
Darnell Furlong - West Brom (£4m)
Marcelino Nunez - Norwich (Undisclosed)
Sindre Walle Egeli - FC Nordsjaelland (Undisclosed)

Leicester: 1
Asmir Begovic - Everton (Free)

Middlesbrough: 10
*Owen Foster - Hull (Free)
*Archie Baptiste - Tottenham (Free)
Alfie Jones - Hull (Undisclosed)
Abdoulaye Kante - Troyes (Undisclosed)
Callum Brittain - Blackburn (Undisclosed)
Sontje Hansen - NEC (Undisclosed)
Sverre Nypan - Manchester City (Loan)
Adilson Malanda - Charlotte FC (Undisclosed)
Matt Targett - Newcastle (Loan)
Kaly Sene - Lausanne-Sport (Undisclosed)

Millwall: 9
Max Crocombe - Burton (Free)
Josh Coburn - Middlesbrough (Undisclosed)
Zak Sturge - Chelsea (Undisclosed)
Massimo Luongo - Ipswich (Free)
Steven Benda - Fulham (Loan)
Alfie Doughty - Luton (Undisclosed)
Joel Coleman - Bolton (Free)
Caleb Taylor - West Brom (Undisclosed)
Derek Mazou-Sacko - Rodez AF (Undisclosed)

Norwich: 12
Jacob Wright - Manchester City (£2.3m)
Dan Grimshaw - Plymouth (Undisclosed)
Harry Darling - Swansea (Free)
Louie Moulden - Crystal Palace (Free)
Jakov Medic - Ajax (Undisclosed)
Vladan Kovacevic - Sporting Lisbon (Undisclosed)
Mathias Kvistgaarden - Brondby (£6.9m)
Papa Amadou Diallo - Metz (£4.3m)
Jeffrey Schlupp - Crystal Palace (Free)
Mirko Topic - Familicao (Undisclosed)
Jovon Makama - Lincoln City (Undisclosed)
Pelle Mattsson - Silkeborg (Undisclosed)

Oxford: 6
Brian De Keersmaecker - Heracles (Undisclosed)
Brodie Spencer - Huddersfield (Undisclosed)
Luke Harris - Fulham (Loan)
Nik Prelec - Cagliari (Loan)
Will Lankshear - Tottenham (Loan)
Ben Davies - Rangers (Loan)

Portsmouth: 7
Adrian Segecic - Sydney FC (Undisclosed)
John Swift - West Brom (Free)
Luke LeRoux - IFK Varnamo (Undisclosed)
Mark Koznovszky - MTK Budapest (Undisclosed)
Florian Bianchini - Swansea (Loan)
Yang Min-Hyeok - Tottenham (Loan)
Josh Knight - Hannover 96 (Undisclosed)

Preston: 11
Jordan Thompson - Stoke (Free)
Pol Valentin - Sheffield Wednesday (Free)
Thierry Small - Charlton (Free)
Daniel Iversen - Leicester (Free)
Daniel Jebbison - Bournemouth (Loan)
Odel Offiah - Brighton (Undisclosed)
Michael Smith - Sheffield Wednesday (Free)
Jack Walton - Luton (Undisclosed)
Andrija Vukcevic - Juarez (Free)
Alfie Devine - Tottenham (Loan)
Lewis Dobbin - Aston Villa (Loan)

QPR: 10
Karamoko Dembele - Brest (Undisclosed)
Amadou Mbengue - Reading (Free)
Kealey Adamson - Macarthur (Undisclosed)
Kwame Poku - Peterborough (Undisclosed)
*Tylon Smith - Stellenbosch FC (Undisclosed)
Rumarn Burrell - Burton (Undisclosed)
Richard Kone - Wycombe (Undisclosed)
Isaac Hayden - Newcastle (Free)
Rhys Norrington-Davies (Loan)
Koki Saito - Lommel (Undisclosed)

Sheffield Utd: 10
Ehije Ukaki - Botev Plovdiv (Undisclosed)
Tyler Bindon - Nottingham Forest (Loan)
Louie Barry - Aston Villa (Loan)
Anton Polendakov - Septemvri Sofia (Free)
Djibril Soumare - Braga (Loan)
Ben Godfrey - Atalanta (Loan)
Nils Zatterstrom - Malmo (Undisclosed)
Danny Ings - West Ham (Free)
Japhet Tanganga - Millwall (Undisclosed)
Tahith Chong - Luton (Undisclosed)

Sheffield Wednesday: 1
Ethan Horvath - Cardiff (Loan)

Southampton: 8
Joshua Quarshie - Hoffenheim (£3.5m)
Damion Downs - FC Koln (£7m)
Mads Roerslev - Brentford (Undisclosed)
George Long - Norwich (Loan)
Finn Azaz - Middlesbrough (£12m)
Tom Fellows - West Brom (£8m)
Casper Jander - FC Nuremberg (£10.4m)
Elias Jekert - Galatasaray (Loan)

Stoke: 11
Sorba Thomas - Huddersfield (Undisclosed)
Maksym Talovierov - Plymouth (Undisclosed)
Divin Mubama - Manchester City (Loan)
Aaron Cresswell - West Ham (Free)
Ashley Phillips - Tottenham (Loan)
Robert Bozenik - Boavista (Free)
Jamie Donley - Tottenham (Loan)
Steven Nzonzi - Sepahan (Free)
Lamine Cisse - SC Bastia (Undisclosed)
True Grant - Manchester City (Undisclosed)
Tomas Rigo - Banik Ostrava (Undisclosed)

Swansea: 8
Cameron Burgess - Ipswich (Free)
Ricardo Santos - Bolton (Free)
Bobby Wales - Kilmarnock (Undisclosed)
Zeidane Inoussa - BK Hacken (Undisclosed)
Ethan Galbraith - Leyton Orient (Undisclosed)
Kaelan Casey - West Ham (Loan)
Malick Yalcouye - Brighton (Loan)
Marko Stamenic - Nottingham Forest (Undisclosed)

Watford: 11
Hector Kyprianou - Peterborough (Free)
Nathan Baxter - Bolton (Free)
Marc Bola - Samsunpor (Free)
James Abankwah - Udinese (Loan)
Vivaldo Semedo - Udinese (Undisclosed)
Othmane Maamaa - Montpellier (Undisclosed)
Luca Kjerrumgaard - Udinese (Loan)
Nestroy Irankunda - Bayern Munich (Undisclosed)
Caleb Wiley - Chelsea (Loan)
Max Alleyne - Manchester City (Loan)
Nampalys Mendy - Lens (Free)

West Brom: 8
Nat Phillips - Liverpool (Undisclosed)
Jack Bray - Harrogate (Undisclosed)
Aune Heggebo - SK Brann (Undisclosed)
George Campbell - Montreal (Undisclosed)
Krystian Bielik - Birmingham (Undisclosed)
Toby Collyer - Manchester United (Loan)
Chris Mepham - Bournemouth (Undisclosed)
Alfie Gilchrist - Chelsea (£2m)

Wrexham: 10
Ryan Hardie - Plymouth (Undisclosed)
Danny Ward - Leicester (Free)
Liberato Cacace - Empoli (Undisclosed)
George Thomason - Bolton (Undisclosed)
Josh Windass - Sheffield Wednesday (Free)
Lewis O'Brien - Nottingham Forest (Undisclosed)
Conor Coady - Leicester (Undisclosed)
Kieffer Moore - Sheffield United (Undisclosed)
Nathan Broadhead - Ipswich (Undisclosed)
Callum Doyle - Manchester City (Undisclosed)

*Over 18, but initially will be in the development squad

MillwallFan said:

EugenesAxe said:

MillwallFan said:

Todds_right_hook said:

MillwallFan said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

MillwallFan said:

ThomasOliver3 said:

MillwallFan said:

fenaddick said:

MillwallFan said:

Covered End said:

Scoham said:

Looks like Millwall could lose a couple of players.

https://x.com/sportspeteo/status/1958567923808673990?s=46&t=A-w3Eq0EWWpjMxring904Q

https://x.com/danielmarsh92/status/1958580401309450248?s=46&t=A-w3Eq0EWWpjMxring904Q

Arguably their two best players.

Said it on here before, wouldn’t be too catastrophic if Tanganga went. We have a ready made replacement in Camra. Also, because it’s not a PL club who are in for him, we’ll get a nice bit of wedge for him, (the £1.2 mill buy out clause was for PL club’s only). The talk is 5 mill with 2 million off add ons. Not bad for a player we got on a free in the summer. 

Would be absolutely gutted if Ivanovic went but I just can’t see it. We have him on a recently signed 3 year contract and have no reason to sell. 

Mad that a bottom end PL club isn't snapping him up for £1.2m, even just as a rotation option

 My thoughts exactly. Hope it doesn’t get hijacked by one at the last minute. I mean, it’s not ideal selling to a championship rival, but we have to be pragmatic here. That’s a lot of money for a club of our size and I’d be over the moon if we got that, when I thought he would go for 1.2 a few weeks ago. 

I see you've also lost Alfie already to yet another hamstring injury. Was a stupid buy, not on ability but because he can't stay fit. Losing Ivanovic & Tanganga plus Alfie should hopefully put you nicely back into mid-table... delightful!

10 mill for Tanganga. Brilliant bit of business for a player we signed on a free last year. 

Ivanovic going no where according to his uncle on twitter. 

Alfie will be back , but in the meantime we’ve got good cover for that position. 

Delightful indeed 😊

Thought i'd misread that and had to check online. 10m is crazy although Sheff utd can afford it as they've made over 20m in sales this summer. It says the 10m is apparently including add ons though, so not sure what the actual main fee is.

Football fees are ridiculous right now, and i wonder how long it will be before we see the next club crashing and burning due to financial issues. It definitely won't be you though, Flemming, Esse and Tanganga must be 30m in incomings over the past year now?

Yes correct, it’s 10 mill including add ons, so at a guess initial figure would probably be around the 7 or 8 million mark. As the old cliche goes, for that money I’d drive him to Sheffield myself! The main add on is usually if the buying club gets promoted. Rumour was we earned an extra million on the Fleming deal when Burnley got promoted last season. 

A lot of people were taking the piss out of us for having such a low buy out clause with Tanganga, but having that clause was the only way he would’ve signed in the first place and as it happens, that was only for PL clubs. None of who showed an interest, so really worked in our favour in the end. And a very low risk gamble for us as we signed him on a free anyway. It was a no brainer really. 

And yes about 30 million for those three players. Ivanovic will be worth at least half that himself at the end of this season. It’s good because the money is always being reinvested in the team where as in the past when we sold one of our star players the money would just get lost in the running costs of the club. 

Can’t argue that you’ve done well out of the outgoings. Maybe you can invest in some anti rust paint for your little stadium 😬😬😬

So it looks nice and pretty for you as you go past on the train? 

Yes as currently it looks a complete shithole 😘

You wait, New Bermondsey is on its way 😁

True. 

DyerConsequences said:

One missed from yesterday, Defender Neto Borges has joined Bristol City on loan from Middlesbrough.

Slipped through the neto that one