Days are dwindling, the clock is ticking, and Marco Silva’s patience is wearing thin – and who can blame him? There are 270 hours left of the summer window, and Fulham, the Premier League’s lowest spenders, may as well have not signed a soul. Well, fear not: Tony and Shahid have touched down in London Town. The Khans’ arrival in Blighty is what normally sparks business on the banks of the Thames; perhaps that speaks volumes about how London’s Original conduct their business… but at this point in the window, that’s neither here nor there.
Now Tony and Shahid are in the big smoke, let me tell you straight, Mr. and Mr. Khan: here’s why you’ll regret the summer of ’25 for years to come. But for you, my fellow Fulham fans, I’ll try to stoke the fire of any last dying embers of transfer hope, and explain how the Khans can still salvage the 2025 summer window. Shall we?
Explaining Fulham Fans Summer Frustrations
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The fact that the lone point of adulation within the Whites’ fanbase concerns the fact that nothing has happened tells you all you need to know about Fulham’s window. Re-signing pieces to Fulham’s emerging young core, like Josh King, and hopefully soon Rodrigo Muniz, is smart, essential business that will pay dividends in the here, now, and future. That shouldn’t excuse Tony Khan & Co. from building on the foundations of a historic Fulham side.
Frustration around FFC’s lack of summer business, from both supporters and management alike, doesn’t come from a place of fear of relegation-not this season anyway. With Marco Silva at the helm, I’m fully confident that Fulham will comfortably maintain their top-flight status. But in years to come, will we look on the summer of ’25 as a missed opportunity?
For sure. This summer is a chance to take a Fulham squad on the precipice of greatness to the summit, to the promised land. You don’t get many chances to peek behind the iron curtain at a major trophy at the Cottage, but with Marco Silva at the helm, we have just that. It’s time to capitalise – not rest on your laurels, marketing Kenny Tete and Tom Cairney contract sagas as new signings for the sake of a couple of million quid, pocket change for Mr. Khan! Marco Silva needs the icing on the cake of a robust Fulham side, a lick of paint on an ageing squad, and some fresh faces to combat Fulham stagnating into the treacherous waters of lower mid-table.
Can The Khan’s Still Save Fulham’s Disastrous 2025 Window?
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That can still be achieved, though. Whilst it would have been a lot more conducive to success to deliver your head honcho-who’s currently mulling over signing a new deal in SW6 – the promises of the plan for this summer you had been working on since January early doors, as Tony Khan’s mantra reads: “better late than never,” right? Well, “never late is better,” but here we are. This window may seal Silva’s fate beyond 2026, but it doesn’t consign this season to a write-off.
The fact this Fulham squad just needs finishing touches to achieve something special is what makes this window so frustrating – but it’s also our saving grace. The stable platform of a mid-table side, with no big-name departures, allows Marco Silva the luxury of bedding last-minute Heathrow arrivals into the Fulham fold – not forcing them from fire to flame the moment they step in the doorway of Motspur Park, like years gone by.
Marco Silva has enough at his disposal to get by. Is that what he deserves? No. But that’s what this Fulham squad is: solid, capable of an upset, capable of a collapse, ripe for mid-table monotony. We can afford to let new signings find their feet, have an in-season pre-season, and go all out for the cups. That’s a true testament to Marco Silva.
Who Should Fulham Bring In?
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Who should we bring in? Great question. I’m the transfer expert around here, Tony! Well, it is my own page, so I’d hope so-but hey, at this point I think I spend more time thinking about Fulham transfers than our own director of football. But anyway, I’ll cut to the chase:
Andrey Santos fills the void of the number six I have been banging on about for months. Santos produced 3.45 tackles per 90 for Strasbourg last term, but also racked up 15 goal involvements under ex-Fulham man Liam Rosenior. Andrey has it all: a tough-tackling six with an eye to get forward. At just 21, Andrey provides Silva’s side the midfield steel and deep-lying spark needed to add some bite into a relatively passive Fulham midfield – on and off the ball.
One, or both, of Jonathan Rowe and Raheem Sterling would do very nicely out wide. Sterling? We all know what he can do. Goalscoring winger – something FFC lack. Sterling’s of a profile that suits Silva’s propensity to revive a player’s career down to a tee. Premier League experience, seems a sensible move, wouldn’t have to move house, therefore could hit the ground running next term. It makes too much sense. His last shot at regular PL minutes for Chelsea saw him bag eight league goals – hardly a poor season, unless you’re Raheem Sterling.
Raheem didn’t get much of a chance at Arsenal last campaign, but neither did Jonathan Rowe for Marseille. In a season that featured just six starts after arriving hot off a blockbuster campaign in East Anglia, Rowe still flashed his tricky wide talents, putting up 4.25 shots and 0.47 expected assists – both of which would put him in the 99th percentile against all of Europe’s wingers. Hugely impressive stats. Why didn’t Roberto De Zerbi play the 22-year-old more? Well, a post-game spat with notorious troublemaker Adrien Rabiot last week would suggest a questionable Marseille dressing room wasn’t for him. A Marco Silva dressing room will be. Combine his on-field talents with his exciting age profile, and under Silva’s tenureship, I think Jonathan could put the PL on notice for years to come. For less than £20m, for the next product off the ever so successful EFL pipeline, we’ll have to be quick – Bologna are closing in – but nobody loves a hijacked deal like our TK. Tony, get it done!
A striker. Still a necessity despite Rodrigo Muniz’s imminent new deal. Future-proofing ready for a Raul Jiménez departure makes sense – but Fulham already have one budding young striker. If you really want to lift the lid off this Fulham team, I have two words for you: Aleksandar Mitrović. Heart problems? Age concerns? No chance! It’s Mitro – he’s Serbian, 6’2, and hard as fu… can’t really say the rest, but you know what I mean. In a Silva system, still reminiscent of the setup he left two years ago, nothing will ever convince me the big Serb doesn’t guarantee goals in SW6. If Al-Hilal cut him loose, why not? Iron sharpens iron – why not have competition between three top strikers? Two of them go through barren spells anyway. Mitro doesn’t. Mitro’s always on fire. Long live the king!
Three signings in 11 days…
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Three signings in 11 days. That’s all we need to add the final pieces of the jigsaw to this Fulham side. Tony Khan has done it before; I think he’ll do it again. How Fulham have gone about business this window? A disgrace-but it will sure make for a fun next week and a half. Sit back, buckle up-the Khans are in town.