🚨 Chelsea swap deal, official Man Utd transfer announcement imminent, Liverpool's new midfielder bid, Raya to Arsenal latest, and much more
Today's transfer news round-up, featuring Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal + more!
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Today’s top stories:
AC Milan
Yunus Musah is set to travel to Italy later today in order to undergo medical tests and sign as a new AC Milan player.
Ajax
Ajax are set to hijack West Ham deal to sign Manchester City top talent Carlos Borges, here we go! A verbal agreement is in place, the player will be in Amsterdam for medical tests soon as sources close to Ajax confirm. West Ham were close but Ajax hijacked the deal.
Al Nassr
Official, confirmed: Sadio Mane leaves Bayern Munich and joins Cristiano Ronaldo, Alex Telles, Seko Fofana and Marcelo Brozovic at Al Nassr!
Arsenal
David Raya has agreed terms with Arsenal - all you need to know here.
Folarin Balogun is a key part of this summer’s strikers domino - more from Ben Jacobs here.
Auston Trusty is leaving Arsenal and he’s joining Sheffield United on a permanent move, deal agreed. Arsenal will receive a £5m fee from the sale.
Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone when asked about the Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg deal: “There are names the club is working on to address the situation of necessity and obligation. The club will decide, we need a new midfielder.”
Barcelona
Barcelona have two targets in mind that they could spend the Ousmane Dembele money on - details here.
Chelsea
What’s the latest on Chelsea and Juventus’ potential swap deal? Full details here.
Who wanted Levi Colwill before he agreed a new Chelsea deal? Full info here.
How much truth is there to Kylian Mbappe to Chelsea links? Ben Jacobs looks into it here.
Despite alternative options discussed internally as always happens, Chelsea’s focus remains on getting the Moises Caicedo deal done — talks continue.
Talks between Chelsea and Brighton over Robert Sanchez also took place yesterday. Chelsea want to sign both Brighton players, and discussions between the two clubs continue while gap in valuations remain. Sanchez would be keen on the move.
Andrey Santos has chances to stay at Chelsea this season. There have been more than six loan bids for the youngster but Mauricio Pochettino is very happy with him.
Axel Disasi has completed his medical tests with Chelsea - Ben Jacobs on how he’ll fit in here.
Leicester City are insisting to sign Cesare Casadei on loan, though Chelsea’s original plan has always been for him to go on loan to a Premier League club. No final decision yet.
Official, confirmed: Lesley Ugochukwu has joined Chelsea from Rennes in a €27m deal. His contract will be valid until June 2030 plus the option for further season.
Pochettino on Ugochukwu: “He’s talented guy, we need to assess him. We will assess him for the transfer window to see if he will be with us because he is young. He has the possibility to be on loan or stay with us.”
Pochettino: “We are working hard to try finish the squad as soon as possible — maybe during the last few weeks of the window things are going to happen. Levi Colwill? He will have space. He’s a fantastic talent.”
💬 Is Chelsea’s squad better than last season? What more do they need in the transfer market?
Everton
Youssef Chermiti’s agreement with Everton is being sealed - he’ll be in England soon for medical tests ahead of leaving Sporting Lisbon for Goodison Park.
This Championship star has been linked with Everton - full info here.
Fiorentina
Sofyan Amrabat speaking after friendly game: “I don’t know if I’m leaving… maybe I can stay here at Fiorentina.”
Inter Milan
Inter’s next bid for Gianluca Scamacca will be in the region of €25m and it will could include add-ons, with an agreement expected to be reached in the next days with West Ham. Scamacca has already accepted to join Inter and a new round of talks has been scheduled.
Inter will close the Lazar Samardzic deal in the next hours as a final meeting has been booked to complete the agreement with Udinese.
Juventus
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri on Romelu Lukaku and Dusan Vlahovic swap: “I’m happy with players we have but impossible-to-refuse bids will be evaluated due to the financial situation. I will adapt to the club’s choice, as always.”
Leeds United
What does the future hold for Wilfried Gnonto? Full info here.
Leicester City
Leicester City are insisting to sign Cesare Casadei on loan — new request has been made as Italian coach Enzo Maresca wants Cesare. Chelsea’s original plan has always been for a Premier League loan, but Maresca can be a key factor in this deal. No final decision yet.
Liverpool
Liverpool have submitted new bid for Romeo Lavia as expected — £42m fee. Still no agreement with Southampton, it will be formally rejected soon as they insist on £50m asking price. Negotiations remain ongoing - the clubs remain in contact as Lavia wants the move.
Liverpool are close to completing a deal to sign Leicester City 16-year-old English midfielder Trey Nyoni - another talent for their academy to follow the move for Amara Nallo from West Ham.
Could Liverpool really be about to hijack this major deal? Ben Jacobs with the answers here.
Lyon
Duje Caleta Car is on his way to medical tests as new OL player from Southampton. Deal will be completed and sealed today. The final fee will be €5m.
Mallorca
Mallorca have sealed the agreement to sign Canadian striker Cyle Larin, here we go! €7.5m fixed fee plus add-ons up to final package worth €8.2m potential fee to Valladolid… after they just paid €1.5m for Larin. Contract until June 2028. Medical booked.
Manchester City
What’s going on with Josko Gvardiol after ‘here we go’ two weeks ago? Latest info here.
Manchester City have added Jeremy Doku to their list of targets to replace Riyad Mahrez as new winger. Doku is now one of the priorities alongside Michael Olise, who is on the list of both City and Chelsea.
Manchester City will keep buy back and sell on clause for Carlos Borges — Ajax will pay a £17m fee, while the player will sign a contract until June 2027.
Manchester United
Rasmus Hojlund yesterday completed all medical tests and first part of media duties as a Manchester United player. Official documents will be completed on Wednesday, with an official club statement the next step.
Man Utd paid more than they intended for Hojlund, according to Ben Jacobs.
Jean-Clair Todibo has been linked with Manchester United again - latest details here.
There’s been no decision made yet by Manchester United about Jonny Evans despite the recent speculation. United pleased and happy with Jonny’s contribution during pre-season and are not ruling anything out. A decision is expected later this month.
💬 Should Man Utd keep Jonny Evans? And would Jean-Clair Todibo be a good signing?
Monaco
Mohammed Salisu has just signed a five year contract as a new Monaco player. He joins in a €15m deal from Southampton.
Parma
Legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is set to retire from football after leaving Parma, but he rejected new bids a few weeks ago - more exclusive info here.
PSG
Ousmane Dembele was left out of Barcelona’s latest matchday squad - more on his future here.
Zero minutes for Marco Verratti yesterday vs Inter. One more time, it’s very clear that he has already agreed terms with Al Hilal but there is no agreement between clubs. PSG could look at different solutions for Verratti as Al Khelaifi wants more than €30m to let him go.
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig have submitted new bid to Lyon for Castello Lukeba — understand it’s €32m plus sell on clause. Lukeba already agreed personal terms on a five year deal with Leipzig. After two years, Lukeba wants to leave with an important compensation for Lyon.
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad have approached Manchester United today for Donny van de Beek - it’s the first formal contact between the clubs after initial talks on the player side last week. The clubs are now discussing the formula and terms of the deal. It will depend on conditions decided by United.
Sao Paulo
Lucas Moura has just formally signed the contract valid until December 2023 as new Sao Paulo player. Documents completed, it’ll be official soon as the former Tottenham winger will play in the same team as James Rodriguez.
Sevilla
Djibril Sow to Sevilla, here we go! A deal is in place, the player has now accepted the offer and the agreement is sealed. Sow will sign until June 2028, five year deal. Medical tests have been booked for Wednesday. The fee is around €13/14m.
Sheffield United
Auston Trusty is leaving Arsenal and he’s joining Sheffield United on a permanent move, deal agreed. Arsenal will receive a £5m fee from the sale.
Tottenham
Could Spurs look to Jonathan David to replace Harry Kane? More here.
West Ham United
Inter’s next bid for Gianluca Scamacca will be in the region of €25m and it will could include add-ons, with an agreement expected to be reached in the next days with West Ham. Scamacca has already accepted to join Inter and a new round of talks has been scheduled.
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg are set to sign Rogerio on a permanent transfer from Sassuolo - a verbal agreement is in place between the two clubs. Th deal set to be completed in the next 24 hours.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Zenit St Petersburg have approached Bayer Leverkusen to bring Sardar Azmoun back to the club. There are also other clubs interested but Zenit are now keen on the deal.
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