Transfers
Player buying / selling / loan deals.
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Chelsea's pointed statement refuses to name Maresca as £17m Man City move confirmed
Manchester City have confirmed Enzo Maresca as their new head coach after paying Chelsea £17 million in compensation. Chelsea's official response conspicuously omits Maresca's name across 326 words, detailing how he abruptly resigned in January 2026 to pursue the role.
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Atlético Madrid sign Grimaldo from Leverkusen for €20m as German club accept below asking price
Alejandro Grimaldo's move from Bayer Leverkusen to Atlético Madrid is completing for around €20m, according to Fabrizio Romano. The fee falls short of Leverkusen's internal floor of €30m, with the 30-year-old Spanish left-back having already agreed personal terms with Los Colchoneros.
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Ugarte ACL fear forces Manchester United to rethink entire summer midfield rebuild
Manchester United's midfield transfer plans have been thrown into disarray after Manuel Ugarte suffered a suspected ACL tear playing for Uruguay at the World Cup, potentially ruling him out for nine months and preventing a sale that was meant to fund further signings.
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Manchester City close in on £116m Anderson as Detourbet signing confirmed for £21.5m
Manchester City have agreed a £116m deal with Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson, who passed his medical in Kansas during England's World Cup campaign. The club have also signed 19-year-old Mathys Detourbet from Troyes for £21.5m on a five-year contract.
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Ugarte faces most of 2026-27 season on sidelines after knee ligament injury at World Cup
Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte has suffered knee ligament damage during Uruguay's 1-0 defeat to Spain at the World Cup, leaving him sidelined for most of next season and complicating United's summer transfer plans.
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Xhaka agrees Chelsea terms in U-turn weeks after insisting he was happy at Sunderland
Granit Xhaka has reportedly reached a full verbal agreement with Chelsea less than a year after joining Sunderland, with new Blues manager Xabi Alonso keen to reunite with his former Bayer Leverkusen captain.
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Sheringham urges United to sign Wharton after Anderson deal collapses and Ugarte suffers knee injury
Manchester United have missed out on Elliot Anderson, who is set to join Nottingham Forest for around £116m, while Manuel Ugarte faces months on the sidelines with a knee ligament injury sustained at the World Cup. Former United striker Teddy Sheringham has called on the club to make Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton their top midfield priority.
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Arsenal target Kenan Yildiz as Juventus face pressure to sell after Champions League miss
Arsenal are weighing a reported £86 million move for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz, with Mikel Arteta identifying the 21-year-old Turkey international as a priority signing after Turkey's World Cup elimination freed him to focus on his club future.
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Eddie Hearn says Matchroom move into football representation is 'inevitable'
Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn has declared it 'inevitable' that his company will expand into football representation, drawing on his boxing expertise and the family's history running Leyton Orient to argue they can cut through the sport's 'Wild West' agency landscape.
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United face £21m Ugarte blow as Bouaddi battle intensifies and Fernandes fee gap widens
Manchester United's summer transfer plans have been complicated by Manuel Ugarte's serious knee ligament injury, which threatens to block a planned sale. The club also trail in the race for Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi and remain at odds with West Ham over Mateus Fernandes' valuation.
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Barcelona make contact with Kane's camp as Bayern move to secure new deal
Barcelona executives have reached out to Harry Kane's representatives to explore a move for the England captain, who is entering the final year of his Bayern Munich contract. Kane's camp are said to have cooled the approach, with their priority remaining a new deal in Bavaria.
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Rice's praise for Rashford fuels Arsenal's pursuit of £40m United forward
Declan Rice has highlighted Marcus Rashford's ability to unlock deep defences at the World Cup, adding weight to Arsenal's reported interest in the Manchester United forward, who has a £40m release clause.
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City close in on Gusto as Maresca reunion shapes up alongside £116m Anderson deal
Manchester City are targeting Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto as their second summer signing, with the French international said to have signalled his willingness to move. City are also finalising a £116m deal for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson.
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Chido Obi in talks over Bundesliga loan as United weigh eight-figure Amazon documentary deal
Manchester United teenager Chido Obi has entered discussions over a loan move to FC Köln, while the club are reportedly close to an eight-figure agreement with Amazon to document their 2026/27 season in full.
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Liverpool make contact with £52m Camavinga as Diomande pursuit hits £100m Leipzig wall
Liverpool have opened talks with Real Madrid over Eduardo Camavinga, valued at £52m, while their bid for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has stalled after the German club rejected an £86m offer and demanded more than £100m.
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City sign Detourbet from Troyes as £80m loan pipeline faces growing scrutiny
Manchester City have agreed a deal for 19-year-old Troyes forward Mathys Detourbet, who will join on a five-year contract before heading to Monaco on loan — the latest addition to a growing pool of expensive young prospects navigating uncertain development paths at the Etihad.
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Chido Obi in loan talks with Bundesliga side as United weigh Amazon documentary deal
Manchester United teenager Chido Obi has reportedly opened talks over a loan move to FC Köln, while the club are said to be in line for an eight-figure payout from an Amazon 'All or Nothing' documentary covering their 2026/27 season.
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Gusto provisionally agrees Man City move to reunite with Maresca in £75m Chelsea transfer
Malo Gusto has provisionally agreed to join Manchester City this summer, according to Foot Mercato, as incoming manager Enzo Maresca targets the Chelsea right-back as a key part of his new project. Chelsea, who value the 23-year-old at around £75m, are not thought to be eager sellers.
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Diomande prefers PSG over Liverpool in £112m RB Leipzig transfer race
Yan Diomande has identified Paris Saint-Germain as his preferred destination if he leaves RB Leipzig this summer, dealing a blow to Liverpool's hopes of signing the 19-year-old Ivory Coast forward as a successor to Mohamed Salah.
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PSG convince £100m-rated Diomande to snub Liverpool in favour of Champions League project
RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has chosen Paris Saint-Germain over Liverpool, according to The Athletic. The 19-year-old Ivory Coast international, valued at around £100m, is expected to complete his move to Paris once his country's World Cup campaign ends.
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