07/08/2026
TRANSFER NEWS
𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Yan Diomande has completed his move to Real Madrid from RB Leipzig. For a fee of €125M + €15M in add ons. He's signed a seven-year contract until 2033. He will become the most expensive player in Real Madrid history if all add ons are met.
Yan Diomande has broken the record for Africa's Most Expensive Player. He is also the first player in history from Ivory Coast to play for Real Madrid.
Mo Salah has signed his Trabzonspor contract. He is officially a member of the Black Sea Storm. He's penned a two-year contract, worth a reported €17M-a-year.
Mo Salah: "There are 25,000 people here to welcome me; I don't remember seeing anything like this before. Seeing this love and care fills me with overwhelming happiness. I even find it difficult to express it in words."
𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: DR Conogo defender Chancel Mbemba has signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Diriyah.
𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Everton have signed midfielder Christian Nørgaard from Arsenal on a fee of around £7M. He's signed a two-year contract until 2028.
𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Nabil Fekir has signed for Saudi Arabian club Abha on a free transfer.
𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Burnley have signed goalkeeper Ben Amos on a one-year deal. The 36-year-old, who started his career with Manchester United, was a free agent after leaving Port Vale at the end of last season.
Marcus Rashford and André Onana will each receive a 25% salary increase after Manchester United qualified for the Champions League despite not playing a single minute for the club this season. Rashford's reported wage rises back to £325,000 per week, while Onana's increases to almost £200,000 per week under clauses in their legacy contracts.
Before the increase Marcus Rashford was already earning £300,000-a-week while André Onana took home £120,000-a-week.
Real Madrid are now starting to believe they have Lost the race to sign Rodri. The feeling inside the club is that Rodri is now slipping out of their grasp.
Rodri has given Barcelona the green light and wants the move. Barça will now do everything possible to complete the deal in what would be a sensational twist to the saga.
Rodri has informed Real Madrid that he has chosen to join Barcelona. The midfielder has also communicated his decision to Manchester City, who are prepared to respect his wishes. City would accept a fee in the region of €60M-€70M for the deal.
Real Madrid have identified Martín Zubimendi as their top alternative if they fail to sign Rodri from Manchester City. The Arsenal midfielder's future has been thrown into doubt by the expected arrival of Bruno Guimarães, with Zubimendi now pushing for a move and asking his agents to reopen talks with both Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Paris Saint-Germain are considering a move for Malo Gusto. Chelsea have slapped a £75M price tag on the French right-back, while Manchester City also remain in the race for his signature.
Vinícius Júnior has agreed a new contract with Real Madrid until 2031. The deal will see the Brazilian earn a net salary of €25 million per season, along with a slight increase in his image rights share.
John Obi Mikel believes Vinícius Jr is using Arsenal's interest as leverage to secure a lucrative new contract at Real Madrid. The former Chelsea midfielder insists the Brazilian has no real intention of joining Arsenal, despite growing speculation over a potential record-breaking Premier League transfer.
Eduardo Camavinga has Rejected the chance to leave Real Madrid, dealing a major blow to the club's pursuit of Rodri. Real Madrid's plan was to sell Camavinga to help fund a move for the Manchester City midfielder, but the Frenchman has no intention of leaving.
Manchester City are close to finalising a move to sign Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli. He'll become the back-up goalkeeper to Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Newcastle have registered their interest in Benfica midfielder Richard Rios as a replacement for Bruno Guimaraes. Benfica value Rios at around €45M and Napoli are also monitoring the Colombia international. Newcastle are also considering Lucas Bergvall, Victor Froholdt and Felix Nmecha as midfield options.
Newcastle are prepared to Sell Nick Woltemade this summer if their £55.7M (€65M) asking price is met. Aston Villa, Atlético Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are currently showing the strongest interest, while Manchester United and Liverpool have also been linked with the striker.
PSG have slapped a price tag of €150M+ on Bradley Barcola. Liverpool have no intention of matching those demands at this stage. PSG are valuing Barcola based on the recent blockbuster deals for Morgan Rogers (€137M), Elliot Anderson (€135M) and Alexander Isak (€145M).
Tottenham remain keen on signing Cody Gakpo, but Liverpool have not received a formal approach. Liverpool want to keep Gakpo while exploring moves for PSG winger Ibrahim Mbaye and Bradley Barcola.
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