The summer transfer window enters its final month with still plenty of signings to be made.
Here we bring you the best transfer gossip and the likelihood of those transfer stories materialising
French champions Paris Saint-Germain have agreed a fee with Benfica for striker Goncalo Ramos, according to The Athletic. The 22-year-old Portugal international will join PSG on loan initially for one year, at which point the Ligue 1 giants will then have an option to buy for €65 million, plus add-ons. Personal terms are yet to be agreed, but Ramos – who scored 27 goals as Benfica lifted their 38th league title, plus a hat-trick for Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar – is keen on the move. Ramos will be PSG’s ninth signing so far this summer.
After agreeing a fee of €32m for the signature of West Ham United striker Gianluca Scamacca, Atalanta have also agreed an initial loan fee of €3m with AC Milan for Belgian midfielder Charles de Ketelaere, reports journalist Rudy Galetti. The Italians will then have an option to buy for €23m plus further add-ons depending on where Atalanta finish in the Serie A table. De Ketelaere is keen to prove himself in Serie A after a disappointing season at the San Siro, which is why he’s opting for Atalanta over other interested parties including Real Sociedad and Wolfsburg.
Manchester City are looking to replace Riyad Mahrez with Brighton and Hove Albion winger Kaoru Mitoma, according to The Sun. City were boosted by the arrival of centre-back Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig on Saturday but lost to Arsenal in the Community Shield on Sunday, and manager Pep Guardiola wants more options in attacking wide areas. Japan international Mitoma has two years left on his existing deal but has so far stalled in signing a new five-year deal on the south coast. City, and others, are monitoring his situation.
Manchester United are still expecting to make more signings before the start of the Premier League next weekend, but first some outgoings, and the club are expecting both Fred and Donny van de Beek to leave, according to Fabrizio Romano. Galatasaray, Fulham and clubs from the Saudi Pro League are said to be interested in 30-year-old Fred, while United look set to continue talks with Real Sociedad over the future of Van de Beek. Sociedad’s need for a new playmaker has become more acute following David Silva’s retirement.
West Ham United are preparing to return with a bigger bid to get a deal for Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez over the line. That’s according to Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenburg, who believes Ajax have responded with a counter offer believed to be around £33m-£34m. A verbal agreement is in place between the player and the Hammers, with a five-year deal is on the table for the 25-year-old.
Not content with signing backup goalkeeper Arnau Tenas and – though yet to be confirmed – forward Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain are now also after forward Ansu Fati, according to AS. PSG manager – and former Barcelona head coach – Luis Enrique wants to add Fati to his squad having worked with the 20-year-old Spain international at Camp Nou, and Fati’s future at Barca seems unclear. Moreover, the Blaugrana need to alleviate their financial worries with more player sales.
Arsenal have been busy strengthening their squad ahead of the new season, but they could be in line to let one or two players leave ahead of the new season, including Jorginho to Fenerbahce, according to Turkish outlet TRT. Jorginho is unsettled in north London following his move from Chelsea, and is reportedly keen to find a new club despite only moving to the Emirates in January. Gunners manager Mikel Arteta still sees a future for the Italian in north London, but could be forced to consider letting him leave.
All the major deals completed in 2023/24 summer window
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COMPLETED TRANSFERS: Jude Bellingham: Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid (£88 million). Getty -
Mason Mount: Chelsea to Manchester United (£55m). Getty -
Romeo Lavia: Southampton to Chelsea (£53m). PA -
Jeremy Doku: Rennes to Manchester City (£51.5m). Reuters -
Manuel Ugarte: Sporting Lisbon to Paris Saint-Germain (£51m). Getty -
Declan Rice: West Ham to Arsenal (£105m). Getty -
Moises Caicedo: Brighton to Chelsea (£115m). Getty -
Harry Kane: Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich (£86m). Reuters -
Josko Gvardiol: RB Leipzig to Manchester City (£77m). Getty -
Neymar: Paris Saint-Germain to Al Hilal (£77m). Getty -
Rasmus Hojlund: Atalanta to Manchester United (£64m). Reuters -
Dominik Szoboszlai: RB Leipzig to Liverpool (£60m). Getty -
Youri Tielemans: Leicester City to Aston Villa (free transfer). Getty -
Sandro Tonali: AC Milan to Newcastle United (£60m). PA -
Ruben Loftus-Cheek: Chelsea to AC Milan (£14m). Reuters -
Nicolas Jackson: Villarreal to Chelsea (£32m). Reuters -
Guglielmo Vicario: Empoli to Tottenham (£17m). Getty -
Marcus Thuram: Borussia Moenchengladbach to Inter Milan (free transfer). AFP -
Jota: Celtic to Al Ittihad (£25m). PA -
Kai Havertz: Chelsea to Arsenal (£65m). Reuters -
James Maddison: Leicester City to Tottenham (£40m). PA -
Edouard Mendy: Chelsea to Al Hilal (£17m). Getty -
Mateo Kovacic: Chelsea to Manchester City (£25m). EPA -
Justin Kluivert: Roma to Bournemouth (£9.6m). Reuteers -
Ruben Neves: Wolverhampton Wanderers to Al Hilal (£47m). Getty -
N'Golo Kante: Chelsea to Al Ittihad (free transfer). AFP -
Kalidou Koulibaly: Chelsea to Al Hilal (£17m). AFP -
Christopher Nkunku: RB Leipzig to Chelsea (£52m). AFP -
Alexis Mac Allister: Brighton & Hove Albion to Liverpool (£35m). Getty -
Ilkay Gundogan: Manchester City to Barcelona (free transfer). AFP -
Joselu: Espanyol to Real Madrid (loan). Getty -
Karim Benzema: Real Madrid to Al Ittiahd (free transfer). AFP -
James Milner: Liverpool to Brighton (free transfer). AFP -
Edin Dzeko: Inter Milan to Fenerbahce (free transfer). AP -
Joao Pedro: Watford to Brighton (£30m). Getty -
Orkun Kokcu: Feyenoord to Benfica (£22m). AP -
Kevin Schade: Freiburg to Brentford (£20m). PA -
Fran Garcia: Rayo Vallecano to Real Madrid (€5m). EPA -
Evan Ndicka: Eintracht Frankfurt to AS Roma (free transfer). Reuters -
Konrad Laimer: RB Leipzig to Bayern Munich (free transfer). Getty -
Teemu Pukki: Norwich City to Minnesota United (free transfer). PA -
Raphael Guerreiro: Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich (free transfer). Getty -
Alejandro Grimaldo: Benfica to Bayer Leverkusen (free transfer). EPA -
Benjamin Sesko: Red Bull Salzburg to RB Leipzig (£20 million). Reuters -
Ramy Bensebaini: Borussia Moenchengladbach to Borussia Dortmund (free transfer). AP -
Naby Keita: Liverpool to Werder Bremen (free transfer). AP -
Mahmoud Dahoud: Borussia Dortmund to Brighton (free transfer). AP -
Houssem Aouar: Lyon to Roma (free transfer). AP -
Jefferson Lerma: Bournemouth to Crystal Palace (free transfer). Getty -
Malcom: Zenit St Petersburg to Al Hilal (£51.5m). AFP -
Otavio: Porto to Al Nassr (£51.5m). Getty -
Kim Min-Jae: Napoli to Bayern Munich (£43m). Reuters -
Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain (£43m). AFP -
Moussa Diaby: Bayer Leverkusen to Aston Villa (£47m). Getty -
Aleksandar Mitrovic: Fulham to Al Hilal (£45m). AFP -
Andre Onana: Inter Milan to Manchester United (£45m). Getty -
Matheus Cunha: Atletico Madrid to Wolverhampton Wanderers (£43m). Getty -
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic: Lazio to Al Hilal (£34.3m). Getty -
Milan Skriniar: Inter Milan to Paris Saint-Germain (free transfer). AFP -
Goncalo Ramos: Benfica to Paris Saint-Germain (loan ahead of £52m permanent transfer). AFP -
Fabinho: Liverpool to Al Ittihad (£40m). Getty -
Lucas Hernandez: AC Milan to Paris Saint-Germain (£39m). EPA -
Axel Disasi: Monaco to Chelsea (£39m). EPA -
Pau Torres: Villarreal to Aston Villa (£28m). Reuters -
Harvey Barnes: Leicester City to Newcastle United (£38m). Getty -
Mohammed Kudus: Ajax to West Ham (£37m). AFP -
Jurrien Timber: Ajax to Arsenal (£34m). Getty -
Micky van de Ven: Wolfsburg to Tottenham (£35m). AFP -
Gabri Veiga: Celta Vigo to Al Ahli (£34m). EPA -
Xavi Simons: PSV Eindhoven to Paris Saint-Germain (£3.5m, spending season on loan at RB Leipzig). Getty -
Lois Openda: Lens to RB Leipzig (£33m). AFP -
Edson Alvarez: Ajax to West Ham (£32.5m). Getty -
James Ward-Prowse: Southampton to West Ham (£30m). Getty -
Tino Livramento: Southampton to Newcastle (£40m). Getty -
Elye Wahi: Montpellier to Lens (£26m). AFP -
Lionel Messi: Paris Saint-Germain to Inter Miami (free transfer). AFP -
Joao Pedro: Watford to Brighton (£30m). Getty -
Allan Saint-Maximin: Newcastle to Al Ahli (£24m). Getty -
Seko Fofana: Lens to Al Nassr (£21.5m). Getty -
Felix Nmecha: Wolfsburg to Borussia Dortmund (£25m). AFP -
Roger Ibanez: Roma to Al Ahli (£25m). Getty -
Sadio Mane: Bayern Munich to Al Nassr (£25m). AFP -
Castello Lukeba: Lyon to RB Leipzig (£25m). AFP -
David Raya: Brentford to Arsenal (loan with £27m option to buy). Getty -
Hugo Ekitike: Reims to Paris Saint-Germain (£24.5m). AFP -
El Bilal Toure: Almeria to Atalanta (£24m). AFP -
Aymeric Laporte: Manchester City to Al Nassr (£23.5m). Reuters -
Lesley Ugochukwu: Rennes to Chelsea (£23m). Getty -
Daichi Kamada: Eintracht Frankfurt to Lazio (free transfer). Getty -
Tyler Adams: Leeds United to Bournemouth (£23m). AP -
Nathan Collins: Wolves to Brentford (£23m). Reuters -
Hamed Junior Traore: Sassuolo to Bournemouth (£22m). Reuters -
Loro Majer: Rennes to Wolfsburg (£21m). Getty -
Gianluca Scamacca: West Ham to Atalanta (£21m). Getty -
Christian Pulisic: Chelsea to AC Milan (£17m). EPA -
Samuel Chukwueze: Villarreal to AC Milan (£17m). Getty -
Marcelo Brozovic: Inter Milan to Al Nassr (£15m). AFP -
Franck Kessie: Barcelona to Al Ahli (£10m). Getty -
Boulaye Dia : Villarreal to Salernitana (£10m). Getty -
Tete: Shakhtar to Galatasaray (free transfer). AP -
Marco Asensio: Real Madrid to Paris Saint-Germain (free transfer). AFP -
Robert Sanchez: Brighton to Chelsea (£20m). EPA -
Alex Scott: Bristol City to Bournemouth (£20m). PA -
Calvin Bassey: Ajax to Fulham (£19m). Getty -
Lee Kang-in: Mallorca to Paris Saint-Germain (£18.5m). AFP -
Anatoliy Trubin: Shakhtar to Benfica (£8.5m). AFP -
Djibril Sow: Eintract Frankfurt to Sevilla (£8.5m). AFP -
Wilfried Zaha: Crystal Palace to Galatasaray (free transfer). Getty -
Cameron Archer: Aston Villa to Sheffield United (£18.5m). Getty -
Yassine Bounou: Sevilla to Al Hilal (£18m). AP -
Victor Boniface: Uniion Berlin to Bayer Leverkusen (£17.5m). Getty -
Josip Sutalo: Dinamo Zagreb to Ajax (£17.5m). AFP -
Riyad Mahrez: Manchester City to Al Ahli (£30m). Getty -
Wataru Endo: Stuttgart to Liverpool (17m). AFP -
Yunus Musah: Valencia to AC Milan (£17m). PA -
Merih Demiral: Atalanta to Al Ahli (£17m). Getty -
Marcel Sabitzer: Bayern Munich to Borussia Dortmund (£16m). Getty -
Granit Xhaka: Arsenal to Bayer Leverkusen (£13m). Getty -
Ilkay Gundogan: Manchester City to Barcelona. AFP -
Manor Solomon: Shakhtar to Tottenham (free transfer). AFP -
Roberto Firmino: Liverpool to Al Ahli (free transfer). Getty -
Jordan Henderson: Liverpool to Al Ettifaq (£12m). Getty -
Sergio Busquets: Barcelona to Inter Miami (free transfer). Getty
