The summer transfer window is now open, and clubs from all across Europe are moving quickly to wrap up their key deals as rapidly as possible. A quick summary of the biggest topics that have populated the news from June 26-27 is here.
It is reported by L’Equipe that former Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is in an advanced stage of negotiations with a Saudi Arabian team named Neom SC. The French forward is a free agent, as his contract with Lyon has expired. If Lacazette joins Neom SC, he will continue the trend of European players going to the Gulf state.
On the other hand, Arsenal might get a very important support in their chase of Real Madrid winger Rodrygo. Fichajes says that if Madrid cannot find buyers for Rodrygo at the original price, they are willing to go down from €100 million to a more reasonable figure. As Mikel Arteta is eager to strengthen his attacking force, this news could speed up the transfer of Rodrygo to Arsenal.
Besides that, there are at least two more players, which will change the clubs at times. Atletico Madrid is close to revealing that it has signed Villarreal’s Alex Baena, and at the same time, Como is ready to pay nearly €30 million for Real Betis winger Jesus Rodriguez, according to Fabrizio Romano and Rudy Galetti.
According to the reports released from Italy, the sale of André Onana is currently among the possibilities that Manchester United is working on. They seem to have found Atalanta’s Marco Carnesecchi as the one who can replace Onana and have chosen him as their targeted player.
Meanwhile, Tottenham’s effort to seal the deal with the Crystal Palace’s playmaker Eberechi Eze is not going unnoticed as much as Burnley has gotten the green light to finalize the signing of Feyenoord left-back Quilindschy Hartman.
The Bayern Munich are increasingly confident of securing the signature of U21 Euros star Nick Woltemade, who has already reached a verbal understanding with the German giants.
On the MLS front, Timo Werner may be going to the United States as there are still conversations going on between RB Leipzig and New York Red Bulls.
Liverpool, also aiming to keep pace, approved the acquisition of Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth, while Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to continue with Al Nassr until 2027.
More activity in the future is anticipated and this transfer window has already become a hot topic.
