Month: September 2023

 Alex Iwobi of Everton during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Everton FC at Villa Park on August 20, 2023 in Birmingham, England. Fulham have completed the signing of Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi in a deal which could reach £22m.The 27-year-old Nigeria midfielder joined Everton from Arsenal in the summer of 2019 and made 123 league appearances for the Toffees, scoring six times.He has signed a five-year deal with Fulham as he links back up with his old Everton boss Marco Silva.Iwobi said: "I'm buzzing, I just can't wait to get started."The move went through despite Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha's move to Bayern Munich collapsing earlier in the day.Meanwhile, Fulham also completed a loan deal for 26-year-old AC Milan and Senegal left-back Fode Ballo-Toure.

 Joao Felix of Atletico de Madrid in action during the spanish league, La Liga EA Sports, football match played between Rayo Vallecano and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio de Vallecas on August 28, 2023, in Madrid, Spain.Barcelona have signed Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo on season-long loan deals.Joao Felix, 23, joins from Atletico Madrid while Cancelo, 29, moves from Manchester City.The agreements for both players do not include an option to buy. In a statement announcing Felix’s transfer, however, Atletico said theforward had also extended his contract with the club for a further two years — until 2029.Joao Felix, 23, said in July he wanted to leave Atletico and join Barca while Cancelo, 29, spent the second half of last season on loan at Bayern Munich after falling out of favour at Cit...

 Manchester United footballer, Mason Greenwood leaves Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court on the first day of his trial on November 21, 2022 in Manchester, England. Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has signed for La Liga club Getafe on a season-long loan.Last week, United had confirmed that they had agreed with the forward that they would work to find a move away for the player.The 21-year-old was not part of United’s plans any longer and with little time left in the transfer window once a decision was made over the player’s future, a loan move looked likeliest.He had been linked with a switch to Serie A side Lazio, but a move did not come to fruition, and an offer from the Saudi Pro League was not made concrete despite rumours of interest.Reports suggested there wa...

 Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool and Mohamed Salah during the pre-season friendly match between Bayern Munich and Liverpool at National Stadium on August 2, 2023 in Singapore. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said last week that Salah was "100% committed" to the Anfield cause, and on Friday he reiterated the club's stance that the player was not for sale."The position remains the same. Absolutely no doubt about that. That's how it is. Nothing else to say," said Klopp.Liverpool would have little time to react to Salah's potential departure, with the transfer window closing at 23:00 BST on Friday for incoming deals involving Premier League teams.However, Al-Ittihad will still be able to sign players as the Saudi Pro League transfer window is set to close on 7 September.Salah's age...

Cole Palmer of Manchester City looks dejected during the UEFA Super Cup 2023 match between Manchester City FC and Sevilla FC at Karaiskakis Stadium on August 16, 2023 in Piraeus, Greece.Chelsea have completed the signing of Manchester City forward Cole Palmer on a seven-year contract.The PA news agency understands the club will pay an initial £40million for the 21-year-old academy graduate with an additional £2.5m in possible add-ons.It is understood a deal was struck on Wednesday for a player City had been keen to keep but were ultimately persuaded to part with by the size of Chelsea’s bid.“I’m excited to get started and it feels great to sign,” Palmer told his new club’s website.“I’ve joined Chelsea because the project here sounds good and because of the platform I will have to try to sh...

 Dutch Fiorentina player Sofyan Amrabat during the match Roma v Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico. Rome (Italy), January 15th, 2023.Manchester United have tabled a bid to sign Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat on a permanent deal, it has been claimed in Italy.Amrabat has been patiently waiting for Manchester United to make a move for him this summer and has been training away from the Fiorentina first-team squad.Fiorentina rejected a loan offer worth €2m from the Red Devils earlier this week and are pushing to sell him.Amrabat has rejected offers from Fulham, Nottingham Forest and clubs in Saudi Arabia in order to complete a dream move to Old Trafford.Manchester United have gone in with another bid on deadline day and according to Italian outlet Calciomercato.com, they have offered...

Davy Klaassen of Ajax during the UEFA Europa League Qualifying Play-Off Second leg match between Ajax and Ludogorets at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on August 31, 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.Serie A giants Inter are in talks to potentially land the signature of Ajax midfielder Davy Klaassen.Inter are looking to add another midfielder to their ranks on deadline day and have already been linked with a host of names. Gianluca di Marzio has now confirmed the rumours surrounding Klaassen, stating that the Dutchman is indeed of interest to the Nerazzurri.Talks have opened between Ajax and Inter and the idea is to sign the player for free, as there is a possibility that the Dutch giants release the midfielder. Simone Inzaghi’s preference will be taken into account and Klaassen will only be signed i...

 Ryan Gravenberch of Bayern Muenchen gestures during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and FC Augsburg at Allianz Arena on August 27, 2023 in Munich, Germany. Liverpool have agreed a €40million deal for Bayern Munich's Ryan Gravenberch as Jurgen Klopp’s midfield rebuild nears completion.The 21-year-old is believed to heading to Merseyside for a medical ahead of Friday’s transfer deadline, with the fee agreed inclusive of add-ons.Gravenberch has been a target for some time but only in the last week has Bayern’s position changed on a player they bought from Ajax a year ago for around €20m.The Netherlands international will be the fourth and almost certainly final acquisition before the deadline, joining fellow new additions Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and W...