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Jun 6, 2025, 04:30 AM ET
The archetypal summer transportation model is unfastened crossed Europe (thanks to the Club World Cup) arsenic clubs look to bash their business. But what are ESPN's reporters proceeding astir imaginable deals?
Every Friday until September, we'll bring you the latest updates and insights connected the biggest transportation news.
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Chelsea are looking for a caller goalkeeper, right?
It wasn't 1 of their apical priorities fixed they already person astatine slightest 5 elder goalkeepers connected their books, but Milan stopper Mike Maignan's tendency to determination to Chelsea has created an opportunity. Enzo Maresca has repeatedly defended Robert Sánchez successful public, but the grounds of past play suggests they request an upgrade if they privation to situation for the Premier League.
Maignan turns 30 adjacent period and truthful doesn't acceptable the illustration of subordinate Chelsea person tended to motion successful the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital era, but helium is experienced successful the Champions League and, theoretically, could beryllium disposable for a tenable fee. The 2 clubs are immoderate mode isolated successful their valuations astatine the moment, however, with Milan hoping for up to €30m. Maignan has conscionable 1 twelvemonth remaining connected his contract, though, which has the Blues believing determination is country for negotiation. -- James Olley
And, adjacent though they already signed Liam Delap, besides different striker?
Despite having conscionable signed Delap from Ipswich for £30m, and with Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku (who is looking to leave) inactive successful the squad, sources person told ESPN that Chelsea are eyeing up different striker successful Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike. The 22-year-old had 22 goals and 12 assists successful 48 games crossed each competitions this season, contempt having his fantabulous concern with Omar Marmoush breached up successful January aft the Egypt planetary joined Manchester City.
Frankfurt, who finished 3rd successful the German Bundesliga and qualified for the UEFA Champions League, made Ekitike's indebtedness from Paris Saint-Germain imperishable for €25m successful April 2024 and present privation €80m to fto him go. Right now, Chelsea are not prepared to conscionable that valuation, portion Liverpool are besides monitoring the situation.
Ekitike withdrew from the France U21 squad for Euro 2025 this week, and joining a Premier League nine is his priority. -- Julien Laurens
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Are Cunha and Mbuemo the signings Manchester United need?
Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens question whether Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are suitable signings for Manchester United's rebuild.
Who are Manchester United targeting arsenic a caller striker?
Man United are pushing to sign Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford and the club's pursuit has been helped by the striker's tendency to determination to Old Trafford implicit a imaginable transportation to Newcastle United. Brentford, though, person seen United wage Wolves a interest of £62.5 cardinal to motion Matheus Cunha and volition privation a akin magnitude arsenic Mbeumo is younger and has conscionable travel disconnected the backmost of a play successful which helium reached 20 Premier League goals.
United person already seen an wide connection of astir £55m knocked backmost by Brentford, but sources person told ESPN that they person made an improved bid worthy much than £60m. -- Rob Dawson
Missing retired connected Liam Delap, who rejected United successful favour of a determination to Chelsea, has fixed the nine a headache successful presumption of identifying a precedence people arsenic centre-forward. Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha tin some play the role, but neither is regarded arsenic the solution.
However, contempt his availability, sources person told ESPN that United volition not beryllium pursuing a determination for Napoli's Victor Osimhen, who spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Galatasaray successful Turkey. Sources added that United judge Osimhen is not the illustration of striker required by manager Ruben Amorim, portion his reported €75m transportation interest would besides beryllium an issue. -- Mark Ogden
PSG are European champions, but volition they marque immoderate much large moves this summer?
The precedence for PSG is to motion a right-footed centre-back and Bournemouth's Illia Zabarnyi is astatine the apical of their list. Manager Luis Enrique and sporting manager Luis Campos are large fans of the 22-year-old Ukraine planetary and his qualities acceptable the benignant of the French champions arsenic helium is beardown successful the duels, has decent pace, and is utilized to playing successful a high-pressing team. A €50m interest is being discussed.
PSG were besides keen connected signing River Plate prodigy Franco Mastantuono, but the 17-year-old is joining Real Madrid. PSG had been successful precocious negotiations with the wonderkid, who has a €45m merchandise clause, but Madrid was his imagination move. -- Laurens
Real Madrid already person fractional a caller defence, but what astir their attack?
Madrid person wasted nary clip successful reacting to their underwhelming season, signing Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold, with Benfica's Álvaro Carreras and River's Mastantuono connected the way. And they won't halt there: they'd similar to motion an experienced centre-forward this summertime too.
The exemplary is Joselu, who scored a invaluable 10 league goals -- often arsenic a substitute -- successful 2023-24. Madrid missed specified a subordinate past season, with the talented-but-youthful Endrick the lone earthy replacement for Kylian Mbappé. Madrid's precedence is inactive adding to the defence and the midfield, but if they tin find a suitable back-up No. 9 who tin lend disconnected the seat for a tenable fee, caller manager Xabi Alonso would similar them to bash that too. -- Rodri Faez
Frenkie de Jong has been linked with a determination successful each caller window, volition helium stay?
So acold this window, each is quiescent surrounding a determination for De Jong, which is somewhat unusual fixed helium has conscionable 12 months near connected his declaration and has been linked with an exit truthful often of late. However, the midfielder's expiring woody is really a positive for Barça. It gives them a accidental to yet renegotiate his backloaded salary, which was agreed to assistance the nine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coach Hansi Flick is simply a instrumentality and the Netherlands planetary wants to stay, truthful it's conscionable astir reaching an agreement. To propulsion an hold through, helium is considering switching his agent, though, and has nary shortage of involvement from immoderate of the game's biggest agencies keen to motion him up. He whitethorn extremity up conscionable sticking with his lawyer, though, with his lone existent purpose to motion a caller woody arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. -- Sam Marsden
Martín Zubimendi has been playing down links to Arsenal this week, immoderate issues there? And volition Thomas Partey stay?
Arsenal stay highly assured a €60m woody for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi is virtually done. Movement whitethorn hap aft Sunday's Nations League finale, which features his Spain broadside vs. Portugal.
The nine privation Thomas Partey to enactment adjacent though helium is 31, but wages are an issue. A compromise needs to beryllium reached to trim his salary, presently astir £200,000-a-week, but the midfielder is keen to stay successful northbound London. -- Olley
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Guardiola conscionable wants Man City to motion 'good players' this summer
Pep Guardiola speaks astir the challenges Man City look this summertime and their transportation hopes.
Pep Guardiola told ESPN that caller signings volition bring caller energy. But who volition they be?
City person already agreed a €55m deal for AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders and are adjacent to signing Wolves left-back Rayan Aït-Nouri for €40m, portion they stay funny successful Morgan Gibbs-White. City are keen to get arsenic galore caller signings arsenic imaginable implicit the enactment earlier the FIFA Club World Cup starts connected June 15 but talks astir Gibbs-White person been analyzable by Nottingham Forest's reported £100m valuation -- Dawson
The nine are besides successful talks implicit Lyon midfielder Rayan Cherki, who celebrated his archetypal France headdress connected Thursday nighttime with a stunning show disconnected the seat against Spain. Lyon rejected City's archetypal connection of €23m connected Thursday, arsenic they are holding retired for person to €40m. But City volition travel backmost with different connection arsenic Pep Guardiola sees the 21-year-old arsenic a priority. -- Laurens
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Who could motion Jack Grealish aft being dropped by Man City?
Gab & Juls statement the aboriginal of Jack Grealish aft reports of him being near retired of Man City's Club World Cup squad.
Any different absorbing deals successful the works?
- ESPN revealed Saudi interest successful Son Heung-min in June 2023 and it inactive remains. Nothing is imminent successful that regard, however, and the South Korea guardant would person to alteration his stance from 2 years ago, which astatine the clip was that helium wanted to proceed playing astatine the highest level. Discussions are besides ongoing implicit whether Tottenham privation to marque Mathys Tel's indebtedness woody from Bayern Munich permanent. The determination is apt linked, astatine slightest successful part, to the aboriginal of manager Ange Postecoglou, which should go clearer successful the coming days. -- Olley
- Ansu Fati's indebtedness determination from Barcleona to Monaco has deed immoderate snags implicit the past week, chiefly related to however overmuch the enactment to marque the woody imperishable volition be. But it is not thought to beryllium a deal-breaker. Fati has been successful New York this past week, but is expected to implicit a power to Ligue 1 erstwhile back. -- Marsden
- There's besides immoderate sorting retired for Barça sporting manager Deco to bash successful the goalkeeping position. With the nine apt to wage Espanyol's Joan García's €25m merchandise clause adjacent week, they volition person 4 stoppers. The lone certainty astatine the moment, though, is that Iñaki Peña wants to permission successful hunt of archetypal squad football. Current No.1 Marc-André ter Stegen insists helium wants to stay, but his resoluteness could beryllium tested if García, who wants regular shot successful bid to interruption into the Spain squad for adjacent summer's World Cup, arrives. And past there's Wojciech Szczęsny, backmost successful Marbella, inactive weighing up an connection to widen his Barça enactment aft coming retired of status past October. -- Marsden
- Turkish champions Galatasaray are expecting involvement successful Gabriel Sara and Baris Alper Yilmaz this summer. They enquired astir the availability of Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva, who looks acceptable to permission the nine this summer, but person decided it's practically "impossible" to motion the Portugal midfielder. -- Dawson
- Bournemouth are actively looking astatine centre backmost replacements for Dean Huijsen, who near for Real Madrid and Illia Zabarnyi who could beryllium connected his mode to PSG. One sanction connected their shortlist is Nantes and France U21 planetary Nathan Zeze. The 19-year-old has impressed successful Ligue 1 this play and a fewer different English clubs volition amusement an interest. -- Laurens
- Club América winger Brian Rodríguez was incapable to assistance his broadside to the Club World Cup, arsenic they mislaid the playoff 2-1 to his erstwhile nine LAFC, but helium has been linked with a instrumentality to MLS. The Uruguay planetary could determination to Inter Miami and has reportedly spoked to Luis Suárez astir beingness astatine the club. -- Lizzy Becherano
- Botafogo are looking for much reinforcements for their attack, with Inter Milan striker Joaquin Correa, Benfica's Arthur Cabral and AC Milan's Luka Jovic connected their radar. -- Roberta Barroso, ESPN Brasil
