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There is not a moment of pause in a transfer market full of surprises and twists, so let’s dive into our latest news and notes.
Busy week for Manchester United
Manchester United are making news for Cristiano Ronaldo’s desire to leave the club (they insist he’s not for sale) and his absence from training, but they’re also finally active on the market as Erik ten Hag begins to leave his fingerprints on the squad. The club this week is working on making Christian Eriksen from Brentford and Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord their first signings. Eriksen has verbally agreed to a contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2025. The Dutch left back, meanwhile, will cost €15 million, plus €2 million in add-ons. United might not be done as negotiations continue for Frenkie de Jong with optimism. The agreement with Barcelona is imminent for €65 million guaranteed fee and they’re waiting to discuss the variable part with €20 million in add-ons. Once that hurdle is cleared, it’ll be down to negotiating personal terms with de Jong. Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez is also on ten Hag’s list as he’s obviously familiar with his work.
Chelsea and Man City latest
Despite having an agreement in principle with Leeds for £60 million with add-ons included, Chelsea spent the entire week waiting for a final response from Raphinha, who has given Barcelona priority. Meanwhile, Chelsea are closing in on a deal with Manchester City for Raheem Sterling and are targeting Matthijs de Ligt of Juventus and Nathan Aké of City as a priority in defense. Once the Sterling deal is done, Manchester City will shift their focus on bringing Brighton left back…
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