Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool, Spurs enter Rodrygo race

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Jul 23, 2025, 04:00 AM ET

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur person joined Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Chelsea successful monitoring Rodrygo's concern astatine Real Madrid portion Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson and Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho could swap clubs. Join america for the latest transportation news, rumors and gossip from astir the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- Liverpool are intimately monitoring the concern of Rodrygo arsenic they see replacements if Luis Díaz leaves to articulation Bayern Munich, according to Florian Plettenberg, who adds that Real Madrid are unfastened to letting the winger leave. Meanwhile, AS reports that Tottenham privation to instrumentality vantage of the 24-year-old's concern with Los Blancos contempt Bayern, Arsenal and Chelsea besides being funny successful the Brazil international. Spurs president Daniel Levy volition effort to bring the interest beneath €90m, however, nary of Rodrygo's suitors person yet made authoritative interaction with Madrid implicit a deal.

- TEAMtalk person reported that Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson and Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho could beryllium progressive successful a swap deal, though they would technically beryllium completed arsenic abstracted deals to payment the Blues' concern regarding Profitability and Sustainability Rules. This comes aft sources told ESPN that Chelsea are intimately monitoring Garnacho's concern astatine Old Trafford, though the Blues would person to offload players earlier signing the 21-year-old. Aston Villa and respective Saudi Pro League clubs are besides funny successful him.

- Juventus are trying to support Randal Kolo Muani pursuing the striker's indebtedness from Paris Saint-Germain, according to Le Parisien. The study adds that Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United could marque an attack successful the coming days. The 26-year-old is nary longer portion of Luis Enrique's plans and the Bianconeri person made assorted offers of a indebtedness with an work to marque the woody permanent, but PSG are lasting steadfast and demanding that a ample information of the interest is paid this summertime alternatively than next.

- AC Milan winger Rafael Leão remains keen connected a determination to Bayern Munich contempt the Bavarians cooling their involvement successful him and focusing connected Luis Díaz, reports Sport Bild. The 26-year-old nary longer comes up successful their discussions astir imaginable transfers and Uli Hoeness has adjacent publically stated that the Portugal planetary isn't an enactment for them, with his €120m valuation playing a relation successful that stance. Leão has already rejected an connection from Saudi Arabia.

- Atlético Madrid are emerging arsenic a imaginable destination for Ademola Lookman with Internazionale struggling to find an statement with Atalanta for the forward, reports AS. Los Colchoneros volition inactive request to offload 1 oregon some of Samuel Lino and Nahuel Molina earlier making their move. They tin connection a wage of €5m-per-year and are apt to beryllium the preferred enactment for Atalanta, who would alternatively spot the 26-year-old spell abroad.

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EXPERT TAKE

ESPN's Alex Kirkland looks astatine Rodrygo's concern astatine Real Madrid.

Rodrygo's aboriginal ever promised to beryllium 1 of the transportation sagas of this summer, and truthful acold it's surviving up to expectations. The Real Madrid forward's disappearance from the squad astatine the extremity of past play -- not featuring erstwhile since being hauled disconnected astatine half-time successful the Copa del Rey last -- sparked speculation that helium could beryllium connected the move. Sources told ESPN that the Brazilian would similar to enactment astatine Madrid but wanted to play connected the left, not the right, and was waiting to perceive caller manager Xabi Alonso's plans earlier making immoderate decisions.

His engagement astatine the Club World Cup lone accrued the doubts. He played 65 minutes against Al Hilal, followed by 23 minutes against Salzburg and conscionable 4 minutes against Borussia Dortmund, with nary engagement astatine each successful the knockout ties with Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. Alonso called him "important" and "a peculiar player," arsenic you'd expect, but the coach's decisions truthful acold haven't backed up that assessment. Opportunities connected the beforehand enactment are present going to beryllium adjacent much scarce than previously, fixed the eruption of Gonzalo Garcia stateside, and with Franco Mastantuono -- different talented young wide guardant -- joining successful August.

So what now? Madrid's players are enjoying a well-earned remainder up of a instrumentality to preseason grooming and their archetypal LaLiga crippled connected Aug. 19. And Arsenal person present been joined by Liverpool successful being linked with a bid for Rodrygo. ESPN has reported that Madrid would lone see a transportation if the subordinate asked to leave, and adjacent then, it wouldn't beryllium straightforward, fixed the club's anticipation of a sizeable interest and Rodrygo's wage demands. Don't expect a solution anytime soon.

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- Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund person some looked astatine Metz guardant Idrissa Gueye and entered discussions with the 18-year-old's entourage. (L'Equipe)

- United are intensifying their efforts to motion SK Brann defender Eivind Helland, but look contention from Bayern Munich, Rangers and Club Brugge. (TEAMtalk)

- Brentford person turned down a £25m connection from Newcastle United for Yoane Wissa. (The Athletic)

- Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus are some funny successful Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling, who has been expected to permission since being near retired of the Blues' Club World Cup squad. (talkSPORT)

- Bayern Munich are intensifying their efforts to motion Chelsea guardant Christopher Nkunku, contempt Manchester United perchance threatening their determination for the 27-year-old. (TEAMtalk)

- There is simply a verbal statement betwixt each parties for Rodrigo De Paul to articulation Inter Miami from Atlético Madrid with Los Colchoneros acceptable to person astir €15m. (Fabrizio Romano)

- LAFC are pushing to motion Thomas Müller, with different MLS clubs funny successful the erstwhile Bayern Munich guardant who is unfastened to an MLS move. (Nicolò Schira)

- RB Leipzig person held archetypal talks astir signing Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, with the 21-year-old allowed to depart. Borussia Dortmund are besides involved. (Philipp Hinze)

- Atlético Madrid are adjacent to completing a woody for Chelsea's versatile defender Renato Veiga, with the bully narration betwixt the 2 clubs cardinal to the talks. (Marca)

- Napoli are funny successful Juventus midfielder Fabio Miretti, but talks haven't begun and the Bianconeri volition see offers worthy €20m-€30m. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)

- AC Milan are pushing to motion Strasbourg right-back Guela Doue with Marc Pubill joining Atlético Madrid. (Calciomercato)

- Napoli's latest connection for Bologna winger Dan Ndoye is simply a €9m indebtedness interest with a €26m work to marque the woody imperishable with €5m successful add-ons. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Lucas Vázquez is "analysing proposals" for his adjacent nine -- having received offers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Premier League -- and is "prioritising his family" successful immoderate determination aft leaving Real Madrid. (AS)

- West Ham United person opened talks with escaped cause striker Callum Wilson. (The Sun)

- Girona person made an opening connection worthy €3m for Marseille midfielder Azzedine Ounahi. (Marca)

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