Transfer rumors, news: Man United try to gazump Arsenal for Gyökeres

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Jul 20, 2025, 12:59 PM ET

Manchester United person made a last-ditch effort to bargain Viktor Gyökeres from nether the noses of Arsenal, portion Liverpool are determined that Ibrahima Konaté will not articulation Real Madrid connected a escaped transfer. Join america for the latest transportation news, rumors and gossip from astir the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- It seemed definite that Viktor Gyökeres would beryllium joining Arsenal from Sporting CP, but Manchester United are attempting to instrumentality vantage of a snag implicit the finer details of the woody by outbidding their Premier League rivals, according to Portuguese outlet A Bola. Arsenal person made an offer of €63.5 million, positive €10 cardinal successful bonuses, but Sporting are not blessed with the operation of the add-ons -- Sporting privation those objectives to beryllium realistic and easy achieved. There are payments of €2.5 cardinal based astir 20 games, which Sporting are blessed with, but not different clauses. Man United brag Ruben Amorim, who utilized to manager Gyökeres astatine Sporting, inactive feels there's a accidental to triumph the race. A Bola says that Sporting privation an achievable €80 million, which Man United person present spell adjacent to. However, the outlet says Gyökeres has made it wide to his nine he inactive lone wants to articulation Arsenal.

- Liverpool are not going to springiness up attempting to renew Ibrahima Konaté's contract, with L'Équipe reporting that they are acrophobic astir involvement from Real Madrid. Liverpool mislaid Trent Alexander-Arnold to the LaLiga giants this summer, receiving lone a tiny interest due to the fact that Real Madrid wanted to bring his registration guardant for the commencement of the Club World Cup. The 26-year-old Konate has besides moved into the last 12 months of his deal, meaning helium tin motion a pre-contract statement with a nine extracurricular of England starting Jan. 1. However, portion Liverpool person not yet been prepared to lucifer the cardinal defender's demands, the Premier League champions are determined helium won't spell the aforesaid way arsenic Alexander-Arnold.

- Juventus person reached an statement to motion Jadon Sancho from Manchester United, and the woody could beryllium confirmed by Thursday. Tuttosport reports that the winger volition motion a four-year declaration worthy €6 cardinal positive bonuses. Juve person made an connection of £15 million, and they anticipation they tin get the woody implicit the enactment by including a bid of achievable add-ons to bump up the fee. As for exits, Fabrice Hawkins reports that United States prima Timothy Weah has agreed to presumption to implicit a determination to Marseille.

- Liverpool person reached an "outline agreement" with Eintracht Frankfurt implicit the projected transportation of Hugo Ekitike, The Athletic reports. The adjacent 24 hours are expected to beryllium crucial, arsenic there's inactive enactment to beryllium done earlier the woody is formally wrapped up. ESPN sources revealed connected Thursday that Liverpool were successful precocious talks to motion the 23-year-old, who has already agreed to idiosyncratic terms. The Premier League champions person already recruited chap Bundesliga prima Florian Wirtz this summer. Should each add-ons beryllium met, the last transportation interest is expected to transcend the €95 cardinal Eintracht received from Paris Saint-Germain for Randal Kolo Muani successful 2023.

- Adam Wharton is acceptable to enactment astatine Crystal Palace for the 2025-26 season, making Liverpool favorites to motion him successful the summertime of 2026. The Sun connected Sunday reports that Palace bash not privation to suffer the midfielder, arsenic Marc Guéhi and Eberechi Eze are apt to depart earlier the transportation deadline connected Sept. 1. Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are besides looking astatine the 21-year-old. If helium stays astatine Selhurst Park, Liverpool volition beryllium successful a stronger presumption to marque a determination aft prioritizing attacking changes up of the upcoming campaign.

- Vinícius Júnior's declaration renewal astatine Real Madrid is "up successful the air," according to the Diario AS front-page communicative connected Sunday. The paper claims talks implicit a caller woody person stalled since February, erstwhile the Brazil forward's campy told Madrid what he'd expect to earn. Vinícius' existent declaration expires successful 2027, and the nine would beryllium reluctant to let negotiations to resistance connected into adjacent year, though involvement from Saudi Arabia successful the subordinate appears to person diminished. The study adds that helium wants a wage summation from €15m per twelvemonth to €20m, making him the club's best-paid player.

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CONFIRMED DEALS

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OTHER RUMORS

- Galatasaray are expected to marque an opening connection for Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson "soon." Man City person already lined up Burnley stopper -- and erstwhile academy postgraduate -- James Trafford arsenic his nonstop replacement. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Roma are successful precocious talks to motion Brighton & Hove Albion guardant Evan Ferguson. The model of a season-long indebtedness has present been agreed to, which includes a €40 cardinal enactment to marque the transportation imperishable adjacent summer. (Sky Sports)

- Inter Milan person rejected approaches from Manchester United and Atalanta for 20-year-old striker Francesco Pio Esposito. (Football Italia)

- England No. 1 Jordan Pickford is adjacent to signing a four-year declaration hold astatine Everton. (The Sun)

- Villarreal and Tottenham Hotspur are successful contention to motion Arnaud Kalimuendo, a 23-year-old striker who plays for Stade Rennais. (L'Équipe)

- Bryan Mbeumo is expected to implicit the 2nd portion of his Manchester United aesculapian connected Sunday. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Nottingham Forest are acceptable to rival Napoli for Bologna winger Dan Ndoye, with the Premier League nine submitting a transportation offer. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Athletic Club person made a connection to cardinal defender Aymeric Laporte, who is to permission Al Nassr. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Manchester United are keen connected signing Galatasaray midfielder Gabriel Sara. The Red Devils person enactment speech €30 cardinal for the transportation this summer. (Aksam)

- Inter Milan privation to implicit a woody for Atalanta guardant Ademola Lookman by the extremity of the month. (Football Italia)

- Serie A champions Napoli are readying to marque a precocious play for Ademola Lookman, offering him a higher salary, but helium has rejected the connection successful favour of a determination to the San Siro. (Corriere dello Sport)

- Oscar Gloukh is "getting closer" to joining Ajax from RB Salzburg successful a imperishable deal. The winger has been offered a declaration astatine Ajax until 2030. (Nicolo Schira)

- Atlético Madrid privation to motion halfway backmost Renato Veiga from Chelsea, but the Premier League nine privation a bundle worthy astatine slightest €40 million. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Wolfsburg person made an connection of €10m-€12m for Rayo Vallecano right-back Andrei Ratiu, who is powerfully linked with Barcelona. (Marca)

- Armand Lauriente's €20 cardinal determination to Sunderland is off, contempt the winger having flown to England for a medical. (TMW)

- Fenerbahçe person agreed to presumption with Paris Saint-Germain for the signings of Milan Skriniar and Marco Asensio. (Foot Mercato)

- Dayot Upamecano has told Bayern Munich helium volition lone see a caller declaration if there's a sizeable wage increase. (L'Équipe)

- Bayern Munich volition people Lille's Malick Fofana if they cannot get a woody implicit the enactment for Liverpool guardant Luis Diaz. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has agreed to presumption connected a instrumentality to Marseille aft being released by Al Qadsiah. (Foot Mercato)

- Chelsea are hoping to get a transportation interest of £20 cardinal for Raheem Sterling -- if they tin find a nine who wants him. (The Sun connected Sunday)

- Everton, Lille and Stade Rennais are linked with Rangers striker Hamza Igamane. (Foot Mercato)

- Marseille are closing successful connected an statement to motion Feyenoord guardant Igor Paixão. The last transportation interest is expected to beryllium successful the portion of €35 million, alongside a big of further performance-related add-ons. (Foot Mercato)

- Sunderland haven't fixed up connected signing defender Bafodé Diakité contempt having a bid rejected by Lille. Bournemouth's €30 cardinal connection was besides turned down, with Lille seeking €40 million. (Sunday Mirror)

- Positive talks person taken spot betwixt Parma and USA planetary Giovanni Reyna over a imperishable transfer. The 22-year-old wants to permission Borussia Dortmund this summer. (Florian Plettenberg)

- Werder Bremen person made "significant progress" successful their pursuit of 21-year-old Juventus winger Samuel Mbangula. A woody successful the portion of €12 cardinal is present adjacent to being struck. (Sacha Tavolieri)

- Flamengo person accepted Roma's €25 cardinal (plus add-ons) bid for close backmost Wesley França. His accomplishment successful Rome is present "just a substance of time." (Rudy Galetti)

- Former Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is acceptable to motion a one-year declaration with Saudi nine Al Najma. (Ben Jacobs)

- Vélez Sarsfield halfway backmost Valentín Gómez is acceptable to go a Real Betis subordinate aft a afloat statement was reached implicit idiosyncratic terms. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Wrexham's hopes of signing Patrick Bamford have been boosted aft Leeds United brag Daniel Farke confirmed the striker is not successful his plans this season. (Goal)

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