Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liam Delap, Matheus Cunha: Every major deal so far as transfer deadline approaches

 Big transfers have already been completed with the first window set to close

The summer transfer window’s first deadline is approaching ahead of the upcoming Club World Cup.

Because of the newly expanded tournament, FIFA allowed for an earlier opening of the market so that clubs could sign and register players in time for the inaugural competition.

Chelsea and Manchester City have done so with the signings of Liam Delap and Rayan Ait-Nouri respectively.

On the continent, Real Madrid completed the signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool, and paid a fee to the Premier League champions to ensure that he was on the plane to the United States with them.

Bayern Munich did similar with Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah, who arrives to provide fresh impetus to Vincent Kompany’s backline.

In the Premier League, Ruben Amorim’s rebuild at Manchester United is already underway with the signing of Wolves forward Matheus Cunha, with United set for a big summer of ins and outs.

Here, Standard Sport lays out every major deal of the summer so far.

Signed: Jeremie Frimpong

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June

June 1

Matheus Cunha - Wolves to Manchester United, £62.5million

June 2

Dario Essugo - Sporting to Chelsea, £18million

Romelle Donovan - Birmingham to Brentford, Undisclosed

June 3

Caoimhin Kelleher - Liverpool to Brentford, £12.5million

Mark Flekken - Brentford to Bayer Leverkusen, £8million

June 4

Liam Delap - Ipswich to Chelsea, £30million

James Ball - AFC Wimbledon to Swindon, Free

June 5

Nuno Tavares - Arsenal to Lazio, Undisclosed

Antonio Cordero - Malaga to Newcastle, Undisclosed

June 6

Jorginho - Arsenal to Flamengo, Free

Lloyd Kelly - Newcastle to Juventus, £20million

Thierry Small - Charlton to Preston, Free

Sonny Carey - Blackpool to Charlton, Free

Jean-Clair Todibo - Nice to West Ham, Undisclosed

June 9

Rayan Ait-Nouri - Wolves to Manchester City, £31million

Mamadou Sarr - Strasbourg to Chelsea, £12million

Marquinhos - Arsenal to Cruzeiro, Undisclosed

Safe hands: Caoimhin Kelleher

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May

May 14

Eric Dier - Bayern Munich to AS Monaco, Free

May 20

Bashir Humphreys - Chelsea to Burnley, Undisclosed

May 28

Michael Kayode - Fiorentina to Brentford, Undisclosed

May 30

Jeremie Frimpong - Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool, £29.5million

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool to Real Madrid, Free

Carlos Alcaraz - Flamengo to Everton, Undisclosed

Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/trent-alexander-arnold-liam-delap-matheus-cunha-every-major-deal-so-far-as-transfer-deadline-approaches-41227016

Jadon Sancho Potential Destinations: Five Clubs That Could Sign Man Utd Winger

 

Jadon Sancho’s long-term future doesn’t reside in west London, it turns out.

There were times during his loan spell when Sancho and Chelsea appeared a natural fit. He purred early on, building on the momentum regained at Signal Iduna Park during the back-end of 2023–24, and there didn’t seem to be any doubt that the Blues would opt to sign the winger permanently.

But then the second half of the season happened.

While Sancho played a leading role in the club’s Conference League success, his Premier League form throughout 2025 was indifferent at best. His contrasting fortunes in the two competitions left Chelsea with a dilemma, and a dispute over personal terms will ultimately lead to Sancho returning to Manchester United.

So, who will be there to pick up the pieces? With United unlikely to entertain a revival, Sancho is bound to seek an alternative route for potential rejuvenation.

Here are five clubs that could sign the 25-year-old this summer.

Borussia Dortmund

Sancho offered signs of life on loan at BVB last season. / IMAGO/Revierfoto

Ah, Dortmund. There’s always Dortmund.

Sancho earned his major break in the Ruhr region, with his dazzling form eventually evolving him into a £73 million asset. However, Erik ten Hag failed to set up his shiny new toy for success at Old Trafford and the player himself struggled to deal with the absence of space supplied by the Premier League.

Sancho’s first two-and-a-half years at United were bereft of memorable moments, and Dortmund offered the winger an olive branch midway through the 2023–24 season by agreeing to sign him on loan for the remaining months of the campaign.

While it was clear that he’d lost a step, Sancho showed during Dortmund’s run to the Champions League final that he could still hang with the very best. He was lauded for his performance in the semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain before his team were beaten by Real Madrid at Wembley.

Despite his on-field upsurge, Dortmund opted against signing him due to the finances involved and his reported off-field mishaps, including poor training performances. Now that he’s available again, the German club will inevitably be linked. However, Sancho’s second stint with the club may have cost him another opportunity to shine at Signal Iduna Park.

Bayer Leverkusen

Erik ten Hag has succeeded Xabi Alonso in Leverkusen. / IMAGO/PA Images

Okay, so a third Dortmund stint may be off the cards for Sancho, but might the man who oversaw his Manchester United arrival be willing to team up with him again?

There have been reports of Bayer Leverkusen, now led by Erik ten Hag, making a move, but surely the Dutchman’s presence has reduced the chances of the German club making a play for the Englishman?

While Sancho was signed under Ten Hag’s watch at Old Trafford, the pair later had a very public feud at the start of the 2023–24 season which led to the winger’s Dortmund loan in January. Sancho returned to United for preseason last summer and their relationship may have improved before he left for Chelsea, but the pair won’t be writing to one another at Christmas.

At the start of a new job, Ten Hag is unlikely to sign someone who will constantly remind him of a bleaker time. Sancho, meanwhile, surely won’t want to play for a manager who’s already failed to get anything close to the best out of him.

Juventus were linked when Thiago Motta was in charge. / IMAGO/IPA Sport

Plenty has changed in Turin since Juventus were linked with a move for Sancho last summer. The Old Lady was set to embark on an exciting new dawn with Thiago Motta at the helm, but the Italian failed to last his debut campaign.

Juve cut ties with Motta long before the season drew to a close, and they turned to the underrated Igor Tudor to put out a few fires. Their search for a long-term Motta successor has been pretty humiliating so far, and there’s every chance Tudor remains in charge.

If three-at-the-back advocate Tudor remains, Juventus won’t be going near Sancho. You can imagine those two butting heads.

There’s scope for Sancho, who struggles to burst beyond players but remains a technically sound winger capable of creating a yard of separation with a subtle move, to thrive in Italy, but which clubs would take him? His lofty wage demands are one issue, but Sancho’s not exactly a player the likes of Antonio Conte and Max Allegri will be chomping at the bit to work with.

Newcastle United

Newcastle are in the market for a winger. / IMAGO/IPA Sport

Sancho wasn’t bad during his loan spell at Chelsea, but much of 2024–25 seemingly drifted him by. His stock didn’t take much of a hit, and there will be some clubs who will continue to be tempted based on what he often produced at Dortmund.

While a move abroad seems likely, Sancho‘s Premier League career isn’t dead yet. There may be a couple of clubs, if they can negotiate an amicable deal financially, willing to take a punt on the Englishman.

One of those is Newcastle United, who have seemingly missed out on Bryan Mbeumo to the Red Devils and are certainly in the market for another winger despite Jacob Murphy’s career year. If there’s a manager you’d fancy to get a tune out of Sancho, it’s Eddie Howe.

If he can get Murphy looking like a competent footballer and some, he’ll surely be able to work some magic with the gifted Sancho.

Saudi Pro League

Al Hilal and Al Ahli are two clubs backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. / IMAGO/Ali Issa

This looks like where Sancho could be heading. While exact figures haven’t been disclosed, you have to think the winger was demanding flat-out silly money from Chelsea to sign permanently this summer.

The 25-year-old signed a contract with Man Utd worth a reported £250,000-a-week in 2021.

Sancho’s body of work over the past four years means no clubs in Europe would be willing to offer him that sort of money, and If he doesn’t lessen his wage demands, Saudi Arabia seems like the only option for the Englishman.

The four PIF-backed Saudi Pro League clubs have cash to burn, and they’re desperate to land a big name or two this summer. Interest is surely bound to arrive from the Middle East, but does Sancho, at 25, want to take such a step at this stage of his career? It may be his only choice.

Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/jadon-sancho-potential-destinations-five-clubs-that-could-sign-man-utd-winger-41201335

Jadon Sancho: Chelsea to pay £5m penalty fee after transfer decision on Manchester United winger

The winger impressed in flashes but the Blues were unwilling to match his wages

Future uncertain: Jadon Sancho will not stay on at Chelsea

Jadon Sancho will return to Manchester United after Chelsea failed to agree terms to sign the Englishman on a permanent deal.

Sancho spent this season on loan with the Blues, who had an obligation to buy him for £25million if they finished in the top 14 of the Premier League table.

Because Chelsea finished fourth, that clause came into effect.

However, they could not agree personal terms with Sancho. Chelsea were unwilling to inherit his inflated wages at United, and a salary that fit within the Blues’ incentive-driven wage structure could not be agreed upon.

He will leave on June 30 upon the expiry of his loan contract. Chelsea will pay United a penalty fee of £5m for failing to adhere to their obligation to buy.

Sancho scored five goals and contributed 10 assists in 41 appearances for Chelsea, including finding the net in the Conference League final last month when they beat Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw to win their first silverware since February 2022.

Ending on a high: Sancho’s goal in the conference league final was his last action in a Chelsea shirt

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The Blues did not pay an up-front loan fee to sign Sancho from United last summer.

He will be allowed to assess his options this month, with his future at United still uncertain.

Sancho will not play at the Club World Cup, and Chelsea are hoping to sign a right-footed left winger before beginning their campaign in the United States later this month.

Standard Sport reported on Monday that Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens is a player of interest and they are weighing up submitting a bid following talks. They also have United’s Alejandro Garnacho and the Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams on their list.

The Blues are set to announce the signing of Ipswich striker Liam Delap, having triggered his relegation release clause of £30m.

Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/jadon-sancho-chelsea-to-pay-5m-penalty-fee-after-transfer-decision-on-manchester-united-winger-41198537

NO CHELSEA, LIVERPOOL OR MANCHESTER UNITED DEALS IN THE TOP TEN PREMIER LEAGUE SIGNINGS OF 2023

 A true Todd Boehly special

More than £1bn was spent by Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United this year but not a single one of their signings rank among the ten best made in 2023.

10) Craig Dawson The list of permanent managers Dawson has played for in the Premier League, presented in chronological order, is a thing of beauty: Hodgson, Clarke, Mel, Irvine, Pulis, Pardew, Gracia, Pearson, Sanchez Flores, Moyes, Lopetegui and O’Neil.

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The penultimate and perhaps most incongruous name had apparently been so affected by Dawson’s inspirational turn during West Ham’s run to the 2022 Europa League semi-finals, in which Lopetegui’s Sevilla were dumped out by the Hammers in the round of 16, that he immediately sought to sign the centre-half when the opportunity first presented itself.

Dawson helped keep Wolves – out of the relegation zone on goal difference alone – clear of the drop by seven points, with a debut goal in a thrashing of Liverpool particularly memorable. This season has brought more quietly consummate excellence, as Erling Haaland can attest. And all for little over £3m.

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Source:https://onefootball.com/en/news/no-chelsea-liverpool-or-manchester-united-deals-in-the-top-ten-premier-league-signings-of-2023-38749170