Jun 3, 2026
Why the biggest transfers are waiting for the World Cup to finish
The 2026 window opens four days into the World Cup, and that changes how everyone behaves. The headline moves are on hold until clubs see who shines i...
Football transfers
51 articles tagged with "Football transfers"
May 31, 2026
Rashford’s Barcelona stay hangs on a June 15 call as Gordon’s arrival muddies the maths
Barcelona must decide by June 15 whether to trigger Marcus Rashford’s 30 million euro buy clause, and Anthony Gordon’s arrival from Newcastle has made...
May 30, 2026
Real Madrid line up a player-plus-cash bid for Enzo Fernández as Chelsea set their price
Real Madrid are preparing an offer built around cash and squad players to prise Enzo Fernández away from Chelsea, who value the Argentina midfielder a...
May 30, 2026
Dušan Vlahović is weeks from leaving Juventus for free, and half of Europe is circling
A 26-year-old striker who cost Juventus the best part of €70 million is about to walk out as a free agent on June 30, and the queue of suitors is alre...
May 29, 2026
Gvardiol pushes for a Bayern move as Manchester City contract talks stall
Manchester City’s contract talks with Josko Gvardiol have stalled, and Bayern Munich are leading a queue of clubs ready to test the Croatian’s desire...
May 28, 2026
Anthony Gordon set for Barcelona as €80m deal with Newcastle is agreed
Barcelona have struck a deal worth around 80 million euros with add-ons to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle. The England winger is already through a...
May 28, 2026
Andy Robertson agrees to join Tottenham on a free transfer after nine years at Liverpool
The Scotland captain has agreed to move to Tottenham when his Liverpool contract expires, ending nine years on Merseyside and turning down a late appr...
May 28, 2026
Rasmus Hojlund’s Napoli move turns permanent as Manchester United book a loss
Rasmus Hojlund’s loan to Napoli has become permanent after the Italian side qualified for the Champions League, with Manchester United banking around...
May 26, 2026
Chelsea agree Valentín Barco deal as 13th Strasbourg pipeline move closes ahead of summer window
Chelsea have struck a permanent deal to sign 21-year-old Argentine midfielder Valentín Barco from BlueCo sister club Strasbourg, three weeks before th...
May 24, 2026
The release clause died in January and Kane scored 36 more: Barcelona’s pursuit is now flattery, not a transfer
Harry Kane’s €65 million Bayern release clause expired at the end of January 2026, and Bayern want him to 2029. Barcelona can keep dreaming, but they...
May 22, 2026
Darwin Núñez agrees Al Hilal exit as Newcastle and Chelsea line up the free transfer
Darwin Núñez has terminated his Al Hilal contract nine months after leaving Liverpool, with Newcastle, Chelsea and Italian suitors circling a free tra...
May 22, 2026
Liverpool, United, Chelsea, Newcastle: the four clubs circling Jarrod Bowen with West Ham’s Sunday on the line
Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle have all been linked to West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen, with the Hammers’ Sunday relegation decider...
May 21, 2026
Bayern and Real Madrid are both circling Sarr as Tottenham head into a relegation final day
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both tracking Pape Matar Sarr, with Tottenham’s Sunday at home against Everton likely to decide how cheaply the 23-y...
May 20, 2026
Real Madrid keep Rüdiger on a one-year extension as Saudi and Juventus offers fall short
Antonio Rüdiger has accepted Real Madrid’s standard over-30s renewal terms for 2026-27, turning down a Saudi Arabia offer and ending Juventus’s free-t...
May 19, 2026
Højlund scored the goal that bought him out of Manchester United as Napoli triggered the €44 million clause
Rasmus Højlund’s stoppage-time strike at Pisa on Sunday sealed Napoli’s Champions League place and activated the obligation to buy clause in his loan...
May 16, 2026
Saudi vs MLS: Salah’s free-agent call is still open with the World Cup less than four weeks away
Mohamed Salah’s agent Ramy Abbas Issa is still on the ‘we don’t know’ line. The Saudi Pro League and MLS are the two real destinations, and the 2026 W...
May 16, 2026
Juventus have the contract signed, the manager pushing, and now Liverpool’s €15 million Alisson call
Juventus have the contract signed off and Luciano Spalletti pushing for him internally, and now the question is whether FSG will sell a 33-year-old Al...
May 15, 2026
Barcelona park the 30 million euro Rashford call until season’s end as his free-kick clinches La Liga
Marcus Rashford’s free-kick opened the scoring in Barcelona’s 2-0 El Clasico win that confirmed a 29th La Liga title, but the 30 million euro option t...
May 12, 2026
Hojlund’s Napoli loan is days from turning into a 44 million permanent transfer
Napoli are closing in on activating the obligation-to-buy clause that ends Rasmus Hojlund’s Manchester United career, with Champions League qualificat...
May 8, 2026
Arsenal agree personal terms with Tino Livramento as Newcastle hold the line at £70 million and Spurs and Bayern circle
Arsenal have moved to the front of the queue for Newcastle’s England right-back, with personal terms already in place, but a £70 million-plus valuatio...
May 8, 2026
Atlético close in on a €45 million verbal deal for João Gomes as the Wolves midfielder agrees terms to 2031
The Spanish side have moved into advanced talks with relegated Wolves over a €45 million transfer for the Brazil international, with personal terms al...
May 6, 2026
Florentino’s dream player is Kenan Yildiz, but Juventus’ 2030 contract was built to say no
Florentino Perez has Kenan Yildiz at the top of his summer wishlist. Juventus’ February extension to 2030 with no release clause, and a wage triple, w...
May 5, 2026
Cerezo says no, Alvarez says nothing: where Barcelona’s pursuit of the Atletico striker stands
Atletico are pushing back hard against Barcelona’s interest in Julian Alvarez, with president Enrique Cerezo insisting the Argentine is staying. Arsen...
May 4, 2026
Slot wants Beukema: Liverpool’s €28 million Napoli bid leaves a low single-digit gap
Arne Slot has personally pushed Richard Hughes to land Sam Beukema this summer. Liverpool’s €28 million opening offer for the Napoli centre-back is sh...