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Colin Millar

Today’s headlines

News

Mbappe’s Real Madrid move confirmed
Maresca confirmed as Chelsea head coach
Modric agrees new one-year Real Madrid contract
Mourinho unveiled as new Fenerbahce head coach

Transfers

The Transfer DealSheet: Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Madrid, Barca and more
Man United Transfer DealSheet: Branthwaite interest, Casemiro future
Arsenal Transfer DealSheet: Sesko and Zubimendi interest
Liverpool Transfer DealSheet: priority positions and Diaz uncertainty
Chelsea Transfer DealSheet: two positions targeted amid need for sales

48m ago
Colin Millar

The latest on Arsenal and Sesko

Arsenal have been strongly linked to Benjamin Sesko as they look to improve their striker option, and our James McNicholas has the latest in our Arsenal-focussed Transfer DealSheet:

“The current focus in the forward line is RB Leipzig’s 21-year-old Benjamin Sesko. The Slovenia international has a release clause in his contract, believed to be for a fee in the region of €65m (£55.3m, $70.4m). Sesko has attracted significant interest from elsewhere in the Premier League and Europe, but the feeling among other clubs is that if Sesko is to move then Arsenal are in pole position.”

1h ago
Colin Millar

A move to come for Chucky Lozano

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Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano is a name that will be familiar to European and North American football fans alike — and the Mexico international is set for a move to MLS.

Lozano, 28, registered six goals and three assists for PSV Eindhoven this season but is set to leave the Dutch champions for MLS expansion side San Diego FC.

San Diego won’t take part in MLS until the 2025 campaign, so — as our MLS correspondent Tom Bogert reports — Lozano will remain at PSV for the first part of the 2024-25 European season.

1h ago
Colin Millar

It’s not just the big Premier League sides in the Transfer DealSheet

Yes, we’ve got Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool etc covered — but the Transfer DealSheet is so much more than just the English heavyweights.

We’ve got the latest from all the Premier League clubs, Real Madrid, Serie A and, of course, Wrexham.

See for yourself below

2h ago
Colin Millar

A slightly less high-profile Real Madrid transfer

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Joining Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid next season will be 34-year-old Joselu.

Madrid are to exercise their purchase option for the striker, which was part of their original loan agreement with Espanyol.

Joselu will cost the Champions League winners around €1.5million, a bargain, really, when you consider his tally of 17 goals last season in approximately 2,100 minutes (just over 23 full games) of action.

GO FURTHER

Real Madrid to sign Joselu on permanent transfer following successful loan spell

2h ago
Colin Millar

David Ornstein’s One to Watch

Now that the 2023-24 club season is officially over, one of the players we need to keep an eye on is Michael Olise. There is a release clause in his Crystal Palace contract which provides an element of clarity that does not exist with many other leading players.

That’s an excerpt on Crystal Palace star Olise from David Ornstein in today’s Transfer DealSheet. The Frenchman ended the season in stunning form, registering four goals and three assists in his final six games.

For more on Olise and the latest transfer news from the Premier League and around the football world, check out this week’s edition below.

2h ago
The Athletic Staff

Introducing: The Transfer DealSheet

Welcome to The Transfer DealSheet, your new weekly guide to what is happening in the summer transfer window.

Every week our team of dedicated writers, including Adam Leventhal and David Ornstein, will take you inside the game to explain the deals that are being worked on, the players who could arrive at clubs and the ones who are on their way out across the Premier League and beyond.

Check out the first edition below

2h ago
Colin Millar

Chelsea’s wheeling and dealing

Chelsea will earn between £11-14million from clauses in transfer and loan deals.

The Champions League final was a particularly lucrative one for the west London club. Real Madrid reaching it meant Chelsea gained from Kepa Arrizabalag’s loan deal and the sale of Eden Hazard, even though the latter was five years ago!

Borussia Dortmund reaching the final also saw Chelsea benefit due to a clause in Ian Maatsen’s loan deal.

Read more below

3h ago
Colin Millar

Arsenal goodbyes

Mohamed Elneny and Cedric were the standouts from Arsenal’s released list yesterday.

The senior pair depart upon the expiration of their contracts having played only bit-part roles at the club in the last two seasons.

Elneny joined in 2016 and made 161 appearances, while Cedric featured 64 times after signing in 2020.

GO FURTHER

Arsenal confirm Mohamed Elneny, Cedric departures

3h ago
Colin Millar

Inside Chelsea’s appointment of Maresca

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The three-man shortlist
The seven categories each candidate had to satisfy
The reasoning behind a five-year contract

Many outside Chelsea regard Enzo Maresca’s appointment as a gamble. The club believe it is one worth taking…

Simon Johnson, David Ornstein and Liam Twomey take you inside Chelsea’s appointment of Enzo Maresca

3h ago
Colin Millar

Yesterday’s big manager news

Chelsea finally got their man yesterday and announced Enzo Maresca as their new head coach.

The Italian joins on a five-year contract, with an option for a further 12 months, and will start work officially on July 1.

An agreement between Chelsea and Leicester City was signed on Sunday, with the clubs settling on compensation in the region of £10million.

Our experts explain why Chelsea went for Maresca below

GO FURTHER

How and why Chelsea hired Enzo Maresca – and the seven things they were looking for

3h ago
Colin Millar

Inside the Mbappe deal

Early doubts over dressing room harmony
Florentino Perez’s big role in talks
Coaching staff told in February
Why neither side wanted anyone to know

Mbappe’s transfer to Real Madrid was finally confirmed yesterday — Mario Cortegana explains exactly how it happened

3h ago
Colin Millar

Has the summer’s biggest transfer already happened?

With Kylian Mbappe’s long-awaited Real Madrid move finally confirmed yesterday, will we see a bigger transfer later this summer?

Mbappe has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish side, with the Champions League winners now becoming an even more fearsome prospect with the arrival of the 25-year-old.

GO FURTHER

Kylian Mbappe completes Real Madrid transfer

3h ago
Colin Millar

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