Overview
- Manchester City agreed a €55 million (£46.2 m) deal with AC Milan for Tijjani Reijnders on a five-year contract and have moved to secure Lyon playmaker Rayan Cherki alongside Wolves full-back Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- Liverpool saw its £109 million bid for Florian Wirtz rejected by Bayer Leverkusen and is preparing a fresh offer as the Bundesliga side plots a replacement strategy.
- Manchester United submitted a £45 million plus £10 million add-ons opening proposal for Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo and is exploring a move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
- Chelsea completed the £30 million signing of Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap and Juventus activated a €14.3 million option to make AC Milan centre-back Pierre Kalulu’s loan move permanent.
- Bayern Munich is drawing up its first approach for AC Milan winger Rafael Leão and Liverpool rebuffed Barcelona’s enquiry for Luis Díaz, underscoring clubs’ intent to hold onto key assets.