Home Football PL champs bolster ranks in stunning $150m coup; Red Devils add vital firepower: PL Done Deals

PL champs bolster ranks in stunning $150m coup; Red Devils add vital firepower: PL Done Deals

0
PL champs bolster ranks in stunning $150m coup; Red Devils add vital firepower: PL Done Deals

Manchester City have completed the signing of Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol on a five-year deal from RB Leipzig, the Premier League champions announced Saturday.

No financial details were revealed but Pep Guardiola’s side are understood to have agreed a fee of €90 million ($AUD150 million) for the Croatia international.

Stream Over 50 Sports Live & On-Demand with Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >

Gvardiol, 21, has impressed in his two seasons at Leipzig which he joined from Dynamo Zagreb in July 2021.

“I have always dreamed of one day playing in England and to be doing so now with Manchester City – after the season they have just had – is a real honour for me,” said Gvardiol of joining a team which won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League last year.

“Anyone who saw Manchester City play last season knows they are the best team in the world. To win the Treble says everything you need to know about the quality this team has.” Gvardiol becomes Man City’s second signing ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, following fellow Croatian international Mateo Kovacic.

Gvardiol has signed for Manchester City. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Gvardiol has signed for Manchester City. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

“To be joining City is something very special for me and my family,” continued Gvardiol.

“To have the chance to work with Pep Guardiola, too, will be amazing for me. “I know I am not yet the finished article and I am sure my game will progress under the best coach in football.

“To be linking up with Mateo Kovacic will also be special. He’s a top footballer and I hope we can both help City achieve another successful season in 2023/24 and then beyond.” Capped 21 times for Croatia, Gvardiol made 87 appearances across two seasons for Leipzig winning back-to-back German Cups.

He won two league titles with Zagreb before moving to the Bundesliga.

RED DEVILS ADD VITAL FIREPOWER

Manchester United sealed their swoop for Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta for a reported fee of £64 million ($82 million) on Saturday.

Hojlund agreed a five-year contract with the option of a further season as United manager Erik ten Hag finally got his wish to bring in a striker ahead of the new Premier League campaign.

“It is no secret I have been a fan of this great club since I was a small boy. I dreamed of walking out at Old Trafford as a Manchester United player,” Hojlund said.

PL DONE DEALS

ARSENAL

In

Declan Rice [West Ham] £105m

Kai Havertz [Chelsea] £65m

Jurrien Timber [Ajax] £38m

Out

Granit Xhaka [Bayer Leverkusen] £21m

Pablo Mari [AC Monza] £6m

Nikolaj Moller [FC St. Gallen] Undisclosed

Mazeed Ogungbo [Barrow] Undisclosed

Ben Cottrell [NS Mura] Undisclosed

Mauro Bandeira [Colchester United] Loan

Auston Trusty [Sheffield United] Undisclosed

Tom Smith [Colchester] Free

Ainsley Maitland-Niles [Released]

Matt Smith [Released]

Joel Ideho [Released]

George Lewis [Released]

Tom Smith [Released]

Zach Awe [Released]

Kaleel Green [Released]

Alexandar Kovacevic [Released]

Tino Quamina [Released]

Mathaeus Roberts [Released]

Declan Rice moved to Arsenal for a British record fee. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

ASTON VILLA

In

Pau Torres [Villarreal] £35m

Youri Tielemans [Leicester] Free

Moussa Diaby [Bayer Leverkusen] Undisclosed

Out

Marvelous Nakamba [Luton Town] Undisclosed

Wesley [Stoke City] Undisclosed

Morgan Sanson [Nice] Loan

Kaine Kesler-Hayden [Plymouth Argyle] Loan

Louie Barry [Stockport County] Loan

Finn Azaz [Plymouth] Loan

Ashley Young [Everton] Free

Declan Frith [Released]

Hayden Lindley [Released]

Arjan Raikhy [Released]

Ruben Shakpoke [Released]

Myles Sohna [Released]

Jed Steer [Released]

Brad Young [Released]

Aston Villa broke their transfer fee record to snap up Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

BOURNEMOUTH

In

Justin Kluivert [Roma] Undisclosed

Romain Faivre [Lyon] Undisclosed (sent on loan to Lorient)

Hamed Traore [Sassuolo] £20m

Milos Kerkez [AZ Alkmaar] Undisclosed

Andrei Radu [Inter Milan] Loan

Out

Siriki Dembele [Birmingham] Undisclosed

Jefferson Lerma [Crystal Palace] Free

Jack Stacey [Norwich City] Free

Ben Pearson [Stoke] Undisclosed

Will Dennis [Kilmarnock] Loan

Mark Travers [Stoke] Loan

Junior Stanislas [Released]

Josh Popoola [Released]

Tarik Gidaree [Released]

Matthew Burgess [Released]

Christopher Francis [Released]

Brooklyn Genesini [Released]

BRENTFORD

In

Nathan Collins [Wolves] £23m

Kevin Schade [Freiburg] £22m

Mark Flekken [Freiburg] £11m

Kim Ji-soo [Seongnam] Undisclosed

Ethan Brierley [Rochdale] Undisclosed

Ethan Laidlaw [Hibernian] Undisclosed

Romeo Beckham [Inter Miami] Undisclosed

Erion Zabeli [Oxford United] Free

Out

Pontus Jansson [Malmo] Free

Daniel Oyegoke [Bradford] Loan

Fin Stevens [Oxford] Loan

Matthew Cox [Bristol Rovers] Loan

Paris Maghoma [Bolton] Loan

Tristan Crama [Bristol Rovers] Loan

Ben Winterbottom [Welling] Loan

Alex Gilbert [Middlesbrough] Free

Paris Maghoma [Bolton] Loan

Saman Ghoddos [Released]

Tariqe Fosu [Released]

Joel Valencia [Released]

J’Neil Bennett [Released]

Lachlan Brook [Released]

Nico Jones [Released]

Roco Rees [Released]

Roy Syla [Released]

Lucias Vine [Released]

Collins moved from Wolves to Brentford. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images for Premier League)Source: Getty Images

BRIGHTON

In

Joao Pedro [Watford] £30m

Bart Verbruggen [Anderlecht] £16.3m

Igor Julio [Fiorentina] £14.5m

Jacob Slater [Preston North End] Undisclosed

Mahmoud Dahoud [Borussia Dortmund] Free

James Milner [Liverpool] Free

Out

Alexis Mac Allister [Liverpool] £55m

Robert Sanchez [Chelsea] £25m

Antef Tsoungui [Feyenoord] Undisclosed

Taylor Richards [Queens Park Rangers] Undisclosed

Aaron Connolly [Hull] Undisclosed

Kjell Scherpen [Sturm Graz] Loan

Abdallah Sima [Rangers] Loan

James Beadle [Oxford United] Loan

Marc Leonard [Northampton Town] Loan

Jeremy Sarmiento [West Brom] Loan

Carl Rushworth [Swansea] Loan

Ed Turns [Leyton Orient] Loan

Toby Bull [Released]

Billie Clark [Released]

Matthew Everitt [Released]

Teddy Jenks [Forest Green] Free

Todd Miller [Released]

Sam Packham [Released]

Haydon Roberts [Released]

Casey Gabriel-Shann [Released]

Jack Spong [Released]

Fynn Talley [Peterborough] Free

Lorent Tolaj [Released]

Antef Tsoungui [Released]

Ben Wilson [Released]

BURNLEY

In

James Trafford [Manchester City] £19m

Dara O’Shea [West Brom] £7m

Luca Koleosho [Espanyol] £2.6m

Zeki Amdouni [Basel] Undisclosed

Jordan Beyer [Borussia Monchengladbach] Undisclosed

Lawrence Vigouroux [Leyton Orient] Undisclosed

Michael Obafemi [Swansea] Undisclosed

Nathan Redmond [Besiktas] Free

Jacob Bruun Larsen [Hoffenheim] Loan

Out

Ashley Barnes [Norwich] Free

Lewis Thomas [Harrogate] Free

Bailey Peacock-Farrell [AGF Aarhus] Loan

Michael Mellon [Morecambe] Loan

Will Norris [Portsmouth] Free

Lukas Jensen [Lincoln] Free

Luke McNally [Stoke] Loan

CHELSEA

In

Christopher Nkunku [RB Leipzig] £52m

Axel Disasi [Monaco] £38.5m

Nicolas Jackson [Villarreal] £32m

Robert Sanchez [Brighton] £25m

Lesley Ugochukwu [Rennes] £24m

Kendry Paez [Independiente del Valle] Undisclosed

Dujuan Richards [Phoenix All Stars Academy] Undisclosed

Angelo Gabriel [Santos] Undisclosed

Alex Matos [Norwich] Undisclosed

Diego Moreira [Benfica] Undisclosed

Ishe Samuels-Smith [Everton] Undisclosed

Out

Kai Havertz [Arsenal] £65m

Mason Mount [Manchester United] £55m

Christian Pulisic [AC Milan] £20m

Mateo Kovacic [Manchester City] £30m

Ruben Loftus-Cheek [AC Milan] £15m

Kalidou Kouilbay [Al-Hilal] Undisclosed

Edouard Mendy [Al-Ahli] Undisclosed

N’Golo Kante [Al-Ittihad] Free

Cesar Azpilicueta [Atletico Madrid] Free

Ethan Ampadu [Leeds] £7m

David Datro Fofana [Union Berlin] Loan

Dujon Sterling [Rangers] Free

Baba Rahman [PAOK] Free

Derrick Abu [Released]

Prince Adegoke [Released]

Tiemoue Bakayoko [Released]

Nathan Baxter [Bolton] Free

Juan Castillo [Released]

Bryan Fiabema [Released]

Joe Haigh [Released]

Henry Lawrence [Released]

Sam McClelland [Released]

Silko Thomas [Released]

Ethan Wady [Released]

Jayden Wareham [Released]

Charlie Webster [Heerenveen] Loan

Dion Rankine [Exeter] Loan

Nkunku is Chelsea’s big-money signing this summer. (Photo by Mike Stobe / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)Source: AFP

CRYSTAL PALACE

In

Jefferson Lerma [Bournemouth] Free

Out

Wilfried Zaha [Galatasaray] Free

Rob Street [Cheltenham] Free

Luke Plange [Carlisle] Loan

James McArthur [Released]

Luka Milivojevic [Released]

Jack Butland [Rangers] Free

Joshua Addae [Released]

David Boateng [Released]

Ryan Bartley [Released]

Maliq Cadogan [Released]

Reece Hannam [Released]

David Omilabu [Released]

Daniel Quick [Released]

EVERTON

In

Ashley Young [Aston Villa] Free

Arnaut Danjuma [Villarreal] Loan

Out

Ellis Simms [Coventry] £7m

Yerry Mina [Released]

Andros Townsend [Released]

Niels Nkounkou [Saint-Etienne] Undisclosed

Einar Iversen [Released]

Isaac Price [Released]

Tom Davies [Released]

Harry Tyrer [Chesterfield] Loan

Lewis Warrington [Plymouth] Loan

Stanley Mills [Oxford] Loan

FULHAM

In

Raul Jimenez [Wolves] £5m

Calvin Bassey [Ajax] Undisclosed

Willian

Out

Shane Duffy [Norwich] Free

Kieron Bowie [Northampton Town] Loan

Ibane Bowat [TSV Hartberg] Loan

Joe Bryan [Millwall] Free

Thorsteinn Antonsson [Released]

Paulo Gazzaniga [Girona] Free

Sonny Hilton [Released]

Sylvester Jasper [Released]

Neeskens Kebano [Al-Jazira] Free

Ziyad Larkeche [QPR] Free

Jonathon Page [Released]

Steven Sessegnon [Released]

Jean-Pierre Tiéhi [Released]

LIVERPOOL

In

Alexis Mac Allister [Brighton] £35m

Dominik Szoboszlai [RB Leipzig] £60m

Out

Fabinho [Al-Ittihad] Undisclosed

Jordan Henderson [Al-Ettifaq] £12m

Rhys Williams [Aberdeen] Loan

Calvin Ramsay [Preston North End ] Loan

Sepp van den Berg [Mainz] Loan

Fabio Carvalho [RB Leipzig] Loan

Roberto Firmino [Al-Ahli] Free

James Milner [Brighton] Free

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain [Released]

Naby Keita [Werder Bremen] Free

Jack Bearne [Released]

Liam Hughes [Released]

Oscar Kelly [Released]

Fidel O’Rourke [Released]

Oludare Olufunwa [Released]

Leighton Clarkson [Aberdeen] Undisclosed

Harvey Davies [Crewe Alexandra] Loan

Adam Lewis [Newport County] Loan

Owen Beck [Dundee FC] Loan

Anderson Arroyo [FC Andorra] Loan

Dominik Szoboszlai adds plenty of quality to Liverpool’s midfield. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

LUTON TOWN

In

Tahith Chong [Birmingham] £4m

Marvelous Nakamba [Aston Villa] Undisclosed

Ryan Giles [Wolves] Undisclosed

Mads Andersen [Barnsley] Undisclosed

Chiedozie Ogbene [Rotherham United] Free

Issa Kabore [Manchester City] Free

Thomas Kaminski [Luton Town] Undisclosed

Out

Harry Isted [Charlton] Free

Josh Neufville [AFC Wimbledon] Free

Sonny Bradley [Derby] Free

Henri Lansbury [Released]

Fred Onyedinma [Rotherham United]

Elliot Thorpe [Shrewsbury Town] Loan

Jack Walton [Dundee United] Loan

MANCHESTER CITY

In

Josko Gvardiol [RB Leipzig] £77m

Mateo Kovacic [Chelsea] £30m

Spike Brits [AFC Wimbledon] Undisclosed

Out

Riyad Mahrez [Al-Ahil] £30m

James Trafford [Burnley] £19m

Shea Charles [Southampton] £15m

lkay Gundogan [Barcelona] Free

Carlos Borges [Ajax] £17.3m

Terrell Agyemang [Middlesbrough] Free

Finley Burns [Stevenage] Loan

Rowan McDonald [Released]

Benjamin Mendy [Released]

Morgan Rogers [Middlesbrough] Undisclosed

Kian Breckin [Wycombe] Loan

Liam Delap [Hull City] Loan

Callum Doyle [Leicester] Loan

MANCHESTER UNITED

In

Mason Mount [Chelsea] £55m

Andre Onana [Inter Milan] £47m

Jonny Evans [Leicester] Free

Out

Anthony Elanga [Nottingham Forest] £15m

Alex Telles [Al Nassr] Undisclosed

David de Gea [Released]

Zidane Iqbal [Utrecht] £850,000

Ethan Laird [Birmingham City] Undisclosed

Ethan Galbraith [Leyton Orient] Free

Issa Kaboure [Luton Town] Free

Di’Shon Bernard [Sheffield Wednesday] Free

Nathan Bishop [Sunderland] Undisclosed

Will Fish [Hibernian] Loan

Phil Jones [Released]

Axel Tuanzebe [Released]

Di’Shon Bernard [Released]

Eric Hanbury [Released]

Charlie Wellens [Released]

Manni Norkett [Nottingham Forest] Free

Mason Mount moved from Chelsea to Manchester United. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

NEWCASTLE UNITED

In

Sandro Tonali [AC Milan] £52m

Harvey Barnes [Leicester] £38m

Yankuba Minteh [Odense Boldklub] Undisclosed

Out

Chris Wood [Nottingham Forest] £15m

Allan Saint-Maximin [Al-Ahli] Undisclosed

Karl Darlow [Leeds] Undisclosed

Matty Bondswell [Newport] Loan

Jamal Lewis [Watford] Loan

Kell Watts [Wigan] Loan

Niall Brookwell [Released]

Ciaran Clark [Released]

Dan Langley [Released]

Matty Longstaff [Released]

Josh Stewart [Released]

Isaac Westendorf [Released]

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

In

Chris Wood [Newcastle] £15m

Anthony Elanga [Manchester United] £15m

Manni Norkett [Manchester United] Free

Ola Aina [Torino] Free

Out

Will Swan [Mansfield] Undisclosed

Braian Ojeda [Real Salt Lake] Undisclosed

Sam Surridge [Nashville SC] Free

Jack Colback [QPR] Free

Cafu [Rotherham] Free

Oli Hammond [Cheltenham Town] Loan

Josh Bowler [Cardiff] Loan

Andre Ayew [Released]

Jesse Lingard [Released]

Jordan Smith [Released]

Lyle Taylor [Released]

Billy Fewster [Released]

Alex Gibson-Hammond [Released]

Ryan Hammon [Released]

SHEFFIELD UNITED

In

Anis Slimane [Brondby] Undisclosed

Benie Traore [Hacken] Undisclosed

Yasser Larouci [Troyes] Loan

Auston Trusty [Arsenal] Undisclosed

Out

Illiman Ndiaye [Marseille] Undisclosed

George Broadbent [Doncaster Rovers] Undisclosed

Jake Eastwood [Grimsby Town] Undisclosed

Harry Boyes [Wycombe] Loan

Jack O’Connell [Released]

Billy Sharp [Released]

Enda Stevens [Stoke] Free

Kyron Gordon [Released]

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

In

James Maddison [Leicester City] £40m

Manor Solomon [Shakhtar Donetsk] Free

Guglielmo Vicario [Empoli] Undisclosed

Dejan Kulusevski [Juventus] Undisclosed

Out

Harry Winks [Leicester] £10m

Lucas Moura [Released]

Jamie Bowden [Released]

Kallum Cesay [Released]

Malachi Fagan-Walcott [Released]

Marqes Muir [Released]

England international James Maddison moved to Tottenham. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)Source: AFP

WEST HAM UNITED

In

Sean Moore [Cliftonville] Undisclosed – joining U21 squad

Out

Declan Rice [Arsenal] £105m

Arthur Masuaku [Besiktas] £2m

Kamari Swyer [Crawley Town] Loan

Freddie Potts [Wycombe Wanderers] Loan

Krisztian Hegyi [Stevenage] Loan

Manuel Lanzini [Released]

Brian Kinnear [Released]

Mipo Odubeko [Released]

Armstrong Okoflex [Released]

WOLVES

In

Boubacar Traore [Metz] £9.5m

Matt Doherty [Atletico Madrid] Free

Tom King [Northampton Town] Free

Out

Ruben Neves [Al-Hilal] £47m

Nathan Collins [Brentford] £23m

Conor Coady [Leicester] £8.5m

Raul Jimenez [Fulham] £5m

Ryan Giles [Luton Town] Undisclosed

Jeong Sang-bin [Minnesota United] Undisclosed

Hayao Kawabe [Standard Liege] Undisclosed

Tyler Roberts [Doncaster] Loan

Dexter Lembikisa [Rotherham United] Loan

Adama Traore [Released]

Joao Moutinho [Released]

Diego Costa [Released]

Michael Agboola [Released]

Lee Harkin [Released]

Luke Matheson [Released]

Source link

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here