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·4 July 2026
Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal hijack, Rogers talks; Man Utd get Summerville update; Chelsea, Liverpool latest

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The summer window is in full flow as the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham all work on getting huge deals over the line. Arsenal remain interested in signing both Morgan Rogers and Bruno Guimaraes, which could cost a combined £200million, and are now being linked with Esri Konsa. The Gunners were confident of snapping up wonderkid Jeremy Monga, but Manchester City have pounced.
Tottenham are expected to announce the £100m signing of Sandro Tonali, and are now said to be setting their sights on Eli Junior Kroupi and have been offered Rafael Leao. Spurs are not messing about. Chelsea have ended their interest in Granit Xhaka after failing to lure him from Sunderland, but are close to sealing a deal for Pep Chavarria. Real Madrid have confirmed they will not purse Enzo Fernandez.
Manchester United are assessing a number of midfield targets - including Alex Scott, Felix Nmecha, Aurelien Tchouameni and Carlos Baleba - and also want to pry Crysencio Summerville from West Ham. Liverpool are being linked with surprise swoops for Pedro Neto and Spurs target Savinho as they look likely to miss out on Yan Diomande. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
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Today could well be the day for Sandro Tonali and Tottenham.
It has been an incredible week on the transfer front for Spurs, who have agreed a deal with Newcastle for the in-demand Italy star said to be worth an initial £92.5m plus a further £7.5m in add-ons.
That is after having already beaten Manchester United to the signing of Portuguese midfielder Mateus Fernandes, who joined from rivals West Ham for £85m on Wednesday.
Tonali flew in from Milan on Thursday in order to undergo a medical with Tottenham and confirmed the move during a brief interview with Sky in Italy that was conducted at the airport.
Presuming all went well with those medical tests, Tonali is expected to be confirmed as a Spurs player over the weekend.

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Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign Rafael Leao.
The Portuguese winger has decided to leave AC Milan, and La Gazzetta dello Sport report that several European giants are monitoring his situation this summer.
Barcelona and Manchester United have both made enquiries, with Milan are willing to consider offers worth around £50million as they reshape their squad under new manager Ruben Amorim.
The 27-year-old is believed to favour a move to either the Premier League or La Liga, but has not been the subject of any firm bids yet.
Sunderland expect Granit Xhaka to stay at the club after fresh talks with Chelsea, writes Dom Smith.
Standard Sport understands that the Black Cats consider Chelsea’s pursuit of Xhaka to be over and have reminded the Blues that their captain is not for sale.
While Sunderland felt Chelsea’s £8million offer last week to buy the Swiss international was disrespectful and undervalued the player, Chelsea’s interest in the influential 33-year-old midfielder remains.
Xhaka is attracted by the proposition of playing under Alonso again. Sunderland insist, however, that he has now restated his commitment to the club.
Chelsea retain a certain amount of hope that the situation might be retrievable, even though Sunderland have maintained throughout that Xhaka is strictly not for sale.

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“Yes, I can confirm the talks. Things moved pretty quickly. Julian stepped down. The DFB are looking for a successor. And they’re talking to me.
“Time. I’m under contract with Red Bull. I’ve said I’m interested in the talks. They will be intensive because this isn’t only about Julian Nagelsmann.
“I also have to speak with Oliver Mintzlaff. He’s my employer. We’ve already touched on a few things. I assume he won’t stand in the way. I’ve been there for 19 months. It was an intense time.
“I’m ready. Once the talks begin, your mind starts racing. We have to change things fundamentally.”







































