Transfer Round-Up: All the Major Moves This Week (16–23 July)
⚽ Weekly Transfer Round-Up (16–23 July 2025)
📝 Premier League Moves
🔻 Transfers In
- Liverpool sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record £116 million.
- Manchester United secure Bryan Mbeumo (£65 m) and Matheus Cunha (£62.5 m).
- Arsenal bring in Noni Madueke (£48.5 m), Kepa Arrizabalaga, and Martin Zubimendi.
- Chelsea add João Pedro (£55 m), Jamie Gittens (£48.5 m), Estêvão Willian, and more young talent.
- Liverpool also pick up Hugo Ekitike.
🔻 Transfers Out
- Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool for Real Madrid in an £8.4 million deal.
- Matheus Cunha departs Wolves for Man United (£62.5 m).
- Kevin De Bruyne joins Napoli on a free transfer from Man City.
🌍 International & Women’s Football
- Arsenal make history by signing Olivia Smith from Liverpool for a world-record £1 million in the women’s game.
- Juventus sell Samuel Mbangula to Werder Bremen for €10m + €2m in add-ons.
🔁 Loans & Rumours
- Marcus Rashford joins Barcelona on a season-long loan.
- Chelsea make a £50 m move for Ajax defender Jorrel Hato.
- Granit Xhaka’s proposed move to Sunderland blocked by Leverkusen manager Erik ten Hag.
- Bayern Munich monitoring Luis Díaz and Xavi Simons.
🏆 Championship & EFL Transfers
- Everton sign Carlos Alcaraz (£15 m), Thierno Barry (£27 m), and Mark Travers (£4 m).
- Brentford bring in Romelle Donovan, Michael Kayode, and Jordan Henderson.
- Nottingham Forest acquire Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha for £20.4 m.
- Birmingham City strengthen with Demarai Gray, Kyōgo Furuhashi, and others.
📌 Key Takeaways
- Big spending: Premier League clubs are going all-in—especially Liverpool, United, and Arsenal.
- Women’s football milestone: Olivia Smith becomes the first £1 m female transfer.
- Youth development: Loan market buzzing as clubs reshuffle rosters.
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