Football update

‼️☎️ Financial wrap-up of the Summer 2026 Premier League transfer window (via valuball):

​💸 Biggest Spender: Man City (£472m)
🤝 Biggest Seller: Chelsea (£451m)
📉 Highest Net Spend: Liverpool (£218m)
📈 Lowest Net Spend: Chelsea (-£100m)
📊 Average Spend: £181m
🛡️ Lowest Spender: Crystal Palace (£51m)

Manchester United ​Incomings

​Carlos Baleba (Brighton) – £70m
​Andrey Santos (Chelsea) – £50m
​Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) – £35m
​Tynan Thompson (Tottenham) – £8m
​Karl Darlow (Leeds United) – Free transfer
​Kit Margetson (Swansea) – Free transfer

Manchester United ​Outgoings

​Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) – £38m / ~$51m
​Radek Vitek (Middlesbrough) – £14m / ~$19m
​Toby Collyer (West Bromwich Albion) – £7.5m / ~$10m
​Tyler Fredricson (Lausanne-Sport) – Undisclosed
​Altay Bayındır (Celta Vigo) – Season-long loan
​André Onana (Trabzonspor) – Season-long loan
​Casemiro (Inter Miami) – Free transfer / Released
​Jadon Sancho & Tyrell Malacia – Released / Contracts Expired

🧨‼️☎️🇨🇴 𝕃𝔸𝕋𝔼𝕊𝕋: Hull City have submitted a €30M offer to Benfica for the Colombian midfielder Richard Ríos. Benfica want a package worth around €42M, so the first bid is expected to be rejected.

Ríos is keen on a Premier League move and personal terms are not expected to be an issue. Beşiktaş and Galatasaray are also interested, but Ríos prefers Hull City. 🟠🤝

ℹ️ Krrish FT

🧨‼️☎️ 𝕃𝔸𝕋𝔼𝕊𝕋: Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Ismaïla Sarr on a long-term contract until June 2031. 🇸🇳

Crystal Palace rejected Liverpool’s £45m opening bid, but the Reds are preparing another push before deadline day. 💰

Liverpool are also back in contact with Brighton over Yankuba Minteh as an alternative. If both deals fail, a third Premier League target is on the shortlist. 👀🔥

ℹ️ 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐊𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥

‼️💥Aston Villa have made an offer to Manchester United for winger Amad Diallo.

The terms of Villa's proposal and Manchester United's response have not been revealed.

Amad's deal runs until 2030, with United holding an option to extend it by another year.

(Sport Witness)

‼️💥 𝔹ℝ𝔼𝔸𝕂𝕀ℕ𝔾: Man City are working hard on a deal to sign Cody Gakpo. Tottenham already have an agreement with the player, but do not underestimate Man City.

ℹ️ Fabrizio Romano

🧨‼️☎️🇫🇷 𝕃𝔸𝕋𝔼𝕊𝕋: Kylian Mbappé and the rest of the Real Madrid dressing room have realised that winning trophies and individual awards can only be achieved through collective effort.

This is what Mourinho has worked to instil within a group that appears to have rediscovered the key word: unity.

Old disagreements have disappeared, and the harmony shown in the team’s two official matches so far is proof of that. Kylian Mbappé is in contention for the 2026 Ballon d’Or. He is aiming for it.

Mbappé was the first to realise that he needs the team to continue scoring goals and take the next step towards the Ballon d’Or he dreams of.

With no clear favourite for the award, the striker has not given up. He continues to work hard to convince those responsible for choosing the winner of the prestigious prize.

ℹ️ José Félix Díaz (AS)

‼️💥 Man United have been offered the chance to sign Chelsea's English centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo, 28, as Michael Carrick's side look to strengthen their defence.

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🚨⚠️ 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆! “𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐀 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄” 🚪⛔️

Atlético Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil closes doors not only immediately but also for the upcoming transfer windows 🚷

“I’ve been in the football world for more than 30 years and as long as I am CEO, Julián Alvarez will 𝐍𝐎𝐓 be transferred to FC Barcelona. That is 𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍”, told Movistar.

“We are outraged and disgusted by the lack of ethics. We are not going to negotiate with Barcelona — the only firm decision is that we will 𝐍𝐎𝐓 negotiate with Barcelona, that’s for sure”.

𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝. 🔴⚪️🔐

🧨‼️☎️ ℂ𝔸𝕊𝔼 ℂ𝕃𝕆𝕊𝔼𝔻: Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa.

The Blues will pay £7.5M for the 33-year-old goalkeeper, who is set to sign a two-year contract, with an option for an additional 12 months.

The move follows concerns over Robert Sánchez’s performance in Chelsea’s opening Premier League match against Fulham.

Martínez has been training alone at Aston Villa after his proposed move to Juventus collapsed earlier this month.

ℹ️ TheAthleticFC