The Unofficial 2023 Summer Transfer Rumors/Done Deals Thread
 

The summer transfer window is right around the corner! Where are the biggest names available for a transfer going to end up?

[B][U]Top 10 Transfer Fees[/U][/B]
Declan Rice (West Ham > Arsenal): $130m
Moisés Caicedo (Brighton > Chelsea): $127m
Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund > Real Madrid): $111m
Harry Kane (Tottenham > Bayern Munich): $110m
Neymar (Paris-Saint Germain > Al Hilal): $110m
Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig > Manchester City): $99m
Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta > Manchester United); $82.5m
Kai Havertz (Chelsea > Arsenal): $76.5m
Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig > Liverpool): $76m
Sandro Tonali (AC > Milan > Newcastle); $76m

[B][U]Latest Rumors and News[/U][/B]
Chelsea have granted midfielder Mateo Kovacic permission to speak to champions Manchester City
Manchester United are in pole position to sign Mason Mount after agreeing personal terms with Chelsea midfielder
Youri Tielemans has announced that he is leaving Leicester
Bayern Munich are looking for a player that could lead the team, and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice could fit that role
Hibernian have accepted a bid from Millwall for striker Kevin Nisbet
Diogo Dalot has signed a new contract that will extend his stay with Manchester United until 30 June 2028
Ange Postecoglu is emerging as the new preferred candidate for the Tottenham manager's job
Newcastle are set to offer Bruno Guimaraes a new long-term deal amid interest from Barcelona and Liverpool
AC Milan want to finalise a deal for Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek as soon as possible
Norwich have signed Bournemouth defender Jack Stacey on a three-year deal
Arnaut Danjuma will return to Villarreal as Tottenham will not be triggering their option to buy the forward for £27m
Bayern Munich will compete with Chelsea and Manchester United for the signing of Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic
Everton may have to act within the next 24 hours if they are to trigger Conor Coady's option-to-buy clause
N'Golo Kante's Chelsea future is uncertain amid interest in the midfielder from Saudi Arabia
Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Jefferson Lerma
Tottenham are planning on signing Dejan Kulusevski permanently when his loan expires next month
Brentford have announced the £11m signing of goalkeeper Mark Flekken from Freiburg

Mason Mount to Manchester United seems all but done.

Same for Mac Allister to Liverpool. Seems the release figure will be triggered and personal terms agreed soon. Strong signing!

Benzema leaving RM to go to the Middle East, and Messi definitely leaving PSG....

Even though Mpabbe said he's staying at PSG, what are the odds he's at RM by the end of the summer?

Real Madrid can't afford to sign Mbappe. It would take almost £1 billion to get that deal over the line.

.. bit like Barcelona always pretending they have bazillions. It's all guff for their fans to swallow. Then they usually just blame the other club they are dealing with or even the player they are trying to sign.

Speaking of Real, Modric also appears certain to move to Saudi.

Bayern has been pushing hard for Declan Rice but I personally feel like it’s a waste of time and his agent is just using them to push England clubs. Don’t see any way he leaves the Prem

We’re also pushing to sign Vlahovic or Kolo Muani. Ben Pavard is going to leave and Lucas Hernandez could too. I also think Gravenberch will go


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[QUOTE=jmcca170;18886137]Bayern has been pushing hard for Declan Rice but I personally feel like it’s a waste of time and his agent is just using them to push England clubs. Don’t see any way he leaves the Prem

We’re also pushing to sign Vlahovic or Kolo Muani. Ben Pavard is going to leave and Lucas Hernandez could too. I also think [B]Gravenberch will go[/B]


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To where you think? I'm a fan of Gravenberch and the premature move to a club like Bayern really stalled his development.

Edit: Seeing Liverpool mentioned. I'd love to see that happen.

[QUOTE=LittleJimmies;18887097]To where you think? I'm a fan of Gravenberch and the premature move to a club like Bayern really stalled his development.[/QUOTE]


Liverpool has been linked to him the most. I really like him too and felt like he really came on towards the end of the season. But he’s just not going to get the game time he needs


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[QUOTE=LittleJimmies;18887097]To where you think? I'm a fan of Gravenberch and the premature move to a club like Bayern really stalled his development.[/QUOTE]

Premature moves to "big" clubs have stalled the development of a lot of players.....young players need to play against better players to develop, not sit on the bench and/or play against less talented players (which is what happens at big clubs).

Timo Werner's career pretty much died due to his move to Chelsea. Kai Haavertz didn't fare much better. Both were stars in the Bundesliga.

Ferran Torres should have stayed in La Liga instead of moving to Man City.

[QUOTE=mfw13;18887115]Premature moves to "big" clubs have stalled the development of a lot of players.....young players need to play against better players to develop, not sit on the bench and/or play against less talented players (which is what happens at big clubs).

[B]Timo Werner's career pretty much died due to his move to Chelsea. Kai Haavertz didn't fare much better. Both were stars in the Bundesliga. [/B]

Ferran Torres should have stayed in La Liga instead of moving to Man City.[/QUOTE]

Sigh... Pulisic. Hopefully this is finally the year he gets to break free.

It wasn't so much moving to Chelsea that stalled their careers, it was moving to the Premier League full stop. Neither players possess the physical attributes for the Premier League.

As for Pulisic, he is made of glass. Spain or France would be a good move for him.

[U]Real Madrid[/U]

* We're going to sign Erling Haaland. There's a clause in place. It's his dream to play here. We will excite with Haaland and Mbappe!
--few weeks later--
* [I]Real Madrid sign Kai Havertz[/I]

[QUOTE=YayNJ;18887276]It wasn't so much moving to Chelsea that stalled their careers, it was moving to the Premier League full stop. Neither players possess the physical attributes for the Premier League.

As for Pulisic, he is made of glass. Spain or France would be a good move for him.[/QUOTE]

Pulisic is actually a very gritty player....just look at his goal against Iran at the World Cup.

The problem is that everyone thinks he's a winger, despite the fact that he's much better centrally, where he can make late runs into the box.

His goal against Mexico in WC qualifying was a great example of this, as was his goal against Iran at the World Cup.

So it sounds like PSG drafted legal letters to slow down / stop Chelsea's bid for Ugarte due to it reportedly also including Chelsea buying a minority stake in Sporting. Bad blood between them after the failed Ziyech deal played a part too. Interestingly Chelsea's offer was for another 8 year contract, risking the ire of UEFA who are in the process of putting in place a 5 year maximum for accounting purposes.

Chelsea are just taking the piss at the moment. Making a mockery of the sport.

Looks like Christopher Nkunku to Chelski is about complete. I love his game - he would have been perfect at Arsenal - so a shame to have him going to Chelsea. I have some big cards of his to get on the market before Chelsea makes him the next German league transfer victim.

[QUOTE=fadster;18889966]So it sounds like PSG drafted legal letters to slow down / stop Chelsea's bid for Ugarte due to it reportedly also including Chelsea buying a minority stake in Sporting. Bad blood between them after the failed Ziyech deal played a part too. Interestingly Chelsea's offer was for another 8 year contract, risking the ire of UEFA who are in the process of putting in place a 5 year maximum for accounting purposes.[/QUOTE]


Kinda surprised PSG haven’t drafted legal letters to Farcaloana over their year-long public tampering and begging Messi to come back


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[QUOTE=YayNJ;18887276]It wasn't so much moving to Chelsea that stalled their careers, it was moving to the Premier League full stop. Neither players possess the physical attributes for the Premier League.

As for Pulisic, he is made of glass. Spain or France would be a good move for him.[/QUOTE]

Agree on Havertz though he's been forced to play most of the time in a position that likely isnt his best

Disagree about Werner though. Guy just couldnt score for some insane reason. The amount of chances he had/wasted are unlike any player I've seen in watching Chelsea for nearly 30 years.

Bellingham to Real Madrid looks to be happening.

Not a bad midfield for the next 10 years.

Bellingham (19)
Camavinga (20)
Tchouameni (23)
Valverde (24)

Kante to Al Ittihad for $100 Million a season to join Benzema.

The days of MLS getting stars to come play in the US for a few seasons as they near retirement is over. Middle East is going to own this sport.

[QUOTE=Ianhatcher;18892613]Bellingham to Real Madrid looks to be happening.

Not a bad midfield for the next 10 years.

Bellingham (19)
Camavinga (20)
Tchouameni (23)
Valverde (24)

Kante to Al Ittihad for $100 Million a season to join Benzema.

The days of MLS getting stars to come play in the US for a few seasons as they near retirement is over. Middle East is going to own this sport.[/QUOTE]


FWIW…..

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Messi has SIGNED for Inter Miami.

There's going to be some eye opening card prices next season. MLS cards are already hilariously overpriced.

He'll probably get loaned out so he can double dip at Barcelona.

Adidas and Apple have spent tens of millions to make the deal for the MLS/Miami, and I'm not sure Barcelona can afford him. They are skint.