Summer 2025 Transfer & Managerial Shuffle: Europe's Elite Spend Ahead of New Season

⚪The Real Madrid Revolution is Underway- Xabi Alonso's Era:

With Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid chapter closed and a new man at the helm in Xabi Alonso, the Spanish giants begin a new cycle and they are not only doing it in the dugout but on the pitch with a plethora of new signings.

Managerial Change: Carlo Ancelotti has departed, with Xabi Alonso stepping in as the new manager.

Rumors & Links:

• Pursuit of Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller, with a reported €40 million price tag.
  
  

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• Signed Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool for €10 million, allowing the right-back to join the club a month before his contract expires.
  
  

• Acquired Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth for £50 million.

• Benfica’s Alvaro Carreras is reportedly going to be the next signing to be made official by the club.

🔵 Barcelona - Flick Wants Upgrades to His La Masia Squad:

Barcelona failed to add the UEFA Champions League to their La Liga, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup triumphs extending their UCL drought to 11 years.

After a successful domestic season in his first season in charge of the Catalan club, Hani Flick has said he looks forward to doing better next season in another attempt to lift that elusive Champions League title and to do that, they will need reinforcements with a couple of huge names linked.

Rumors & Links:

• Potential sale of goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen if Joan Garcia arrives from Espanyol.

  

• Hansi Flick has spoken about Marcus Rashford and Liverpool’s Luiz Diaz as the two players linked to a possible transfer.
  
  

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• No official signings announced yet.

🔴 AC Milan - Allegri Returns Amidst Squad Overhaul:

After a rather disappointing season where AC Milan not only failed to qualify to the UEFA Champions League next season, but also lost out on the Coppa Italia to Bologna, a managerial change seems like the least they could do, but it’s likely they won't end it there.

Managerial Change: Massimiliano Allegri has been reappointed as AC Milan's head coach, marking his second tenure at the club. The veteran Italian league manager penned a two-year deal with an option to extend by a year.

Rumors & Links:

• Rafael Leão attracting interest from Bayern Munich and Arsenal, with a reported €130 million asking price.
  
  

• Interest in Udinese's Lorenzo Lucca and Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski to bolster the attack.

  

🔴 Liverpool - Slot's Strategic Overhaul Post TAA:

Liverpool’s Arne Slot reign could not have begun and a better note having lifted the English Premier League title in their very first try and without fuss.

However, like Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs argues, they would want even more next season but to do that they will need more firepower as one can expect.

Rumors & Links:

• The biggest and perhaps most talked about move for Liverpool in the transfer market is the potential 130 million euros plus signing of Leverkusen star, Florian Wirts.
  
  

• Luis Díaz attracting interest from Barca and Saudi clubs.
  
  

• Monitoring Bologna defender Sam Beukema, with a potential €25 million fee.

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• Signed Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen for £30 million.
  
  

  

🔵 Manchester City - Guardiola's Post-KDB Squad:

Probably the most underwhelming and disappointing team of the season given the heights they attained the season before, Pep Guardiola’s Man City will look to get back to contending for the title after finishing trophy-less.

Rumors & Links:

• Accelerated pursuit of Lyon's Rayan Cherki, who is keen on the move.
  
  

• Interest in AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders, and Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White to reinforce a City midfield without Kevin DeBruyne.

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• No official signings announced yet.
  
  

🔵 Chelsea - Maresca's Market Moves:

Chelsea’s long-term project under Enzo Maresca seems to be going in the right direction after they not only secured qualification to next season’s UEFA Champions League but also lifted the UEFA Conference League.

Next season, they would want to move further and that would mean adding to their already stacked squad that will see Estevao and Kendry Paes all join in the summer.

Rumors & Links:

• Pushing to make Jadon Sancho’s loan move permanent.
  
  

• Interest in Viktor Gyökeres to bolster the attack.
  
  

• Pursuit of Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo amid concerns over Romeo Lavia's fitness.
  
  

• Targeting Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi to strengthen the defense.

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• Christopher Nkunku set to leave, with interest from Bayern Munich and Tottenham.
  
  

• Signed 19-year-old Mathis Amougou from Saint-Étienne on an eight-year contract.

• Chelsea have also reportedly completed the signing of Ipswich striker Delap for 30 million euros.
  
  

🔴 Manchester United: Amorim's Ambitious Plans

It feels like Manchester United have been down and out for a while now and could not do worse than they’ve done in recent seasons but they somehow managed to finishing 15th in the league and giving Spurs their first major title in a while.

However their Portuguese manager, Ruben Amorim has said that “good times were coming for the club”, and for that to happen, they would be departures and arrivals.

Rumors & Links:

• Exploring a swap deal: Rasmus Højlund plus cash for Napoli's Victor Osimhen.

• Alejandro Garnacho is said to be heading out with Napoli the most linked destination.

• Rashford and Anthony will most likely find new homes after their loan spells at Aston Villa and Real Betis respectively.

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• Signed forward Matheus Cunha from Wolves.

⚪ Arsenal - Arteta's Attacking Aspirations:

Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal team succumbed to another 2nd place finish in the EPL and a semi-final finish in the UCL and cemented their “bottlers” nickname and they know that next season has to be when they start winning.

Rumors & Links:

• Renewed interest in RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko.
  
  

• Pursuing Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyökeres.

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi is reportedly on his way to the Gunners after agreeing a deal to join the London side.

🔴 Bayern Munich - Kompany's Continental Vision:

They got back to winning the Bundesliga in the just ended season and now, they have to get back to competing for the UEFA Champions League.

Rumors & Links:

• Interest in Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku.
  
  

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• Signed Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer, with a contract until 2029.

🟡 Bayer Leverkusen - Ten Hag Takes the Helm:

With their idolized invincible manager Xabi Alonso now plying his trade for Spanish giants, Real Madrid, Leverkusen have turned their attention to former Man United manager, Ten Hag.

That’s one problem solved. The next is finding replacements for Tah, who joined Bayern, Florian Wirtz, who is reportedly on his way to Liverpool and Frimpong who is already at Liverpool.

Managerial Change: Erik ten Hag appointed as head coach, succeeding Xabi Alonso. The Dutch signed a two-year deal.

Rumors & Links:

• Interest in Man United winger, Ale Garnacho.

•  Linked to Swiss defender Albian Hajdari from FC Lugano.

• Targeting AC Milan's Malick Thiaw as a replacement for Jonathan Tah.

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• Signed 19-year-old forward Alejo Sarco from Vélez Sarsfield on a free transfer.

🔵 Napoli - Conte's Step-up After Scudetto Winning Season:

After initial fears of losing the man who just led them to a fourth Scudetto win, Antonnio Conte has decided to stay at Napoli and according to reports that came on the condition that certain promises will be met including a squad reinforcement to compete in Europe and domestically.

Rumors & Links:

• Close to signing Kevin De Bruyne as a free agent.
  
  

• Open to a swap deal involving Victor Osimhen and Manchester United's Rasmus Højlund.

• Interested in Ale Garnacho of Man United.

Official & Soon to be Completed:

• No official signings announced yet under Conte.
  
  

Note: All information is based on the latest available reports and is subject to change as the transfer window progresses.

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