Chelsea SIGN Caicedo, Lavia SNUBS Liverpool, Neymar JOINS Al-Hilal: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber

• Updated: 15 Aug 2023 12:41 BST
• 5 min read

Monday delivered some shocking transfer news as Al-Hilal all but completed the signing of Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.

Plus, Chelsea finally announced Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia snubbed Liverpool. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Exclusive: Man City close in on duo

FootballTransfers was able to reveal that Manchester City are on closing in on the signings of Jeremy Doku from Rennes and Lucas Paqueta from West Ham.

Exclusive: Gnonto keeps pushing

We are also told that Leeds forward Wilfried Gnonto is still pushing for an Everton move and there is growing confidence that he will eventually be allowed to leave.

Chelsea complete double hijack

Chelsea managed to re-hijack Liverpool's hijack of Moises Caicedo and finally, after months of negotiations, announced his signing.

Meanwhile, the Reds agreed a deal with Southampton for Romeo Lavia, but the Belgian snubbed Liverpool and will join Chelsea in the coming days.

Neymar's Saudi move

Al-Hilal have been given Fabrizio Romano's famous 'here we go' for their deal to sign Neymar.

The Brazilian is set to earn an eye-watering salary in the Saudi Pro League.

But one must wonder whether his decision to leave Barcelona for PSG was the biggest mistake of his career.

His time in Paris will go down as an unsuccessful one and Kylian Mbappe will be delighted to see the back of him.

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Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some transfer news from around the world. Man Utd have learned of Bayern's ridiculous asking price for Benjamin Pavard.

Equally ridiculous, however, is the price tag the Red Devils have slapped on one of their academy graduates.

Inter, meanwhile, are on the verge of signing a former Man Utd target as their Romelu Lukaku replacement/alternative.

Not deterred by the Caicedo and Lavia news, Liverpool have already found their next midfield target.

And lastly, in their bid to replace Neymar, PSG are turning to a European champion in what would be a sensational transfer.

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