Hojlund SIGNS Man Utd contract, Chelsea NEED MONEY and RECORD deal done: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber

• Updated: 3 Aug 2023 22:33 BST
• 5 min read

Thursday delivered plenty of done deals as Rasmus Hojlund signed his Manchester United contract.

Plus, Manchester City completed the world-record transfer of Josko Gvardiol and Chelsea need money. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Hojlund signs Man Utd contract

Rasmus Hojlund has signed his Man Utd contract, taking Erik ten Hag's spending up to over €420 million in just two seasons. The onus will be on the Dutchman to deliver more silverware this term.

United have also allowed one of their midfielders to depart.

One Red Devils star won't be able to get out of Old Trafford this summer, however.

Guardiola signs Gvardiol

Manchester City have struck a deal with RB Leipzig to make Josko Gvardiol the most expensive defender in history, but they won't have to pay as much as initially thought.

Chelsea need money

Chelsea have made hundreds of millions from player sales this summer and Tino Livramento's move from Southampton to Newcastle will add to this figure because of a lucrative sell-on clause.

Despite this, Todd Boehly is courting potential investors as he is looking for a $500m cash injection.

In other Blues news, Romelu Lukaku might finally be on his way out.

And they have managed to make a breakthrough in the transfer negotiations with Brighton.

PSG madness continues

The Kylian Mbappe contract saga could end up costing sporting director Luis Campos his job.

It was also revealed that PSG offered Neymar to Barcelona as part of the Ousmane Dembele deal.

Despite the fact that the Brazilian is already firing on all cylinders after his ankle surgery

Messi is unstoppable

Lionel Messi continued his reign of terror with Inter Miami and he is already among the club's top ten goalscorers of all time after...three games - and he's not even played a single minute in MLS yet!

Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some more transfer news from around the world. Arsenal are set to make a very drastic and very expensive decision on Nicolas Pepe's future.

Sofyan Amrabat has rejected approaches from Saudi Arabia as he only wants to move to Man Utd.

Speaking of which, Barcelona bigwig Joan Laporta didn't hold back when asked about players moving to the Saudi Pro League.

Finally, Goncalo Ramos appears to be finally on the move - but it's not to Man Utd.

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