Chelsea's Havertz reply, Arsenal's WORLD-RECORD deal and Man Utd eye TWINS: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber

• Updated: 16 Jun 2023 22:43 BST
• 5 min read

Friday delivered a huge update on Arsenal's Kai Havertz pursuit.

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Plus, the Gunners signed a player for whom they had bid a world-record fee and Manchester United are on the verge of signing the twins of their own technical director. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Chelsea respond to Havertz bid

Arsenal submitted their official offer for Chelsea's Kai Havertz after having agreed personal terms on Thursday and the Blues' reply wasn't long in coming.

Arsenal close in on Russo

The Gunners are on the verge of signing Alessia Russo on a free transfer. Ironically, they had already offered a world-record fee for her in January, which Manchester United rejected - way to shoot yourself in the foot!

Man Utd want Fletcher twins

Manchester United are ready to launch a bid for Manchester City's Jack and Taylor Fletcher, the sons of Darren - yes, the same Darren Fletcher who used to play for United and is now their technical director.

Chelsea do business

The Blues have reportedly agreed personal terms with a surprise Pochettino target.

Meanwhile, they are expecting Manchester United's final bid for Mason Mount.

A deal for another one of their midfielders is all but done.

To replace the outgoings, Chelsea are targeting Moises Caicedo, but is that the right thing to do?

Also, Mykhailo Mudryk was in action and he put in a shocking performance...but not for the reasons you think.

De Gea set for Man Utd exit

David de Gea's contract talks with United have stalled, according to reports, meaning that the Spaniard is officially on his way out as things stand.

He will be joined on the outgoing list by a sought-after youngster.

Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some transfer news from around the world. Bayern are showing concrete interest in a surprising Manchester City star.

After Jude Bellingham and Fran Garcia, Real Madrid are on the verge of completing another deal.

Los Blancos have also hatched a plan for how to bring Kylian Mbappe to the Santiago Bernabeu.

Man Utd have their sights set on a pair of Ligue 1 defenders should they miss out on Kim Min-jae.

Romano has given Arsenal fans some hope with his patented 'here we go' regarding one of their plans.

And lastly, it has been revealed that the Gunners initially had no intention to sign Kai Havertz, instead focusing on a different Chelsea player.

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