Man Utd set Sancho PRICE, Chelsea to sign WONDERKID, Arsenal suffer BLOW: FootballTransfers recap

Cameron Smith

• 9 Jun 2024 22:45 BST
• 4 min read

Sunday 9 June was a significant day in the summer transfer window, with multiple developments emerging across Europe.

Manchester United have set a £40 million asking price for Jadon Sancho and expect the Englishman to leave the club on a permanent deal this summer, while Chelsea are set to sign Brazil youngster Pedro Lima for their sister club Strasbourg.

In addition, Arsenal look set to miss out on Bologna forward Joshua Zirkzee.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the biggest transfers news stories from the day.

Man Utd Transfer News

Thomas Tuchel is set to snub interest from Man Utd in order to take a career break following his Bayern Munich exit, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The German had previously told Sir Jim Ratcliffe that he planned to get the most out of Mason Mount and Jadon Sancho at Old Trafford.

However, Sancho is set to be sold this summer, regardless of who is in charge.

Luke Shaw has hit out at Man Utd and Erik ten Hag for rushing him back from injury and causing him to miss the final three months of the season.

Other Transfer News

Everton midfielder Amadou Onana has admitted he hopes to secure a “top” transfer following the 2024 European Championship.

Frenkie de Jong is refusing to sign a new Barcelona contract with the Dutch international set to wait until next summer before committing to the Blaugrana.

Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane believes Kylian Mbappe will “make history” with Los Blancos.

Sport Recife youngster Pedro Lima is “expected” to join Strasbourg before eventually ending up at Chelsea.

Graham Potter is the number one target for the managerial vacancy at 2016 Premier League champions Leicester City.

Arsenal have told Napoli that they are no longer interested in signing Victor Osimhen this summer.

Romelu Lukaku has sent new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca a reminder of his qualities with a fantastic performance for Belgium.

AC Milan have beaten Arsenal in the race to sign Bologna star Joshua Zirkzee, according to multiple reports in Italy.