Lukaku AGREEMENT, Antony could LEAVE, Arsenal CONFIRM signing: FootballTransfers recap

Cameron Smith

• 21 Jul 2024 22:00 BST
• 4 min read

Sunday 21 July was a huge day in the sporting world and while the start of the new football season is still weeks away, there was plenty of transfer activity.

Romelu Lukaku has reached a verbal agreement to join Napoli, Manchester United could offload €95 million flop Antony, while Arsenal confirmed the signing of Tommy Setford.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the biggest transfer stories from the day.

Man Utd Transfer News

Man Utd will not exercise €20 million clause for Sofyan Amrabat but are open to talks over a possible permanent deal for a fee significantly below that, FootballTransfers can confirm.

In other news, Erik ten Hag has seemingly taken aim at the Glazers following a positive start to the summer transfer window under INEOS' leadership.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils could offload Antony this summer after Ten Hag described his 2023-24 campaign as "not good enough."

Furthermore, Man Utd have been given fresh hope in their pursuit of Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt.

Lastly, Man Utd will face competition from Real Madrid and Barcelona in the race to sign Adrien Rabiot on a free transfer.

Chelsea Transfer News

Romelu Lukaku and Napoli have reached a verbal agreement in principle, according to reports.

In other possible departure news, Atletico Madrid are working on a deal to sign Conor Gallagher and are “hopeful” that Chelsea will sell the England international this summer.

Meanwhile, the Blues are confident they will be able to finalise a deal for Brazilian wonderkid Gabriel Mec, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Chelsea are in the market for a new goalkeeper this summer and Enzo Maresca is believed to be a huge admirer of Leicester’s Mads Hermansen.

Finally, the west London club have been told to re-sign N’Golo Kante following his performances for France at the 2024 European Championship.

Arsenal Transfer News

Arsenal academy graduate Chido Obi-Martin was asked to leave the club after turning down a proposal for a new deal, FootballTransfers can reveal.

Furthermore, Arsenal have completed the signing of Ajax goalkeeper Tommy Setford.