Barcelona buy Raphinha, Chelsea sign Sterling – Wednesday’s transfer round up
FT Desk
- Updated: 23 May 2023 08:46 CDT
- 3 min read
The summer transfer window continues to hot up, with two huge deals being completed on Wednesday in Europe.
A number of other big deals are also getting closer to completion.
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Here are Wednesday’s five biggest stories.
Barcelona sign Raphinha
Raphinha sparked a fierce transfer battle involving the player and all three clubs, following a disagreement with Leeds over his transfer destination.
He is now joining Barcelona for a fee of €65 million.
Chelsea sign Sterling
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has officially completed his €56 million transfer to Chelsea.
He has signed a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge until 2027.
Sterling has been at the Etihad Stadium since moving from Liverpool in 2015 and has played a big part in the most successful period in club history under Pep Guardiola.
Koulibaly to join Chelsea
Kalidou Koulibaly is also moving to Chelsea.
The Napoli man-mountain has agreed a €40 million move to Stamford Bridge, ending eight incredible years in Serie A.
He will have his medical on Thursday, here are the winners and losers of the transfer.
De Jong’s pay cut row
Barcelona have told Frenkie de Jong that if he doesn’t join Manchester United, then he must take a pay cut in order to stay with the Blaugrana.
Pogba explains Man Utd struggles
Pogba's relationship with Manchester United will go down as a strange one at best. He graduated from their academy in 2011, left on a free for Juventus in 2012, returned in 2016 for a then-world record €110 million, and now heads back to Turin after failing to hit the heights that were hoped for.
