Juventus sign Pogba, Chelsea hunt Koulibaly - Monday's transfer round up

FT Desk

• Updated: 23 May 2023 08:46 CDT
• 3 min read

The summer transfer market is now well underway, with the amount of completed deals increasing each day as clubs step up their pre-season preparations.

Teams are scrambling to get transfers over the line as quickly as possible, with big clubs like Manchester United, Barcelona and Chelsea, who have made slower progress than they might have wished so far in the window, eager to get transfers completed.

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Here are five of the biggest stories from Monday 11 July.

Juventus sign Pogba

Juventus have confirmed the free transfer signing of Paul Pogba for the second time in history, after they picked him up from Manchester United for free first-time around as well.

The Frenchman has joined Angel Di Maria in arriving in Turin on a Bosman this summer after his Man Utd contract expired.

Chelsea willing to match Napoli's asking price for Koulibaly

Kalidou Koulibaly's agent has met with Chelsea and reports suggest the Blues are willing to match Napoli's demands in regards to the price it will take to sign him.

Chelsea are still hunting both Matthijs de Ligt and Nathan Ake, too.

Man Utd eye De Jong alternatives

Manchester United are still determined to sign Frenkie de Jong this summer, but the deferred wages that Barcelona owe him are slowing down the process.

As a result, they've identified two major targets who could be signed if a move for De Jong fails.

Lewandowski arrives in Munich

Robert Lewandowski has made it clear that he wishes to leave Bayern Munich this summer, with Barcelona his preferred destination.

However, he's now back in Munich ahead of the club's first pre-season session.

Alves slams Barcelona

Dani Alves has expressed his disappointment over how his Barcelona exit was handled by the club, with the Brazilian not happy with the direction the club is heading towards.