Football Transfer News: Man Utd Mount DETAILS, de Jong REVELATION and Firmino to SAUDI

Graham Shaw

• Updated: 30 Jun 2023 01:09 CDT
• 10 min read

Two big questions dominated the football transfer news today (Thursday) - is there anybody Arsenal cannot sign? And is there anybody Man Utd can? At least they dominated until about 5pm UK time...then it all changed.

While the Gunners were well on the way to 'winning the window' this summer with done deals for Declan Rice and Kai Havertz pretty much in the bag, it was very much the opposite up north at Old Trafford.

Erik ten Hag was reportedly furious at the lack of signings in Manchester as that takeover saga between Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe rumbles on.

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Chelsea meanwhile are involved another whirlwind window of wheeler dealing as new boss Mauricio Pochettino looks to reshape his squad, while Liverpool are chasing backup plans after missing out on Jude Bellingham.

Here is all the very latest football transfer news on Friday June 30, 2023:

Man Utd Transfer News

* AT LAST - the deal is done. Mason Mount will become a Man Utd player after the Red Devils finally agreed a £60m fee with Chelsea for the England midfielder. (Fabrizio Romano).

* Joan Laporta says Barcelona turned down a bid of €100m last summer (almost certainly from Man Utd) for Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong (Fabrizio Romano).

* Sheikh Jassim is 'increasingly confident' of winning the takeover battle for control of Man Utd with a decision believed to be 'imminent (Bloomberg).

* Man Utd will make an official approach this week for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo (Sky Sports).

* West Ham are set to splash some of the cash from their £105m sale of Declan Rice to Man City on a Man Utd flop. England defender Harry Maguire is their preferred option as they look to bolster their squad (The Mirror).

* Man Utd could complete the signing of Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana by Friday on the party island of Ibiza (Gazzetta dello Sport).

* United have pulled out of the race to sign French striker Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt because they cannot afford him (The Mirror).

* Man Utd striker target Victor Osimhen is staying cool as the rumour mill goes into overdrive - the Napoli striker posted a social media message which said simply: "Live Life And Ignore The Noise".

* Speaking of Napoli, United's defeat in the race to sign South Korean defender Kim Min-jae is all but official now. 'The Monster' has agreed personal terms on a five-year deal with Bayern Munich (Fabrizio Romano).

* Erik ten Hag now knows how much he would have to pay to be reunited with his former Ajax forward Mohammed Kudus - a cool £40m (Daily Mail).

* Marcel Sabitzer's Man Utd loan has ended and the Bayern star could be on the move again swiftly - this time to Jose Mourinho's Roma (Sport1).

* 20-year-old Colombian striker Mateo Mejia has committed his future to Man Utd by signing a new contract with the club.

Arsenal Transfer News

* Arsenal will target Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouameni next, IF their moves for Brighton's Moises Caicedo and Southampton's Romeo Lavia come to nothing (Jacque Talbot, FootballTransfers EXCLUSIVE)

* Defender William Saliba is extending his Arsenal contract through to the end of the 2026-27 in another great piece of business for the Gunners (Fabrizio Romano).

* The Gunners are virtually home in the race to sign Declan Rice after West Ham agreed a £105m fee and Man City pulled out of the race. All that now remains is for payment structures and timescales to be agreed.

* Kai Havertz is now an Arsenal player after completing his £65m move from London neighbours Chelsea.

* Ajax defender Jurrien Timber is set to complete his move to Arsenal in the coming days for a fee of £43.5m (James Benge, CBS)

* Arsenal are close to fighting off Chelsea and Man City interest to hang onto teenage wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri (Fabrizio Romano).

Chelsea Transfer News

* Sometimes fans, and media outlets, put 2 and 2 together and come out with 27. That could be the case with the rumour mill surrounding the new family home Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane is building. It is said to be just 15 miles away from Chelsea's training ground at Cobham. This of course sent fans into a frenzy - imagining a potential move for Kane to Stamford Bridge. This sounds fanciful to say the least (The Telegraph).

* Ruben Loftus-Cheek has now passed a medical in Italy ahead of completing his €16m move to AC Milan. He is scheduled to sign contracts on Thursday afternoon (Fabrizio Romano).

* Christian Pulisic has agreed to join AC Milan despite the latter deeming the American 'overpriced' (Sky Italia).

* Edouard Mendy has completed his move to Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia for a fee of around £16m.

* Striker Romelu Lukaku could be the next big name to leave Stamford Bridge, with Inter Milan hoping to use a £50m transfer fee from Man Utd for goalkeeper Andre Onana to fund a permanent move for the Belgian (Gazzetta dello Sport).

* The Blues have agreed a £15million fee with Santos for exciting foward Angelo Gabriel as the youngster nears a move to Stamford Bridge (Fabrizio Romano).

* Despite that reported Man Utd interest, Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Caicedo from Brighton ahead of those talks with Man Utd over the sale of Mount to Old Trafford.

* Mauricio Pochettino would be willing to let defender Cesar Azpilicueta leave for a small fee or even for free, with Inter Milan interested in signing him (The Sun).

Liverpool Transfer News

* Roberto Firmino will continue his career in Saudi Arabia after agreeing a deal to move to Al Ahli. His contract will run through to 2026, assuming he passes medical tests (Fabrizio Romano).

* Liverpool are one of a number of top clubs interested in signing Juventus and Italy forward Federico Chiesa. Their rivals include Newcastle United, Bayern Munich and PSG. Juventus though will not sell for less than €60m (Gazzetta dello Sport).

* The Reds are exploring a move to bring talented RB Leipzig midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai to Anfield (Liverpool Echo).

* Liverpool have been monitoring Mainz foward Nelson Weiper over the last two years (Bild).

* The Reds are reportedly big admirers of Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella, who could leave San Siro this summer (The Times).

* RB Leipzig are having to compromise over the deal to sign Liverpool midfielder Fabio Carvalho, with no option for a permanent transfer (Bild).

Newcastle United Transfer News

* Newcastle are interested in Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos, who has a massive €120 release clause (Jacque Talbot, FootballTransfers EXCLUSIVE).

Tottenham Transfer News

* Bayern Munich believe Tottenham could be tempted to part with Harry Kane by a second bid worth around £80m (The Mirror).

* Having completed the signing of James Maddison from Leicester, Spurs are now set to sell Harry Winks to the Foxes for £10m (Fabrizio Romano).

Aston Villa Transfer News

* Villa are in talks with a view to signing Villarreal and Spain defender Pau Torres. With Bayern Munich out of the running (Kim was priority for them), it leaves the way clear for Unai Emery to get his man (Fabrizio Romano).

Real Madrid Transfer News

* Real Madrid are interested in signing 18-year-old Turkish sensation Arda Guler from Fenerbahce. 'The new Mesut Ozil' is available for a release clause of just €17.5m this summer (The Athletic).

* Real midfielder Eduardo Camavinga is about to become the latest member of football's €1bn club. That is the release clause which will be inserted into his contract extension at the Santiago Bernabeu (Marca).

Barcelona Transfer News

* Barcelona are desperately trying to win the race to sign Fenerbahce wonderkid Arda Guler. He can be had for a release clause of just €17.5m this summer, and Joan Laporta says Barca are bidding to sign him for next year.

* Barca are hoping to sign Inter star Marcelo Brozovic, who has yet to agree to a move to Al Nassr despite the Nerazzurri agreeing a €23m fee with the Saudi Pro League club. The Catalan giants see Brozovic as the ideal replacement for the departed Carlos Busquets (Mundo Deportivo).

* Ousmane Dembele has told Xavi that he will continue at Barca rather than exercising the possibility to leave the club for just €50m before mid-July (Sport).

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