Arsenal and Chelsea get HERE WE GO and Barcelona devise CRAZY Neymar plan: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber

• Updated: 8 Aug 2023 16:27 CDT
• 5 min read

Tuesday delivered some huge transfer news as Arsenal reached an agreement for the transfer of David Raya.

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Plus, Chelsea continue to make moves and Barcelona devised a crazy plan to bring Neymar back to the club. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Exclusive: Kessie to Al-Ahli done

FootballTransfers can reveal that Franck Kessie's transfer from Barcelona to Al-Ahli is done.

Arsenal get here we go

Arsenal have been given the here we go treatment by Fabrizio Romano for the deal to sign David Raya from Brentford.

This confirms our exclusive reporting from August 6 that the deal is completed.

Chelsea sign Washington

Chelsea have also been given the here we go treatment as they have completed the signing of Deivid Washington from Santos.

The youngster will head out on loan to Strasbourg along with two other new Chelsea recruits.

Barcelona's Neymar plan

Joan Laporta is apparently trying to convince a Saudi club to sign Neymar permanently and loan him to Barcelona for one season.

In other Barcelona news, Arsenal are said to have made a 'tempting' offer for Ansu Fati and Xavi has not ruled out his departure.

Additionally, Barcelona have announced the signing of 16-year-old wonderkid Noah Darvich, who has been given a truly ridiculous release clause.

Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some transfer news from around the world. A Premier League club wants to hijack West Ham's move for ex-Man Utd captain Harry Maguire.

Andres Iniesta has found a new club at 39 years of age.

Kieran Tierney has emerged as a shock target for a LaLiga club.

Arsenal have been told to lower their demands for Folarin Balogun.

Romeo Lavia did not feature in Southampton's embarrassing Carabao Cup defeat to Gillingham, suggesting that his departure is edging closer.

Christopher Nkunku will be out for the foreseeable future, but do Chelsea actually need to sign a replacement?

And finally, Harry Kane has told Bayern and Tottenham to sort out his transfer before the start of the new Premier League season.

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