da marjack bet： It has been another big week in the Premier League as the 20 sides competing in next season’s top tier put the finishing touches to their squads with just 13 days left before the transfer window shuts on August 8th. But what have been the biggest stories to have broken this past week? We take a look at the 10 biggest pieces of transfer news…
da imperador bet： It had been on the cards for a while, but Unai Emery finally has his second signing of the summer transfer window with the loan capture of Real Madrid’s Dani Ceballos. The 22-year-old Real Madrid midfielder will spend the whole of the 2019/20 campaign with the Emirates outfit, although the Gunners will not have the option to sign the Spain international on a permanent basis once that short-term spell has ended.
Just like London buses, Arsenal transfers appear to come in twos. Before the ink had even dried on Ceballos’ contract, the Gunners were announcing another new arrival. They have clinched a deal for 18-year-old William Saliba, who joins from Ligue 1’s Saint-Etienne. The North-London outfit paid £27m to the French club for the central defender, who will return immediately to Les Verts on loan until next summer.
Tottenham Hotspur have already broken their transfer record once this summer, and recent reports indicate that they could do it again. Spurs have been linked with a move for Juventus’ Paulo Dybala, who is rated at £80m by the Serie A champions. It was even suggested that they had made a bid of €50m (£44.9m) for the Argentina international, but they will obviously need to offer more to take him to North London.
Aston Villa have been very busy during this transfer window, and they show no signs of stopping any time soon. The Villans made two signings this week, the first of which was Mohamed Trezeguet from Kasimpasa. The Egypt international was the Midlands outfit’s ninth signing of the transfer window and cost Dean Smith and co £8.75m. The 24-year-old scored nine goals and provided 10 assists in Turkey last season.
Soon after, Villa brought in Douglas Luiz from Manchester City. The two clubs had reportedly agreed a fee two weeks ago, but it took a while for the deal to be completed. In the end, the Villans will pay £15m for the Brazilian, who becomes, therefore, the 10th new face at Villa Park. The 21-year-old never played a game for the Citizens and spent the last two seasons on loan in La Liga with Girona.
RB Leipzig are known for bringing in younger players, and this week they completed the signing of another up-and-coming star. Die Roten Bullen welcome Ademola Lookman back to the club, where he spent the second half of the 2017/18 season on loan. The 21-year-old has signed a five-year contract at his new club, with Everton to receive £22.5m for the winger.
It took Newcastle 14 years to break their transfer record following the signature of Michael Owen in 2005, but they have now beaten it twice in six months. Brazilian Joelinton becomes the most expensive Toon player in history after the North-East club paid Hoffenheim £40m for the forward. The 22-year-old has signed a six-year deal with his new team.
PSG tried their best to sign Idrissa Gueye in January of this year, but their bid was rejected by Everton. Now, though, they have managed to agree a deal with the Toffees for the 29-year-old. The Ligue 1 champions will pay £28m for the Senegal international, who said back in February that he had wanted to make the switch to the Parc des Princes. The midfielder joined the Goodison Park outfit in 2016 and has made 108 appearances for the club.
Nicolas Pepe has been under intense scrutiny all summer, but a major development has occurred this week. According to L’Equipe, four clubs have met the Lille’s valuation of the Ivory Coast international, which is €80m (£71.8m). Two of those clubs come from the Premier League: Liverpool and Arsenal. Napoli and Internazionale complete the foursome, with the 24-year-old’s representatives having met with the former.
Last but not least, we come to Wilfried Zaha. Arsenal have been trying to take him to the Emirates Stadium for much of the past couple of months, but now two new teams have entered the race. First up, Everton were said by Sky Sports to be preparing a bid worth £60m plus a player for the 26-year-old, whilst Chelsea are apparently aiming to take the former Manchester United winger to Stamford Bridge next summer once their transfer ban has been lifted.