Transfer window heats up, MU buys first player, Man City and Liverpool compete

Right after the 2024-2025 Premier League season ended with the battle for the last 3 Champions League spots going to Man City, Chelsea and Newcastle, the transfer window also started to heat up.

MU opens transfer window, buys first player

MU is also the club that had a big impact in the dispute for the last 3 Champions League spots of the Premier League, when they defeated Aston Villa with a score of 2-0 at home on the night of May 25 in the final round. Thereby, helping Newcastle, despite losing 0-1 to Everton, still maintain the 5th position on the rankings with the same 66 points but better than Aston Villa in terms of goal difference (+21 compared to +7) to get a ticket to the Champions League.

Coach Amorim apologized to MU fans and promised to return during the transfer window to strengthen the squad.

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The remaining two Champions League spots belong to Man City and Chelsea as these teams decided their own spots with wins over Fulham 2-0 and Nottingham Forest 1-0 respectively.

Next season's Premier League has a total of 6 Champions League spots, including the top 5 teams with Liverpool (champions) and Arsenal (runners-up) and the 3 teams mentioned above. In addition, Tottenham (ranked 17th) but won the Europa League. Other teams participating in the Europa League include Aston Villa (ranked 6th) and Crystal Palace (FA Cup winners). Nottingham Forest (ranked 7th) participates in the Conference League from the play-off round.

For MU (ranked 15th), not only did they have a trophyless season, they also did not have a place in the European Cup. Coach Amorim apologized to MU fans and promised that next season the team would regain its good image.

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, transfer news expert: "MU has been active in the transfer market to bring in the first contract, striker Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton. All agreements have been reached. Cunha will sign a contract with MU until June 2030 with an option until 2031. Wolverhampton will receive a clause value of up to 62.5 million pounds (2,195 billion VND) in installments".

Matheus Cunha officially joins MU, becoming the first contract in the completed transfer period

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This is the first signing of the summer transfer window to be completed. United will also part ways with stars such as Eriksen, Lindelof and Jonny Evans when their contracts expire. They will also balance their finances with the possibility of transferring players including goalkeeper Andre Onana and Alejandro Garnacho.

In addition, returning loan players such as Antony, Jadon Sancho, Rashford are also being considered for the future. While captain Bruno Fernandes is being recruited by Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal for a fee of over 100 million pounds.

Besides MU, the two giants of the English Premier League, Man City and Liverpool, are also soon jumping into the transfer market. Liverpool can spend a huge amount of money to buy attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen with a total value of up to 300 million pounds, including transfer fee and salary for 3 to 5 seasons.

After winning the Premier League, Liverpool can strengthen the 'blockbuster' contract with midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

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As for Man City, according to coach Pep Guardiola: "We have lost too far to Liverpool this season! How many points are they ahead of us?! That's the reality. But I have a feeling that next season we will play better. We may be tired after the Club World Cup, but I feel the players are closer."

Man City are about to part ways with attacking midfielder Grealish and reject the return of defender Walker after his loan to AC Milan. Coach Pep Guardiola's goal is to streamline the current squad with the return of 2024 Ballon d'Or midfielder Rodri, and will buy another classy full-back to supplement.

Man City will compete with Liverpool next season

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Meanwhile, Tottenham can retain coach Ange Postecoglou thanks to their Europa League title win. Newcastle with coach Eddie Howe has also met with the club's owners to soon approve a player purchase package to fill the vacancies.

In the next season 2025 - 2026, the Premier League also determined the 20th team to participate is Sunderland, the team that beat Sheffield United with a score of 2-1 after the play-off final on May 24. Previously, 2 teams Leeds United and Burnley were promoted directly, replacing 3 relegated teams: Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ky-chuyen-nhuong-nong-len-mu-mua-cau-thu-dau-tien-man-city-va-liverpool-cung-dua-185250526082512698.htm