Football transfer news 7/25: 70 million euro striker agrees to join Man United

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Newcastle have a backup plan to replace Isak

With Alexander Isak's future at St James' Park uncertain, Newcastle must come up with a backup plan to replace the Swedish striker.

Among them, Benjamin Sesko emerged as the leading candidate. The Slovenian striker is currently a hot commodity in the summer transfer window of 2025.

Previously, Sesko had caught the eye of many Premier League giants such as Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea.

However, the transfer fee RB Leipzig requires in exchange for the service of the 22-year-old star is not cheap, about 80 million euros, making the giants hesitate.

After 33 appearances in the Bundesliga 2024/25, Sesko contributed 13 goals. With an ideal height of 1.95m, the Slovenian player can play well as a target man, can score goals himself or act as a wall, creating opportunities for teammates behind.

70 million euro striker agrees to join Man United

Despite bringing two quality strikers to Old Trafford, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, Man United are still trying to recruit a top-class center forward. Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins has emerged as the Red Devils' top target.

The 29-year-old striker himself is also eager to find new challenges in a more competitive environment.

According to The Sun, the Manchester giants have reached a preliminary personal agreement with Watkins' representative.

But the key issue in this deal is still the agreement on the transfer fee. Currently, Aston Villa affirms that they will not accept letting their top star on the attack leave.

However, in the context of many financial difficulties, the Villa Park team can completely agree to sit at the negotiating table if receiving an offer of about 70 million euros.

In recent years, Watkins has always been among the top scorers in the Premier League. In the last 5 seasons with the Birmingham team, the England international has scored at least double digits. Watkins' stable performance and aggressive playing style are highly appreciated by coach Ruben Amorim.

Arsenal welcomes 15 million euro defender

Arsenal have announced the signing of defender Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia for a fee of 15 million euros. The Spain U21 international has completed a medical and signed a five-year contract.

Mosquera joined Valencia's academy at the age of 12 and became one of Los Che's most promising students. At the age of 17, the central defender made his La Liga debut and by the 2023/24 season, was officially promoted to the first team of the Bats.

Last season, Mosquera only missed 1 match of Valencia in La Liga, contributing 1 goal.

Internationally, the 21-year-old centre-back has made 34 appearances for Spain's under-15s to under-23s, but could still choose to play for Colombia due to his parents being nationals of the South American country.

Son Heung-min could join MLS

According to Daily Mail, Tottenham has just received a transfer offer worth 18 million euros from Los Angeles FC for Son Heung-min.

The MLS team considers the Korean star as their top target this summer. In addition to his proven skills, Son also brings great commercial value.

Of course, Tottenham also fully understand the value of the 33-year-old striker. But in the context of Son showing signs of decline due to age and the team itself is also trying to renew the attack, the possibility of Spurs letting their veteran leave does not surprise many people.

This summer, the London giants have added Mohammed Kudus from West Ham and bought Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich, new coach Thomas Frank now has 6 strikers in his squad. Not to mention, the English strategist is also prioritizing recruiting Brentford's student, Yoane Wissa.

Sterling's potential destination revealed

Raheem Sterling is among the names that are no longer in Chelsea's personnel plans for next season.

Therefore, the former England international is currently working hard to find a new destination for himself with his agent. Currently, Napoli is said to be one of the few teams interested in the former England international.

The Serie A champions are expected to loan Sterling with an option to buy. However, Chelsea want to sell him outright to collect a transfer fee.

In the context that both sides have not been able to find common ground, Sterling's future is still a big question mark.

Bayern raises bid to buy Luis Diaz

According to Kickers, Bayern Munich are expected to return to the negotiating table for Luis Diaz with an offer worth 75 million euros.

Previously, the German champion was rejected by Liverpool with a price of 66 million euros. It is likely that with this price increase, the Bundesliga giant will receive consensus from The Kop.

Luis Diaz is also said to have expressed his desire to leave Anfield after his club failed to reach out to him about extending his contract.

The Colombian star's current contract with the Reds has only 2 years left and the 28-year-old winger's salary is less than 6 figures per week.

For their part, Liverpool are probably also willing to sell Diaz to have more money to pursue "blockbusters" like Alexander Isak or Rodrygo.

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