Football transfer news August 29: Newcastle makes a 'blockbuster' 90 million euros, ready to let Isak go

VHO - The summer transfer market in 2025 continues to be bustling with a series of sensational deals. Garnacho officially left Man United to join Chelsea for nearly 40 million pounds; Newcastle made a "blockbuster" move for Nick Woltemade worth 90 million euros, paving the way for Isak to leave; meanwhile, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired by Besiktas after only 7 months in charge. In addition, AS Roma reached an agreement to loan Tsimikas, Nottingham recruited Nicolo Savona, and Man United confirmed to keep Kobbie Mainoo.

Man United and Chelsea finalize Garnacho sale price

According to Sky Sports, Man United and Chelsea have found common ground in the Alejandro Garnacho deal. Accordingly, the Red Devils will collect nearly 40 million pounds, and receive 10% of the value if The Blues sell the Argentine striker in the future.

Garnacho will also undergo a medical examination before signing a 7-year contract with the Stamford Bridge team. Unlike cases of purely professional liquidation such as Antony, Rashford, Sancho, Malacia, Garnacho is said to have to leave due to irreconcilable disagreements with the board of directors and coach Ruben Amorim.

Despite being watched by many Saudi Arabian giants, the 21-year-old star only wants to join Chelsea.

Nick Woltemade joins Newcastle.

Newcastle made a "blockbuster" of 90 million euros, ready to let Isak go

After failing to sign Jorgen Strand Larsen due to Wolves' repeated rejections, Newcastle have decided to go big. According to the Daily Telegraph, the St James' Park team has just reached an agreement to sign striker Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart for a transfer fee of 90 million euros, including additional fees.

The 23-year-old striker is said to have said goodbye to his teammates and quickly boarded a private plane booked by Newcastle to go to England to complete medical examination procedures and sign a 5-year contract with the young master of the Northeast.

Previously, Newcastle's board of directors had tried every means to keep Alexander Isak. Even the club's co-owner, Jamie Reuben, and the club's director, who is also a representative of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jacobo Solis, had come down to the Swedish star's villa at Darras Hall.

But the negotiations over a new contract, which lasted less than 30 minutes, did not go as planned. Although Isak and his agent agreed to increase his salary to £200,000 a week, about £50,000 more than his current salary, they still firmly refused.

Reuben then returned to St James' Park to watch the match against Liverpool FC and met with PIF President Yasir Al-Rumayyan. Both expressed disappointment and agreed the best option would be to sell Isak once a replacement was signed.

The successful detonation of the "blockbuster" Woltemade, a striker previously closely monitored by Bayern Munich, will become an important premise for Newcastle to be ready to listen to a second offer from Liverpool, which could be around 130 million pounds.

Besiktas parted ways with Ole Solskjaer when the season had just begun.

Ole Solskjaer was fired by Besiktas

Immediately after Besiktas' 0-1 defeat to Lausanne Sport (Switzerland), in the second leg of the 2025/26 Conference League play-off round, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer received the decision to be fired. "The contract with coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was terminated according to the decision at the board meeting," quoted from the announcement on the Turkish team's homepage.

After just over 7 months in the hot seat, the former Man United coach was fired despite playing well in the domestic arena. However, two consecutive defeats against Shakhtar Donetsk (Europa League play-off) and Lausanne (Conference League play-off) became the last straw that made the Norwegian coach pay the price.

AS Roma reach agreement to loan Tsimikas

According to Football Italia, the Olimpico team is very close to receiving the service of Kostas Tsimikas. Specifically, the proposal to ask for a 1-season loan with a clause to pay all the salary for the Greek defender of AS Roma has received consensus from Liverpool.

Previously, The Kop wanted to sell Tsimikas outright, as they already had two candidates for the left-back position, Milos Kerkez and Andy Robertson. However, because they could not find a partner, the Anfield team had to accept the plan from the Serie A representative.

Man United changed their mind and decided to keep Kobbie Mainoo.

Man United have no intention of selling Mainoo

Before rumors about the possibility of parting ways with Kobbie Mainoo this summer, Man United quickly denied. According to sources inside Old Trafford, coach Ruben Amorim still highly appreciates the talent of the midfielder born in 2005 and sees him as an important part of the personnel plan.

Mainoo himself has also expressed his desire to continue contributing to the Old Trafford team, instead of leaving on loan. Although he wants to play more, the 10-time England international is willing to stay to compete for a regular position.

Nottingham buys new player for 17 million euros

Despite spending more than 170 million euros in the 2025 summer transfer window to bring in 6 quality new players, Nottingham's shopping plan has shown no signs of cooling down. In the latest move, the City Ground team has reached an agreement to recruit right-back Nicolo Savona from Juventus for 17 million euros.

The 22-year-old talent will still have to pass a medical before moving to play in the Premier League. Last season, the Italy U21 international played 28 times in Serie A and contributed 2 goals.

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