Højlund lands in Naples as Milan clear house: the day in the market
A red-hot day in the transfer window: Napoli seal Rasmus Højlund from Manchester United, Milan launch a mass clear-out that reshapes their squad, and Denzel Dumfries leaves Inter for Real Madrid. In the Premier League, newly promoted Sunderland flex their muscles with Xhaka and Jobe Bellingham.
The deal of the day belongs to Napoli: Rasmus Højlund arrives from Manchester United, with the move now done and dusted. The Azzurri also strengthen at the back with Miguel Gutiérrez from Girona, while Natan departs for Real Betis. And there is more: an agreement is in place with Wolverhampton for João Gomes, and Max Kilman, from the same English club, is admired as the final piece of the defence.
At Inter the traffic flows both ways: Dumfries is off to Real Madrid — a 20 million release clause had been mentioned — while Aleksandar Stankovic jr returns, bought back from Club Brugge for a fee Calciomercato.com puts at 23 million. On incomings, Calciomercato.com also reports that Palestra has turned down Newcastle and Manchester City: he only wants the Nerazzurri, with Atalanta open to a sale. Udinese's Solet and Provedel are also on the list.
Milan have opted for a full reset: Chukwueze and Ballo-Touré to Fulham, Musah to Atalanta, Okafor to Leeds, young Colombo to Genoa. A wholesale clear-out, while on the way in the club are working on Emerson Royal from Tottenham.
Juventus bank Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa and push for Atlético Madrid's Sørloth and Celta Vigo's Mingueza, while Vlahovic remains on his way out, destination still to be defined. Roma are busy on several fronts: in come Abdulhamid from Lens and Malen from Aston Villa, out go Le Fée (Sunderland) and Sangaré (Elche); Zaragoza is arriving from Bayern, and the Marseille axis is warming up around Greenwood. Lazio, meanwhile, are selling: Vecino to Celta, Mandas to Bournemouth, Muriqi to Mallorca, with Pedraza arriving from Villarreal and several big names — from Romagnoli to Gila — under review.
Abroad, Manchester United are rebuilding their attack: Højlund and Antony (Betis) depart, Matheus Cunha arrives from Wolverhampton along with Bryan Mbeumo. Barcelona pull off the surprise of the day by prising Anthony Gordon away from Newcastle, while Atlético Madrid dream of bringing Julián Álvarez back from City. And keep an eye on Sunderland: Xhaka, Jobe Bellingham and Le Fée in a single day.
A footnote from the dugouts: the Tedesco era officially begins at Bologna, with an early training camp and a team dinner already scheduled, as reported by Calciomercato.com. The window has only just opened: today's pace promises sizzling weeks ahead.
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