Palestra to Chelsea for 55M, Jacquet to Liverpool, Ekhator to Juve
The day was dominated by Premier League raids on Serie A talent: Chelsea officially signed Marco Palestra from Atalanta for 55 million euros plus bonuses, while Liverpool wrapped up Jeremy Jacquet and Brighton landed Luka Vušković from Tottenham. In Italy, Juventus moved on both fronts with Ekhator and Daffara, Fiorentina signed Viery and Como secured Liberali.
The biggest deal of the day landed in London: according to Calciomercato.com, Marco Palestra «is officially a new Chelsea player», joining from Atalanta for 55 million euros plus 5 million in bonuses. Liverpool spent a similar sum, closing the signing of Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes for 55 million pounds, while Brighton finalised the arrival of Luka Vušković: Tottenham will bank 46 million pounds plus a sell-on percentage.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Manchester United completed two major additions in Bryan Mbeumo, signed from Brentford, and Matheus Cunha, while newly promoted Sunderland confirmed Jobe Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund and Granit Xhaka. Several deals stemmed from Serie A: Fulham signed Samuel Chukwueze and Leeds landed Noah Okafor, both leaving Milan, with Bournemouth adding goalkeeper Cristian Mandas from Lazio.
In Serie A, Juventus worked on both ends: Jeff Ekhator officially arrived from Genoa for 16 million euros plus 2 million in bonuses, while goalkeeper Giovanni Daffara moved to Parma for 6 million plus a sell-on percentage. Fiorentina officially signed Viery from Grêmio for 15 million euros plus 2 million in bonuses, Como won the race for Mattia Liberali with a 6 million deal, beating four other clubs, and Roma sent Alessandro Romano to Cagliari on loan with an obligation to buy.
It was also a busy day for Milan, who — after wrapping up Gonçalo Ramos from PSG in recent days — trimmed the squad with the departures of Chukwueze, Okafor and Suso, the latter heading to Sevilla. Among other confirmed moves, Nico Paz returned to Real Madrid from Como, Emanuele Baldanzi joined Genoa from Roma, Leonardo Spinazzola left Napoli, and Fiorentina added Jack Harrison from Leeds.
On the managerial front, Oliver Glasner is the new Nottingham Forest boss: the former Crystal Palace coach accepted the two-year contract offered by the English club. In Serie A, Henrikh Mkhitaryan officially renewed with Inter until 2027, while at national-team level Jürgen Klopp said he would be available to become Germany’s head coach should the role open up, and Sebastian Beccacece resigned as Ecuador’s manager.
Among the deals still in progress, Sporting Lisbon are asking at least 40 million for Gonçalo Inácio, targeted by both Milan and Como, Cagliari are pushing for Costantino Favasuli, and Udinese have wrapped up a deal for 2003-born midfielder Unai Gómez from Athletic Bilbao. In the background, the 2026 World Cup continues: in the round of 32, England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 thanks to a Harry Kane brace.
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