Curtis Jones to Inter and Konsa to Arsenal: a day of done deals
A busy Wednesday, August 19, across Serie A and the Premier League. Curtis Jones is on the verge of joining Inter, Konsa leaves Aston Villa for Arsenal and several deals are wrapped up.
In Serie A the day revolves around Inter: according to Calciomercato.com it is "here we go" for Curtis Jones, with a verbal agreement reached with Liverpool worth 35 million euros. Roma have officially signed Rodrigo Mora from Porto for 25 million euros plus a percentage on any future resale, while Napoli confirmed Costantino Favasuli, taken from Catanzaro on a paid loan.
Parma remain one of the busiest selling clubs. Alessandro Circati is officially a new Benfica player, joining for 20 million euros plus bonuses. Also leaving Parma is Zion Suzuki, who moves to Aston Villa for 30 million euros plus 5 in bonuses: a double Italian swoop for the English side, as the same day also saw the official arrival of Matteo Ruggeri from Atlético Madrid for 25 million euros.
From the Premier League the most notable move involves Arsenal, who have closed for Ezri Konsa: according to Calciomercato.com it is "here we go", with an agreement reached with Aston Villa worth 50 million euros plus bonuses for the centre-back.
Saudi clubs keep spending. Tijjani Reijnders is officially an Al-Qadsiah player, leaving Manchester City for 61 million euros. Also heading to Saudi Arabia is Darwin Núñez, with a "here we go" for Al-Diriyah on a straight loan from Al-Hilal.
Lazio are working on several fronts. The club, Calciomercato.com reports, have decided to go all-in on Andrea Pinamonti, with the Icardi option cooling; meanwhile an agreement has been reached with Bamba Dieng, expected in Rome for his medical. Ajax's Josip Šutalo also remains on their list.
Among the day's other official deals, Lecce signed Marco Bleve from Carrarese permanently, Frosinone closed for Omar Fayed from Fenerbahçe for 500,000 euros, Venezia confirmed Lorenzo Montipò from Hellas Verona as part of a swap and Torino sealed the arrival of Niccolò Fortini on loan with an option to buy. On the negotiating front, Napoli are working on Walid Cheddira and a possible goalkeeper swap with Atlético Madrid, Fiorentina are in talks for Ernest Poku with Bayer Leverkusen and Paul Pogba has terminated his contract with Monaco.
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