Jones to Inter, Moreira to Milan, Savinho joins Tottenham
A busy Friday 21 August across Serie A, the Premier League and La Liga. Curtis Jones arrived in Milan to sign for Inter, Milan officially signed Diego Moreira and Tottenham lured Savinho away from Manchester City.
The headline deal belongs to Inter: Curtis Jones arrived in Milan, ready for his medical and to sign his contract, as reported by Calciomercato.com and confirmed on video by Sky Sport. According to Eurosport, the agreement with Liverpool was reached for 35 million euros between the fixed fee and bonuses. Lautaro Martinez's future is also a talking point at Inter: a report from Il Riformista relays Spanish rumours of Barcelona interest, but Marotta is playing it down.
On the Juventus front, the split with Arthur is official, announced by La Gazzetta dello Sport, freeing up a war chest to reinvest. The official shirt numbering reported by Calciomercato.com confirms Nico Gonzalez is in the squad, while Guglielmo Vicario has arrived from Tottenham, made official according to Sportmediaset. On the way out is Mattia Perin: again per Sportmediaset, the deal with Palermo is close to completion.
Milan officially signed Diego Moreira, a new Rossoneri player according to Sky Sport and La Gazzetta dello Sport. Rafael Leao's future, on the other hand, remains an open question that keeps Milan's market alive.
Serie A saw several deals. Napoli closed for Favasuli, official according to La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport, while for Badiashile, as Ottopagine notes, there is still no final agreement. Lazio are close to Sutalo, Bologna made official Riccardo Orsolini's renewal until 2031 (Calciomercato.com) and Torino reached an agreement with Fiorentina for Fortini's loan, as reported by Sky Sport. Elsewhere, Sassuolo awaits Leysen for his medical and signature (Gianluca Di Marzio), Parma sold Circati to Benfica for 20 million (Eurosport) and Roma made official Baldanzi's move to Genoa.
In the Premier League, Tottenham moved decisively: they signed Savinho from Manchester City for 85 million euros, as reported by Calciomercato.com. Aston Villa officially signed Zion Suzuki from Parma, according to Sportmediaset, while Inter finalised the arrival of Djed Spence from Tottenham as reported by Corriere dello Sport.
In La Liga the day was quieter on the official front: Atletico Madrid completed the sale of Matteo Ruggeri to Aston Villa, as reported by Sky Sport and Sportmediaset. Spanish speculation about possible Barcelona interest in Lautaro Martinez remains to be confirmed, for now cooled by Inter's denials.
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