Welcome to today’s edition of Slide Rule Pass, your concise daily digest of the latest football transfer moves across Europe.
Newcastle have entered the hunt for Hugo Ekitike, joining Liverpool and Chelsea in the race for the Eintracht Frankfurt forward. The 23-year-old scored 21 goals in the Bundesliga last season and is now valued at around €80 million, with Frankfurt reportedly open to talks despite their original €100m valuation.
Meanwhile, Napoli continue to press Liverpool for Darwin Núñez, tabling a formal €55 million offer—€50m up front plus €5m in add-ons. Should the deal collapse, the Serie A side are reportedly eyeing Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese as a backup plan.
Arsenal have completed the signing of Christian Nørgaard from Brentford in a deal worth an initial £10 million, potentially rising to £15 million. The 30-year-old becomes the Gunners’ third signing of the summer, adding experience and depth to Arteta’s midfield.
However, the long-rumoured move for Viktor Gyökeres remains in limbo. While personal terms have been agreed, Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon are still at odds over the fee, with the Portuguese club holding out for close to £60 million.
Tottenham Hotspur have reached full agreement with West Ham for the transfer of Mohammed Kudus in a deal worth £55 million. The Ghanaian is expected to undergo a medical in the coming days before signing a six-year contract. Kudus is seen as a key piece in Thomas Frank's evolving frontline and would become one of Spurs’ marquee signings this summer.
Jordan Henderson has left Ajax after mutually terminating his contract, making the former Liverpool midfielder a free agent. A return to the Premier League is on the cards, with Sunderland and Brighton reportedly monitoring his availability.
Elsewhere, Napoli have reignited interest in Alejandro Garnacho, preparing a second bid for the Manchester United winger. The offer is expected to be in the region of £45 million as the Italian club look to inject more youth into their attack.
With Jamal Musiala sidelined due to injury, Bayern Munich are widening their net for attacking reinforcements. Christopher Nkunku tops the list, though Marcus Rashford and Cody Gakpo have also emerged as potential targets. Bayern’s plans are fluid, with the club assessing multiple profiles to cover the creative void left by Musiala’s absence.
All eyes are on whether Napoli can convince Liverpool to part ways with Núñez, and if Arsenal finally meet Sporting’s price for Gyökeres. Kudus is Spurs-bound, Ekitike could become Newcastle’s marquee signing, and Bayern’s Musiala cover plans are starting to take shape.
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really not sure why bayern is so bent on a musiala replacement when they can just give more playing time to someone like bryan zaragoza. https://paragraph.com/@thefalsenine/slide-rule-pass-football-news-10-july
Bayern „lost“ Müller, Sane and Musiala for now who could play all Offensive midfield positions. So, there is no great 10, no Backup for Kane, and at least 1 Backup for winger missing - though they‘d prefer probably a starter aside Musiala, Olise and Kane with Gnabry and Coman as Backups. In my opinion Zaragoza is not good enough for Bayern. Nkunku, Woltemade would make sense as they can be Backup for Kane and number 10. Xavi would also be a great player that could play all offensive midfield positions. A great 1 vs 1 winger would be a good Addition too. Worst case is no signing but I’d also be happy to see some playing time for Wanner as 10, alternatively Goretzka can play there or they adjust the Formation to 4:3:3 with 3CMs and without 10
fair enough. i was looking at the musiala situation in isolation. i do think bryan is better than most people think he is (could be wrong there of course). nkunku would be a pretty risky signing. he hasn't been able to hit the heights he's capable of yet and there are no guarantees. i would have loved to see rashford at bayern because it feels like they need a very direct goal threat off that flank to compliment the creative abilities of kane and olise (which is why the luis diaz pursuit is baffling to me). but whatever you gain from rashford offensively, you likely lose in his lack of pressing. we'll see how it all works out.
Wouldn’t want rashford at all. He’s got good Pace - which Bayern could need in some Games - but he’s best with a lot of Space and not in small areas as far as I know. Bayern needs solutions when they are very dominant though.
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