Entering the first Monday of July, the European football transfer market has frequently heard official announcements. Arsenal officially announced that Jesus has joined . Factory fans are finally "off the tree", and Manchester City is in After previously signing Harland , has now officially announced that Leeds United midfielder Phillips has joined .
It is worth mentioning that after successively signing Matt Turner, Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos and Jesus, Arsenal’s investment in the transfer market this summer has exceeded 100 million euros. You must know that this summer's transfer market has only just begun.
Having invested over 100 million euros for two consecutive seasons, Arsenal finally experienced the feeling of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. But I have to say that Kroenke finally reminded me of Arsenal on the other side of the ocean.
Let’s look back at these two transfer transactions.
First of all, Arsenal took the lead in officially announcing Jesus' joining, with a transfer fee of 45 million pounds and a five-year contract. In fact, although the cycle for Jesus to join Arsenal is indeed a bit long, there is basically not much suspense about this transfer transaction. The team Jesus wants to play for after leaving Manchester City is Arsenal.
But the deal wasn’t all smooth sailing. According to Romano, just a week before Jesus' official announcement, there were three clubs who wanted to cut off Jesus' deal. Netizens speculate that although there are different choices for these three clubs, the only certainty is that one of them is Tottenham , and Richarlison is most likely to be Conte 's plan B.
Immediately after Arsenal signed Jesus, Manchester City officially announced the signing of England international Calvin Phillips from Leeds United. The two parties signed a 6-year contract with a transfer fee of 42 million pounds, with floating clauses.
According to previous relevant news, the floating terms are probably between 2 million and 3 million pounds.
Good guy, compared to Manchester City’s deal to sell Jesus, after receiving 45 million pounds from Arsenal, they used the funds to buy Phillips from Leeds United. If the floating clause is not completed, Manchester City will still Net profit of 3 million pounds. It’s no wonder that fans think Arsenal paid the transfer fee directly to Leeds United.
Comparing the bumpy journey of Jesus joining Arsenal, it seems to verify a conjecture: In fact, Arsenal and Jesus have already made preparations, but Manchester City has not signed yet?
In other words, Manchester City has been negotiating with Leeds United about the transfer of Phillips. After the two parties reached an agreement, Manchester City also agreed to Jesus joining Arsenal. Jesus' 45 million pounds was also right. The bid for Phillips is £42 million + £3 million. The reason why Jesus has not officially announced his joining Arsenal has finally been found. It turns out that Manchester City has other uses for the money.
In addition, Manchester United , which has been immersed for a long time, is finally going to be released. Although there is no official news from Manchester United, major authoritative media in Europe revealed: Eriksen and Manchester United have reached a complete verbal agreement, and the two parties will sign a three-year contract. By June 2025, Manchester United has also arranged a physical examination for Eriksen. Manchester United hopes to officially announce the joining of Eriksen and Malacia this week.
