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Transfer news live: Arsenal agree terms with Chelsea star, Man Utd sign defender, West Ham reject Spurs bid
The summer transfer window rolls on as Premier League clubs and those around Europe look to add to their squads. Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Noni Madueke but are yet to make contact with Chelsea over a high-profile switch for the England winger. The Gunners are also hoping to secure a deal for Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera after the La Liga outfit rebuffed their initial offer. They have sights on Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze, although face competition from Tottenham – who have had a bid for Mohamed Kudus rejected by West Ham – and continue to be linked with Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres. In the meantime, a medical is planned for incoming Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard. Manchester United secured Matheus Cunha from Wolves for £62.5m early in this window and have now nabbed teenage Paraguayan defender Diego Leon. They are negotiating with Brentford about Bryan Mbeumo and have Sporting's Gyokeres and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins on their list of potential additions while Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho face exits from the club. Elsewhere, Chelsea have signed Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund in a £55m deal for the former England Under-21 winger. The Blues have confirmed to signing of Brighton's Brazil forward Joao Pedro. Newcastle are also making moves and have stepped up their pursuit of Nottingham Forest's Anthony Elanga by submitting a second offer close to £55m. You can sign up to DAZN to watch every Club World Cup game for free, while all the latest updates, rumours and done deals will be covered in the blog below: ICYMI: Manchester United sign teenage Paraguayan defender Diego Leon Manchester United have signed Paraguay youth international Diego Leon. The 18-year full-back becomes United's second signing of the summer following the arrival of Wolves forward Matheus Cunha. Leon joins from Paraguayan club Cerro Porteno, where he played 33 games and scored four goals. United said on their official website: 'Leon reached the age of 18 in April and as an emerging talent will be supported by our first team and the academy while he settles into life in Manchester.' Luke Baker6 July 2025 11:12 ICYMI: Jamie Gittens announced by Chelsea Chelsea have completed the signing of Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund on a seven-year deal. The former England Under-21 winger arrives in a deal that could rise to £52m for the former Manchester City academy product. 'It feels great,' Gittens said. 'It's a great feeling to join such a big club as Chelsea. 'I can't wait to learn from everyone in the team and to push myself to the max here. It's an amazing feeling.' Luke Baker6 July 2025 11:07 Arsenal set deadline over Viktor Gyokeres deal The Mirror report that Mikel Arteta wants any possible deal for Viktor Gyokeres sewn up within the next two weeks. The Sporting striker is seemingly keen on a move, but a breakthrough in negotiations is seemingly yet to be made. Luke Baker6 July 2025 11:06 Brentford hold firm on Bryan Mbeumo price Brentford are not budging on their expectations of an improved fee for Bryan Mbeumo. The London club have knocked back two bids from Manchester United for the forward and the London Standard believe they are holding out for a figure of £63m or more. Luke Baker6 July 2025 11:05 Newcastle eye top Italian centre-back Newcastle have switched their attention to signing Italy centre-back Giorgio Scalvini, who has impressed for Atalanta. The Times report that the 21-year-old defender could be available for £30m. Luke Baker6 July 2025 11:05
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Wrexham goalkeeper Callum Burton signs contract extension
The 28-year-old has signed a new contract, keeping him at The Racecourse until the end of the 2026-27 season. Burton joined the Reds last summer from Plymouth Argyle and impressed during his first campaign in north Wales. He made four cup starts before he was handed his league debut in November against Stockport County at Edgeley Park after Arthur Okonkwo suffered a wrist injury, and immediately caught the eye with a string of fine saves. Burton made a further three League One appearances before being sidelined for an extended period due to a thigh tear sustained in the 1-0 home win against Barnsley on December 3. Although it was feared Burton but be out for the rest of the season, he returned to the matchday squad before the end of the campaign as Wrexham secured an historic third successive promotion and place in the Championship. On his signing his contract extension, Burton told the official club website: 'I loved my year here last year even though it got cut short by injury. 'Wrexham is a club on the rise, and I want to be able to play my part in that.' Burton now has three promotions to his name, having previously helped Cambridge United finish runners-up in League Two before playing his part in Plymouth going up to the Championship in 2022-23. Reds' boss Phil Parkinson welcomed the news that Burton, who will compete with Okonkwo and new signing Danny Ward for a starting place in the second tier next term, has extended his stay with Wrexham. 'I'm pleased that Callum has signed, he did well last season and he was unfortunate to get injured," added the Reds' boss. 'Callum is a key component in our goalkeeping department and his value cannot be underestimated.'
BBC News
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Euro 2025: England and Wales lose opening Group D matches
It was a disappointing start for England and Wales at Euro lost their first ever match at the European tournament, after suffering a 3-0 defeat to the defending champions England also lost their opening game 2-1 against reading to find out what happened in both you been watching Euro 2025? What did you think of their performances? Who do you want to win the tournament? Let us know in the comments below. Wales v Netherlands It was Wales' first appearance at the Women's Euros, having never made it to a major tournament before. They first match was against tough opponents, the Netherlands, crowned European Champions in 2017 and runners-up at the World Cup two years Netherlands were on the attack from the very start, with Wales producing an excellent defensive just before half-time Manchester City striker Vivianne Miedema broke the deadlock with a superb goal, her 100th for her the break, Victoria Pelova and Esmee Brugts netted two more goals within ten minutes of each other to give the Netherlands a 3-0 win overall. After the match, Wales captain Angharad James explained that it wasn't an easy match but she was full of praise for her team. Speaking to BBC Match of the Day she said: "Every game is a tough game. We gave it our all. It wasn't quite good enough, we know that and we'll learn from that."But I couldn't be prouder of this group. They mean everything to me, they always wear their hearts on their sleeves and they'll do it again in the next game," she next play France on Wednesday night at 8pm, UK time, in the Swiss city of St. Gallen. France v England England's Lionesses started the defence of their Euro's title, having won the title in opened their campaign against thought they had made the perfect start and taken the lead through Alessia Russo after 16 minutes, however her goal ruled out by VAR for a Beth Mead offside in the build-up. France started to find their groove and went on the minutes later France doubled their lead with Sandy Baltimore's second goal before half-time to put France in Walsh pulled a goal back for England in the 87th minute with superb finish to spark a dramatic end to the France managed to hold on for a 2-1 result means that England are the first defending champions to lost their opening game of a following tournament. After the match, England defender Alex Greenwood said the team remained positives despite the result. Speaking to the BBC, she said: "It was disappointing, disappointing result. I think we finished the game strong but we don't want to be in situations like that where we are finishing games like that."Of course not the ideal start but no tournament is won or lost after the first game. We have two massive games now that we must win." she next match is against the Netherlands on Wednesday in Zurich at 5pm UK time.
