Archive August 29, 2025

Brighton attacker Facundo Buonanotte is on a season-long loan at Chelsea.

The 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Leicester, was supposed to move to Leeds on a temporary basis, but Chelsea made a surprise move.

Last season, Buonanotte managed six goals and three assists for the Foxes, who were relegated to the Championship. Buonanotte has won two Argentina caps.

Co-sporting director Paul Winstanley and director of global recruitment Sam Jewell are two of Chelsea’s staff members who are well-versed in Buonanotte from their time at Brighton.

Meanwhile, fellow Brighton forward Julio Enciso is preparing to make a £13.8 million move to Chelsea’s partner club Strasbourg in order to return to the Blues after a year in France.

Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons are two players Chelsea have been considering adding as an attacking threat to their squad.

Garnacho, a Manchester United winger, is expected to make a $40 million move to Tottenham, before Simons, who is expected to complete a £51.8 million move.

However, Chelsea is subject to restraints in the transfer market after Uefa fined them £26 million in July for breaking financial regulations.

They are under pressure to keep a “positive transfer balance” in place or they run the risk of ejecting fresh signings for the Champions League.

They must also remove players in order to welcome them. They have generated a record-setting £265 million in sales this summer.

The biggest sale was Noni Madueke’s £52 million move to Arsenal, with more money being raised by selling Alfie Gilchrist and Christopher Nkunku to AC Milan.

Real Betis have withdrawn their offer to join Manchester United, causing confusion about Antony’s proposed move, according to United sources who claimed they had accepted it.

Most of the summer, the clubs have been negotiating a deal, but there hasn’t been a price agreement between the clubs for the 25-year-old winger.

In the second half of last year, Antony scored nine goals and assisted Manuel Pellegrini’s side to finish sixth and reach the Conference League final on a fruitful loan spell with the La Liga side.

At the start of pre-season training, United head coach Ruben Amorim forced him to use the Carrington training facility at various times in addition to the main group. He was one of five players who were exiled.

Although there have been rumors about other clubs, including some in the Saudi Pro League, Antony has always preferred to play for Betis.

In an effort to break the impasse, conversations have been going on for a while.

Multiple United sources reported that a bid had been accepted and a permanent transfer agreement had been reached by Friday evening, so the Brazil winger could depart for Spain and finish his medical there.

Betis sources, however, raised questions about this account before the Spanish club later issued a formal statement stating that Betis had rejected its offer. The player’s transfer fee and compensation are both impossible to come by at Betis.

One of the biggest obstacles is an unproven theory that involves paying Antony his outstanding wages under the United contract, which runs until 2027.

At this time, it’s unknown whether Betis would be willing to make a new offer or whether further discussions will be held to resolve the issue.

United had selected Antony for a summer move because he was one of five players who did not work with the rest of the squad, aside from Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, and Tyrell Malacia.

Rashford has already left for Barcelona on loan, while Garnacho will be unveiled as a Chelsea player once a £40m deal has been agreed.

The so-called “bomb squad,” which refers to being “bombed” out of the first team, have been prevented from entering United’s Carrington training facility until Amorim and his team have left for the day.

In his 17 La Liga starts since joining Betis in January, Antony has scored five goals and added two assists.

What will go down as one of the most disappointing transfers ever made to United would be ended by a permanent move.

Antony, who cost the club the second-most money, after Paul Pogba, signed for Ajax for £81.33 million in August 2022.

He badly faded after a promising start to his United career. His most recent Premier League start came against Burnley the week before, when he lost to Crystal Palace by a 4-0 margin in May 2024.

Meanwhile, United are still waiting for Napoli to agree a loan deal with Denmark’s Rasmus Hojlund.

In order to fulfill one of the requirements, which are believed to be the qualification of Antonio Conte’s side for the Champions League, United has agreed the terms of the loan agreement with the Italian champions. This initial loan would become a permanent £38 million deal.

Hojlund, 22, made a strong desire to stay at United after being benched for the final pre-season friendly against Fiorentina.

According to Old Trafford sources, Manchester United has accepted an offer for Antony from Real Betis.

As far as United are concerned, the transfer was agreed, to the point where Antony was given permission to travel to Spain to finish his medical, despite Betis’ sources saying there are still issues to resolve.

The 25-year-old was a member of the La Liga team that lost to Chelsea in the Conference League final while on loan during the second half of last season and helped secure a spot in Europe.

One of the five players who did not participate in any training with the rest of the squad was Tyrell Malacia, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, and Marcus Rashford, who had been earmarked for a move by United this summer.

Rashford has already left for Barcelona on loan, according to Ruben Amorim, and Garnacho will soon be unveiled as a Chelsea player following the signing of a £40 million deal.

As a result of their being bombed out of the first team, the so-called “bomb squad” has been prevented from entering United’s Carrington training facility until Amorim and his team have left for the day.

In his 17 La Liga starts for Betis since joining them in January, the Brazilian international has scored five goals and assisted two more.

What will go down as one of the most disappointing transfers in United history will be made a permanent move.

The club’s most expensive signing, behind Paul Pogba, was Antony, who left Ajax for £81.3 million in August 2022.

He badly faded after a promising start to his United career. His most recent Premier League start came against Burnley the week before, when he lost to Crystal Palace by a 4-0 margin in May 2024.