From Douglas Luiz to Nicholas Jackson: August 20, 2025 Transfer Round-Up
August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates By Sportskeeda Football
- Report: Arsenal have zeroed in on Nicholas Jackson as a potential signing before the summer transfer window closes! ⚡️🔴
The Gunners are likely to make a transfer after Kai Havertz’s recent injury.
#NicolasJackson #Arsenal #Transfers
- The Saudi Super Cup final is set! 🇸🇦🏆🔥
Al Ahli 🆚 Al Nassr
Who do you think will lift the trophy? 👀
#SaudiSuperCup #Football #AlAhli #AlNassr
- Report: Napoli eye Jamie Vardy after Romelu Lukaku’s injury! ⚽️🔥
Do you think Vardy should be transferred? Comment your thoughts! 👀
#JamieVardy #Napoli #Transfers (August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- Mohamed Salah has become the first player to win the men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year award three times! 🏆✨
🏆 2017/18
🏆 2021/22
🏆 2024/25
Truly deserved! 🫶
#MohamedSalah #PFAAwards #Football
- Reports: Barcelona have the chance to sign France international Benjamin Pavard to replace Inigo Martinez this summer! 🔵🔴🇫🇷
However, Hansi Flick’s side are also looking at internal options to fill the gap! 👀⚽️
#BenjaminPowered #Barcelona #Transfer
- Real Madrid could add Alexander Isak to their target list, according to TV presenter Richard Keys! ⚪️🔥
“I heard today that Liverpool have made a bid… £80 million right now and a second offer of £60 million next season. But I also heard that Real Madrid could also join the race,” Keys said via beIN SPORTS 💬⚽️
August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates By Fabrizio Romano
- Exclusive: Villarreal reach agreement to sign Renato Veiga permanently from Chelsea, here you go!
The player and Chelsea have agreed on a 29.5 million euro bonus package and a huge sell-on clause.
Villarreal’s record transfer follows last week’s exclusive story.
- Following a club-by-club agreement, Galatasaray will make their offer for Manuel Akanji within 24 hours.
There has been no offer for the player so far and there has been no indication from Akanji that he will accept the position.
An agreement has been reached between the clubs, but there is no agreement with the player yet.
- Napoli have sent an opening bid of €1.5 million to RB Leipzig for Eljif Elmas, which includes the loan fee and salary.
It also includes a purchase option clause of €11.5 million, which is not mandatory. (August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- Yoan Vissa has again requested to join Newcastle from Brentford after a new bid of a £40 million package emerged.
Vissa believes his departure has been agreed this summer and he hopes to get the green light to join the #NUFC project.
- AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen are in talks over the Victor Boniface deal.
Victor has accepted AC Milan’s contract offer, so talks are continuing today.
Negotiations are ongoing over the structure of the deal, reports @berger_pj.
- Rico Lewis has agreed to sign a new deal with Manchester City valid until June 2030.
An agreement has been reached with Nottingham Forest after City rejected a £25 million bid last week. (August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- Chelsea have made it clear to all clubs interested in Carney Chukwuemeka that he is not available on loan.
#CFC are only considering a permanent sale.
- Douglas Lewis at Nottingham Forest, here we go! A deal has been struck with Juventus for a fee of around 30 million euros.
Know that if the documents are submitted on time, #NFFC is planning to send the Brazilian to the UK today.
If everything goes according to plan, the medical examination could take place on Thursday. ✈️🇧🇷 (August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- Official confirmation. AS Roma have signed Leon Bailey from Aston Villa for a loan fee of €2 million and a purchase option clause of €22 million, which is not mandatory.
- Fenerbahçe have agreed terms with West Ham for Edson Alvarez!
The loan fee, salary cover and purchase option clause are not mandatory.
No decision has been made from the player side yet. 🇲🇽
August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates From Other Sources
- Napoli: They are pushing to buy Rasmus Hojlund and talks with Manchester United are looking positive.
They are pushing for a loan with an option to buy and are confident the Danish striker will give the green light. (Source: @DiMarzio )
- Barcelona have reached an agreement with Oriol Romeu to terminate his contract. 👋 (Source: @marca )
- Chelsea signed Renato Veiga for £12 million last summer. (August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
He only played one Premier League match for the club and was recently sold to Villarreal for £25 million. 🤯🤯🤯
Whoever is in charge of Chelsea’s sale needs a pay rise. 💰
- Claudio Etcheverry has successfully passed his medical test at Bayer Leverkusen. He joins the Bundesliga club on loan from Manchester City. (Source: @Plettigoal )
- AS Roma are set to meet Jadon Sancho’s £7.8 million per season salary demand. His agent is demanding a hefty commission, which has previously scared off Juventus and Atletico. (Source: @Gazzetta_it August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- Eberechi Eze’s transfer to Tottenham is expected to be completed in the next ‘two to three days’. (Source: @MailSport )
- 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Galatasaray and Manchester City are very close to reaching an agreement for the transfer of Manuel Akanji! A ‘verbal’ offer has also been made to this player! (Source: @yagosabuncuoglu)
- Espanyol are in talks with Burnley to re-sign 20-year-old forward Luca Colosso on loan for a season. (Source: Sky Sports August 20, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)