From Record-Breaking Signings to Shocking Sacks: The Latest Football News on August 30th, 2025
August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates By Sportskeeda Football
- Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Nicholas Jackson on an initial loan deal! ✅🔴⚪️
🔹 Loan fee of €15 million for one season
🔹 Purchase option of €80 million included (not mandatory)
🔹 Sell-on clause also part of the deal
Via Fabrizio Romano
- Tottenham have approached Manchester City for Manuel Akanji! 👀⚪️🔵
Should Spurs push hard to get this deal done? 🤔👇
(via Fabrizio Romano August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
#TottenhamHotspur #ManuelAkanji #transfers
- Real Madrid reportedly planning a Bosman transfer for Dayot Upamecano next summer!⚪️⌛️
Dean Huijgen is now a key player in Xabi Alonso’s defence, so Los Blancos are looking for a long-term defensive partner for him.🔥
#DayotUpamecano #RealMadrid #Football
- Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Fenerbache manager following the club’s failure to qualify for the Champions League. ❌⚽️
#JoseMourinho #Fenerbahce #Football
- According to reports coming in from Spain, Manchester City are considering signing Trent Alexander-Arnold in January 👀😳🔵
After Dani Carvajal’s return from injury, the former Liverpool star is struggling to cement his place at Real Madrid ⚪️✅
#TrentAlexanderArnold #ManchesterCity #Transfer #Football (August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- Manchester United are reported to have joined the race to sign Chelsea marksman Fermin Lopez from Barcelona! 🔥🔴
The 22-year-old midfielder is available for €70 million this summer. 💰
#FerminLopez #ManchesterUnited #Transfer #Football
- Christopher Nkunku is set to join AC Milan, following a verbal agreement between the clubs. 🔴⚫️✅
The deal is worth around €35 million plus additional funds, with Nkunku agreeing on a 5-year contract. ✍️
(via Fabrizio Romano)
#christophernkunku #acimlan #transfer
- Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly made a €70 million bid for Chelsea target Xavi Simons! 🔥💰
Should Spurs go all out to sign him? 👀
#tottenhamhotspur #football #transfer
August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates By Fabrizio Romano
- Official confirmation. Alejandro Garnacho joins Chelsea from Manchester United on a seven-year contract.
40 million pounds plus a 10% sell-on clause.
- Official confirmation. Cody Gakpo has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool which is a key part of their plans.
- Barcelona maintain their position: No plans to sell Fermin Lopez this summer after Chelsea’s bid.
The only way Fermin could leave would be if he decides to leave, his future is now in the player’s hands.
- Arthur Vermeiren at Olympique Marseille, details of the deal 🇧🇪 (August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
Loan fee of 1.5 million euros, purchase option clause of 20 million euros not mandatory, salary to be borne by OM.
He will be in Marseille tonight. 🔜
- Nicholas Jackson will arrive in Munich later today after agreeing a €15 million loan deal with Bayern.
There will be initial checks tonight followed by a main medical check on Sunday morning. (August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
If the buyout option clause in 2026 applies, Jackson has already agreed his contract.
- 🇩🇪 Official confirmation. Nick Woltemade joins Newcastle from Stuttgart on a record club deal of €85 million.
Woltemade signs a long-term contract with the club as the new star of the #NUFC project.
- Como are confident of taking formal steps today to finalise the deal for Diego Carlos from Fenerbache.
- Piero Hincapie has received a loan fee of €6 million and a buyout clause of €46 million, which will become mandatory from 2026.
Arsenal will conduct a medical examination.
August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates From Other Sources
- Fiorentina have agreed to sign Tariq Lamptey from Brighton for around €6 million. 🇬🇭 He will have a medical test tomorrow. (Source: @MatteMoretto)
- Liverpool have made a second bid for Marc Guehi of £35 million plus a 10% sell-on clause. Crystal Palace want £35 million plus an additional £5 million. (Source: @_PaulJoyce)
- After losing Nicholas Jackson, Bayern are now considering taking Lois Openda on loan, with an option to buy. (Source: @sachatavolieri)
- Arsenal could make a late move to sign Brentford’s Yoan Vissa after Newcastle failed to secure a deal for the forward. (Source: Football Insider August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- PSG have to subsidise Gianluigi Donnarumma’s £500,000-a-week wages because Manchester City are not willing to pay him that much. (Source: @MirrorFootball)
- Deal confirmed: Ipswich Town have signed forward Sindre Welle Egeli from Nordsjaelland.
🔸 £17.5 million fee, a huge amount for the Championship
🔸 5-year contract
(Source: @IpswichTown)
- Nick Woltemade has become the most expensive player in Newcastle’s history:
- 🥇🇩🇪 Woltemade (€𝟴𝟱𝗠)
- 🥈🇸🇪 Isaac (€𝟳𝟬𝗠)
- 🥉🇸🇪 Elanga (€𝟲𝟭.𝟰𝗠)
- 4️⃣🇮🇹 Tonali (€𝟱𝟴.𝟵𝗠)
- 5️⃣🏴 Gordon (€𝟰𝟱.𝟲𝗠)
- West Ham turned down the chance to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana because they felt he was no better than their current goalkeepers. (Source: @MailSport)
- Koby Manou is at the centre of a bizarre £50 million tug of war between Napoli and Manchester United.
He has informed the club that he wants to join the Italian champions, but they won’t let him. (Source: @MirrorFootball August 30, 2025 Football News, Transfers, & Updates)
- RB Leipzig’s Austrian attacking midfielder Christoph Baumgartner is Crystal Palace’s top target. (Source: @SkySports)