From Deals to Drama: August 18, 2025 Latest Football Transfer News
August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates By Sportskeeda Football
- Real Madrid have their eyes on Cristian Romero! ⚡️🇦🇷
With David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger in the twilight of their careers, Madrid are looking to strengthen their squad, and this Argentinian could be on his way to the Santiago Bernabeu! ⚪️⏳
- Mikel Arteta signs with Arsenal, gives Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United their first blow in Premier League 2025/26! 🥊💪
#Arsenal #ManchesterUnited #PremierLeague
August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates By Fabrizio Romano
- Official, exclusive news confirmed. Nikola Zalewski joins Atalanta from Inter in a €17 million deal.
- Official, exclusive news confirmed. Marash Kumbulla joins Mallorca on loan from AS Roma.
€6 million and a €2 million buy option clause are not mandatory. 🇦🇱 (August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates)
Here is Kumbulla with his agents Gianni Vitali and Davide Grassi, who managed the deal from Pini Zahavi’s Goal International.
- Sheffield United have confirmed a deal to sign Nils Zatterstrom from Malmo for €3.3 million and additional fees.
- Leon Bailey at AS Roma! Verbal agreement with Aston Villa on a loan fee of €2/3 million and a buy option clause of €2 million.
As reported last week, Bailey only wanted to move to Roma, now the deal has been agreed in principle.
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Medical clearance expected next day. (August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates)
- Official: Cut Romero has signed a new contract with Tottenham valid until June 2029, as reported, the deal is complete.
Everything was confirmed today as the Spurs captain made the clear decision to stay at the club. 🇦🇷
- All negotiations between Boro and Manchester City to bring Sverre Knipen to the club on loan have been completed.
Exclusive news, confirmed. 🔐
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- Talks are ongoing between Cristian Asllani’s camp and Bologna over contract terms.
Bologna are confident they will seal the deal and contract details are being discussed.
Inter will receive a fee of around €10 million plus a 40% sell-on clause.
- Andre Silva has signed his contract as Elche’s new player, exclusive news 100% confirmed. 🔐
RB Leipzig received €1 million with an additional €1.5 million. (August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates)
- Juventus rejected Al Ahly’s €25 million bid for Manuel Locatelli last week.
Al Ahly are now focusing on a different midfielder as talks are ongoing for Denis Zakaria, but have yet to get the green light from that player.
- Exclusive: Fenerbache have opened talks to sign Edson Alvarez as a new midfielder and Jose Mourinho wants him very much.
Following Ajax’s interest, two more European clubs have made contact to sign Alvarez, and early talks are ongoing.
Alvarez is now considering his options. No decision has been made yet.
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August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates From Other Sources
- Real Oviedo: Signed Eric Bailly on a free transfer. He has signed a two-year contract. 🆕🇨🇮 (Source: @RealOviedo)
- Real Oviedo: Nikola Zalewski joins Atalanta from Inter:
🔸 €17 million fee.
🔸 Four-year contract, with an option for an additional two years. (August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates)
(Source: @Atalanta_BC)
- Chelsea are planning to sign Emmanuel Emegha from sister club Strasbourg next summer. The striker is expected to sign a five-year contract with the Blues. (Source: @LEquipe)
- Jacob Kivier could leave Arsenal after failing to make the matchday squad against Manchester United.
Porto have made a bid for the defender. Loan fee of €7 million, including an obligation to buy for €20 million. (Source: @wlodar85 )
- Inter Milan and Newcastle have joined the race for Chelsea star Christopher Nkunku. (Source: @LeMechenoua )
- Napoli have contacted Manchester United about Rasmus Hojlund!
🇩🇰 Lukaku will be out of action for around 3 months due to his injury, and the Italian club are looking for a striker to replace him. (Source: @FabrizioRomano )
- 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Elche have signed Andre Silva from RB Leipzig: (August 18, 2025 Football News, Transfer, & Updates)
🔸€1M fee + €500,000 extra
(Source: @elchecf)
- 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Inter Milan are interested in re-signing Andre Onana from Manchester United. (Source: @TheSunFootball )
- Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham are all eyeing Brentford captain Nathan Collins. (Source: @MailSport )
- Middlesbrough have agreed a deal to sign Sverre Knipen from Manchester City on loan for a season. (Source: @FabrizioRomano )
- Nottingham Forest want to sign Yunus Musah and are willing to pay AC Milan £30 million to complete the deal. (Source: @Tuttosport )
- Arsenal are set to buy Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong when his contract expires next summer.
(Source: Fichajes)
