Everton’s €43m Bid for Abde Blocked by Betis Clause

Everton tried to crash the market late.

Everton’s bold Abde bid falls short

Real Betis, according to reports from Mundo Deportivo relayed by Sport Witness, received a €43 million offer from the Premier League club for Abde Ezzalzouli in the final days of the summer window. The proposal was structured as €35m guaranteed with the rest in bonuses.

Betis didn’t blink.

The Spanish side pointed straight to the winger’s release clause: €60m or nothing. With no sign of compromise, the move collapsed before it ever got close to the finish line, and Abde stayed in Seville while Everton’s late attacking gamble went unrewarded.

Ratcliffe’s United draw up a three-year title blueprint

At Old Trafford, the story is not about a single window. It’s about a project.

The Daily Telegraph reports that Manchester United, under the new football leadership headed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, have set out a three-year squad overhaul aimed at one clear target: winning the Premier League by 2028.

The plan is tiered and deliberate. Midfield came first this summer. The attack is due for reinforcement in 2025. Then, in 12 months’ time, the spotlight will fall on the backline.

United intend to focus heavily on defensive recruitment in next year’s summer window, reshaping a unit that has too often creaked under pressure. It’s a long game, but the timeline is now public. So are the expectations.

Martinelli’s Al Hilal switch to set Arsenal transfer record

In North London, a major chapter is closing.

Gabriel Martinelli is on the brink of completing his move from Arsenal to Al Hilal in a deal worth €70 million. The Brazilian has already passed his medical after flying into Riyadh earlier this week, with only the formal announcement still to come.

When it lands, it will be historic for Arsenal.

Martinelli will become the club’s record sale at around £60m, surpassing the £35m Liverpool paid for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back in 2017. A fan favourite, a key piece of Mikel Arteta’s rebuild, now heading to Saudi Arabia at the peak of his value. Arsenal cash in; Al Hilal add another marquee name.

Enzo Fernandez twists the knife after Chelsea exit

Enzo Fernandez didn’t just leave Chelsea. He left a mark on his way out.

The Argentina midfielder sealed a British record-equalling £125m move to Manchester City late on deadline day, and then promptly underlined the scale of his new surroundings with a pointed message.

“I’m really happy to be here. I always dreamed of being at a club as big as City,” he said, a line that will sting at Stamford Bridge.

He described the move as “a very emotional moment” for himself and his family, stressing the significance of making such a leap at 25. Already, he says, he can see “just how big” City are and spoke of enjoying himself and “winning lots of things together.”

Chelsea lose a marquee midfielder. City hand their rivals another reminder of their pulling power.

United’s Chido Obi heads to Willem II for game time

One United striker is heading out to grow.

Chido Obi is set to join Eredivisie side Willem II on loan, subject to registration. The Denmark Under-21 international featured eight times for Manchester United’s senior side under Ruben Amorim in the 2024-25 campaign, but he didn’t play at all last season and made the bench just once.

He found his rhythm with the Under-21s instead. Across 37 appearances in all competitions, Obi scored 20 goals and helped drive United to the FA Youth Cup final.

Now comes the next step: senior football in the Netherlands, a chance to turn academy promise into something more substantial.