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Below you will find daily news stories posted on X involving Florian Plettenberg.
26 July 2025
Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring Joao #Palhinha’s situation. It is not concrete at this stage, but there is interest. Palhinha’s camp has been informed. Bayern are open to talks should suitable offers arrive for the 30 y/o. #thfc
23 July 2025
- RB Leipzig and Chelsea have started club-to-club talks. Chelsea have informed Leipzig that they want to sign Xavi Simons, and Leipzig now expect the first offer soon.
- Rumours linking Bayer 04 Leverkusen with Raheem Sterling are wide of the mark. The 30 y/o is a top and experienced winger. However, he is not a target for Leverkusen. [Arsenal]
22 July 2025
- Liverpool are closely monitoring the situation of Rodrygo as he is one of the candidates for LFC in case Luis Díaz leaves. Liverpool informed about conditions and current status.
- Xavi Simons will travel with RB Leipzig to their training camp in Donaueschingen tomorrow. Today he did not train with the team due to load management. As of this afternoon, there has been no club-to-club contact with Chelsea, Arsenal or Bayern. Leipzig demand at least €70m all-in.
21 July 2025
- Chelsea have a serious interest in Xavi Simons. Understand talks between the club and the player’s camp already having started. No club-to-club talks yet. First, it needs to be checked whether an agreement can be reached between Chelsea and the player. [Chelsea]
- There is still no agreement between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea regarding Carney Chukwuemeka. Chelsea’s clear intention is a sale, not a loan. It remains unclear whether this would be interesting or feasible for Dortmund. [Chelsea]
- “There is an agreement in place between Ederson’s new agent, the former Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar, and Galatasaray, although that does not mean a transfer will take place. [Manchester City]
19 July 2025
- Anton Stach to Leeds is considered a done deal! Full agreement with TSG Hoffenheim has been reached after intensive negotiations in recent days. A verbal agreement was already in place, as revealed. TSG are set to receive €20 million plus add-ons. [Leeds United]
18 July 2025
- Understand Nicolas Jackson is on the shortlist for Manchester United, as the club are looking to bring in a new striker. Nothing advanced yet and there are more options, but MUFC are closely monitoring Jackson’s situation. [Manchester United]
- Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt are in contact today for Hugo Ekitike, the contacts are very good, it’s very positive, I can really imagine an agreement in the next couple of days as Eintracht are interested in a quick solution. [Liverpool]
- FC Bayern are continuing to push to sign Luis Díaz. Negotiations and talks with Liverpool and the player’s camp are ongoing. [Liverpool]
17 July 2025
- Liverpool have verbally indicated to Eintracht that they are ready to bid for Hugo Ekitike and have made it clear to Frankfurt that they are prepared to pay more than Newcastle, as reported yesterday. As of this morning, there has still been no written offer from LFC. However, there are new talks taking place today.
16 July 2025
- Newcastle have made significant progress in talks with Hugo Ekitike. It’s advanced. Frankfurt are expecting a second offer from Newcastle.