Manchester City have agreed a €37.5m plus €2.5m (£34m) transfer for Palmeiras winger Allan Elias, a move that immediately frees headroom and funds for further business. The 22-year-old, known as Allan, broke into Palmeiras’ senior side last year and made 96 appearances for the club, scoring nine goals and supplying 12 assists. He has not yet earned a cap for Brazil.
Allan’s arrival is positioned to unlock the sale of Savinho, with Tottenham set to pay £75m plus £10m for the Brazilian winger. Spurs are also targeting City forward Omar Marmoush, with the fee for that move expected to be £75m. Savinho has told manager Enzo Maresca he wants to leave, while City’s manager said on Friday that the Egyptian had not done so.
City are in advanced talks to sell Nico González to Newcastle for a fee in the region of £50m. That price closely matches the £49.8m City paid Porto for the midfielder in the January 2025 window, and Newcastle are understood to be confident of completing the deal. Proceeds from González’s sale may be used to make an official approach for Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández, who remains open to a move and a reunion with his former coach Maresca. Chelsea set a deadline of 14 August for offers for Fernández, a deadline that was not met.
On recruitment, City have made only one senior signing so far in this window, the £116m acquisition of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest, but they are close to sealing a €95m (£81.4m) plus €5m deal for Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who is thought to have undergone a medical on Monday. The club also retains interest in Liverpool wide forward Cody Gakpo, a player Spurs are monitoring. If Liverpool sign Bradley Barcola and another winger, they may be willing to allow Gakpo to leave.
Liverpool meanwhile are weighing a third bid for Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh and continue discussions with Paris Saint-Germain over Ibrahim Mbaye and Bradley Barcola, developments that could ripple across several clubs’ plans before the window closes. City’s incoming and outgoing moves now shape not only their internal balance but the wider market for forwards and midfielders across the Premier League.
