Large transfers often create a domino effect, because a large movement can blunt more. Think of how if Hugo Ekitike (Or Benjamin SeskoOr João Pedro) had moved to Newcastle United, he could potentially unlock Alexander Isaac in Liverpool; or how Alejandro GarnachoThe move to Chelsea relied on the outings to Christopher Nunku Or Nicolas Jackson.
But perhaps just as crucial to shape the market, the players renew their contract to stay in their current club. This obliges anyone who continued his signature to seek elsewhere and adopt a plan B – which also has effects for other clubs.
Here, we followed the main contractual renewals which occurred in 2025 and drawn how their training effects have changed and, in some cases, dictated how the summer transfer window took place.
– Tighe: how the players use the data to display the value of the contractual negotiations
– Marcotti: seven truths of truths must know the transfer market
– O’Hanlon: Striker Domino Effect: How Liverpool, Chelsea, Utd Net Out
February 4 – Alphonso DaviesLB, Bayern Munich
The first renewal of the major contract to establish the 2025 market occurred in early February, while Davies surprised the world by committing to Bayern Munich for five years. Many had assumed that he would become the next prestigious free transfer signature of Real Madrid because they had been in contact and had a fairly obvious hole on the left back to fill.
The idea that they could secure the international of Canada in addition to Liverpool behind Trent Alexander-Arnold And revolutionizing their full body for almost nothing felt worrying. But Davies destroyed her dreams while staying in Bavaria, making Madrid watch elsewhere.
The training effect: Benfica Álvaro Carreras Then became the main target of Madrid, and after weeks of negotiation, joined in mid-July for 60 million euros. The Portuguese club has clearly seen it happening and was proactive to replace Carreras, converting Samuel Dahl’s loan from Roma to a permanent agreement and secure the young left Madrid on the back left Rafael Obrador As part of the Carreras movement too.
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Moreno crowns the champions of Bandyn Bundesliga after a demolition 6-0
Ale Moreno says that no one can follow Bayern Munich after starting the Bundesliga season with a 6-0 victory against RB Leipzig.
March 13 – Joshua KimmichRB / CM, Bayern Munich
A little over a month after Davies signed his agreement with Bayern, Kimmich followed suit. The fact that the 30 -year contract has been passed in the last months alerted several elite clubs because Manchester City, Barcelona and Liverpool were all recognized with an interest in recovering it for free.
But new terms and a four -year extension have removed Kimmich from the table, forcing these clubs to reconsider their options in the central midfielder.
The training effect: Neither Liverpool nor Barcelona signed another midfielder in depth, suggesting that their interest was only opportunistic on the basis of the expired Kimmich contract. There is a chance that the Reds saw it as a potential replacement for Alexander-Arnold on the right back but continued to sign Jeremie Frimpong by Bayer Leverkusen for 35 million euros instead.
The interest of the city for a new midfielder was more than fleeting, and they finally obtained the services of AC Milan Tijjani Reijnders For 55 million euros. This has in turn led to the Italians raiding club Brugge to call on the midfielder in Switzerland Ardon Jashariwho had excelled in the Champions League in 2024-25, for 37 million euros.
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Does a two-year extension in Liverpool have a meaning for Salah and Van Dijk?
Gab Marcotti and Rob Palmer discuss the potential contract extensions for Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk in Liverpool.
April 10 – Mohamed wrongFW, Liverpool
April 17 – Virgil Van DijkCB, Liverpool
Then came the Tour des Champions de Premier League in title to establish the market. Alexander-Arnold may finally steal the nest to join Madrid, but they managed to extend the stay of Salah and Van Dijk in Anfield in what looked like a great victory-especially in the case of Salah.
A strong interest in the 33 -year -old Egyptian international had again emerged from Saudi Arabia, with all clubs belonging to PIF capable of offering him a key role and a huge salary. Talking around Van Dijk, 34, was much quieter, but Paris Saint-Germain would have extended a possible agreement in March.
In the end, the two players signed two -year contract extensions.
The training effect: The Saudi clubs have sought elsewhere to attack firepower. Al Nassr signed João Félix of Chelsea for around 50 million euros and winger Kingsley Coman Bayern for 24 million euros; Al Qadsiah spent 70 million euros drugs to bring the Atalanta striker Mateo retagui; And Al Hilal turned to another Liverpool player, Darwin NúñezFor 53 million euros.
This Núñez agreement ruined the plans of Atlético Madrid, as they clearly wanted, so they turned their attention to that of Napoli Giacomo Raspadori Instead and landed it for 22 million euros much cheaper.
Van Dijk remaining on site, PSG has signed Illia Zabarnyi de Bournemouth for 67 million euros. The release of the Ukrainian international, as well as the move of 59.4 million euros from Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid, left the cherries with unfortunately the central backs, so they spent 35 million euros to bring Batodé Diakité from Lille.
July 1st – Antoine SemenyoBournemouth
It was not bad this summer for Bournemouth. Yes, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Milos arrives (Liverpool) and Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal) left, leaving them without 80% of the defensive unit of last season, but one of their attacking stars decided to stay in place.
Semenyo, who provided 16 contributions to the goal of the Premier League in 2024-25, signed a new agreement. This somewhat stabilized the attack on the Cherries but forced Tottenham Hotspur, who had targeted it at the beginning of the summer, to look elsewhere.
The training effect: Ten days later, the Spurs signed Mohammed Kudus for 55 million pounds sterling by West Ham and, sadly, thought that they had an agreement of 60 million pounds sterling for Nottingham Forest Morgan Gibbs-Blanc Also, even by going so far as to reserve a medical for him. Oddly, the transfer did not occur; More about it later.
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“ Embarrassed ” Barcelona left ‘with the egg on their face’ after the rejection of Nico Williams
Sam Marsden reacts to Nico Williams refusing Barcelona to sign a new contract with Athletic Club.
July 4 – Nico WilliamsAthletic Club
The biggest renewal of the summer was Williams, who signed a 10 -year contract to stay with Athletic Club, despite a strong interest in Barcelona and Bayern Munich and the presence of a release clause of 58 million euros in his previous contract.
Barcelona has long been obsessed with the idea of signing the Spanish winger, who counts Lamine Yamal As a close ad, after the two exploded in tandem during the victorious campaign of the 2024 national team. Bayern was quieter admirers, but they were serious at the idea of signing it to reorganize their aging wing bodies. And the costs seemed eminently possible.
The training effect: Barça’s too familiar recording problems have apparently destroyed Williams’ confidence to join them. They therefore lent a player whose situation was so dark that he was ready to make the dice registered to play: Manchester United Marcus Rashford.
Barcelona was also very interested in Liverpool Luis DíazBut Bayern Munich defeated them and ended up paying 75 million euros to land the 28 -year -old striker. And although it started well in the Bundesliga, the size of the costs has generated good concerns and questions.
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Why Gibbs-White announced an extension of the shock contract with the forest
Morgan Gibbs-White gives his reasons for which he announced an extension of shock contract with Nottingham Forest after a strong interest in Tottenham.
July 26 – Morgan Gibbs -White, Nottingham Forest
August 18 – Cristian RomeroTottenham Hotspur
In an alternative universe, Gibbs-White now plays for spurs. The club activated its liberation clause with 60 million pounds sterling and reserved a medical, only for Forest to present a legal challenge against the way in which the London team had approached the agreement. In the end, the Spurs abandoned their interest and Gibbs-White signed a short extension, until 2028.
Three weeks later, there were better news closer to home: Center Back Cristian Romero, which had been strongly linked to Atlético Madrid, signed a new long-term agreement and assumed the captain’s armband following the departure of the Heung-Min son in Lafc.
The training effect: With Romero remaining on David Hancko instead. Hancko was actually in advanced talks with Al Nassr at the time, but when the agreement stalled, the Spanish giants plunged. A few weeks later, the Saudi outfit signed Barcelona’s. Iñigo Martínez To fill this gap.
And, with a few days to do in the transfer window this summer, we are still waiting to measure the full training effect of the inclination of Gibbs-White. With James Maddison excluded for the majority of the season in the middle of an ACL tear and Already kulusevski Assuring difficulties in physical form, Spurs must make a signature and have been extremely close to the signing of Ebelechi Eze de Crystal Palace for 67.5 million pounds sterling, before Arsenal looks at them at the 11th hour, returning them again to the drawing board.
What followed was the interest for Aston Villa Morgan RogersAs it is Nico Paz And Manchester City Rescuer. But then they concluded an agreement of 60 million euros to sign the midfielder RB Leipzig Xavi Simons Under the nose of Chelsea.
