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Three signings in one night! Liverpool 95 million gamble, Barcelona signs Manchester United s prince, Atletico Madrid s arms race

5:31am, 24 July 2025【Football】

The football transfer market this summer is still very lively. In the impression of fans, the two giants Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, who have been not generous enough, are waving money to buy people crazy. On the night just past, Liverpool officially announced that they spent 95 million euros to introduce Ekitic from Frankfurt, and Atletico Madrid completed the 8th signing this summer, spending 30 million euros to introduce Feyenoord defender Hanzko. In addition, Barcelona also announced that they had loaned the Red Devils Prince Rashford from Manchester United, with the contract including a buyout option of 30 million euros!

Liverpool, which has achieved a good record in Klopp era, has always been reluctant to increase its investment in the team. After Slott took over Anfield last season, he experienced a high and low season. Although he returned to the Premier League overlord, his performance collapsed at the end of other events, which made the team's management realize the shortcomings in the depth of the team's lineup. This summer, Liverpool has rarely become a big buyer in the transfer market.

Previously, Liverpool spent over 100 million euros to introduce Werz, setting a new record for the team's recruitment. Now it spends another 95 million euros to introduce 23-year-old French striker Ekitic, which made many Liverpool fans sigh that their home team is very unfamiliar. In addition, fans also have a big feeling that this big deal is too big. Ekitic contributed 22 goals and 12 assists to Frankfurt last season, but his performance during his previous period in Paris Saint-Germain is not good. It is still an unknown whether he can prove himself in the fiercely competitive Premier League.

At the team that invested the most in La Liga last summer, Atletico Madrid opened high and closed low last season, and finally experienced a season where all four were gone. In order to compete with La Liga in the new season, the Bedding Legion continued to buy people crazy this summer and engage in arms race strategy. They have completed seven signings, greatly improving the team's lineup depth.

The eighth signing Feyenoord central defender Hanzko made Atletico Madrid pay a transfer fee of 30 million euros. In the 47 games he played last season, Hanzko not only completed the defensive task well, but also sent 4 goals and 4 assists. He has very strong forward goal ability and is a typical defender with a knife, which is also an important reason why Atletico Madrid is willing to sign him.

The Prince of Manchester United has reduced his salary and joined Barcelona

Although Barcelona is still unable to fully get out of the financial difficulties, the team's management still gave Frick, who had good results in leading the team last season, and used a loan contract to get the frustrated Manchester United prince Rashford, who was frustrated in the Premier League. The latter also made a huge sacrifice to join Barcelona 15% of his salary cut.

Rashford, who shined in Manchester United in the 22-23 season, played for the team in 56 games, scored 30 goals, and sent 9 assists, but his personal performance and condition took a sharp turn for the next season. He only scored 8 goals in 43 games in the 23-24 season, and was loaned to Villa by Manchester United in the second half of last season. Now he joins Barcelona on loan. Rashford urgently needs to prove his strength. Whether he can achieve a win-win situation is here. Let's wait and see.