Transfer ticker
Gladbach obliges new strikers
Updated on July 26th, 2025 – 1:36 p.m.Reading time: 21 min.
The plans for the coming season are underway for the clubs. All important news in the transfer ticker.
This year’s transfer summer has it all. This is because the clubs are allowed to sign players for the first time in two different periods. Due to the club World Cup, the first transfer window for the participating clubs was open from June 1st to June 10th. The regular transfer window is open from July 1st to September 1st.
Borussia Mönchengladbach struck again on the offensive: the Bundesliga club secures the services of Shuto Machino. The 25-year-old attacker changes from second division Holstein Kiel to the Lower Rhine and receives a contract until 2029. In the summer of 2023, Machino was changed by Shonan Bellmare from Japan to Holstein. Last season he scored eleven goals and three templates in 32 league games.
As the club announced on Saturday, the Japanese international comes as a record transfer from Kiel. According to information from various media, the transfer, including possible bonus payments, should be around ten million euros. Gladbach’s sports manager Roland Virkus said to the transfer: “Shuto is a variable striker who can be used in different positions and thus gives us many options on the offensive.”
Premier League top club Manchester City would like to hire goalkeeper James Trafford from FC Burnley. This is what “The Athletic” and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano report. Accordingly, City would have cut out in the fight for goalkeeper Newcastle United.
At Manchester City, Trafford should sign a contract by 2030. With a transfer of traffic, the “Skyblues” would complete their goalkeeper team. The 22-year-old must first sort himself behind Ederson and the German keeper Stefan Ortega. Marc-André Ter Stegen, who was also associated with a move to City, will not strengthen the team of coach Pep Guardiola.
From 2022 to 2023, Antonio Tikvić played for the second team of FC Bayern. Finally, the central defender was on the pitch for FC Watford. Now it should move to Prussia Münster in the 2nd league. This is reported by the TV station Sport1 on its online portal.
Accordingly, the transfer should be 700,000 euros. That would be a record transfer for Münster. Tikvić played 14 games in the regional league Bayern for the second team of Munich. He already has stations in Italy and Austria.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Enzo Millot made aware of VfB Stuttgart last season. That is why it is almost certain that the Frenchman will leave the cup winner in summer. Some clubs are interested in the strong 23-year-old.