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Suvimenti + Cunha only missed the physical examination, the "volcanic eruption" is about to occur in the summer window of the Premier League

4:57pm, 29 May 2025【Football】

reporter Han Bing reported that on May 28, Premier League fans finally waited for the arrival of heavyweight signings in summer. First, Manchester United reached an agreement with Wolves to activate Brazilian international striker Cunha's termination fee of 62.5 million pounds (about 74.5 million euros); then Arsenal and Real Sociedad finally finalized the deal for Spanish international midfielder Suvimenti, and the London giants also activated termination fee of 51 million pounds (60 million euros). The two stars' new owners only have the last step of physical examination left.

Previously, Liverpool had activated the termination fee of Leverkusen right-back Flynn Ponte (35 million euros), and the latter had even completed a physical examination and arrived at Liverpool by private jet. The contract can be signed at any time. With the potential deals of Liverpool's bid for negotiations, as well as the popular candidates Yokelesh, Sheshko, Big Reindes and Drapp Jr., the foreseeable hot summer market in the Premier League is like a volcano that is about to erupt, and like a huge wave that is about to arrive on the beach, rushing towards the face.

Arsenal's pursuit of Suvimenti began as early as the winter window at the beginning of the year. After the Gunners signed Merino from Real Sociedad last summer and achieved great success, Arteta targeted the Basque countryman's midfielder. Suvimendi, 26, was born in Real Sociedad youth training and was able to pass on control and was considered a combination of Busquets and Alonso. Not only Arsenal, but Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid are all interested in him. Last summer, Suvimenti declined Liverpool to stay at Real Sociedad, but this summer he decided to leave the team for better development.

There was originally news that Arsenal decided to activate Suvimenti's termination as early as early April, and Arteta also convinced the players. However, with the growing rumors of Alonso signing Real Madrid, the new coach of La Liga giants, who are also the Basques, also regarded Suvimenti as the main target of summer recruitment.

After Alonso debuted at Real Madrid on Monday, Arsenal immediately accelerated the signing process to prevent the night from being too long. At noon London time on the 28th, the BBC took the lead in revealing that all transfer documents between Arsenal and Real Sociedad had been signed. Suvimenti was waiting for a physical examination in London and could sign a contract and debut at any time. If nothing unexpected happens, Suvimenti will not only be the first signing of Arsenal's summer city, but will also be the first major signing in the Premier League with a transfer fee of 50 million+. Suvimenti will fill the vacancy left by Jorginho's departure and form Arsenal's Basque midfield combination with Merino.

At the same time, Manchester United, which has won the worst results in team history in the past 51 seasons, has also accelerated the signing. The Red Devils, who are in a hurry, also directly activate the termination fee of Brazilian international striker Cunia of 62.5 million pounds. They will accept the Wolves' three-phase payment plan, and the down payment will be 20.8 million pounds when signing, and will pay the same amount in the summer next two years. Previously, Cunha had agreed to a five-year contract with a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds.

Cunha will also become Amorin's first signing in the new season after undergoing Manchester United's physical examination. Cunha will surpass Casemiro (70.65 million euros) to become a Brazilian player with transfer fees second only to Anthony (95 million euros) in Premier League history.

The basic determination of the transfer of Suvimenti and Cunya has opened the floodgates of the Premier League summer signings. After defending champion Liverpool finalizes Flynn Pompeo's deal, he is expected to sign Leverkusen attacker Wilz soon with team history and even Premier League record transfer fees, setting off the first climax of the Premier League summer signing.

Last summer, 20 Premier League teams invested a total of 2.354 billion euros, equivalent to the total of the four major European leagues. The new three-year broadcast revenue of the Premier League in the new season will take effect, and the minimum income of Premier League teams will soar from 200 million euros to 260 million euros. Six teams participating in the Champions League and Manchester United, which has been in the lowest trough in half a century, there are three new teams that will surely set off a new recruitment frenzy. Before Suvimenti, Cunha and Flynnon finalized, the Premier League has invested 165 million euros in signings this summer. Previously, the highest record for summer signing investment in the Premier League was the 2023/24 season (2.797 billion euros). Fans can wait and see whether the record will be broken this summer, and even reach the unprecedented 3 billion euros.