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Mateus Fernandes Transfer

Started Last Movement

Mateus Fernandes has completed his move from West Ham to Tottenham. The midfielder completed his medical and signed for Spurs, with the fee reported at £85 million.

No-Guff Summary

  • Outcome: Mateus Fernandes has completed his move from West Ham to Tottenham.
  • Deal: He completed his medical and signed for Spurs; the fee is reported at £85 million.
  • Status: The summer transfer is settled rather than an active negotiation.
Development

Liverpool join reported Fernandes suitors

Liverpool have joined the reported pursuit of Mateus Fernandes, according to Football Insider as relayed by Claret&Hugh.

West Ham were already reported to be planning for a sale. TEAMtalk says the club told Fernandes he would be sold, while Football.London reports that his representatives were given an £85m valuation. Liverpool's inclusion adds another interested club, not another transfer step.

No Liverpool bid, club-to-club contact, talks or agreement have been reported.

Sources

  • TEAMtalk (opens in a new tab) — Reports that West Ham are prepared to sell Mateus Fernandes this summer amid reported interest from Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, with the club seeking more than £80 million.
  • West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Argues that reported interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United could drive up Mateus Fernandes’s summer transfer value, while speculating that PSG players Vitinha and João Neves could influence his decision.
  • West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Argues that West Ham should hold firm on Mateus Fernandes' valuation and use Manchester United's reported agreement for Ederson as a market benchmark.
  • Sport Witness (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Liverpool have joined Manchester United in monitoring West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, with West Ham reportedly seeking close to an £68.3m fee and no formal club contacts yet established.
  • Sport Witness (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Liverpool have joined Manchester United in pursuing West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, with West Ham seeking about £68.3m (€80m) and no formal club-to-club contact yet reported.
  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Liverpool have joined Manchester United and Arsenal in the reported pursuit of West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, with an £80 million valuation cited.
  • Football.London (opens in a new tab) — Reports that West Ham have set an £85m valuation for Mateus Fernandes and communicated their transfer demands to his representatives amid interest from several clubs.
  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Claret&Hugh relays a Football Insider report that Liverpool have joined the pursuit of Mateus Fernandes.
  • The West Ham Way (opens in a new tab) — The West Ham Way relays Fabrizio Romano’s claim that Liverpool want Mateus Fernandes.