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Manchester City agree £65m deal for Iliman Ndiaye after Tottenham collapse

Manchester City agreed a £65m deal to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton after Tottenham's move collapsed over Richarlison.

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Manchester City agreed a transfer deal worth up to £65m for Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye, comprising a guaranteed £60m plus £5m in add-ons. [1] Manchester City has reportedly reached an agreement with Everton to sign Senegalese winger Iliman Ndiaye on 2026-08-31. [2] Tottenham Hotspur has signed Ukrainian footballer Mykhailo Mudryk from his direct rivals, Chelsea. [3] Liverpool completed the signing of France forward Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain for a fee worth up to £123m, but still want another attacking player if Gakpo were to leave. [4] Sources indicated that Richarlison failed to agree personal terms with former club Everton, who were understood to have made a £35m offer for the Brazil forward. [5] Tottenham had agreed deals with Everton for Iliman Ndiaye to join Tottenham and for Richarlison to move to Everton in a separate transfer. [6] The estimated transfer fee for Iliman Ndiaye is £65 million, comprising £60 million in fixed fees and £5 million in add-ons. [7] Chelsea signed Mykhailo Mudryk to an eight-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of nearly 800 million kroner, with 200 million kroner directed to the war effort. [8] Mykhailo Mudryk was absent from football for nearly two years due to a doping suspension involving the substance meldonium. [9] Mykhailo Mudryk's family remains in Kharkiv, Ukraine, an area that has been under constant Russian missile attacks since February 2022. [10] De Zerbi, who previously trained Mudryk at Shakhtar Donetsk, stated that he knows exactly what the player can bring to the team. [11] The 25-year-old Ukrainian winger expressed his excitement about joining the London club and working again with his former coach, Roberto De Zerbi. [12]
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  1. Manchester City agreed a transfer deal worth up to £65m for Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye, comprising a guaranteed £60m plus £5m in add-ons. · BBC Sport
  2. Manchester City has reportedly reached an agreement with Everton to sign Senegalese winger Iliman Ndiaye on 2026-08-31. · Media Indonesia
  3. Tottenham Hotspur has signed Ukrainian footballer Mykhailo Mudryk from his direct rivals, Chelsea. · B.T.
  4. Liverpool completed the signing of France forward Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain for a fee worth up to £123m, but still want another attacking player if Gakpo were to leave. · BBC Sport
  5. Sources indicated that Richarlison failed to agree personal terms with former club Everton, who were understood to have made a £35m offer for the Brazil forward. · BBC Sport
  6. Tottenham had agreed deals with Everton for Iliman Ndiaye to join Tottenham and for Richarlison to move to Everton in a separate transfer. · BBC Sport
  7. The estimated transfer fee for Iliman Ndiaye is £65 million, comprising £60 million in fixed fees and £5 million in add-ons. · Media Indonesia
  8. Chelsea signed Mykhailo Mudryk to an eight-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of nearly 800 million kroner, with 200 million kroner directed to the war effort. · B.T.
  9. Mykhailo Mudryk was absent from football for nearly two years due to a doping suspension involving the substance meldonium. · B.T.
  10. Mykhailo Mudryk's family remains in Kharkiv, Ukraine, an area that has been under constant Russian missile attacks since February 2022. · B.T.
  11. De Zerbi, who previously trained Mudryk at Shakhtar Donetsk, stated that he knows exactly what the player can bring to the team. · Nezavisne novine
  12. The 25-year-old Ukrainian winger expressed his excitement about joining the London club and working again with his former coach, Roberto De Zerbi. · Nezavisne novine
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