England
Chelsea have agreed a £117m British-record deal with Aston Villa for Morgan Rogers, beating champions Arsenal to the England forward and reuniting him with Cole Palmer, per ESPN and Sky Sports.
Manchester City have stood firm against Barcelona's second formal approach for Rodri, triggering ripple effects across London where Chelsea set a strict deadline on Enzo Fernandez.
Funchal is where the story began. After a World Cup exit and a year of engagement headlines, the island rumor machine is loud again. Here is the timeline that actually holds.
