Summer 2025 is giving us one of the busiest transfer markets in recent years. Europe’s top clubs have opened their checkbooks and spared no expense to reinforce their squads for the upcoming season. Here are the 10 most significant transfers so far, plus some rumors that could give the football landscape an unexpected twist.
As there are no country restrictions in the round of 16, Atletico Madrid will face Real Madrid in this knockout stage and Bayer Leverkusen will have to face Bayern Munich, as luck would have it in this new and limited UEFA Champions League draw.
The UEFA Champions league draw unveiled interesting matchups, such as the repeat of last season's semi-final between Real Madrid and Manchester City, where the English side emerged victorious on their way to lifting the Champions League trophy.
The competition will be the last to use the group stage structure, as UEFA plans to implement a new league system beginning next season. But the question on everyone's mind is: who are the favorites to lift the iconic trophy in May 2024? Let’s find out.