Suvimendi + Cunha is only short of a physical examination, and the "volcanic eruption" of the Premier League summer window is imminent

The reporter reported coldly On May 28, Premier League fans finally waited for the landing of the heavyweight reinforcements in the summer market. First, Manchester United reached an agreement with Wolves to activate Brazilian international striker Cunha with a release fee of 62.5 million pounds (about 74.5 million euros); Then Arsenal and Real Sociedad finally finalized a deal for Spain international defender Suwimendi, and the London giants also activated a 51 million pounds (60 million euros) release fee, leaving only the final step of medical examinations for the two stars to join their new clubs.

Previously, Liverpool had activated the release fee (35 million euros) for Bayer Leverkusen right-back Frimpong, who had even completed his medical examination and arrived at Liverpool by private jet, ready to sign an official announcement. Add to this Wirtz, who is stepping up negotiations with Liverpool, and potential deals for favourites Jokeles, Sheshko, Da Reinders, and Junior Delap, and the Premier League's predictable hot summer market is like a volcano about to erupt, and like a huge wave about to arrive at the beach.

Arsenal's quest for Suvemendi began as early as the winter window at the beginning of the year. After the Gunners successfully signed Merino from Real Sociedad last summer, Arteta has set his sights on the Basque countryman at the back. The 26-year-old came through the Academy of Real Sociedad and is considered a combination of Sergio Busquets and Marcos Alonso. Not only Arsenal, but also Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid are interested in him. Last summer, Suvi Mendy politely refused to stay with Liverpool at Real Sociedad, but this summer he decided to leave the club in search of a better development.

It was originally reported that Arsenal had decided to activate Suvemendi's release fee back in early April, and Arteta also convinced the player. However, with the rumors of Alonso's signing of Real Madrid, the new coach of the La Liga giants, who is also a Basque man, also sees Suvemendi as the main target of summer recruitment.

After Alonso's appearance at Real Madrid on Monday, Arsenal immediately accelerated the recruitment process in order to prevent long nights. At noon on the 28th London time, the BBC took the lead in revealing that all the transfer documents between Arsenal and Real Sociedad had been signed, and Suvimendi was waiting for a medical examination in London and could sign at any time. Not surprisingly, Suwimendi is not only the first signing of Arsenal in the summer, but also the first blockbuster signing in the Premier League in the summer with a transfer fee of 50 million+. Suwimendi will fill the void left by Jorginho's departure and form a Basque midfield combination for Arsenal with Merino.

At the same time, Manchester United, who have achieved the worst result in the team's history in the past 51 seasons, have also accelerated the recruitment of reinforcements. The Red Devils, who can't wait for the rest of the time, have also directly activated the £62.5 million release fee for Brazilian international striker Cunha, who will accept a three-installment payment from Wolves, with a down payment of £20.8 million at the time of signing and a similar amount in the summer of the next two years. Previously, Cunha had agreed to a five-year contract with a weekly salary of £200,000.

Cunha will also become Amorim's first signing of the new season after undergoing a medical examination at Manchester United. Cunha will surpass Casemiro (€70.65 million) to become the second Brazilian player in Premier League history after Antony (€95 million).

The basic confirmation of the transfers of Suwimendi and Cunha has opened the floodgates of the Premier League's summer recruitment tide. After the defending champion Liverpool finalized the Frimpong deal, they are also expected to sign Bayer Leverkusen attacker Wirtz soon for a record transfer fee in team history and even in the Premier League, setting off the first climax of the Premier League's summer recruitment.

Last summer, the 20 teams in the Premier League invested a total of 2.354 billion euros, which is equivalent to the total number of the four major European leagues combined. The new three-year broadcast revenue of the Premier League will come into effect for the new season, and the minimum income of a Premier League team will soar from 200 million euros to 260 million euros. Six teams participating in the Champions League, as well as Manchester United, which is at its lowest point in half a century, and three promoted horses are bound to set off a new recruitment frenzy. Suwimendi, Cunha and Frimpong have spent €165 million on Premier League signings this summer. The previous record for the highest investment in Premier League summer was in the 2023/24 season (2.797 billion euros), and it will be interesting to see if this summer will break the record and even reach an unprecedented 3 billion euros.