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10 most incredible transfers in the summer window, former England internationals moved to the sixth level field

12:29pm, 5 September 2025Football

Liverpool spent a lot of money to introduce new players, Newcastle signed Waltermad with 85 million euros shocked the football world, Paris finally poached Ilia Zabarney from Bournemouth, while Serie A is still collecting elderly superstars like Modric and De Bruyne - we are already familiar with these news.

But behind the flashy sky-high transfers, the really interesting details are often overlooked. For example, those once powerful stars are now in the fringe league, and even need to look up the dictionary to read the name of their new owner. These 10 transfers this summer are more or less surprising.

1. Ramsey & Navas - Mexican Cougars

Ramsey has played for Cardiff City in the past two years (his old club before joining Arsenal when he was young), and even served as interim coach at the end of last season (leading the team for 3 games). To make matters worse, the serious injury left him spending most of his time in the medical room. All signs point to retirement, but the Cougars still ventured to sign the 35-year-old. Ramsey agreed. The story of

Navas is different. He played for the Old Boys of Newell in the past six months, and the Argentine club issued a statement when he left the team clearly alluded to the Costa Ricans. But the Cougar doesn't care - Navas immediately locked in the main position and now he is leading the team to the battle with the captain's armband.

2. Carol - Dargenham (England Sixth Division)

This former Liverpool bidder has been deeply involved in charity in recent years. Former club Bordeaux is in deep trouble, and his move to England's sixth-level league seems to be a career sinking again. But Dagenham, who was acquired by the Qatar consortium, could at least pay him a decent salary - when Carol was in France, he had a monthly salary of only 1,500 euros, which was far lower than the local living cost.

3. David Luis - Paphos (Cyprus)

Now it seems that this transfer may not be strange, but it needs to be known: the 38-year-old Brazilian signed before Paphos's debut against Dynamo, and no one could imagine that this team could enter the Champions League in a historic manner. David Louis inexplicably won a lucky lottery.

4. Lacazette - Future City (Saudi Arabia)

What is incredible to go to Saudi Arabia? Felix was not on the list. Lacazette’s specialty is that he has become the club sign for a future city that has not yet existed - the city is planned to be built within ten years and plans to host the 2034 World Cup.

5. Jovic - AEK Athens (Greece)

Serbs are only 27 years old but are far away from the top league. Instead of choosing Saudi Arabia, he went to Greece, where he was like gold and dollar. Real Madrid once bet on his short-lived peak season, and since then he has been to Frankfurt, Fiorentina, AC Milan, and now he is in AEK. Unbelievable: He has never scored in the Champions League - maybe not again.

6. Aurier - Persepolis (Iran)

Talent is not the whole of the football world. The Ivorians, who could have played for European giants, ended up in the Iranian League due to their perverse character and vicious tongue - without further ado.

7. Mukoko - Copenhagen (Denmark)

This youth league record crusher was once known as "goal machine" and "child prodigy", but the development of the adult team was not as expected. To make matters worse, a man who claimed to be his biological father revealed that he had a fake age. Although there is no official confirmation, the "20-year-old" Mukoko eventually transferred from Dortmund to Copenhagen.

8. Renato Sanchez - Panasinaikos (Greece)

Next summer will be the 10th anniversary of Sanchez joining Bayern after becoming a "popular" in the European Cup, and the peak of his career from June to July 2016. He is blameless when he is healthy, but injuries are becoming more frequent: he missed 176 days after being injured only four times last season - a full six months! Now this is the problem with Panathinaikos.

9. Townsend - Kanchanaburi Province (Thailand)

After the Turkish Super League relegation team Antalya Sports wasted, the midfielder who scored goals for England and played nearly 300 games in the Premier League chose Thailand. Trying to understand his logic? Futility.

10. Zuma - Cluj (Romania)

The central defender who once sat firmly in the Premier League and the French national team has ushered in an astonishing turning point in his career. Zuma, famous for her physical confrontation, air-control ability (and occasional oo-dragon drama), signed a two-year contract with Cluj, Romania. For players who have played for many Premier League powerhouses, it seems unexpected to switch to Rocca, but Cluj has a solid European experience. After the ups and downs of Chelsea, West Ham, and Everton, this may be the opportunity for the French to reshape themselves - by the way, stay away from those negative headlines.

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