Summer European Transfer Window Report - June 22nd
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Steemsports is back with updates on the transfer window, so much has happened since the last update, Hundreds of millions of pounds have been exchanged, records have been shattered, hearts have been broken and promises have been kept. Let us jump right into the turmoil!
The Latest Rumors
Chelsea's rumored to have made an improved bid for Alex Sandro as Chelsea's Manager, Antonio Conte is said to be looking to sign the 26 year old left back. The rumor mills say that Juventus had rejected a 55.2 miilion pound bid earlier. Chelsea are said to have now upped their bid to 58 million pounds. Juventus are said to have marked Dortmund’s Raphael Guerreiro as a suitable replacement for Sandro.
The Italian giants, Juventus are rumored to be looking to sell Juan Cuadrado for 30 million euros: The 29 year old winger whose loan deal was recently made permanent for a 20 million pound fee is now rumored to be on his way out, with Juventus said to be close to seeking the services of Douglas Costa from Bayern Munich.
Juventus are rumored to be after Manchester United and Italy defender, Matteo Darmian. The wing back is said to be wanted as a replacement for the departing Dani Alves. Damian will be returning to Italy after just 2 years at United for whom he signed for 14 million pounds from Torino in 2015. Juventus are said to be willing to pay up to 20 million euros for the player.
Kyle Walker is rumored to cost Manchester City as high as 45 million pounds: The England and Tottenham defender is one of Pep Guardiola’s rumored 4 target full backs as he looks to refurbish an aging City backline. Walker, along with Monaco's left back Benjamin Mendy and Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand are said to be in Pep Guardiola’s sights. City recently released 5 players and bought 2 as they look to build a team capable of challenging for the Premier League and Champions League next season.
Antonio Conte is said to want the Middlesbrough winger, Adama Traore on Chelsea. The 21 year old Barcelona youth product is wanted by the Chelsea coach who could also play him as a wing back. Traore is also said to be wanted by West Ham who have had an 8 million pound offer rejected with Middlesbrough asking for 16 million.
Manchester United are rumored to have to pay upwards of 50 million pounds for the Tottenham Hotspur utility man, Eric Dier. Jose Mourinho is said to be a keen admirer of the Tottenham and England player. It is being said that the midfielder is seen as a replacement for Michael Carrick who was also signed from Tottenham in 2006. Dier has found it difficult to break into the Tottenham midfield with Wanyama and Dembele impressing so much last season. Although, he made 45 appearances, 29 of those were as a defender. He will have the opportunity to play in his preferred position under Jose Mourinho. Nemanja Matic is also on Jose Mourinho’s list with the Chelsea midfielder unsure of his place under Antonio Conte.
Chelsea is rumored to be close to signing the Monaco midfielder, Tiemoue Bakayoko. Bakayoko was a part of the Monaco team that won the French Ligue 1 and got to the Champions League semi-finals last season scoring 3 and assisting 1 goal.
Stoke City are said to have been approached by Roma for the services of the Swiss midfielder, Xherdan Shaqiri. Shaqiri joined Stoke from Inter Milan in 2015 for a fee of 12 million pounds contributed 4 goals and 2 assists from 21 league appearances last season.
Deals in the Works
Mohammed Salah’s transfer to Liverpool is said to be finished with the player set to be announced in the next few days. Salah will be Liverpool’s most expensive player at 39 million pounds, 4 million more than what they paid for Andy Carroll six years ago. He scored 19 goals and made 12 assists in 41 appearances for Roma last season and will now be joining an already fearsome forward line of Sadio Mane, Phillipe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino as Liverpool look to compete on all fronts next season.
Dani Alves has been released from his contract with Italian champions, Juventus. He signed a 2 year deal last summer after being released by FC Barcelona. His likely destination is Manchester City, with Alves looking to link up with his former coach, Pep Guardiola. He will sign a 2 year contract and will cost City 5 million pounds. He will be one of Pep Guardiola’s options at right back and at 34, he is still a very good player. He was one of the best players in last season’s Champions League where he scored 3 and assisted 4 goals helping his team reach the final.
FC Porto and Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar is close to joining Newcastle FC for a fee of 9 million pounds. The 25 year old forward, who spent last season on loan at Turkish side Besiktas, scored 12 goals and made 4 assists in just 16 starts last season. He was also the hero as he scored the winner in the African Nations Cup final as Cameroon fought from a goal down to defeat Egypt 2-1.
Eliaquim Mangala to join Lyon. The Manchester City defender is close to an 18 million pound move to Lyon. Mangala, who was signed from Porto for 42 million pounds in 2014 struggled for a spot at City and was loaned to Valencia last August. The Spanish club opted against making the deal permanent and he’s now on his way to France as City are looking to offload players not in manager Pep Guardiola’s plans.
The FC Barcelona defender, Jeremy Mathieu is close to joining Sporting Lisbon having been told he’s not in the new boss, Ernesto Valverde’s plans. The 33 year old Frenchman, signed from Valencia for 20 million euros has already reached an agreement with the Portugese club. He will sign a 2 year contract.
Manchester United has agreed to sell Adnan Januzaj to Real Sociedad for 9.7 million pounds. The 22 year old spent last season at Sunderland but couldn’t help them escape relegation. He made 25 league appearance and gave 3 assists. He has also had a loan spell at Dortmund.
Valere Germain is set to join Marseille from AS Monaco for a fee of 8 million euros, the 27 year old has spent 12 years at Monaco. He scored 15 and assisted 4 for Monaco last season to help them win the Ligue 1 and make the Champions League semi-finals.
Everton is set to sign Sandro Ramirez from Malaga for a fee of 5.2 million pounds. The 21 year old former Barcelona player scored 15 goals and had 3 assists in 33 appearances for Malaga last season.
Fabio Coentrao has joined Sporting Lisbon on a season long loan from Real Madrid. Madrid will be paying 90% of his 4 million Euro salary.
Completed Deals
Everton has signed Davy Klaassen from Ajax for 27 million euros on a 5 year contract. The 24 year old attacking midfielder scored 14 goals and had 9 assists last season which was more than any other midfielder in the league. He also helped his team reach the Europa League final scoring twice and giving 1 assist.
Newly promoted Brighton and Hove have signed the Australian goalkeeper, Matthew Ryan from Valencia on a 5 year deal. The fee was not disclosed.
You forgot to mention the Ronaldo rumour, he confirmed it multiple times, this could be huge!
Yeah it is definately a big deal. We covered it in our last post. But there has been very little development in the story since then. Not to worry tho' we'll keep you posted as the story develops
Also, I highly doubt Dier will leave Totenham. Not saying it's impossible, but so very unlikely.
Bakayoko seems like a nearly done deal for Chelsea as well. If they somehow manage to sign Alex Sandro as well, then goodness gracious.
Yeah! Daniel Levy will make it almost impossible for him to join united
Excited for chelsea tho. Hopefully we get Morata and not Lukaku
I don't watch much football, but i do recall on this one:
nice post @steemsport
thank you for a news.
You're welcome
Lol! But with soccer It's kick the thing 😀
Salah was announced earlier.
Official tweet from Liverpool FC
Disclaimer: I am just a bot trying to be helpful.
Yeah. This post was already in the final stages before publishing then. We'll work harder to provide to the second updates
No problem, man.
Say, bit of an unrelated question here, but how does one go about writing for SteemSports?
Cant wait to see verrati in barca
Me tooo! They'll finally be able to match real's midfield
I know hopefully that move happens, I wrote a post about it, feel free to check it out!
I am very happy to hear M. Salah completed the transfer of his move from Rome to liverpool. We wait for his contribution in the champions league for liverpool
i hope Matteo Darmian does not choose Juventus over Manchester United .
But he already almost never plays for United. It all goes down to how much mou wants to keep him
I think his a talented guy to be honest and don't want to see him leave
Yeah. I do remember when he first joined united. He could literarily stop a bus from passing by him. Juve definately see this potential and sadly Mou is set in his own ways
it's weird, its better for him to just leave, but at the same time i dont want him to
Mohamed Salah is a great player I've been following him since his time at Fiorentina. That being said, I don't think he's enough to be the difference maker for Liverpool this season. They still won't win the league or champions league.
As for Chelsea - wow. I hope they sign Adama Traore, he really impressed me in the times I've been able to see him play. I wish there were more but he was always on the bench at Middlesboro. Would be a nice move by Conte IMO.
If Ronaldo goes to United, the world of football will be spun on it's head. This would be simply amazing and I hope he returns to Old Trafford.