Pogba had some serious injuries too. For example he missed 14 matches last season with Manchester United. He didn't perform as strong as he wanted as a result. He was waiting for an offer to extend his contract from his team too but he didn't receive any. This must also be a factor for him to be a little unhappy too. Because normally Pogba is a great player when he plays focusedly. I hope that he will concentrate on his game well at Juventus and he will make big contributions to the team.

In case Robert Lewandowski leaves the team Bayern Munich are thinking of Harry Kane as a replacement. However I don't see this rumour as realistic as I don't have any expectation for Kane to leave his team this summer. If he was still unhappy like last summer then he would absolutely want to go. But now he must be believing in Conte to become more successful in time. I still wonder if Bayern Munich will make an official offer too. Maybe there might be a slight chance for them if they offer an amount which is hard to refuse.

Chelsea seem that they aren't going to be able to sign Raphinha as Barcelona have got close to signing him a lot. Chelsea might start chasing the Serge Gnabry transfer after this incident. Gnabry has one year left on his contract and Bayern Munich might be likely to let him go too. He can cost Chelsea an amount like Leeds wanted for Raphinha too. I think that Gnabry would also be a great choice of transfer for Chelsea. His performance for Bayern Munich has been really amazing.

He doesn't perform well? I didn't say such thing but if you think like that I understand. However I think that he is performing wonderfully as a winger now. I have already shared his statistics in his career so far. Apart from that, he has been a really huge threat for the defenses of their opponents too. He is a very quick and skilled player that many defense players have problems on stopping him. I just wanted to indicate that he would always continue to play as a winger rather than a centre-forward.

Barcelona might have met Leeds' asking price for Raphinha finally. There are rumours like they have reached an agreement for 65 million pounds. Moreover Barcelona can sell Frenkie de Jong from now on to raise funds also. Manchester United have already been highly interested in signing him so I expect this deal to be finalized soon. Barcelona will need a midfielder too then but I hope they have thought of some alternatives for him already. Because Frenkie de Jong is an important part of the team now.

I don't see any relation between Vinicius and playing as a striker. Because his main positions are left and right wings. He played as a striker in his career for only seven times and he must have played like that because of some problems too. Vinicius is effective only when he plays as a winger. He has played like this in 189 matches so far. He has scored 46 goals and made 45 assists. I don't expect Real Madrid to ruin his performance by making him play as a striker any time. As a result, I still expect Mbappe to be transferred later on.

Juventus are in a huge profit in this transfer window already now. Because they have signed great players like Pogba and Di Maria officially on a free deal. They have signed Federico Chiesa permanently for 40 million euros too. I don't expect them to stop there of course as for example their defense line is under threat because de Ligt could be sold soon. However especially the Pogba transfer will contribute vastly to the midfield of the team. I will be expecting a striker move also from them.

I have just found this news that Juventus are thinking of Koulibaly as a replacement for de Ligt as it seems. They are hoping to sell de Ligt for around 90 million pounds to use some amount of it to afford Koulibaly. That amount could be around 34 million pounds. Koulibaly is 31 years old but I think he is still worth that money. Juventus can sign him even now if they want but they aren't in need of a defender for now. It depends on whether de Ligt leaves the team this summer.

https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/calciomercato/juventus/2022/07/10-94540385/juve_scatta_la_fase_2_zaniolo_pi_koulibaly

If they sell de Ligt for a huge sum of money like 90-100 million euros then I don't think they would have any problem on signing a replacement for him. There is nothing more than defenders in the transfer market and there are many skilled ones also. Let's say they couldn't sign any then their defense would be in a bigger threat. Because I believe they would definitely need a defender right beside Bonucci to have a solid defense. Chiellini's departure makes them become in need of a solid defender.

As there is a possibility for Chelsea to make a move for Nathan Ake Manchester City have already started to look for a defender to bring into his place. However there are a few more defenders under Chelsea' radar now. Maybe it isn't going to be Ake as a result. We haven't heard about Kounde transfer for a long time but they are still thinking of signing de Ligt. If they lose him to Bayern Munich then their first choice would be Ake I think. Honestly Ake would also be a good choice for them.

Bayern Munich are really after de Ligt currently but for now it seems like just an interest. I haven't heard of an official offer yet. Chelsea are in this race also and I see Bayern Munich one step ahead of them. But the opinion of the player is the most important point here of course. de Ligt can be an important part of the team if he stays at Juventus. Because Chiellini has left the team. If he doesn't desire a move out of Italy then Bayern Munich and Chelsea both might be unsuccessful about signing him. Unless they pay the release clause amount of course. 

It is surprising to me that Liquid beat C9 this easy (2-0: 16-11, 16-9). C9 said farewell to the tournament earlier than I expected. I expected Spirit to get past FURIA also but they couldn't. Now there could be another surprise in this huge tournament. NaVi is 1-0 behind against Movistar Riders currently. Things aren't going very easy for NaVi on Mirage now too. However I don't want to believe that they will be defeated by Movistar Riders. I hope NaVi will make a comeback from this disadvantage.

Brentford are doing their best to get Eriksen back now. Eriksen performed decently for them last season. He got 1 goal and 4 assists in 11 matches. He is adapting to playing football again really quick after having heart problems. He is getting closer to the version of Eriksen we have known so far. Manchester United don't want to miss out this much good opportunity now. I don't know if he would be a part of the starting eleven but he would be very useful for them either way. For now they are getting close to the happy ending.

Ajax want more than 43 million euros for their young defender Lisandro Martinez from Manchester United. This deal is getting more expensive for Manchester United day by day. However it is their main priority to sign a centre-back now. Therefore there is no turning back from this unless they find a better and cheaper alternative. Martinez is a nice defender and he can be a part of this team for long years if he doesn't have problems with adaptation. I would like to see him performing much better than Maguire here. 

PSG will need all of their main players in their attacking line to be successful in not only the Ligue 1 but also the Champions League. Mbappe is the most valuable player for them now of course. He has played a very crucial role for the team in every tournament they have played. Messi and Neymar were staying behind his performance mostly but they were quite decent too. I believe these two will show a bigger level of performance next season to be a bigger help for the team.

Fulham are one of the teams that have promoted to the Premier League as you know already. They have got a lot of money just for promoting to this league like it is the same for Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest. They would like to use their new transfer budget as effective as possible to make good signings now. They have signed Joao Palhinha so far who was a 26-year-old Sporting player. However they paid quite a lot of money (€20m) for whose market price was €4.8m. Now they are after Bernd Leno also. Bernd Leno transfer would be very beneficial for them as they don't have an experienced and this much qualified goalkeeper in the team. They have Gazzaniga but I think Leno is better.

I'm checking out Transfermarkt for transfer rumours and I don't see any for Galatasaray for now. Actually there were some rumours a few weeks ago. One of them still is around us. Joao Pedro is likely to join Galatasaray this summer. I mean the Cagliari player not the Watford one. He is an experienced striker who is 30 years old now. He has had decent statistics so far in his career but I'm still doubting this transfer. Because his market price currently is €12m. Maybe Cagliari would decrease the transfer fee a little but it might be still too much for a player like this. If he had six months rather than a year on his contract then Galatasaray would at least sign him on a free transfer.

Dybala is no more a Juventus player now. He was intending to leave the team and Juventus didn't want to be insistent about making him stay. Dybala will need to make the right choice for himself to have a good future. He is actually having his brightest times as a striker in terms of age. If he goes to a team that he can have a very much playing time in the starting eleven then he might start performing very well. He did the right thing by waiting for his contract to end too I think because Vlahovic wouldn't give him much chance in the starting eleven.

There is still a long time for the 2022-23 season to start. It is going to be underway on October 18, 2022. Lakers have a long time period ahead to think about the new team composition that they should be building for next season. Their lineup was really inadequate last season and Lebron had to do all the work. This caused them to have a poor season and say goodbye to the playoff round before even it started. Lebron must be waiting for proper trades to be motivated to continue playing for them.

It looks like Chelsea are also entering the race to sign Frenkie de Jong. Some rumours show that they are also preparing an offer for him and they are ready to give Azpilicueta and Alonso both in this deal too. However I don't think that this deal will be more attracting to Barcelona. Because the money amount Chelsea are preparing is around €60m which wouldn't be good for Barcelona comparing to Manchester United's offer. Because Manchester United have been ready to pay €65m by cash.