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https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1639355/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Lionel-Messi-PSG-Premier-League-latest-gossip

This is a really interesting claim. The source expresses that Cristiano Ronaldo has said to PSG that he wants to play for them side by side with Lionel Messi. I really don't know about this. Because I have never seen any of these two legends wishing to play together in the same team. However this situation is a little different too. Because Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United quickly so he would be eager to play for PSG too without looking at if there is Messi there or not. It would be really interesting to watch these two there. Grin

Quote from: blue Snow on July 12, 2022, 02:01:18 AM

Quote from: Velvet78 on July 11, 2022, 10:52:17 PM

Manchester United are doing all they can to finalize the Frenkie de Jong deal for themselves. They agreed upon the transfer fee as far as I know and they were discussing the add-ons after that. They might really be close to happy ending now. Laporta said before that Frenkie de Jong was still happy to be part of the team. However he doesn't seem like he is opposing to this transfer too. Barcelona are going to have much work to do in case they sell him. On the other hand this transfer is going to help them raise funds significantly too of course.

I heard MU Official was on Barcelona to make the deal. I'm not sure how much deal, I think it's still on 85 Million or maybe low than that if have any solution to arrange the rest. but for now, I still don't understand the position De Jong, is the same Bruno Fernandes?, if yes, so I thing MU will make a change on the front. and Bruno will be a winger or back a little bit to help the defender.

No, I don't expect Manchester United to bring Frenkie de Jong to make him play in Bruno Fernandes' position. They must be thinking of him as a defensive midfielder in the lineup. They really needed some defensive moves for getting stronger there. They conceded so many simple goals last season and they needed to make up for this. Frenkie De Jong has played as central midfielder and defensive midfielder the most so far. So he wouldn't have problem on adapting there.

Napoli are very close to selling Koulibaly right now. I wonder who they think of bringing into his place in the team. He is a very experienced defender so they might want to search for a defender like him again. I believe they need a left winger also. They have two young players for that position actually but they would make use of an experienced and more reliable one in the lineup. Napoli need to strengthen the squad more in short to be able to win the Serie A title in the near future.

Irving and Durant both are leaving the team surely as it seems. They have both wanted their trades as soon as possible. Actually Irving was closer to be traded but the team made a decision and decided to give priority to Durant's trade. I have heard that Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are the teams Durant want to go now. As for Irving he has been likely to be traded with Westbrook. This deal would be great for Lakers but not much for Nets unfortunately.

Dembele is back as it seems. I have seen on the news that Barcelona have signed Dembele again on a free transfer. The deal is until 2024. Xavi must be happy to see him back in the team now. Dembele also started to play more ambitiously after Xavi came. Therefore he might do better in time by working harder. People had big hopes about Dembele while he was playing for Dortmund. However his journey didn't go well for a long time after being transferred by Barcelona. But now he is improving himself again and let's hope it continues.

It is good to see Pogba back at Juventus. He is really at ''home'' as they are his old team. However we mustn't forget another fact that he has grown from Manchester United team too. Juventus are having him on a free transfer for the second time. Manchester United paid 105 million euros to have him back before. It must be feeling great for Juventus to benefit from this opportunity. Pogba will add a big strength to the team from now on together with Di Maria.

Quote from: W Jr. on July 11, 2022, 12:11:36 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on July 11, 2022, 12:08:29 PM

Chelsea seem prepared for meeting Napoli's demand around 34 million pounds for the 31-year-old centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. Chelsea are looking for every option they can find to fill the space in their defense as soon as possible. de Ligt, Koulibaly and Kounde have been the most speculated defenders so far. Koulibaly is an experienced defender so he would be one of the best options to bring to Rudiger's place in the team. Rudiger was also just like him in the end.

Since he is 31 years old, this transfer fee is a high price for me. They could have preferred younger defenders for the same money. Young Merih Demiral comes to mind from Atalanta. Considering that he is just as talented as Koulibaly, even younger than him, he might have been a better option for Chelsea. Filling Rüdiger's vacancy will not be easy.

Maybe you have a point about that. However Chelsea are in desperate need of a centre-back now after Rudiger and Christensen have left the team. Especially Rudiger's departure has affected Chelsea defense deeply. They must be ready to pay whatever amount is needed to sign a proper centre-back currently. I don't know which one is better now. Is it better to pay around 90 million euros for de Ligt or to pay this amount for Koulibaly? de Ligt can play for long years while Koulibaly is much older. However there is a huge gap between their prices.

Quote from: vennali on July 11, 2022, 10:42:05 AM

Bayern München offer €90mil for De Ligt and it appears that Juventus are inclined to accept the offer. Before the window had even started, news all over german media was that "Bayern have no money to spend this transfer window" and they went on to splurge on Mane. Although the news is slightly unreliable but it still seems possible.

I have checked Transfermarkt and haven't seen even a rumour related to Bayern Munich interestingly. However some other news sources are still claiming that they are serious about this deal. If they have really offered a huge amount like 90 million euros I think Juventus wouldn't refuse it. Because it has been said like they would be okay for an offer around that amount. I wonder if Chelsea are going to try to interfere with the deal with an offer. By the way there might be an opportunity for Chelsea to sign Upamecano if Bayern sign de Ligt.

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20220710/1001834607/laporta-mendes-sellaron-estrategia-bernardo-silva.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=futbol

Barcelona's rumour about trying to sign Bernardo Silva seems like real. Mundo Deportivo also shows that Barcelona are really after him now. However this deal could be very expensive for Barcelona at the same time. Because his contract ends in three years and has a value of 80 million euros in the transfer market. I wouldn't expect Manchester City to demand an amount way below his value now. As Barcelona are after Raphinha also I don't think they can afford both of them.

Chelsea and PSG are also expected to join the competition to sign Robert Lewandowski. They are both aware of Barcelona's interest in Lewandowski for some time. I wonder if any of those two teams can make him change his mind by doing this. Because it is known as Lewandowski's first choice is to go to Barcelona now. Chelsea might not manage to change his mind maybe but I'm not so sure about PSG now. Because they are one of the number one contenders for the Champions League title.

Chelsea have been the speculated team to sign Cristiano Ronaldo soon. However Tuchel doesn't seem to be willing about a move like this at the moment. I wonder what the reason behind this reluctancy is. Some rumours say that he wants a trio like Sterling, Havertz and Raphinha here. He doesn't have any place for a striker like Ronaldo considering his style according to that.

Quote from: Luzin on July 10, 2022, 04:25:39 PM

I think they also need a central midfielder to replace Modric. Although Modric still looks very agile, Anceloti needs updating. Benzema is still good but having a potential replacement is not wrong I think it will be profitable to start now. The senior madrid players on average may effectively play 3 years again. Maybe your thoughts are the same as mine, being afraid to start with young players. Madrid will fail in the transition period.

They have actually made their move to replace not only Modric but also Kroos already. Tchouameni has been brought to the team and he is the future of Real Madrid midfield together with Camavinga. I don't know if they would play side by side in the starting eleven already now but they are going to do so soon. Real Madrid are caring about making the team younger a lot. It is the key for them to be successful in the long run as well.

https://www.kicker.de/kane-ist-als-lewandowski-nachfolger-vorstellbar-908342/artikel

Now we have started getting interesting news. Bayern Munich might go for Harry Kane in case they lose Lewandowski this summer. However I don't think Tottenham would want to let Kane go now. Because Kane has started to perform very good under Conte's management. He also seems to be happy for playing for them now. It is not like in the past that he was looking for a way out.

MOUZ have been the most surprising team of the IEM Cologne tournament so far. Because they have eliminated really tough opponents until this stage like Heroic, Vitality and NIP. They are in the quarter finals against Astralis. If they get past them too then they are NaVi's opponent in the semi finals. Maybe it could be the end for MOUZ but reaching even that stage would be a big success for them.

Phil Foden is expected to sign a contract extension for Manchester City. It is expected to be a six-year deal and he is going to earn 200,000 pounds per week. Foden is one of the important players for the team and he also must be happy with staying for a longer time period. He has played in various positions which includes even the centre-forward position in the team. However we would see him in his natural position more as of now as Haaland has been signed.

Real Madrid are still silent about making transfers these days. Maybe they are thinking that their current squad is good enough. However I think that they had better sign a promising striker now. Benzema would be the main striker again next season but I think this will stay like this for only that season. After that Real Madrid would prefer a younger and solid centre-forward in his position.

Quote from: JeWay on July 10, 2022, 09:50:56 AM

Dortmund are looking for talent, not star players. that's the difference between Dortmund movement with other teams in the transfer market this summer. So it's no wonder Dortmund have been very active in the transfer market this summer as Dortmund just lost their star Erling Haaland this summer. In the Bundesliga, Dortmund is indeed a tight competition for bayern in the race for the title, but at the end of the competition it is always Bayern who won the German league trophy.

It is what Dortmund have been doing for a long time, yeah. They must have enough money to bring the biggest star players in the world for sure but their vision is not that I'm afraid. Erling Haaland was the biggest example for this. They signed him for not a significant amount of money and they did this when not many number of people knew about him. But after that they helped him shine in the Bundesliga and everyone knows about him now. They would continue to keep this vision for a long time.

Erik ten Hag might increase his offer for his player at Ajax, Antony soon. He seems really determined about signing him for Manchester United. I still have big doubts about this deal because they will need to pay too much money for only his transfer fee. I assume this deal won't be finished under 60 million pounds. Antony is a good player for sure but I don't know if he really deserves that amount. Manchester United had better look for better alternatives first before making their final decision.