The summer transfer window brings a lot of news both in Europe and in Russia. July 3 was a busy day. The main news of the day is in our summary.
The main news of the day before:
The 10 best transfer news of the day. The superpurchase of Liverpool and the insane demands of Mbappé
Buffon refused Saudi money
The system is broken. While many older stars cannot resist big deals in an exotic championship, the 45-year-old Buffon decided the option was not for him and turned down a two-year, €15m contract offered to him. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Gigi is considering ending his career and has no plans to go to work.
By the way, Buffon is not only listed in his native Parma, he is still playing! Last season, the super veteran played 19 games in all competitions, in which he conceded 24 goals and won five “crackers”.
Gerrard still went to Saudi Arabia
Unlike Buffon, Stevie G couldn’t resist the temptation. The only difference is that Gerrard, although two years younger than the Italian, ended his football career a long time ago and went to train with the Saudis. The specialist’s new club was Al-Ittifaq. A smart move by the club, considering that Gerrard’s presence could be a powerful argument to attract new players from Europe.
In general, Gerrard’s appointment was strange. Announcements were expected two weeks ago, when Stephen drove to Saudi Arabia to meet with the heads of Al-Ittifaq. But the negotiations suddenly broke down, and the coach himself said that he had been thinking for two days and finally rejected the offer. The Saudis apparently did not stop there, and after a while, however, they gave Gerrard terms that he could not refuse.
Stephen Gerrard
Photo: ettifaq.com
Full record transfer from Newcastle
We do not stray from the subject of Saudi Arabia, because the owners of Newcastle are from this country. The club did not agree with the transfer of Nicolo Barella and decided to switch to another younger Italian star, Sandro Tonali. Milan, still struggling financially, could not resist an offer of 70 million euros, not including bonuses, and sent the 23-year-old midfielder to England. The transfer turned out to be significant for everyone: Newcastle have a record purchase, and Milan have a record sale.
Tonali’s transfer has dramatic details. Upon learning of Milan’s decision to sell him, Sandro burst into tears, as he did not want to go anywhere. But he shouldn’t be too upset: at Newcastle he awaits the Champions League and a contract until 2028 with a salary of 7 million euros per season.
What you need to know about the Tonali transfer:
Tonali’s transfer to the Premier League is incredible. After all, the Italians consistently fail in England.
Juventus is going to sell five players
Until recently, Juve seemed to be the most financially stable club in Italy. But times are changing, and now Turintsy need to get rid of players in order to offload the bloated roster and sign newcomers. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the club are looking to raise €50m for Artur, Denis Zakaria and Weston McKenny, and are considering selling Wojciech Szczesny and Alex Sandro. The last two, according to management, receive an unreasonably large amount and will be sold if a decent offer is received.
Ronaldo has a star partner
Of course, Cristiano is still the main diamond in Al-Nasr, but now there is another famous footballer in the team. Marcelo Brozovic, 30, after eight years at Inter, decided not to go for promotion (Barcelona was interested in the Croatian), but to leave to earn a happy old age. Inter, fortunately, did not run out of money either – the Saudis paid the Italian club 18 million euros.
marcelo brozovic
Photo: alnassr.sa
PSG cannot present a newcomer because of the coach
The story with Christophe Galtier was initially unpleasant and now it also ruins the life of the club. The specialist accused of discrimination and racist comments while working in Lille has been in police custody since last week. For this reason, PSG delayed the process of terminating the contract with the coach. The club has no way of introducing midfielder Manuel Ugarte as they first want to announce the appointment of a new manager, Luis Enrique. And it will be possible to do this only after solving the problem with Galtier.
Galtier’s Wild History Details:
PSG coach arrested And this is against the background of riots throughout France.
Wendel was about to leave Zenit, the club already received an offer
This summer, many expected Malcolm to leave Russia, but so far there are many more details about another Brazilian – Wendel. The midfielder, according to Egool, wanted to take Corinthians home. The Brazilians’ offer is a lease with an option to buy, prescribed in the Wendel contract. Zenith has yet to respond to the request and is probably weighing the pros and cons of a potential deal.
Wendel himself, for his part, is in Brazil and is in no hurry to return to the location of Zenit, which is in full swing in a friendly tournament with Fenerbahçe, Red Star and Neftchi. Sergei Semak has already stated that Wendel was allowed to search for a new club. We are waiting for the outcome.
We talk about Wendel’s plight:
The Brazilian from Zenit does not want to return to Russia! What happened to Wendel?
Incredible confusion over the transfer of Mbappé to Real Madrid. Who to believe?
The information is very contradictory. Marca writes that Kilian will definitely not be in Madrid this summer and, moreover, he is not even included in the club’s plans to strengthen itself before the new season. Supposedly, Real Madrid is ready to sign a preliminary contract with Mbappe only in January 2024, that is, six months before the player’s contract with PSG expires.
But the journalist Francois Gallardo has completely different data. He wrote that Mbappé will move to Real Madrid now and the deal will be announced soon: “July 6 or 7, Madrid players will have a lot of joy. Kylian Mbappé will become a Real Madrid player and will fulfill his dream. There is very little left!”
Who to believe is still unclear. Apparently, to begin with, we will have to wait until the end of the week to understand if Gallardo was right or not.
Besiktas changes the conditions for Kuzyaev
The departure of the Russian midfielder to Europe was once again threatened. According to Sozcu, the Turkish club wants to increase Daler’s future salary and at the same time reduce the lifting fee for signing a contract. This is due to the fact that Besiktas is not ready to part with the money now, and the transfer of money from the bonus to salary will allow a more equal distribution of funds.
Kuzyaev, 30, whose contract with Zenit has expired, meanwhile remains a free agent. But we won’t have to wait long for the outcome: according to Besiktas sports director Jeyhun Kazanchi, the situation with Daler will be resolved this week. He also added that the club is close to closing the deal.
The main thing about the latest transfers in the RPL:
Loko took a competitor Dziuba and Zenit took a player from the Russian national team. Transfers of the week in RPL
“Spartak” became interested in the defender of “Tottenham”
While rumors send several forwards to Moscow, the club is suddenly credited with an interest in the defender. Relevo affirms that Spartak is interested in Davinson Sánchez from Tottenham. The Londoners want to get 15 million euros from the sale of the 27-year-old Colombian (exactly this amount is estimated by the player’s Transfermarkt).
But a few years ago, Sánchez was considered one of the most promising central defenders in Europe. Now Davinson can be in Moscow. It is true that he will not do without competition: Villarreal, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are also interested in the player.
