The transfer market closes this week in the main European leagues. The clubs are actively negotiating and trying to close agreements as soon as possible. Here are the highlights for Monday, August 28.
Summary of the day before:
Top 10 transfer news of the day. An important decision for Salah and a new defender for CSKA
Lukaku will spend the season with Mourinho
Roma started the new season unsuccessfully – one point after two rounds in Serie A. Now the capital’s team is actively strengthening the first line. First they took Serdar Azmun, well known to Zenit fans, and now Romelu Lukaku is on his way.
The striker will arrive on loan to José Mourinho’s team. Roma have already agreed on all the details: Chelsea will receive approximately 5 million euros and Lukaku 7.5 million euros a year (according to Fabrizio Romano). Romelu is scheduled to fly to Rome on August 29. The Belgian was so keen to join a new club that he accepted a pay cut. He knows Serie A well, having previously played for Inter.
Why Chelsea couldn’t get rid of Lukaku for a long time:
“Bye, embarrassing.” Chelsea paid 100 million for Lukaku and now they can’t get rid of him
Napoli quickly found a replacement for Veiga
The Italian champions are actively looking for a central midfielder. The deal with Gabriel Veiga failed: the Spaniard preferred money from Saudi Arabia (he would be paid five times more there).
Analysis of the transfer of Veiga to Saudi Arabia:
The talent of La Liga has gone to Saudi Arabia. Veiga was called the best clubs and chose the money
The Neapolitans were not too bothered and immediately switched to Jesper Lindström. The 23-year-old Dane will arrive on loan to Napoli (5 million euros) with a mandatory termination option for 20 million euros. 38 games, nine goals and four assists were Jesper’s stats last season. Lindström signed with Eintracht in 2021 and will now move from Germany to Italy.
Jesper Lindstrom
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Barcelona loan Cansela from Manchester City
One less transfer saga. It no longer makes sense to guess where Joao Cancelo will go. Barcelona is on loan from the Portuguese until the end of this season, with a termination option included in the contract. In the near future, the player will fly to Spain to undergo a medical examination and sign a contract. Inter, Juventus, Manchester City, Bayern Munich: the impressive list of clubs in the 29-year-old’s career will be completed by Barça. By the way, Cancelu already played in Spain; he had previously spent three seasons at Valencia.
Another Brazilian defender will arrive at CSKA
CSKA will join one more Brazilian. According to our data, the military team will pay 4.5 million euros for the transfer of Kelven. The 22-year-old defender from Atlético Paranaense will fly to Moscow on August 30, undergo a medical examination and sign a contract. Kelven has been playing for Atlético Paranaense since 2019 and two years ago he won the Copa Sudamericana (the South American analogue of the Europa League). It was previously reported that the military team fights for the player with Benfica. Kelven has made 41 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring twice and providing seven assists.
Tottenham will pay a good amount for a young player
Tottenham have already spent 193 million euros on newcomers, but they don’t plan to stop. The capital club wants to get the attacking midfielder Brennan Johnson. The young footballer (22 years old) represents Nottingham Forest. Brentford offered £40m for the Welshman, a club record. Despite this, Tottenham remains the favorite in the fight for the player. He is in talks with Nottingham and a deal could be announced towards the end of the week. At the same time, Tottenham Hotspur could drop midfielder Pierre-Emil Hoybjerg. This season, the Dane comes exclusively as a substitute (he played 44 minutes in three Premier League games). Now Manchester United considers the option of acquiring a player.
brennan johnson
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PSG offered even more money for Kolo Muani
The story of the possible transfer of Randal Kolo Muani to PSG has not yet ended. The Parisians presented a new offer: 70 million euros plus another 10 million euros in the form of a bonus. Well, now Eintracht will agree? The German club, in turn, has PSG striker Hugo Ekitike. On this occasion, the French champion is willing to part with the player at a reduced price. This season, 24-year-old Kolo Muani (by the way, runner-up in the world), has already scored two goals in three matches in all tournaments. Will they be able to close the deal before the transfer market closes?
Manchester United and Bayern could exchange players
Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay is interested in Bayern. It is possible that the parties reach an agreement on the loan of the Scottish player. In the opposite direction, under the same conditions (rent), Ryan Gravenberh can leave. For McTominay, moving to Germany will become something of a challenge, because before he played exclusively for Manchester United. Gravenberch joined Bayern a year ago and since then he has played 34 games (one goal, one assist). This season he was on the bench twice and played nine minutes in the match against Augsburg.
The largest club contracts with suppliers:
Manchester United signed a record contract for the Premier League. The 10 best offers that clubs have with suppliers
The Georgian goalscorer will continue his career at Ajax
Ajax drew attention to Metz’s Georgian striker Georges Mikautadze. The parties have almost reached an agreement on the details of the agreement. If there is no force majeure, on the 29th the striker will fly to sign the contract. Mikautadze was brilliant last season: he scored 23 goals in 37 League 2 matches. Largely thanks to his productive play, the club earned a ticket to the elite division. The 22-year-old striker did not miss out on the 1:2+1 league in three tournament matches. Mikautadze made his debut for the Georgian national team in the spring of 2021. Since then, he has made 16 caps for the country and scored four goals.
Georges Mikautadze
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Chelsea will let Cucurella go to Manchester United if they take over the player’s salary
Chelsea are willing to part ways with defender Marc Cucurella barely a year after his signing. It is true that we are talking about a loan at Manchester United. The London Club will release the player on the condition that the Mancunians pay the salary of the 25-year-old Spanish player. Besides, in London they expect the rent to be paid. A year ago, Chelsea bought the side for 65 million euros and at the start of this season he has played all three games with the subsidiary. The final decision will be made by Manchester United, which has several candidates at once for the position of flank defender.
Dzhanaev found a new club in the RPL
On July 1, experienced goaltender Soslan Dzhanaev entered the free agent market. Since 2019, the goalkeeper has played for Sochi (71 matches) and left the club due to the expiration of his contract. According to the Championship, the 36-year-old goalkeeper will continue his career at Baltika. The Kaliningrad Club returned to the “tower” after 25 years, but it did not start in the best way.
Soslan Dzhanaev
Photo: Elena Razina, Championship
After six rounds, Sergei Ignashevich’s team occupies the penultimate place in the table. On August 30 Baltika will host Zenit in the cup match. Will they have time by then to declare Dzhanaev?
