Top 10 transfer news of the day. Chelsea buy ninth newcomer, Azmoun goes for Mourinho
Kirill Zakatchenko August 24, 2023, 23:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
City paid 60 million euros for the prodigy and Inter would bring Sánchez back.
European clubs (and not only) continue to strengthen their squads, because there is very little time left before the transfer market closes. We talk about the main news of the day.
Summary of the news of the previous day:
Top 10 transfer news of the day. Ronaldo awaits the City star and Benzema awaits Salah
Champions League winner leaves for Saudi Arabia
Defender Aymeric Laporte has signed with Al-Nasr. The news did not surprise anyone, as they wrote about it in recent days. The 29-year-old footballer passed a medical and signed a contract until 2026. Earlier, insider Fabrizio Romano claimed that the player’s salary would be approximately 20 million euros per season. Manchester City, meanwhile, received 27.5 million euros. Laporte has played for the English club since 2018 and has won 15 trophies in that time. At the end of last season, the team achieved a treble and won the UEFA Super Cup a few days ago. Now the defender awaits the team match with Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Marcelo Brozovic.
Aymeric Laporte
Photo by: Al-Nasr FC
Another talent has arrived at Chelsea
The London club did not spend 16 million euros on the 18-year-old. Forward David Washington left Santos and signed a seven-year contract with Chelsea with an option to extend for another season. This is the ninth signing of the London club in this transfer market. In 2022, Washington was proclaimed the winner of the state of São Paulo as part of the Santos youth team. He made his debut in April of this year. Since then he has played 16 games and scored two goals. By the way, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is counting on two more newcomers. The Argentine wants to see another goalkeeper and forward in the team.
david washington
Photo: Official Chelsea FC website.
Azmoun will play with Mourinho
News appeared several times in the summer about the possible return of Serdar Azmun to Zenit. Instead, the Iranian striker will move from one top league to another. Roma hired the striker from Bayer for one season with a termination option for 12 million euros, Fulham claimed the player, but Azmun chose the Roman club for José Mourinho. The coach was personally interested in Serdar’s transition and this played a key role. Azmoun left for Bayer at the beginning of 2022. Since then, he has made 44 appearances for the German club, scoring five goals and providing five assists.
serdar azmun
Photo: CHRISTOF KOEPSEL/GETTY IMAGES
Sánchez returns to Inter after a year
In the summer of 2022, Alexis left Inter and moved to Marseille. He played 44 games for the French club and scored 18 goals. At the end of the season, the parties decided not to renew the contract and the Chilean entered the free agent market. A few days ago, the general director of Inter, Giuseppe Marotta, publicly announced the desire of Sánchez, 34, to return. According to Romano, a medical examination will be carried out on August 25, after which the parties will sign a short-term contract. Alexis played for Inter between 2019 and 2022 (109 games, 20 goals, 23 assists).
Alexis Sanchez
Photo: Fake Images
Manchester City bought one of the best dribblers in Europe
Jeremy Docu moved to Manchester City and his transfer cost the best club in England 60 million euros. The boy is only 21 years old and has already played 92 games for Rennes and 14 for the Belgian team. At the end of last season, Doku ranked third in terms of the number of successful dribbles, if the top 7 leagues in Europe are taken into account. Only Lionel Messi and Vinicius Junior were more successful than him in this component. Very impressive! By the way, in 2021, Kylian Mbappé drew attention to Doku, noting the Belgian’s powerful initial speed. Let’s see what Jeremy will show with Josep Guardiola.
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Torpedo offers Shchennikov a two-year contract
In the summer, defenseman Georgy Shchennikov became a free agent. Before that, he played his entire career at CSKA, with which he became a three-time champion of Russia. According to the “Championship”, “Torpedo” offers Schennikov a two-year contract. In the near future, the footballer will begin training with car manufacturers, but the parties continue to discuss the terms of the contract. Now George has no offers from the RPL, so it is possible that he will go to the First League. After six rounds, Torpedo is in sixth place in the second division of Russian football.
Georgy Shchennikov
Photo: Alexander Safonov, “Championship”
Liverpool refuse to sell Salah to the Saudi Arabian club
Liverpool have no plans to part ways with Mohamed. For this reason, the English club has no intention of negotiating with Al-Ittihad. It was previously reported that the Jeddah team offered more than 90 million euros for the Egyptian, a transaction that would be a record in Saudi football history. Liverpool previously sold midfielder Fabinho to Al Ittihad, but that is not the case for Salah. Relay previously reported that the Saudi club is willing to offer Salah more money than Cristiano Ronaldo. Representatives of Al-Ittahad are convinced that playing in a Muslim country and a huge salary contribute to the move of the striker to Asia.
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Veiga leaves for Al Ahly instead of Napoli
Another transition associated with Saudi Arabia. In recent weeks there has been a lot of talk about the imminent transfer of Gabriel Veiga to Napoli. Instead, the 21-year-old Celta player will travel to Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahly reached an agreement with the Spanish club, the player himself also gave the green light to the transfer. Napoli offered Veiga €2.2 million a year, the Saudi team €12.5 million. Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos reacted negatively to the news of the midfielder’s transfer. “Shame” – this is how the German described the information about the transfer of the young footballer.
What happens in the Saudi Arabian Championship:
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Sevilla has bought the Belgian winger
Dodi Luquebakio is 25 years old, but Sevilla will be the eighth club of his career. The Belgian played last season on loan at Wolfsburg (25 games, one goal, three assists) and then returned to Hertha. The Berlin team has left the Bundesliga and is forced to part with some assets. For the transfer of Lukebakio he won 10 million euros. Dodi has experience playing in Belgium, England, Germany, but he was in the league for the first time.
Dodi Lukebakio (right)
Photo by: Sevilla FC
The Croatian goalkeeper leaves for Fenerbahçe
Dominik Livakovic finally left Dinamo Zagreb. It seems that the footballer has long since surpassed the level of the Croatian championship, but only at the age of 28 he left for another league. Fenerbahçe announced that they had agreed to the transfer of the goalkeeper. In the near future, the Croatian will fly to Istanbul to undergo a medical examination and sign a contract. This season, Livakovic has made seven appearances in all competitions, conceding six goals and keeping four clean sheets. He each time he went out onto the field with the captain’s armband.
