Transfer Round-up
Transfer season is well underway, and the biggest names in football have made the headlines. The top teams are on the prowl to strengthen their squads to start another season of fighting for top honours. We take a look at some of the biggest stories from across world football during the most dramatic period of any season. Here we go!
Done and Dusted Deals
Many teams across Europe have made their moves well before the start of the season. No better example of this than Chelsea. The blues are in the midst of all the big news so far. The London club has bought Ben Chilwell, Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz, Malang Sarr and Thiago Silva all in one transfer window! Thus, Chelsea has undoubtedly been the biggest winner in the transfer window so far.
Moving to north London, both Arsenal and Tottenham are bolstering their defences. Arsenal has acquired Gabriel from Lille whereas Spurs have roped in Matt Doherty from Wolves. Safe to say, the London clubs have been quite busy in the market this summer.
Staying in England, the Manchester clubs have also made the headlines. Man City has procured Ferran Torres from Valencia and Nathan Ake from Bournemouth. Meanwhile, club legend David Silva has made a move out of Manchester to Sociedad. Moving on to the red half of Manchester, Donny Van de Beek was announced as a Manchester United player; the Dutchman set to wear the number 34 jersey for the red devils.
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Moving out of England, the German clubs have also done their business this summer. Dortmund has taken hold of another English wunderkind in Jude Bellingham from Birmingham. Whereas, in Bavaria, European Champions Bayern had already secured the signature of Leroy Sane from Manchester City to bolster their attacking prowess.
Transfer Sagas
Every transfer window comes with its fair share of drama and tabloid gossip. This window has had no shortage of rumours and intense drama.
Kicking-off in Spain, Barcelona has been at the eye of the storm. From severe upper-level management problems to significant departures, the club is going through the motions. The Lionel Messi saga keeps on taking a new twist every day and has almost become impossible to predict.
Meanwhile, Ivan Rakitic has made a move back to former club Sevilla and many more big names are linked with moves away from Catalunya.
Suarez has been linked with Juventus and Vidal with Inter Milan. Adding to that list, Umtiti has also been given his marching orders from Ronald Koeman. On the topic of signings after securing the likes of Trincao and Pedri, Ronald Koeman has his eyes on Wijnaldum and Depay.
Moving out of the chaos, Manchester United’s negotiations with Dortmund for Jadon Sancho seems to have come to a standstill. BVB have demanded 120 million Euros for their star asset, and United have been hesitant to match the asking price. Meanwhile, United’s arch-rivals, Liverpool have been fighting to get Thiago from Bayern Munich.
Concluding thoughts
There is considerable time for clubs to make their moves before the window shuts. Clubs have time, but not too much of it. The domestic season kicks-off soon and clubs will look to make their moves before the beginning of the season. Anyway, a lot is to come in the coming days, so keep your eyes peeled for the latest headlines.
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Originally published at https://www.soccerquote.com on September 4, 2020.
