Now the transfer window opens – here are the hottest names

There are usually not as many giant transfers during the January window as during the summer window when most clubs are in the middle of the season – but that does not mean that it does not happen.

Fernando Torres to Chelsea, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal, Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United, Virgil Van Dijk to Liverpool and Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona are some of the biggest transfers.

For a Swedish example, Juventus recruited Dejan Kulusevski during the January window 2020.

Erling Braut Haaland

The Norwegian superstar is without a doubt the absolute biggest name under the winter window. But why would Borussia Dortmund want to release one of the world’s best strikers?

Well, because this is the last transfer window before his buyout clause takes effect.

When Borussia Dortmund bought Erling Braut Haaland from RB Salzburg, the super agent Mino Raiola (including Zlatan in his stable) negotiated a clause that allows clubs in June 2022 to buy the Norwegian for a sale price – 75 million euros. According to the site Transfermarkt, the market value is double.

If Dortmund are to get currency for their star, they want to sell already now in January.

Rumors of a possible January transfer began to gain momentum when Haaland after Borussia Dortmund’s win against Greuter Feurth on December 15 was seen waving something that can be interpreted as a goodbye to the club’s supporters – the match was Dortmund’s last at home before the current winter break.

Haaland has scored 76 goals and 20 assists in 75 games in Dortmund’s shirt, a result that places him as one of the best in the world.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United and Manchester City are likely destinations if a transfer becomes a reality.

Ousmane Dembele

The Frenchman was predicted a bright future when he took the French Ligue 1 by storm as an 18-year-old. 12 goals and 5 assists made Borussia Dortmund recruit the bustling winger.

Ousmane Dembélé was successful in the German club with 10 goals and 22 assists in 50 games. Then Barcelona chose to open their wallet really.

In 2017, the Spanish big club announced that they had recruited the then 19-year-old shooting star for as much as 135 million euros.

However, there has been no success for the now 24-year-old Dembélé. Once he plays, he is often one of the better on the field, but that is exactly where the shoe squeezes – he usually gets injured.

During his four and a half years in Barcelona, ​​he has played 126 matches, but has also missed 104 matches due to various injury problems. However, he is still young, so the club that overcomes the Frenchman’s injury problems will have a decisive player at its disposal.

Barcelona, ​​with coach Xavi at the helm, want to extend, but according to the acknowledged transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the club does not want to agree to the salary demands from Ousmane Dembélé. Instead, the newly rich Premier League club Newcastle United will want to offer him a monster salary as their first prestige acquisition.

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Lorenzo Insigne

The European Championship winner from this summer is rumored to be on his way away from Naples. The Italian has belonged to the club for most of his life and took over the captaincy when Marek Hamsik left for China in 2019.

The contract expires this summer, which means that in January he is free to talk to which clubs he wants to sign early contracts.

Both Napoli and Lorenzo Insigne are said to want to extend, but as in so many other cases, it is the wage claims that put the brakes on. The Italian wants a longer contract with at least the same salary, but Napoli do not want to meet the requirements as Insigne has turned 30 years old. Instead, they are said to want to lower his salary.

The club it is rumored to be in may come as a shock. According to Fabrizio Romano, Toronto FC in MLS is said to have a contract proposal of five and a half years on the table. In the event of a move, he would be the best paid in MLS of all time with a guaranteed seasonal salary of 11 million euros after tax.

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Anthony Martial

When Manchester United recruited Anthony Martial from Monaco for a sum that could rise to 80 million euros, the Frenchman became the world’s most expensive teenager.

Occasionally, Martial has lived up to its reputation at United. He scored 17 goals already during his debut season, which led many supporters to believe that the club had recruited “the next big thing”.

But then the Frenchman’s form stagnated, and there were only eight goals the following season. The season 19-20 is to date his best point with 23 goals and 12 assists in 48 games.

There have been a total of 268 matches, 79 goals and 50 assists for Martial in the United shirt, but now his stay at the club is said to be over. His agent Philippe Lamboley recently said that his client wants to leave the club, and coach Ralf Rangnick has since confirmed the information.

The Frenchman still has a contract until 2024 so a transfer can be expensive. Sevilla are said to have already submitted a loan offer, which Manchester United is said to have nobbed.

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Arsenal attack duo

Arsenal’s 32-year-old captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has one and a half years left on his contract and has recently been stripped of his captaincy at the London club due to disciplinary problems, which is apparently not the first time.

In Gabonese’s absence, Arsenal have lined up big victories and do not seem to miss him in the slightest. The club may therefore now be willing to sell its attacking star. A sign of this is that Aubameyang was released for the African Championships prematurely.

With that said, Aubameyang is a popular figure in the locker room and he has previously scored points on the assembly line. The difficulty of selling may be his high salary – he is one of the highest paid in the entire Premier League.

And speaking of Arsenal, we need look no further than Aubameyang’s attacking colleague Alexandre Lacazette to find the next rumor. In Aubameyang’s absence, Lacazette has instead worn the captain’s tie and has impressed in recent matches, both in terms of points production and in the game with his back to goal.

The 30-year-old’s contract expires this summer and Arsenal should only be willing to extend by one year, while the Frenchman wants a longer contract than that. In case the parties do not reach an agreement, Arsenal can choose to sell him in January to avoid releasing him for free in six months.

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