According to media reports, Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé is about to move to French champions Paris Saint-Germain. As several media reported, the transfer could take place this Monday.
The background to this is a clause in Dembélé’s contract, which expires at the end of this month, which should allow PSG to buy the attacking winger out of his contract with Barcelona, which runs until 2024, for a fixed fee of 50 million euros. The 26-year-old vice world champion switched from Borussia Dortmund to FC Barcelona in 2017.
Gladbach gets defenders
In Maximilian Wöber, Borussia Mönchengladbach have signed another defender for the coming season in the Bundesliga. The 25-year-old Austrian is on loan for a year from English club Leeds United, which is now being coached by Gladbach’s ex-coach Daniel Farke. Wöber is Gladbach’s seventh summer signing, and alongside Fabio Chiarodia and Lukas Ullrich he is the third new defender.
“The experience that Max has gained at his previous clubs, but also in the Austrian national team at the highest level, will do our young team good. As a left-footed player, he is also a real asset from a tactical point of view and can be used both in central defense and on the left,” said Borussia manager Roland Virkus. “It’s an extremely attractive task that I’m really looking forward to,” said Wöber, who was unable to prevent relegation from the Premier League after moving from RB Salzburg to Leeds in the second half of the season.
Chelsea and Barcelona are also vying for Mbappé
According to media reports, in addition to Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona are also interested in loaning soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain. The PA news agency cited sources close to PSG on Monday. Accordingly, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly wants to bring the 24-year-old striker to Stamford Bridge for a year.
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Mbappé is under contract with PSG until the end of the coming season and could then change for a free transfer. He had stated that he did not want to extend the French capital club beyond that. Since then there have been numerous speculations about the future of the superstar. Mbappé is said to have already agreed with Real Madrid on a move in the summer of 2024, meaning he could move to another club for just a year.
Whether FC Barcelona has a serious chance of signing Mbappé given the rivalry with Real Madrid is questionable. Still, the Spanish champions are aiming for a loan deal, according to information from PA. In exchange for the Frenchman, Barça would offer PSG one or more players in exchange.
According to reports, those responsible for PSG continue to hope that Mbappé will move to Saudi Arabia. Most recently, the Saudi club Al-Hilal is said to have offered a transfer fee of 300 million. According to media reports, Mbappé has refused to move to Saudi Arabia.
Next star moves to Saudi Arabia
The German coach Matthias Jaissle has welcomed another top-class player to his new Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. The club signed French striker Allan Saint-Maximin from Newcastle United, the former Hanoverian Bundesliga striker costs the equivalent of around 27 million euros.
Al-Ahli has invested more than 80 million euros in transfer fees alone in new players this summer, including Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Chelsea as well as ex-Hoffenheimer Roberto Firmino (free transfer from Liverpool).
Pitcher poker drags on
There is still no end in sight to the lengthy negotiations between national player Niclas Füllkrug and Werder Bremen. “Both parties still have to take at least one step towards each other. The basic requirements are still totally in place, now we just have to come together financially – there is still a gap,” said Werder managing director Frank Baumann to the “kicker”.
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Baumann did not want to rule out selling the top scorer at the end of the transfer period, “although we want to have our squad together as soon as possible. What would then of course have to be there would be a corresponding price – as well as the premise of having and getting a suitable alternative,” said the 47-year-old.
Kehl fears major damage from Saudi clubs
Sebastian Kehl also sees a problem for Borussia Dortmund in the transfer offensive of the soccer clubs from Saudi Arabia. “It is simply not possible to explain these sums, which are paid specifically in Saudi Arabia. They change the market and make it even more difficult for us to act,” said the BVB sports director in an interview with “Kicker” (Monday). “It’s no longer just old stars who go there, but also younger players. If this continues, football will develop in a direction that will certainly cause it great damage.” Most recently, Jordan Henderson, captain of Liverpool FC, had joined a Saudi club.
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Kehl, who is currently on a trip to the USA with the runner-up, did not reveal much about BVB’s other transfer activities. On the sales side, there might still be something to do, said the 43-year-old, who wants to keep BVB attractive for top talent. “We have earned this reputation throughout Europe over the past few years. Finally, it must be said that we are also trying to build up market values. This aspect will always play a role in our transfer policy.”
Mané before saying goodbye to FC Bayern
The signs of a premature farewell to star striker Sadio Mané from FC Bayern are growing. The 31-year-old national soccer player from Senegal was not part of the squad for the friendly match of the German record champions in Tokyo against the Japanese first division team Kawasaki Frontale (1-0, goal by Josip Stanisic in the 57th minute) on Saturday afternoon. Sales candidate Mané was still with the team and was also spotted in the national stadium. He sat on the substitutes’ bench with headphones on and seemed uninvolved.
Coach Thomas Tuchel apparently decided not to play again so as not to endanger Sané’s possible move to the Saudi club Al-Nassr through injury. “Sadio Mane is in contract talks about a change of club and is therefore not in the squad,” said Bayern about 45 minutes before the friendly game kicked off.
According to media reports, only the last details between the clubs and with the player have to be clarified. Mané’s agent Bjorn Bezemer was due to arrive in Tokyo on Saturday to complete Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to the club.
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The French journalist Malick Traoré from the TV channel Canal + had written that Mané’s medical check-up was planned for Sunday in Dubai. The attacker would not fly with the Bayern boss to the second stop of the Asia trip to Singapore.
Mané moved from Liverpool to Munich for 32 million euros a year ago. The world star was only able to meet the high expectations at the beginning. He became a problem after an injury before the World Cup in Qatar. A move to Saudi Arabia should bring Mané an even higher salary than in Munich and probably even a transfer fee for Bayern.
The Bayern bosses had informed Mané that they were no longer planning with him. Coach Thomas Tuchel spoke of an “extreme competitive situation” for him in the Munich offensive. The Bavarians want to sign England captain Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur this summer.
2023-07-31 21:27:12
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