Even though many national championships have yet to end, and there’s plenty of action going on all across Europe and the world, transfer rumors are already gaining momentum.
And how shouldn’t they be, when we saw several colossal moves already completed, like Carlo Ancelotti’s departure from Real’s bench or Trent-Arnold’s move to Real?
Big teams don’t want to wait for the summer market, yet they aim to close all the deals much earlier and avoid all the fuss and complications that usually happen during summer.
In this text, we will list several top transfer rumors on the market, some of which may already be finished.
Florian Wirtz
Leverkusen’s creative midfielder has been linked to Real Madrid even this winter, but after Xabi Alonso accepted the offer to replace Ancelotti, this transfer becomes pretty realistic. Los Blancos need a replacement for Luka Modric, and there isn’t a better player on the market than Wirtz, whom Alonso already knows very well.
Bayern Munich is also in the hunt for Leverkusen’s star, and they usually get what they want from Bundesliga rivals. After all, they hold the monopoly over that league.
Victor Osimhen
Exiled from Napoli to Galatasaray, the Nigerian striker is now a target for all the big European clubs. Right now, it appears that Chelsea, Manchester United, and Juventus have the most chances of landing the prolific striker who scored 35 goals this season for Galata in all competitions.
We only recently heard the news that Juventus wants to go all in on Napoli’s striker, in order to pair him with Kolo Mouani in the attack.
Victor Gyokeres
Sporting’s striker, and one of the candidates for the European Golden Boot, has been on Manchester United’s radar for a long time. Ruben Amorim wants to have Gyokeres in his team, because he knows the Swedish striker from the time when he led the team from Lisbon.
🚨 BREAKING: Golden boot race ranking:
– Gyokeres: 57 points (38 goals)
– Kylian Mbappé: 56 points (28 goals)
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United’s misses with Hojlund and Zirkzee forced Amorim to look for another solution, and there isn’t a better one than the player he already coached. Some say that the price is around £80m, but for United in times of need, that won’t be a problem.
Dusan Vlahovic
Osimhen is, in fact, the replacement for the Serbian striker, who leaves Juve this summer. The highest-paid player in Italy isn’t playing as expected this season, and additionally, he engaged in an open war with the fans, thus opening the exit door away from the club.
Vlahovic has been Arsenal’s target for a long time, and it seems that after all the injuries and problems this team suffered this year, Arteta and the management won’t spare money to land the striker. However, there are rumors about Manchester United’s and Barcelona’s interest. The latter looks for Lewandowski’s replacement, and apparently, Flick sees Vlahovic as the perfect fit for his system.
Kevin de Bruyne
One of the best players in the world is ending his stint at Man City. The biggest question for him is where he will land now. Some say that all the top Saudi teams offer De Bruyne an immense salary, yet nobody knows about his motives to play away from Europe. Napoli is one of the clubs interested in Belgian’s services, and some MLS clubs, according to insiders, have a very good chance of signing midfielders. His salary won’t be lower than $10 million per season, plus other bonuses and incentives.
Xavi Simmons
Several days ago, the European market went mad when it was revealed that the pacey Dutch winger decided to leave RB Leipzig this summer. Potential targets emerged one by one, with the top Premier League teams and Bayern popping out as the top favorites for his signature.
Ademola Lookman
Atalanta’s hero, who brought them the Europa League title last season, is saying goodbye to La Dea. It’s time for him to move on and for Atalanta to earn some money. The Nigerian netted 20 times this year and according to various sources, Arne Slot desperately wants to sign him and add more speed and pace to his attack.