FIORENTINA, TWO TRANSFERS: BREKALO AND BARAK AT THE MEDICAL CHECKS WITH KASIMPASA. MILAN, DOUBTS ABOUT BENNACER: OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE READY TO RETURN TO THE CHARGE. NAPLES, IT’S TIME FOR RENEWALS: MEETING IN SIGHT FOR KVARATSKHELIA. HELLAS VERONA, MITROVIC ON LOAN IN BELGIUM. LAZIO, BASIC TELLS ABOUT THE FALLEN-OUT TRANSFER TO HAJDUK.
The Fiorentina outgoing market is moving. There are five players who are currently out of mister Palladino’s plans. And two of these – according to what was gathered by TuttoMercatoWeb.com – are about to leave the purple shirt. For Antonin Barak and Josip Brekalo, as we have already told you in the last few hours, the move to the Turkish side Kasimpasa is done (the market in Turkey closes on September 13, ed.). Yesterday both players – already excluded from Fiorentina’s UEFA list for the Conference League – underwent medical tests with the club that plays in the Super Lig, the top division of the Turkish championship. Both are moving until the end of the season on loan with the right to redeem, we are only waiting for the official announcement. At the moment, however, there is no news regarding the other players currently on the fringes of the squad, namely midfielder Infantino, goalkeeper Christensen and attacking winger Sabiri: for them, a permanence in the purple shirt until January is on the cards.
In the last few days of the transfer market, the Rossoneri club has tried to find out if there were the right conditions and offers to sell the Algerian number 4, thus freeing up space for a new addition to the midfield. However, Ismael Bennacer has not had any attractive offers, certainly not for Casa Milan. On the contrary: Bennacer is now completely at the disposal of Paulo Fonseca for both Serie A and the Champions League, in whose list he has been included at the expense of the striker Jovic. However, doubts remain about the future permanence of the former Empoli player in the Rossoneri, highlights the Corriere dello Sport. In fact, Marseille has every intention of returning to the charge for him in the next transfer market session in January, driven by the requests of Roberto De Zerbi who, after the sale of Jordan Veretout to Lyon (thanks to a particular rule in force in Ligue 1 that allows French clubs to exchange a player even after the transfer deadline). The Italian coach has identified Bennacer as the ideal replacement and in the next transfer session it is reasonable to expect a significant return of flame from the French for the playmaker. For his registration, Milan will ask at least 30 million euros.
Kvicha Kvaratskhelia is one of Napoli’s key players and since the very first days of the transfer market his permanence has been assured and promised to coach Conte. And so it was and president De Laurentiis has mended the distance with the player and his entourage by going to Germany during the European Championships: a blitz in Dusseldorf on June 27, together with sporting director Giovanni Manna, to reiterate the Georgian’s non-transferability and above all to talk about the new contract, Repubblica reveals today in its Neapolitan edition. Kvara will have the status of a key player. The figures of the agreement have not yet been made official, but the salary will certainly be that of a top player: Khvicha will earn between 5.5 and 6 million euros, rising until 2029. There will obviously be some planned steps that will kick in automatically. The decisive meeting between De Laurentiis and Jugeli, Kvara’s agent, will take place shortly. A silence has fallen on the matter that is actually full of a thousand meanings: the parties do not need to leak anything and only need to meet to formalize. Kvaratskhelia could also have a release clause with an agreed price for a possible transfer to a big club. But at the moment Kvara’s horizon is strictly blue. The feeling in the new role designed for him by Conte is growing with the passing of the weeks.
Through their official website, Hellas Verona announced the loan transfer of Stefan Mitrovic, who is going to gain experience and earn minutes at Leuven, in the Belgian top division: “Hellas Verona FC announces that it has transferred to Oud-Heverlee Leuven – on loan with an option – the rights to the sporting performances of the Serbian midfielder Stefan Mitrovic”.
Toma Basic reveals his truths. The Lazio midfielder was one step away from a loan move to Hajduk Split in the summer. An operation that seemed to be in the final stages of being defined but in the end did not materialize with the player remaining in the Capital outside the squad. An opportunity that slipped by the skin of his teeth to get some minutes in his legs since he is no longer in the plans of the club or Marco Baroni and now he will have to wait for the winter transfer window to be able to change sides. Last season the player went on loan to Salernitana but his performances were below expectations. In the ranks of the granata from Campania, Basic collected 15 appearances for a total of 1166 minutes. From there his return to Biancoceleste and the possibility of returning to Croatia then faded away. And interviewed by the portal 24sata, the player wanted to clarify: “Hajduk did their best in the negotiations, only president Lotito had to decide, but he didn’t accept and didn’t let me leave. This is the only reason why I didn’t return to Croatia. I was ready to give up part of my salary. Simply, the president decided so and nothing could have been changed. Obviously I’m sorry and I would like to play for Hajduk again, but this time it wasn’t possible”.
PRAET LEAVES LEICESTER AND RETURNS TO BELGIUM. DEPAY STARTS AGAIN FROM BRAZIL. ANDRE’ GOMES FINDS A TEAM: BACK TO LILLE. ANCELOTTI, TEMPTED BY ARABIA. TURKEY, MARKET STILL OPEN: THE OFFICIALS.
In 2016 he left Belgium, with a suitcase full of dreams, heading for Italy. Dennis Praet was bought at the time by Sampdoria, before going to Leicester City and then another brief spell in Serie A with Torino. But now, eight years after leaving, the midfielder returns to his homeland and leaves the Foxes permanently. The former Samp and Torino player is a new player for Antwerp. “RAFC strengthens its midfield with Dennis Praet (30). He has signed a contract with De Bosuil for two seasons with an option for another”, reads the official note published on the Belgian team’s website, which thus announced his purchase.
During the summer market Rodri Sanchez was close to landing in Italy several times. The midfielder was in fact linked first with Como and then with Genoa, but in the end he decided to stay in Spain, wait a few days and accept the offer from Al-Arabi, a club that plays in the top flight of the Qatari football championship. He will play alongside Marco Verratti.
Memphis Depay will continue his career in Brazil. The former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid player has been a free agent since last June, but now he seems to be one step away from Corinthians. The Brazilian club has reached an agreement with the Dutch striker. At the moment it is a verbal agreement, the documents are being drawn up and then everything will be formalized. It is not done yet, but the operation is very close to being concluded. A contract until 2026 is ready for Depay. Memphis, who had been linked with Sevilla, will receive 11 million euros over the 28 months of his contract with Corinthians, according to Globo Esporte. The negotiations on the part of the Brazilian club were conducted by sporting director Fabinho Soldado, general secretary Vinicius Cascone and financial director Pedro Silveira. Depay will thus become the first Dutchman in the history of the São Paulo team.
His contract with Everton, a club with which he made 12 appearances and one goal in the Premier League last season, expired on June 30, and since then André Gomes has been without a team. But not anymore. Yes, because Lille chose him to overcome the problems in midfield, after the various injuries suffered in this department, and signed him. The French club announced the signing of the former Barcelona player as follows: “LOSC is pleased to announce today the signing of André Gomes (31 years old). The midfielder of the Portuguese national team (29 appearances) returns to the Mastiffs, after having already successfully worn the Lille jersey during the 2022-2023 season. He has signed a 2-year contract. He will therefore remain tied to the Club until 2026”.
Vladyslav Supryaga is now 24 years old and has not yet made the step forward that everyone expected him to make. The 2000-born striker, with a meteor past at Sampdoria, with whom he played only one match, has left Dinamo Kiev permanently, remaining in Ukraine and moving to Zorya Lugansk on loan. Below is the official press release:
This summer, in an interview with the podcast ‘The Obi One’, chatting with his former player John Obi Mikel, Carlo Ancelotti made it known that his desire is to end his career with the clubs when his adventure at Real Madrid is over. And that is, probably, in 2026, given that the Italian coach has a contract valid for another two years. However, there are already those who are trying to make him change his mind. According to what was reported by Radio Marca, Saudi Arabia has knocked on the door of the former Milan and Napoli player to try to convince him to land in the Saudi Pro League. With what arguments? Economic ones, of course, as the Saudi clubs have done with many other stars brought in the last year and a half in their championship. On the table there would be an offer of 50 million euros per season and it would come directly from the PIF. Therefore no specific team, but one of the big teams in Arabia could welcome him. The offer is for 2026, when his contract will expire. For now, no response has arrived from Ancelotti.
A few days ago, Leo Dubois terminated his contract with Galatasaray, a club he had been playing for since 2022 but where he had never managed to carve out an important role. And now he signs with another Turkish club: Eupspor. Same league, same country, clearly different ambitions. The French full-back, who grew up in Nantes, has signed a one-year contract with the club.