The latest on all the transfer market news from the day just gone to the archives. Between rumors, negotiations and behind the scenes, here are the most important news.
INTER BEHIND THE STORY, BARELLA COULD HAVE ENDED UP AT MANCHESTER CITY. LIVERPOOL AND BAYERN WERE ALSO THERE. ANGEL CORREA: “I WANTED TO GO TO MILAN, BUT THEN NOTHING DID”. FONSECA AT RISK, FROM ALLEGRI TO TUCHEL: ALL THE NAMES EVALUATED
INTER
Nicolò Barella could have played Manchester City-Inter in a sky blue shirt and not a black and blue one. The fault (merit) of that final played at a high level, by him and the entire black and blue team, lost only because of a goal from Rodri from outside the area. The 1997-born midfielder bewitched Pep Guardiola, literally, dispelling his doubts about the possibility of adapting to his football philosophy: someone like that can play in any way. Today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport reports the background story. That summer, almost everyone had asked for information, from Liverpool to Bayern Munich, but the idea of staying at Inter (unless the management had expressly asked for a sacrifice in the direction of a top club) was predominant.
MILAN
Angel Correa, Atletico Madrid striker, gave an interview to Relevo: “I was close to leaving Atleti twice. Once when I was about to go to Italy and once when I was about to go to Saudi Arabia. Why didn’t the transfer to Milan happen? On the last day, everything was about to go through and Miguel Ángel (Gil Marín, ed.) called me. He didn’t want me to leave, he asked me not to go and to do him the favor of staying. So I stayed. Luckily that year we won the league. At that moment I needed a change. The opportunity of Milan presented itself – he admitted -, which is also a great club, and I wanted to go, try with my family, play. But in the end nothing came of it. I feel at home and I’m very happy here”.
Among the names circulating for the post-Fonseca is that of Edin Terzic, who dragged Dortmund to the Champions League final, which they then lost to Real. He was at San Siro on Tuesday. There is talk of a telephone contact that has already taken place, but Milan denies it. However, it is not the only option, given that there are other top-level coaches available, such as Maurizio Sarri, Max Allegri (who would solve many problems, but who does not appear to be on excellent terms with Ibrahimovic), then Thomas Tuchel, Sergio Conceicao, Igor Tudor.
SHOCK AT ANDERLECHT: RIEMER FIRED. THE IMPRESSION AGAINST BAYERN COSTS JAKIROVIC THE BENCH. THE EX JUVENTUS IHATTAREN RETURNS TO PLAY AND STARTS AGAIN FROM WAALWIJK
Earthquake in the house Anderlecht. After due consideration, the Belgian club finally took the decision to fire the 45-year-old coach. Brian Riemer. The defeat against RC Genk, but above all the football devoid of content that accompanied the team, became fatal for the Dane. While waiting for the appointment of a new coach, David Hubert will take over as interim coach of the first team – after one season as assistant coach of the U23s. “RSC Anderlecht has ended its collaboration with coach Brian Riemer. The club would like to express its explicit gratitude to Brian for his commitment over the last 1 year and 9 months in charge of the first team. However, the club management has assessed the team’s performance as insufficient and has therefore decided to end the collaboration.”
The 9-2 defeat suffered by Bayern Munich in their Champions League debut of the season was the straw that broke the camel’s back for the Dinamo Zagreb. So the Croatian club has chosen to cut short and part ways with the coach Sergey Jakirovićin order to turn the page. The new technical leadership has not yet been announced, but the issue will be resolved as soon as possible – the company announced. “GNK Dinamo informs the public that an amicable termination of the contract with the current Blues coach, Sergej Jakirović, has been agreed. The first team will be led in the short term by the current member of the coaching staff, Sandro Perković, until a decision is made on a new long-term solution”.
The parable of Mohamed Ihattaren has no end yet. After yet another flop, the last in chronological order at Slavia Prague, after a brief stint at Juventus and a loan at Sampdoria where he never played, then that escape to Holland for alleged family reasons and a brief stay at Ajax, until his return to Turin and the termination of his contract in 2023, two years early. But now a new chapter in his career begins for the 22-year-old attacking midfielder because he has officially signed with RKC Waalwijk: a one-year contract (until 2025) with an option to extend for another 12 months, in the hope of finally finding his place in the world of football.
The Woiverhampton shield the goalkeeper Dan Bentley. The Englishman born in 1993, who plays in the ranks of the Wolves from January 2023, he signed a new deal until 2027 with an option for a further season in favor of the club. This season Bentley has made one appearance so far, playing 90 minutes against Burnley.