The summary of all the transfer market news of the day that has just been archived. Between rumors, negotiations and behind the scenes, here is the most important news.
RAIOLA: “BALOTELLI IS READY, WE’RE WAITING FOR GENOA”. MEANWHILE EXTENS MARCANDALLI. NAPLES, FAR RENEWAL FOR KVARATSKHELIA: IT WILL END UP ON THE MARKET. INTER, CALHANOGLU: “FINISH YOUR CAREER IN Türkiye? I DON’T KNOW, I WANT TO FINISH IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY”. FIORENTINA AND ATALANTA, CASADEI COULD BE RELEVANT IN JANUARY. HELLAS VERONA, EYE ON VENTURI. LECCE, RENEWALS FOR BERISHA AND DORGU. STROOTMAN SAID GOODBYE TO FOOTBALL
NAPLES
Napoli are considering losing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia next summer. Contacts for the renewal have been going on for over a year but there is still no agreement. At the last summit there was frost, because the request of the father and the agent, Mamuka Jugeli, was around 8-9 million euros per year. So without renewal Kvara will also end up on the market, with Antonio Conte’s approval also. At that point the valuation will be in the triple digits, with the possibility of signing a high-level player.
INTER
Hakan Calhanoglu, Inter and Turkey midfielder, spoke to Milliyet like this about his future and the possibility of ending his career in his homeland: “Personally I have always aimed to give my best. I don’t know where my football life will end, but the My goal is to finish my career in the best possible way. I hope this idea becomes reality.”
FIORENTINA AND ATALANTA
Cesare Casadei found. The Chelsea midfielder scored with the Under 21 national team, demonstrating that he has fully returned to his level. The Blues are also focusing on the footballer who recently entrusted his interests to Epic Sports Italy of Francesco Facchinetti and Ali Barat. In the summer Fiorentina and Atalanta liked him a lot, who knows whether the two clubs might think about it again. Chelsea seems to want to focus on him for the future as well, as demonstrated by his two appearances as a starter in the last period. But in the meantime the market is heating up.
HELLAS VERONA
Hellas Verona has set its sights on Michael Venturi, defender born in 1999 for Cosenza. According to what was gathered by the TMW editorial staff, the Veneto club would like to sign the player on a permanent basis as early as the next winter transfer session but the Calabrians would not like to sell him before June. Despite this, it is probable that the good relationships between the Gialloblù sporting director Sean Sogliano and Delvecchio, who last year was the deputy sporting director of Verona and now works at Cosenza, could facilitate the success of the operation. Venturi has a valuation close to 700 thousand euros.
LECCE
Double renewal at Lecce. As communicated by the Salento club on its official website, Medon Berisha has extended his agreement until 2028, while Patrick Dorgu for one more year, i.e. until 30 June 2029.
GENOA
Enzo Raiola, Mario Balotelli’s agent, spoke to Radio Sportiva about the attacker’s possible arrival at Genoa, after the rumors of the last few days: “I’m lucky enough to know Zangrillo and for some time I’ve known that he is a great admirer of Mario. Bringing him closer to the club of which he is president would be a great pleasure for him. Today we are in a situation of waiting on the part of the Genoa technical management. We know what Mario can give, he is ready, excited and can’t wait, let’s hope for this marriage can be done quickly. Surely after the match against Bologna we will understand whether it can be concluded or not.”
Genoa locks down Alessandro Marcandalli. The rossoblù defender, who returned from his loan to Reggiana in the summer, has signed a contract renewal until 2029. The announcement was made by the club itself with a note on the official website.
STROOTMAN
“Career ends. Thanks football!”. This is the very short message from Kevin Strootman, former Genoa, Cagliari and Roma midfielder, who announced his farewell to playing football.
MANCHESTER CITY, GUARDIOLA: “I HAVE NOT YET MADE A DECISION REGARDING MY FUTURE”. BARCELONA, LAPORTA: “250 MILLION EUROS REFUSED FOR LAMINE YAMAL”. PSG, LUIS ENRIQUE ON THE RENEWAL: “WITHOUT OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY”. SANÉ EXPIRES WITH BAYERN, EBERL: “WE ARE TALKING WITH THE AGENT”. THE BAVARIANS LIKE WIRTZ, BUT LEVERKUSEN WANTS TO SELL HIM ABROAD WITHOUT RENEWAL. ELMAS, LITTLE SPACE AT LEIPZIG: HE WANTS TO LEAVE IN JANUARY
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the match against Wolverhampton, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola also spoke about his future and the departure of sporting director Txiki Begiristain at the end of the season: “I haven’t made a decision yet. When will I do so? , I will communicate it. My only concern at the moment is the match against Wolves. The club has never given me a deadline to decide, but I know they have options for the future, when I leave. opinion on my successor, I will give it to him, but it is not my decision.”
Joan Laporta gave a long interview to Barça One, talking about the transfer market: “They presented an offer of 250 million for Lamine but I refused. For Forbes the club is worth more than a year ago. We don’t sell out of necessity, it depends on the market Gündogan has left but Olmo has arrived. There are players who are performing better, like Raphinha or Lewandowski.
Max Eberl, sporting director of Bayern Munich, spoke to Sky Sport Deutschland, talking about the future of Leroy Sane, the Bavarians’ winger whose contract expires in the summer of 2025: “It’s important at this moment that he feels at home again comfortable and can demonstrate what he is capable of on the pitch. We are in contact with his agent and as soon as a decision is made, we will announce it.”
Luis Enrique, PSG coach, spoke at a press conference on the eve of the Ligue 1 match against Strasbourg. One of the most debated topics was his possible contract renewal, which however he did not confirm: “Until there is any official communication, I have nothing to say about it”.
Florian Wirtz has become Bayern Munich’s main target for next summer, with the Bavarian club ready to put a significant fee on the table for the transfer of the 21-year-old German talent. Max Eberl, Bayern manager, has already started initial contacts to explore the possibility of the purchase. However, Bayer Leverkusen is firmly determined to block any transfer to Bayern. Indeed, the club’s management believes that Manchester City is currently the club showing the most concrete interest in Wirtz, with intensified efforts to secure his contract. If Wirtz decides to leave, Leverkusen would like to turn the sale into a record sale, but only with a move abroad.
Former Napoli midfielder Eljif Elmas can leave Leipzig immediately, according to what Sky Sport De reveals: he is unhappy with his poor performance, not even a minute in the league this year and will ask to say goodbye to his current club in January. The broadcaster himself made it known that already in the summer Elmas had been close to returning to Italy, specifically to Atalanta, who had sought him out. In the end he stayed at Leipzig but can now leave.
Ryan Kent’s adventure in Türkiye lasted very little. The 27-year-old English attacking winger arrived sixteen months ago as a free agent after leaving Rangers. Now Fenerbahce has announced that they have terminated his contract.
New contract for Robin Hack. Through their official channels, Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that they have renewed the agreement with the 26-year-old German winger. Arriving in the summer of 2023 from Arminia Bielefeld, the player has signed until 30 June 2029.