The summary of all the transfer market news of the day that has just been archived.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.
NAPLES, ISMAJLI’S ARRIVAL CAN BE EARLIER TO JANUARY AND FAZZINI ALSO LIKES IT, CRAZY IDEA ZIRKZEE, THE NAME OF NIAKHATE’ SETS UP. JUVENTUS, CASADEI IDEA, FAGIOLI CAN MAKE ROOM FOR HIM. NAPLES AND FIORENTINA LIKE Idrissi. BOLOGNA, RENEWS FERGUSON. LECCE, HELGASSON INCLUDED IN THE OVER 22 LIST.
Napoli wants to burn off the competition to secure two reinforcements from Empoli between the winter and the summer. The newspaper Il Mattino talked about it this morning, according to which the Neapolitan club is working on a free transfer for Ardian Ismajli, an Albanian defender who will be released on July 1st. A possible arrival of the player born in 1996 at Conte’s court as early as January cannot be ruled out either, with a “liquidation” that would allow the Azzurri to collect at least something from the sale of his card. With Empoli – adds the same newspaper – another discussion could soon be resumed, already started in August but then interrupted due to lack of time: the one that leads to the 21-year-old wildcard Jacopo Fazzini, a profile that Mr. Conte likes so much. This means that, sooner or later, the negotiation will be restarted. Two deals still in the pipeline, which however could see De Laurentiis’ company continue to fish in the evergreen Tuscan hotbed of talent. Also on Manna’s agenda are Lecce’s Danish full-back, Patrick Dorgu (Milan is also there, with a monster valuation of 40 million euros), Parma’s striker, Ange-Yoan Bonny, and Olympique’s centre-back. Lyon, Moussa Niakhaté.
Crazy transfer idea, the one told this morning in the columns of Il Mattino: Victor Osimhen in Manchester, Joshua Zirkzee in Naples. The indiscretion is still to be taken with a pinch of salt, but according to the Neapolitan newspaper, the Azzurri would have been proposed a sort of exchange between Osi and Zirkzee: Napoli does not want the inclusion of counterparts, even if the former Bologna striker would be a coup that within Aurelio De Laurentiis’s company they consider very, very attractive. Osimhen is fine today in Istanbul, but Galatasaray knows that if the famous 75 million euro offer were to arrive, the Nigerian striker could not be held back in any way. For now, however, Napoli have shown coldness towards the Manchester United intermediaries who proposed this rather sensational operation. Victor Osimhen, currently on loan with the Istanbul Giallorossi but still owned by Napoli, has so far achieved 8 goals and 4 assists in 9 games. The minutes he has played so far have been 645. The former Bologna player, however, has just 1 and 2 assists in 17 appearances at Manchester United. The minutes played in this case were 699.
A name emerges from France for Napoli’s defense. Il Mattino talked about it this morning, according to which Moussa Niakhaté could be a good fit for the Neapolitan club as early as January, given that the Italian club wants to strengthen the central defensive department (Juan Jesus will leave, in all likelihood to Brazil). Olympique Lyon, the club to which the 28-year-old defender belongs, has a hole of hundreds of millions and is one step away from bankruptcy, an aspect that will greatly facilitate the big names interested in his talents in a few months.
Juventus looks to London to shape the midfield of the future. As the newspaper Tuttosport wrote this morning, the Bianconeri have in fact resumed the thread of talks for Cesare Casadei, born in 2003 and currently playing for Chelsea. However, the Inter school talent is not the only Blues player that Giuntoli likes, who has also been attentive for some time to left-back Ben Chilwell, born in 1996. After two loans between the ranks of Reading and Leicester, this year Casadei has decided to stay at Chelsea to play his cards with Mr. Maresca (formerly his coach at the Foxes), but so far he hasn’t collected a single minute in the Premier League. In other words: Londoners can do without it and could sell it at a sale price. Juve aren’t there, even if they can’t talk about it today given the priority of dealing with the defensive emergency due to the serious injuries of Bremer and Cabal. To see Casadei in Turin, several different situations will have to fit together and someone will also have to make room for him. The newspaper, in this sense, mentions the name of Nicolò Fagioli, a midfielder who in Spain is liked by Villarreal and Betis, while in Italy he has been linked to Monza and Fiorentina. Possible entanglements between January and June, with Juve very attentive to the evolution of the situation of the player born in Ravenna.
The eyes of Serie A on Riyad Idrissi. The left back born in 2005, owned by Cagliari and currently at Modena, is monitored by Napoli and Fiorentina. A profile that is very popular and can represent an investment in a young talent also from a future perspective starting next season. Protagonist with the Italian Under 20 team and with Modena, Idrissi is making himself appreciated for his performances and the continuity he has had so far. A result that inevitably attracted the attention of the major series. Napoli and Fiorentina take notes, Riyad Idrissi is on the notebook for the future…
Lewis Ferguson and Bologna still together. The Scottish midfielder, who has not yet returned to the pitch after injuring the cruciate ligament in his right knee, has signed a contract until 2028 with the option for a further season.
Change in the list for Lecce, who announced the inclusion of Thorir Helgason in the over 22 team. This is the press release: “US Lecce announces that the player Thorir Helgason has been included in the “over 22” list filed with the League. With this inclusion, the maximum number of players allowed for the “over 22″ category has been reached”. Helgason was inserted in place of Lameck Banda, who was injured in recent days, as the sporting director of Salento Trinchera had also announced: “We will have a technical meeting considering the fact that the regulation allows us to replace an injured player. boy has the requirements to be reinserted into the list given Banda’s absence”.
GERMANY, ANOTHER RENEWAL FOR NAGELSMANN? BARCELONA IS READY TO SECURE YAMAL. ALISSON-LIVERPOOL, IT’S ALMOST OVER: GALATASARAY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. MASCHERANO WILL BECOME THE NEW COACH OF INTER MIAMI. MANCHESTER UNITED IS THINKING ABOUT CAMAVINGA. OTAMENDI-RIVER PLATE, BENFICA DENIALS.
Julian Nagelsmann renewed his contract with Germany on April 19th. A nice recognition for the excellent work done up to then. In recent months, Germany has grown further: only a controversial episode eliminated them from the European Championship (in extra time in the quarter-finals against Spain) and their progress in the group stage of the Nations League was truly exciting, with an absolute domination in the group that also included Holland, Hungary and Bosnia. Important numbers, which could lead to a new agreement with the coach: according to Bild, the Federation is already ready to present a new renewal proposal to Nagelsmann, to plan in the long term and work together until at least 2028. The former coach of Bayern is ready to say yes.
The revolution at Liverpool started a few months ago from the bench, with the arrival of Arne Slot in place of Jurgen Klopp, and now it could involve other illustrious names. The first to pack his bags could be Alisson Becker: arriving in 2018, the Brazilian goalkeeper played 271 games and won practically everything but a recent hamstring injury – suffered against Crystal Palace before the October international break – forced him to stop again. This is not the first physical problem for the goalkeeper, who now, at 32, could decide to try a new experience. Also because the Reds have already announced the arrival of Giorgi Mamardashvili next season, purchased from Valencia for 30 million pounds. The Georgian, 24, will most likely be the starter from July 2025, thus marking the end of the Alisson era. So, the boy from Novo Hamburgo is starting to look around: the Arab sirens had already tempted him in the summer, but now many paths can be opened: one would lead to Turkey, precisely to Galatasaray which in the summer will say goodbye to the totem Fernando Muslera. From a South American ex Lazio to a South American ex Roma, in Istanbul they want to be on the safe side.
Lamine Yamal is one of the stars of Barcelona, reborn thanks to Hansi Flick and an atomic attack also composed of Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski. A truly fantastic trio but it is the young Spaniard’s numbers that impress most of all: he has scored 7 goals and provided 8 assists in 19 appearances in all competitions so far this season. Figures that illustrate its importance within the group. The Blaugrana management knows this well, and is ready to lock down its greatest talent: according to El Chiringuito, Barça would have offered Yamal a new 6-year contract, which could be signed after the player turns 18 next year July 13th. In the agreement, obviously, there will be a new termination clause of 1 billion euros. The idea is clearly to protect themselves from the attacks of the clubs interested in the baby phenomenon, in particular from PSG. A few days ago Enric Masip, advisor to Joan Laporta, revealed that the Al-Khelaïfi club had offered 200 million euros last summer for Yamal, who has a contract expiring in June 2026. “Well, when you have money and you can afford to pay, you can hope to try to sign everyone,” Masip said. In the meantime, the French champions have denied it, but the hopes of taking Yamal away from Catalonia have always been few.
Javier Mascherano said yes. According to information reported by Tyc Sports, the former Barcelona and Liverpool midfielder will be the new manager of Inter Miami. He will therefore lead a team full of old teammates, from Lionel Messi to Luis Suarez to Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, in an attempt to finally win the MLS title, which surprisingly eluded him this year. El Jefecito, who coached the Argentina Under-20 and Under-23 (the Olympic national team), will therefore replace Gerardo Martino: he has been chosen by the owners of the Florida club to begin a new long-term project and will sign a three-year contract years. The announcement will come after the official farewell of Gerardo Martino, who decided to leave the position after the sensational elimination in the round of 16 of the playoffs against Atlanta. Inter Miami had also contacted Xavi, but the former Barça coach decided to stay put until the end of the season, not convinced by the idea of leaving Europe to attempt an adventure that was certainly less stimulating from a sporting point of view.
Winds of change are blowing at Old Trafford. With Rubén Amorim recently arriving on United’s bench, the English club is willing to take out the checkbook again to sign important players and once again attempt a revolution that returns the glory times to the Red Devils. And one of these could come from Real Madrid. According to what was reported by our colleagues at Bernabeu Digital, Manchester United are interested in Eduardo Camavinga. The French midfielder’s entourage is aware of the Mancunian club’s willingness to make an attempt: in the month of January it will be practically impossible to set up a negotiation, while for the summer of 2025 it could be discussed again, according to Real Madrid. The player, however, seems to want only one thing: to impose himself with the Casa Blanca shirt. “No, thanks”, the response from Camavinga, whose future is all blank.