The summary of all the transfer market news of the day that has just been archived.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.
DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP WITH DEMBELE? LUIS ENRIQUE: “I AM THE COACH, NOT THE BROTHER OR THE FATHER”. WHAT HAPPENED TO DELE ALLI? THE FORMER ENGLAND PRODIGY HAS NOT PLAYED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. BENFICA DOES NOT WANT TO SELL CABRAL: OUT ONLY FOR 20 MILLION, REFUSED 15 FROM THE USA
Luis Enrique spoke in a press conference on the eve of the match against Lyon: “It will be the last match of the year in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes. It is a team that I have analyzed a lot, it will be a complicated match but we will try to do our We know Lyon well, they are an opponent who is going through a positive moment both in Europe and in Ligue 1, with high quality players and I want to be up to the task.
The relationship with Dembele: “I have the same relationship with all the players. I am a coach, I am not their father or brother. I decide, I have to make decisions and I have no problems making them. I have to choose the best for my team, which means getting everyone out of their comfort zone, those who play more and those who play less. I’ve always done it in my career and I don’t intend to change.”
Barcola less decisive: “Bradley is decisive in every match. You judge it by assists or goals, but football is a much more complex sport. A player can be fundamental, decisive, without scoring or making decisive passes. The important thing is that everyone and 11 attack and defend together. This is the goal, we don’t care who scores more.”
On 26 February 2025 Dele Alli will celebrate a bitter anniversary: two years since he last took the pitch. It was February 26, 2023 and the former English football prodigy was trying to find himself in Besiktas, but from that moment on the decline was unstoppable. Slowed down by an incredible series of physical problems, the former Tottenham player is unable to get back up and is currently without a team, without seeing the possibility of starting a new adventure soon.
There will most likely not be a new contract in the winter transfer window because the 28-year-old is still out due to injury. He suffered the latest during a training session with Everton, who allowed him to use the club’s facilities despite his contract with the Toffees having expired. The goal, needless to say, was to find his form and a club that could give him a new opportunity.
Sean Dyche admitted the player is “desperate” due to his many injuries, while agent Bryan King said: “The road is getting longer and longer for Alli. Decisions will be made when he can play again. He will have to play with the Under 21 for at least six months before the club can decide whether it is worth offering him a new contract. He has a lot to prove if he is to get this chance. It is a shame because he was a very good footballer and I imagine he will continue to be so if he manages to find his way back physical fitness”.
Arriving in the summer of 2023 from Fiorentina for 20 million euros (4.5 more than those paid by the Viola into Basel’s coffers a year and a half earlier), Arthur Cabral has been on the fringes of Benfica for some time. The Brazilian striker had been discarded by coach Roger Schmidt, who had focused on other profiles, and even with the new coach Bruno Lage things have not changed.
Thus, the club is working to finalize his sale in January, after having tried in vain to get rid of him in the summer. Cruzeiro had thought about the attacker but, faced with the request of 20 million euros (Benfica does not want to lose a euro compared to the amount paid to the Viola), had decided to back down. Now the Lisbon club – which has already communicated its intention to sell the player – is aiming for the American market and is hoping for Atlanta United, which has offered 15 million.
Twenty-six years old, Arthur Cabral made 43 appearances in all competitions in his first season in Portugal, scoring 11 goals and providing 3 assists. In the current one there are 17, of which only three as a starter (two in the Taça de Portugal), with 4 goals and 1 assist and less than 500 minutes played.