Costly final sprint for Bayern
Reading the newspaper carefully Picture this Friday, we learn that Thomas Tuchel wants to recruit two players a few hours from the end of the transfer window, two players that German journalists categorize as “surprises”. Already, the German media reports to us that the transfer of Trevoh Chalobah seems to have failed. Chelsea want to sell the player for at least 50 million euros, which is too high for the taste of the Bavarian management who want a loan without an obligatory purchase option. Suddenly, the Munich team is negotiating again with Southampton for Armel Bella Kotchap. It would be a big turnaround for the defender who was close to signing with Borussia Dortmund. Then, still according to information from Picture, Bayern have still not reached an agreement with Fulham over João Palhinha. The Cottagers are asking for €80m, but the Rekordmeister won’t go above €60m. In the event of failure on this file, Bayern will turn to Youssouf Fofana in the final minutes of the transfer window.
Barca fear missing out on Cancelo
Barca badly need savings. Indeed, even if Sport assures us that Manchester City received late last night, around 11:30 p.m., the first official offer from FC Barcelona for the loan of João Cancelo, the club would be pessimistic, and fears not being able to register him in its workforce. . There are some details about this in Mundo Deportivo. Earlier this month, the club announced the sale of part of Barça Vision, its digital subsidiary, to investment funds Libero Football Finance. Unfortunately, the group has still not disbursed the promised 40 million, which is blocking the recruitment of players like Cancelo. Joan Laporta is studying the possibility of supporting himself, with his finances, the salary of his future recruit. He also plans to have it loaned without an option to buy.
A record offer for Salah
Thomas Tuchel is still awaiting the departure of Ryan Gravenberch, and Jürgen Klopp his arrival as explained in the Daily Star. According to our information, Liverpool will spend 50 million with bonuses to afford the former Ajax Amsterdam player. This morning, Picture speaks rather of a transfer around 40 million euros. The player would already agree with Liverpool. We expect more than the officialization. Good Jürgen Klopp, on the other hand, still fears the departure of Mohammed Salah in Saudi Arabia. According to The Daily Telegraph, Saudi club Al-Ittihad are ready to make Liverpool a club-record €175m offer for the Egyptian striker. The aim of the team, which already has Benzema and Kanté, is to test Liverpool’s determination. Such an amount, to bail out its coffers, is difficult to refuse.
