Monday, June 3, 2019

TRANSFER UPDATES: who's heading where?

Ronaldo don't mind Sarri as new juve coach 

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has given his approval over the club's plan to hire Maurizio Sarri, reports Tuttosport .
Chelsea manager Sarri is poised to move back to Italy and take over for Massimiliano Allegri, who has departed Juve after five seasons.
Ronaldo is excited by the possibility of playing in Sarri's attacking system, believing it will allow him to continue excelling.

Liverpool confirms Sturridge and Moreno departure.

Liverpool confirm Sturridge and Moreno will depart the club at the end of the season as well as their contracts. 
The duo's contracts with the club expire this summer, and both will depart Anfield after helping the club secure the Champions League title this past weekend.


Madrid finally lands £62m jovic

On Tuesday, Eintracht Frankfurt confirmed the Serbian striker would be joining Madrid this summer on a five-year contract, pending a successful medical.
The 21-year-old is seen by Zidane as a possible partner for Benzema like Ronaldo was, or even as a lone striker thanks to his excellent all-round ability and hold-up play.
However, he won't come cheap for Los Blancos, with Eintracht Frankfurt receiving around €70m (£62m/$79m) for his services after signing him for just a tenth of that price from Benfica . Jovic who helped Eintracht to the semi-final of the Europa League last season, where they were only beaten on penalties by eventual winners Chelsea . He was the competition's second top scorer, with 10 goals in 14 games. He also finished joint-third in the top scorer race in the Bundesliga, netting 17 times in 32 games for Frankfurt as they qualified for the Europa League once more.

Liverpool to enter De Light race

The Reds will look to battle with Spanish giants Barcelona and  rival Manchester United to sign the Ajax defender.
Liverpool are in the race to sign Matthijs de Ligt, reports Bild .
Following the club's Champions League triumph, the club is going to push to sign the Ajax defender, who would possibly strike a good defensive partnership with Dutch team-mate Virgil van Dijk.
Barcelona have been seen as the favourites to sign de Ligt while Manchester United are also said to be interested.

Rodrigo seeks Athletico space amidst man city rumors 

Rodrigo has asked Atletico Madrid to grant him "space", fuelling rumours of a move to Manchester City.
The 22-year-old midfielder is said to be high on Pep Guardiola's wish list as the club looks for a long-term replacement for Brazilian defensive midfielder Fernandinho.
Rodrigo is  reported said to have a €70 million (£62m/$79m) release clause in his Atleti contract.

Juve looking to bring Pogba back to Turin.

The Bianconeri want to bring the central midfielder back to Turin. Juventus are interested in re-signing Paul Pogba from Manchester United, according to Sky Sports.
The Serie A side have approached the Frenchman's agent, Mino Raiola, and are preparing a bid for the midfielder.
Pogba joined United from Juventus for a club-record £89m in 2016 but has divided opinion over the past three seasons and initially looked set to join Real Madrid .

Ronaldo would love Juve to sign James

Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping to convince former team-mate James Rodriguez to join him at Juventus, according to report from Bild.
The Colombian attacking midfielder has spent two years on loan with Bayern Munich , but it's unlikely the Bundesliga champions will fancy an option to purchase the play maker on a permanent deal, leaving him in need of a new club, and his future unclear at parent club Real Madrid. 
The Portuguese star would like to link up with his ex teammate with the Italian Seria A. 

Madrid look to wrap up Hazard deal. 

Negotiations over the Belgian's future at the Santiago Bernabeu have been going on for months but the Spanish capital side are now keener than ever to wrap up proceedings, as they hope to make an official announcement this week after agreeing upon a fee.
It's been understood that the Spanish giant would be looking to lure the Chelsea star in a deal close to €120M as they already sent representatives to London to meet with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia as Los Blancos commit to a final push to get a transfer deal for Eden Hazard wrapped up as quickly as possible. 
Hazard who has admitted in an interview that he is likely to leave in the summer after scoring twice in a 4-1 Europa League final win over Arsenal.
“I have made my decision already and now I'm waiting on both clubs,” the attacker said in Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. “I think it is goodbye, but in football, you never know.”
Meanwhile, Chelsea are looking to negotiate for Mateo Kovacic since they have been slammed with a transfer ban and will see Maurizio Sarri leave the club for Juventus. With the Spanish club trying to include Kovacic, their loan star at Stamford Bridge, in the deal being knocked off as Chelsea refuses and will want to do both deals separately.

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