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I just know that West Ham are working on selling some players, but nothing more than that at the moment.
Let’s see in the next few days, since I don’t have anything imminent for releases yet.
For Carlos Soler, West Ham are still working and progressing as they want, and talks have taken place both on the part of the club and the player.
Joao Cancelo has a big offer from Al Hilal on the table, but Al Hilal still don’t have a full agreement with Man City or the player.
They are waiting to see what he wants to do.
Barça are still interested in Cancelo for sure and talks with Jorge Mendes continue… but it depends on the player and the proposal he can make.
Kieran Trippier’s agents will explore a number of options for their client, but nothing is imminent at this time.
Trippier can leave but guys, let me be clear, he could also end up staying at Newcastle if they don’t find a good deal.
It’s exploratory talks now, nothing close yet with Everton or any other club.
Paulo Dybala came very, very close to joining Saudi Al-Qadsiah, to play alongside Nacho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The possibility that he would leave Rome was absolutely strong and concrete.
The deal was in place since last week, and Roma and Al-Qadsiah were finalizing the deal.
But Paulo Dybala’s story changed completely on Thursday night. The player turned down the chance to earn €75 million over three years because he wanted to stay at Roma.
Great, great news guys.
For Liverpool, the story of the day remains Giorgi Mamardashvili, as they are closing in on the signing.
I will say that there is an agreement on the fee between Liverpool and Valencia, 35 million euros plus a loan clause.
So the contract is fine, but there is still work to be done between the two clubs on the terms of payment and the structure of the deal.
When will Liverpool pay this money? Valencia needs it as soon as possible to be able to reinvest in the market.
Remember this deal is for the summer of 2025, so Mamardashvili will sign for Liverpool now and stay on loan at Valencia for a season.
Guys, I can guarantee that as of today there is still no substantial update on Victor Osimhen.
I know there are many Chelsea fans who keep asking, but as I say, Osimhen at Chelsea is only a matter for the last days of the window, not today, not yesterday, not tomorrow, only for the last days.
Osimhen doesn’t want to be on loan, as I told you, and he doesn’t want to take a pay cut, so let’s see if they can find a way, or maybe some other door could be opened for him.
The only club to have an agreement on the contract this summer was Paris Saint-Germain in July, then the talks between PSG and Napoli were very complicated, and so PSG left the negotiations.
There is nothing about Arsenal’s interest as far as I know, and it is also not about which team is the favorite to sign him, but who can agree with Napoli and the player.
Let’s see what happens in the last few days, but for now, it’s still calm.
I see a lot of questions about Barça, and obviously the hot topic is still the wings.
Barça are looking for opportunities in the market such as Kingsley Coman, who is still a name to watch, and Federico Chiesa, who is available.
I have been informed of the situation, but at the moment there is still no offer from Juventus.
Chiesa is also represented by the same agent who looks after Marc Pubill, another player linked to FC Barcelona.
In the last few hours he was going to Atalanta, then he failed part of the initial medical tests and the deal collapsed.
Despite the reports, there are no updates on Jadon Sancho and Barca so far.
There are many other opportunities on the market and Barça will take a few days to decide, so we will wait and see what happens.
There are no updates on Stefan Bajcetic.
Nothing concrete to report yet, just initial talks but no progress.
He was on Real Sociedad’s list as part of Zubimendi’s talks, but nothing has happened since Zubi decided to reject Liverpool.
