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·30 de julio de 2024
6 outrageous transfer rumours doing the rounds this week
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·30 de julio de 2024
It's 'silly season' and you know what that means? We have plenty of silly transfer rumours to sink our teeth into.
This past week, we were blessed with astonishingly odd swap deals, clubs being linked with quadrupling their transfer record and Liverpool finally doing some business.
Here's our picks for the most outrageous transfer rumours of the last week.
Antony has struggled at Man Utd / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages
According to Turkish journalist Ertan Suzgun, Besiktas have tabled an offer to Manchester United winger Antony. The Brazilian is, however, keen to stay at Old Trafford despite the club being willing to offload him this summer.
The 'big name player linked with a move to the Turkish Super Lig' rumour belongs to Antony this week.
And while Man Utd being willing to sell Antony this summer doesn't surprise us, Besiktas' capacity to sign him would. It's hard to imagine the Brazil star's reported £43m price tag would be feasible for the Super Lig club - in fact, it would quadruple their previous record fee spent.
Could Sancho replace Mbappe? / Visionhaus/GettyImages
Sports Zone in France are reporting that Jadon Sancho has reached an agreement in principle with Paris Saint-Germain, but the Ligue 1 giants have yet to meet United's £50m asking price.
Sancho has endured a rather tumultuous time with United thus far, but after making amends with Erik ten Hag and seeing his subsequent involvement in recent friendly games, it looks like he will be given another chance to impress at the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season.
90min also understands PSG are prioritising moves for the likes of Desire Doue and Victor Osimhen instead of one for Sancho.
Kepa was on loan at Madrid last season / Alex Caparros/GettyImages
AS are reporting that Chelsea and Real Madrid are discussing a potential swap deal involving goalkeepers Kepa Arrizabalaga and Andriy Lunin.
This is a transfer rumour so ridiculous that we have to make a list of reasons why it's silly:
Shock link / Winslow Townson/GettyImages
According to El Nacional, Barcelona are interested in Luis Diaz as an alternative target to Nico Williams if they fail to secure the services of the Euro 2024 star. Diaz is valued at €60m by current club Liverpool.
So...here's the gist of this story:
Barcelona will target a player valued at €2m more than Williams would cost - his release clause is €58m - if they can't afford to sign the Athletic Club forward.
Make it make sense.
This would be quite the coup / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages
Turkish-Football are reporting that Liverpool have enquired about the availability of Arda Guler and are now preparing a formal bid.
Considering the lack of guaranteed game time on offer at Real Madrid, this would actually be quite a shrewd career move for Arda Guler, as he'd instantly become Liverpool's key offensive player.
That being said, it's hard to imagine Madrid sanctioning his sale this summer after his stunning Euro 2024 campaign. He's too bloody good.
Finally back in football? / Will Palmer/Allstar/GettyImages
Marca are reporting that David de Gea is set to sign a contract with Serie A side Genoa, bringing an end to his year-long hiatus from the game.
De Gea's contractual requests initially seemed set to scupper this deal, but after those were reportedly ironed out, the ex-United goalkeeper now looks set to sign for Genoa any day now.
It's an interesting move for the Spanish goalkeeper, who likely turned down hugely lucrative offers in Saudi Arabia in order to play his football in Europe next season.