It was one of the uncertainties hovering on football after a year of pandemic, punctuated by empty stadiums, a collapse of revenues, and uncertain TV rights. And yet, it is paradoxically the transfer window that has recorded the most major movements for several years. When we know that the last 48 hours of a transfer window are generally the most recorded, it may well be that the transfer window is very far from finished a few hours before its end.
Little madness for several weeks
This summer transfer window 2021, which officially opened its doors on June 9 at midnight, did not leave on the wheel hats, which was predictable. Because in addition to the health conditions of the past year, there is the holding of the European football championship Between June 11 and July 11. During this type of event, and even more during the World Cups, most international players have their heads for competition and their national selections. Added to this is a vacation period of several weeks for players returning from selection. Suffice to say that the conditions for negotiations between clubs and players are not met before mid-July. Thus, during almost the first 2 months of summer transfer window, very few major movements have been recorded, with some notable exceptions. Among these, the free departure of Sergio Agüero from Manchester City for FC Barcelona, David Alaba Libre also from Bayern Munich to Real de Madrid, from Georginio Wijnaldum Free from Liverpool to PSG, from Memphis Depay Libre de Lyon to the FC Barcelona, Achraf Hakimi from Inter from Milan to PSG for 71 million euros, or even the legend of Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, also arriving free from any contract at PSG. Also notable, with probably the most active club at the start of the transfer window that was Olympique de Marseille recruiting in a month nearly a dozen players including Matteo Guendouzi and William Saliba from Arsenal, the Brazilian Gerson Coming from Flamengo or even the Turkish Cengiz under from AS Rome.
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A more lively August
It was not until August to see the summer transfer window come alive, not so much on the number of transfers made, but especially by the extent of these. One of the big movements at the beginning of the month was the transfer of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa to Manchester City for 117 million euros. But the earthquake of this August was obviously the departure of Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona after 2 decades and 6 gold balloons won with the Blaugranas. The price of the best player in the world (from history for some) will remain a mystery insofar as the Argentinian at the end of the contract in Barcelona arrives free at PSG. On the other hand, Lukaku's return to the Premier League, in Chelsea has a price, and it is no less than 115 million euros that the blues had to wrest to snatch the Belgian striker from Inter Milan. And finally, the last earthquake on the football planet obviously concerns the other best player in the world still active, it is of course Cristiano Ronaldo. The surprise took place in two stages. At first the Portuguese was announced TR
At the near Manchester City, which financially holds up but which can also surprise when you know the player's attachment to the other Manchester club. Well, indeed, it seems that the Portuguese is forever linked to the Reds Devils of Manchester United, because barely 24 hours after being announced close to City, it is ultimately to United that the player s' is engaged against a sum of 25 million euros.
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It is of public notoriety that the last 48 or even 24 hours of the transfer window are always the most lively, it this end of the summer transfer window 2021 should not a priori devote to the rule. There are several reasons for this. The first is that the transfer window is a gigantic set of musical chairs that causes chain reactions. When a club sells a player, he generally needs to replace him, he will recruit a player in another club, who will in turn have to replace the player, and so on. Some clubs are waiting to make sales before you can buy, this will inevitably eventually arrive before the end of the market, under penalty of having to wait until next January and the winter transfer window. Thus, at the time of writing this article, serious noises report a possible departure from Kylian Mbappe from PSG to Real Madrid which would lead to its possible replacement by Erling Halland? Borussia Dortmund striker, who should in turn replaced his star attacker in 24 hours. It is also rumored that Juventus Turin would seriously think of Eden Hazard of Real Madrid to replace the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. This would also stick with Real's desire to recruit Kylian Mbappe, a reaction by drawing another. Of course, other more or less large surprises are not to be excluded. Final outcome Tuesday August 31 at midnight.
