Football and the drama that comes with it have been lost to the coronavirus crisis since March. Amid the pandemic, football fans are already gearing up to the summer transfers window which will officially open on June 10, 2020.
Immediately January transfer window closed, speculations started flying around about which player is moving or staying. There are some transfers that will happen quietly without much buzz but there are some fans have already geared up to see.
Here are some of the most realistic transfers deals this summer:
Pierre-emerick Aubameyang
Position: Striker
Team: Arsenal
Value: €40-50m
Aubameyang is the captain of Arsenal football club and unarguably the club’s best player having been the top scorer of the club for two consecutive seasons. He is 30-year-old and his contract with Arsenal will expire in 2021. His fans want him to move to a club where he can win laurels and FC Barcelona are already trying to make him switch to Camp Nou. It is now a matter of ‘will Arsenal allow that to happen?’
Jadon Sancho
Position: Forward
Team: Borussia Dortmund
Value: €100-120m
Arguably, Sancho is the hottest property in the transfer market this summer. He is just a 19-year-old England national team player who left Manchester City in 2017 for just €10 million but he is currently linked to: Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, PSG, Juventus. Anyone who can pay Borussia Dortmund’s €120 million asking price, the youngster is theirs. United’s fans can’t wait to see him at Old Trafford.
Kalidou Koulibaly
Position: Defender
Team: Napoli
Value: €70-90m
Another hot cake in the transfer market is Koulibaly. The 28-year-old defender is regarded as one of the best central-defender in the world. But if he wants to leave Napoli to one of the bigger clubs that can’t wait to have him, he has to accept something lesser than his €150 million release clause. Once that is done, the ball will be in the courts of Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Real Madrid, and PSG.
Paul Pogba
Position: Midfielder
Team: Manchester United
Value: €80-100m
The World Cup-winning midfielder believes that his time at Manchester United is over. That makes pundits to believe that United bought Bruno Fernandes to replace him. But the coach said he is willing to play them together. But Juventus fans can’t wait to have him back at the club while Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane can’t wait to have the 27-year-old at Madrid.
Donny Van De Beek
Position: Midfielder
Team: Ajax
Value: €45-55m
Another young kid on the block is 22-year-old skillful midfielder who is wanted almost everywhere. Going by the things he can do on the field and the fact that Ajax’s asking price of 55 million is not too over-blown, he could move to Man United, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Everton, Barcelona, or Bayern Munich. But he is most likely to join Real Madrid because there are reports that talks have already reach advanced stage.
Timo Werner
Position: Striker
Team: RB Leipzig
Value: €50-60m
Werner is another super striker almost every club wants to have. Though it just signed a new contract with a new contract at Leipzig but if Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern, Barcelona, or Real Madrid can pay off his €60 million release clause, he will be theirs.
Kai Havertz
Position: Midfielder
Team: Bayer Leverkusen
Value: €70-100m
Havertz is one of the hottest youngster in the transfers window. He is just 20-year-old and he is always compared to Mesut Ozil, his German teammate. The midfielder is likely to take his passing skills to Bayern, Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Man United, or Real Madrid.
Dayot Upamecano
Position: Defender
Team: RB Leipzig
Value: €45-60m
The biggest young defender in the transfer market is 21-year-old French international. He is wanted across Europe. The clubs knocking on his doors are: Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Tottenham, AC Milan, Real Madrid.
Wilfred Ndidi
Position: Midfielder
Team: Leicester
Value: €40-50m
Ndidi is arguably the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League in the 2019-2020 season. He has been very instrumental in ensuring that Leicester maintain its 3rd spot on the Premier League table. He is highly wanted at PSG and Manchester United but it will be almost impossible for Brendan Rodgers to let him go anytime soon. The 23-year-old Nigerian midfielder has also said in numerous occasions that he wants to see through his contract at the club which will end in 2024.
Note that Paris Saint Germain’s dou Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Tottenham’s Harry Kane are not included on the list because this summer transfer window might not be business as usual for most clubs due to the coronavirus pandemic that has negatively impacted the finances of clubs. No club might want to spend more than £200 million on one player for now.
