INSANE TRANSFERS IN WORLD FOOTBALL! KIMMICH to PSG - DANI OLMO to BARCELONA - WIRTZ to BAYERN
INSANE TRANSFERS IN WORLD FOOTBALL! KIMMICH to PSG - DANI OLMO to BARCELONA - WIRTZ to BAYERN And now, let's move on to the main news of the release: Mbappé set to buy French football club! Le Parisien Rating: 4.5 Real Madrid and France forward Kylian Mbappe will purchase majority stake in Ligue 2 side Caen, Le Paririsen reports. It is indicated that the footballer will pay a little less than €20 million for this. The 25-year-old player is expected to finalize the deal in the coming hours. The remaining shares of the club will be owned by the chairman of the supervisory board Pierre-Antoine Capton. In the 2023/24 campaign, Caen finished 6th in Ligue 2. Bayern to land Wirtz in 2025? Kicker Reliability: 4 Bayern Munich have planned to work on the transfer of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz for the summer of 2025, Kicker reports. Die Roten are determined to make every effort to complete the deal. They are also ready to pay a large amount for him. Florian has been representing Bayer since January 2020. Last season, he registered 18 goals and 19 assists in 49 appearances. PSG working on Kimmich's transfer Florian Plettenberg Reliability: 4 According to Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has emerged as a possible target for PSG. The Parisians' interest in the 29-year-old German is concrete, and the Munich club has been informed about it. PSG manager Luis Enrique and club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi would like to get Kimmich either this summer or the next one, when his contract with the Bavarians expires and he becomes a free agent. As of this moment, the Parisians are having no specific talks with the Germans about the midfielder, who can also operate as a right-back. In the coming days, Kimmich is supposed to hold talks with Bayern Munich regarding the extension of his contract. He may quit the club if he is not satisfied with their new contract proposal. Calafiori joins Arsenal! Officially Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori has joined Arsenal, according to the club's official website. The footballer has inked a long-term contract. The details of the agreement are not specified. Prior to that, he represented Bologna. Calafiori will wear the number 33 shirt. According to Fabrizio Romano, the player's contract is valid for 5 years. His salary will be €4 million per year. It was reported that the transfer fee for the 22-year-old Italian will be €40 million + €5 million in bonuses. “It's actually been my dream since I was 12 or 13 years old, because I can see the level of the league here and the best players in the world, for me, play here. It's a dream and not only for me, but for everybody,” Riccardo said once the move was completed. Xavi Simons returns to RB Leipzig Fabrizio Romano Reliability: 5 RB Leipzig have loaned out PSG midfielder Xavi Simons with no option to buy. The French club is considering the possibility of sending the player on loan only this summer. Earlier on, L'Équipe wrote that if PSG sell the player before the summer of 2025, then they will have to pay a significant part of the transfer fee to PSV. Therefore, PSG are only considering letting the player go on loan. As Romano reported before, the Red Bulls are the favorites in the race for Simons, though t Bayern will also attempt to land the player. Barcelona to submit new offer for Olmo Sport.es Reliability: 4 Speaking about RB Leipzig... Barcelona will make them an offer to acquire midfielder Dani Olmo. As reported earlier, the Catalans have already offered Leipzig to negotiate the transfer, but the German club was not satisfied with the proposed fee ( €40 million fixed + €20 million bonuses). The Red Bulls expect to receive at least €60 million for the 26-year-old performer. Deco trying to persuade Nico Williams La Vanguardia Reliability: 4 Blaugrana Sporting Director Deco remained behind as Barcelona traveled to the USA for their preseason tour, and is trying to assuage Williams of any doubts about a moving to Catalonia. Barcelona have assured they can pay his €58m release clause, while Athletic remain convinced they can retain Williams for another year. As revealed by La Vanguardia, Williams has doubts about making the move this year, and is considering a move next summer instead. Deco is believed to be trying to make him see that it is the right moment to make the jump. The 22-year-old will be the one that makes the decisive call, but there have been hints that he may remain at Athletic this summer, one of which being a promise to play at least one season of European football with brother Inaki Williams.