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With Dele Alli set to leave the Premier League to move to Turkey at the age of just 26, Daily Star Sport looks at nine of the biggest wasted talents in the league’s history
The Premier League has produced some of football’s biggest stars of the last 30 years.
However, not all players that show amazing potential after bursting onto the scene go on to reach their ceiling and their careers instead fizzle out into insignificance. One player currently at risk of suffering from a similar fate is former England midfielder Dele Alli, who is set to move to Turkish side Besiktas from Everton at the age of just 26
With that in mind, let’s take a look at nine of the biggest wasted talents in Premier League history including Joe Cole and David Bentley.
Dele Alli
The inspiration for this list, Alli burst onto the scene in 2015 after joining Tottenham Hotspur from MK Dons for £6million aged just 19.
After spending six months on loan at his former club, Alli enjoyed an impressive maiden Premier League season, scoring 10 goals and providing nine assists as Spurs finished third.
Dele Alli is close to joining Besiktas at the age of 26 (Image: Getty Images)
He was named PFA Young Player of the Year in both of his first two years at Spurs and was part of England’s squad for back-to-back major tournaments.
However, his output soon began to decline and he fell out of favour with both Spurs and England. A move to Everton in January has failed to re-ignite his career and he is now set to head to Turkey after starting just one match for the Toffees.
Oscar
 Oscar traded Chelsea for China when he was just 25-years-old (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Signed by Chelsea aged 20 in the summer of 2012, Oscar arrived in England as a promising young talent after starring for Brazil at the Olympic Games.
He went on to make over 200 appearances for the Blues, scoring 38 goals and providing 37 assists for the club as well as winning two league titles and the Europa League.
After just five years with the club, though, Oscar turned his back on European football and headed to the Chinese Super League aged just 25.
Although he has won a league title in China and is the captain of Shanghai Port, it remains to be seen what Oscar could have achieved if he stayed in Europe longer, with the Brazilian still only 30-years-old.
Adel Taarabt
 Adel Taarabt was unable to maintain his form after QPR’s promotion to the Premier League (Image: GETTY)
Capable of producing moments of magic on his day, Adel Taarabt showed flashes of brilliance as a youngster at Spurs before being signed for Queens Park Rangers by Neil Warnock.
After his initial loan was made permanent in the summer of 2010, Taarabt’s flair and creativity helped fire QPR to promotion to the Premier League.
He struggled to maintain the consistency he had shown in the second tier, though, scoring just seven goals and adding 10 assists for a struggling QPR across two stints in the top flight.
A series of loan spells followed, including one at Fulham which was cut short after just six months, and he left for Benfica in 2015.
David Bentley
Injuries ultimately caused David Bentley to retire aged 28 (Image: Getty Images)
Sharing a first name and initials with David Beckham were not the only reasons Arsenal academy graduate Bentley was compared to the former Three Lions skipper.
Bentley also had similar prowess from free-kicks and had starred for Blackburn Rovers when he made his England debut in 2007. He continued to excite after moving to Spurs in 2008, famously scoring from halfway against Arsenal in a dramatic 4-4 draw.
His career soon began to stagnate, though, and he was loaned to West Ham United in 2011. However, less than two months into the loan Bentley suffered a devastating knee injury which would keep him out for six months.
Unable to bounce back after the injury lay-off and after falling out of love with the game, Bentley ultimately retired in 2013 at the age of 28.
Joe Cole
 Joe Cole’s career began to tail off before his 30th birthday (Image: Getty Images)
One of a number of exciting young players to emerge through the West Ham academy in the late 1990s, Cole’s performances for the Hammers earned him a move to Chelsea in 2003.
56 England caps and three league titles followed for Cole but by 2010 his career had already started to slow down despite him still being just 28.
A free transfer to Liverpool offered initial promise before spells with Lille, West Ham and Aston Villa failed to reinvigorate the midfielder.
Cole ultimately played out the remainder of his career with League One Coventry City and the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USA before retiring in 2018.
Michael Bridges
 Michael Bridges’ was never the same after suffering a freak injury (Image: Daily Mirror)
An exciting prospect at Sunderland, Michael Bridges became a key member of Leeds United’s successful side in the early 2000s after moving to Elland Road in 1999.
After 21 goals in his first season with Leeds, Bridges’ career would take an unfortunate turn in October 2000 after he was forced off with a freak injury in a Champions League clash with Besiktas.
He would never score another goal for Leeds and failed to return to his former self after the injury. Spells with Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers in the top flight followed but Bridges soon dropped back into the Football League.
Bridges would go on to play until 2014 despite the effects of that injury, playing out the final five years of his career in Australia with the Newcastle Jets.
Ravel Morrison Ravel Morrison’s attitude has held back the once promising youngster (Image: Getty Images)
Unlike most of the players on this list, it was not injuries or poor form which caused Ravel Morrison’s talent to be wasted but instead his own attitude.
An FA Youth Cup winner with Manchester United, Morrison was seen as one of the club’s most promising talents as a teenager.
However, less than a year later he was sold to West Hamm where he would show flashes of his enormous talent, before embarking on a nomadic career which has included stints in Italy, Mexico, Sweden, the Netherlands and the USA.
Describing Morrison in his 2015 autobiography, Sir Alex Ferguson said: “He possessed as much natural talent as any youngster we ever signed, but kept getting into trouble. It was very painful to sell him… he could have been a fantastic player. But, over a period of years, the problems off the pitch continued to escalate and we had little option but to cut the cord.”
Michael Johnson
 Michael Johnson missed almost two seasons with injury before retiring early (Image: Getty Images)
Moulded by a unique career path as a youngster, which included spells in the academies at Leeds, Feyenoord and Everton, Michael Johnson broke into the Manchester City first team in 2006 aged 18.
He would soon impress in a City shirt and was tipped to become a star for England by Sven-Goran Eriksson when he took over as manager in 2007.
However, Johnson would endure two injury hit seasons, missing the entire 2008/09 season with a groin injury before a six month lay-off after damaging his knee.
Having struggled with injuries and his own mental health, Johnson ultimately retired from football in 2013 aged 24 after making just 54 senior club appearances.
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Nine biggest wasted talents in Premier League history as Dele Alli, 26, gets set for Turkey
Premier League summer transfer window 2022: Done deals, signings, loans, fees so far
Here are all of the confirmed moves in and out of the Premier League reports DAZN.
Arsenal
In: Marquinhos (Sao Paulo), Matt Turner (New England Revolution), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City)
Out: Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), Omar Rekik (Sparta Rotterdam, loan), Harry Clarke (Stoke City, loan), Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), Auston Trusty (Birmingham City, loan), Marcelo Flores (Real Oviedo, loan), Arthur Okonkwo (Crewe, loan), Nuno Tavares (Marseille, loan), Mazeed Ogungbo (Crawley Town, loan), Bernd Leno (Fulham), Folarin Balogun (Reims, loan), Charlie Patino (Blackpool, loan), Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), Pablo Mari (Monza, loan), Alex Runarsson (Alanyaspor, loan)
Aston Villa
In: Robin Olsen (Roma), Diego Carlos (Sevilla), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), Boubacar Kamara (Marseille), Rory Wilson (Rangers), Ludwig Augustinsson (Sevilla, loan)
Out: Matt Targett (Newcastle United), Indiana Vassilev (Inter Miami, loan), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Trabzonspor), Conor Hourihane (Derby County), Finn Azaz (Plymoth Argyle, loan), Viljami Sinisalo (Burton Albion, loan), Wesley (Levante, loan), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Cardiff City, loan), Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), Aaron Ramsey (Norwich City, loan), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Huddersfield, loan), Keinan Davis (Watford, loan)
Brentford
In: Keane Lewis-Potter (Hull City), Thomas Strakosha (Lazio), Ben Mee (Burnley), Aaron Hickey (Bologna), Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria)
Out: Ben Hockenhull (Tranmere Rovers), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Dominic Thompson (Blackpool), Daniel Oyegoke (MK Dons, loan), Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), Ellery Balcombe (Crawley Town, loan), Tarique Fosu (Stoke City, loan)
Bournemouth
In: Ryan Fredericks (West Ham), Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers), Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough), Neto (Barcelona), Marcos Senesi (Feyenoord)
Out: Gavin Kilkenny (Stoke City, loan), Robbie Brady (Preston), Sam Sherring (Northampton), Zeno Ibsen Rossi (Cambridge United)
Brighton
In: Julia Cesar Enciso (Libertad), Levi Colwill (Chelsea, loan), Pervis Estupinan (Villarreal)
Out: Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Yves Bissouma (Tottenham), Alex Cochrane (Hearts), Simon Adingra (Union St-Gilloise, loan), Carl Rushworth (Lincoln City, loan), Aaron Connolly (Venezia, loan), Leo Ostigard (Napoli), Taylor Richards (QPR, loan), Marc Leonard (Northampton Town, loan), Jensen Weir (Morecombe, loan), Reda Khadra (Sheffield United, loan), Teddy Jenks (Crawley Town, loan), Andi Zeqiri (Basel, loan), Michal Karbownik (Fortuna Dusseldorf, loan), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Shane Duffy (Fulham, loan)
Chelsea
In: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa), Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire), Marc Cucurella (Brighton)
Out: Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Lucas Bergstrom (Peterborough United, loan), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan, loan), Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Jamie Cumming (MK Dons, loan), Ian Maatsen (Burnley, loan), Henry Lawrence (MK Dons, loan), Tino Anjorin (Huddersfield Town, loan), Levi Colwill (Brighton, loan), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), Malang Sarr (Monaco, loan), Charly Musonda (Levante)
Crystal Palace
In: Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County), Cheick Doucoure (Lens), Chris Richards (Bayern Munich)
Out: Remi Matthews (St Johnstone, loan), Tayo Adaramola (Coventry City, loan), Sean Robertson (Forest Green Rovers, loan), Christian Benteke (DC United), Scott Banks (Bradford City, loan), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Charlton Athletic, loan)
Everton
In: James Tarkowski (Burnley), Ruben Vinagre (Sporting Lisbon, loan), Dwight McNeil (Burnley), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers, loan), Amadou Onana (Lille)
Out: Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur), Cenk Tosun (Besiktas), Ryan Astley (Accrington Stanley, loan), Jarrad Branthwaite (PSV Eindhoven, loan), Tyler Onyango (Burton Albion, loan), Ellis Simms (Sunderland, loan), Lewis Dobbin (Derby County, loan), Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic, loan), Lewis Gibson (Bristol Rovers, loan)
Fulham
In: Joao Palhinha (Sporting), Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk, loan), Bernd Leno (Arsenal), Shane Duffy (Brighton, loan), Issa Diop (West Ham United)
Out: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli), Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), Steven Sessegnon (Charlton Athletic, loan), Jean Michael Seri (Hull City), Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town, loan), Timmy Abraham (Walsall), Alfie Mawson (Wycombe Wanderers)
Leeds United
In: Rasmus Kristensen (Red Bull Salzburg), Marc Roca (Bayern Munich), Darko Gyabi (Manchester City), Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), Luis Sinisterra (Feyenoord), Sonny Perkins (West Ham United), Joel Robles (Real Betis)
Out: Ryan Edmondson (Carlisle), Liam McCarron (Stoke City), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Charlie Cresswell (Millwall, loan), Tyler Roberts (QPR, loan), Raphinha (Barcelona), Jamie Shackleton (Millwall, loan), Leif Davis (Ipswich Town), Lewis Bate (Oxford United, loan), Helder Costa (Al-Ittihad, loan), Kiko Casilla (Getafe)
Leicester City
In: Alex Smithies (Cardiff City)
Out: Vontae Daley-Campbell (Cardiff City), Jacob Wakeling (Swindon Town), Khanya Leshabela (Crewe, loan), Ben Nelson (Rochdale, loan), Kasper Schmeichel (Nice), Hamza Choudhury (Watford, loan), Jakub Stolarczyk (Fleetwood Town, loan)
Liverpool
In: Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), Darwin Nunez (Benfica)
Out: Conor Bradley (Bolton Wanderers, loan), Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Takumi Minamino (Monaco), Ben Woodburn (Preston North End), Vitezslav Jaros (Stockport County, loan), Divock Origi (AC Milan), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), Owen Beck (Famalicao), Tom Clayton (Swindon Town), Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City), Ben Davies (Rangers), Rhys Williams (Blackpool, loan), Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers, loan), Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen, loan)
Manchester City
In: Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), Stefan Ortega (Arminia Bielefeld), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Julian Alvarez (River Plate), Sergio Gomez (Anderlecht)
Out: James Trafford (Bolton Wanderers, loan), Gavin Bazunu (Southampton), Fernandinho (Athletico Paranaense), CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Burnley, loan), Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Darko Gyabi (Leeds United), Tommy Doyle (Sheffield United, loan), Romeo Lavia (Southampton), Diego Rosa (Vizela, loan), Callum Doyle (Coventry City, loan), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Kwaku Oduroh (Derby County), Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool, loan), Zack Steffen (Middlesbrough, loan), Arijanet Muric (Burnley, loan), Yan Couto (Girona, loan), Cieran Slicker (Rochdale, loan), Pablo Moreno (Maritimo), Yangel Herrera (Girona, loan), James McAtee (Sheffield United, loan), Slobodan Tedic (Barnsley, loan), Nahuel Bustos (Sao Paulo, loan), Kaky (Pacos de Ferreira, loan), Nahuel Ferraresi (Sao Paulo, loan)
Manchester United
In: Tyrell Malacia (Feyenoord), Christian Eriksen (Brentford), Lisandro Martinez (Ajax)
Out: Nemanja Matic (Roma), Dean Henderson (Nottingham Forest, loan), D’Mani Mellor (Wycombe), Martin Svidersky (Almeria), Dylan Levitt (Dundee United), Andreas Pereira (Manchester United), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest), Alvaro Fernandez (Preston North End, loan), Alex Telles (Sevilla, loan), Ethan Laird (QPR, loan)
Newcastle United
In: Matt Targett (Aston Villa), Sven Botman (Lille), Kevin Mbabu (Newcastle United)
Out: Mohammed Sangare (Accrington Stanley, free), Lewis Cass (Port Vale), Oisin McEntree (Walsall), Jack Young (Wycombe Wanderers), Jake Turner (Gillingham), Jeff Hendrick (Reading, loan), Ciaran Clark (Sheffield United, loan), Dwight Gayle (Stoke City)
Nottingham Forest
In: Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), Dean Henderson (Manchester United, loan), Giulian Biancone (Troyes), Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), Omar Richards (Bayern Munich), Neco Williams (Liverpool), Wayne Hennessey (Burnley), Brandon Aguilera (Alajuelense), Harry Toffolo (Huddersfield Town), Lewis O’Brien (Huddersfield Town), Orel Mangala (Stuttgart), Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), Cheikhou Kouyate (Crystal Palace), Remo Freuler (Atalanta)
Out: Jayden Richardson (Aberdeen), Tobias Figueiredo (Hull City), Ethan Horvath (Luton Town), Brice Samba (Lens), Tyrese Fornah (Reading, loan), Will Swan (Mansfield Town, loan), Jonathan Panzo (Coventry City, loan), Fin Back (Carlisle United, loan), Riley Harbottle (Mansfield Town, loan), Nikolas Ioannou (Como), Xande Silva (Dijon), Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets), Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake, loan), Nuno Da Costa (Auxerre), Baba Fernandes (Accrington), Joe Lolley (Sydney FC)
Southampton
In: Gavin Bazunu (Manchester City), Mateusz Lis (Altay), Romeo Lavia (Manchester City), Sekou Mara (Bordeaux)
Out: Fraser Forster (Tottenham), Harry Lewis (Bradford City), Kazeem Olaigbe (Ross County, loan), Dan Nlundulu (Cheltenham, loan), Shane Long (Reading), Will Smallbone (Stoke City, loan), Kegs Chauke (Exeter City), Thierry Small (Port Vale, loan), Benni Smales-Braithwaite (Barrow), Will Ferry (Cheltenham), Nathan Tella (Burnley, loan), Nathan Tella (Burnley, loan)
Tottenham Hotspur
In: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Yves Bissouma (Brighton), Clement Lenglet (Barcelona, loan), Djed Spence (Middlesbrough), Destiny Udogie (Udinese)
Out: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Rangers), Stephen Bergwijn (Ajax), Josh Oluwayemi (Portsmouth), Troy Parrotts (Preston North End, loan), Joe Rodon (Rennes, loan), Kion Etete (Cardiff City), Thimothee Lo-Tutala (Hull City), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal, loan)
West Ham United
In: Patrick Kelly (Coleraine), Nayef Aguerd (Rennes), Alphonse Areola (PSG), Flynn Downes (Swansea City), Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), Maxwel Cornet (Burnley)
Out: Andriy Yarmolenko (Al Ain), Ryan Fredericks (Bournemouth), Nathan Holland (MK Dons), Ossama Ashley (Colchester), Aji Alese (Sunderland), Sonny Perkins (Leeds United), Arthur Masuaku (Besiktas, loan), Issa Diop (Fulham), Nikola Vlasic (Torino, loan), Joseph Anang (Derby County, loan)
Wolves
In: Nathan Collins (Burnley), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia)
Serie A summer transfer window 2022: Done deals, signings, loans, fees so far
Here are all of the confirmed moves in and out of Serie A, DAZN reports.
Atalanta
In: Merih Demiral (Juventus), Bobby Adekanye (Lazio), Ederson (Salerno), Ademola Lookman (RB Leipzig)
Out: Enrico Del Prato (Parma), Bosko Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb), Roberto Piccoli (Verona, loan), Marco Varnier (Spal), Giergio Cittadini (Modena, loan), Matteo Lovato (Salerno), Matteo Pessina (Monza, loan), Emmanuel Gyabuaa (Pescara, loan), Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard), Alessandro Cortinovis (Verona, loan), Salvatore Elia (Palermo, loan), Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia, loan), Christian Capone (Sudtirol, loan), Nicolo Cambiaghi (Empoli, loan), Samuel Giovane (Ascoli, loan), Moustapha Cisse (Pisa, loan) Sam Lammers (Empoli, loan), Aleksei Miranchuk (Torino, loan), Ebrima Colley (Karagumruk, loan), Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest)
Bologna
In: Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus, loan), Kingsley Michael (SV Reid, loan)
Out: Nicolas Viola (Cagliari), Diego Falcinelli (Modena), Andri Baldursson (NEC, loan), Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), Federico Ravaglia (Reggina, loan), Luis Binks (Como, loan), Arthur Theate (Rennes)
Cremonese
In: Johan Vasquez (Genoa, loan), Joshua Tenkorang (Campobasso), Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa), Santiago Ascacibar (Hertha Berlin, loan), Charles Pickel (Famalicao), Tommaso Milanese (Roma), Luca Zanimacchia (Juventus, loan), Leonardo Sernicola (Sassuolo), Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo), Ionut Radu (Cremonese, loan), Frank Tsadjout (Milan), Giacomo Quagliata (Heracles Almelo), Emanuel Aiwu (Rapid Vienna), Gonzalo Escalante (Lazio, loan), Cyriel Dessers (Genk), Luka Lochoshvili (Wolfsberger AC)
Out: Daniel Frey (Carrarese, loan), Cedric Gondo (Ascoli, loan)
Empoli
In: Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Liberato Cacace (Sint-Truiden), Guglielmo Vicario (Cagliari), Samuele Persian (Pordenone), Mattia Destro (Genoa), Martin Satriano (Inter, loan), Tyronne Ebuehi (Benfica), Razvan Marin (Cagliari, loan), Sebastiano Luperto (Napoli, loan), Nicolo Cambiaghi (Atalanta, loan), Herculano Nabian (Vitoria de Guimaraes, loan), Sam Lammers (Atalanta, loan)
Out: Stefano Moreo (Brescia), Klemen Hvalic (Koper), Simone Romagnoli (Parma), Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan, loan), Simone Canestrelli (Pisa, loan), Andrea La Mantia (SPAL), Mattia Viti (Nice)
Fiorentina
In: Rolando Mandragora (Juventus), Luka Jovic (Real Madrid), Dodo (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Out: Christian Dalle Mura (Spal, loan), Samuele Spalluto (Ternana, loan), Daniele Ghilardi (Verona), Simone Ghidotti (Como), Nicolo Pierozzi (Reggina, loan), Eduard Dutu (Reggina, loan), Jose Callejon (Granada), Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Jacob Rasmussen (Feyenoord, loan), Gabriele Gori (Reggina, loan), Bartlomiej Dragowski (Spezia)
Hellas Verona
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Inter
In: Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, loan), Kristjan Asllani (Empoli, loan), Andre Onana (Ajax), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari, loan)
Out: Ivan Perisic (Tottenham), Andrea Ranocchia (Monza), Stefano Sensi (Monza, loan), Sebastiano Esposito (Anderlecht, loan), Martin Satriano (Empoli, loan), Niccolò Corrado (Terni), Ionut Radu (Cremonese, loan), Arturo Vidal (Flamengo), Mattia Sangalli (Lecco, loan), Tibo Persyn (Einhdoven, loan), Samuele Mulattieri (Frosinone, loan), Zinho Vanheusden (AZ Alkmaar, loan), Matias Vecino (Lazio), Valentino Lazaro (Torino, loan), Alexis Sanchez (Marseille), Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo, loan)
Juventus
In: Angel di Maria (PSG), Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), Bremer (Torino), Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Out: Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles FC), Merih Demiral (Atalanta), Pietro Beruatto (Pisa), Gianluca Frabotta (Lecce), Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina), Franco Israel (Sporting), Christopher Lungoyi (Ascoli, loan), Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution), Filippo Delli Carri (Como), Stefano Gori (Perugia, loan), Radu Dragusin (Genoa, loan), Federico Bernardsechi (Toronto FC), Andrea Cambiaso (Bologna, loan), Matteo Brunori (Palermo), Matthijs de Light (Bayern Munich), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Filippo Ranocchia (Monza, loan), Matteo Anzolin (Wolfsberger), Luca Zanimacchia (Cremonese, loan), Aaron Ramsey (Nice), Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana), Wesley Gasolina (Cruzeiro), Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt, loan)
Lazio
In: Marcos Antonio (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Gila (Real Madrid), Nicolo Casale (Verona), Luis Maximiano (Granada), Matias Vecino (Inter), Ivan Provedel (Spezia)
Out: Lucas Leiva (Gremio), Luiz Felipe (Real Betis), Bobby Adekanye (Atalanta), Denis Vavro (Copenhagen), Albin Ekdal (Spezia, loan), Thomas Strakosha (Brentford), Fabio Maistro (SPAL), Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca), Emanuele Cicerelli (Reggina, loan), Jony (Sporting Gijon, loan), Zan Majer (Reggina), Gonzalo Escalante (Cremonese, loan)
Lecce
In: Assan Ceesay (Zurich), Gianluca Frabotta (Juventus), Lorenzo Colombo (Milan, loan), Joel Voelkerling Persson (Roma), Wladimiro Falcone (Sampdoria, loan), Kristoffer Askildsen (Sampdoria, loan), Kristijan Bistrovic (CSKA Moscow, loan), Daniel Samek (Slavia Prague), Federico Di Francesco (Spal), Mert Cetin (Verona, loan), Lameck Banda (Maccabi Petach Tikva), Mathias Normann (Rostov, loan)
Out: Romario Benzar (Farul Constanta), Raul Asencio (Cittadella), Massimo Coda (Genoa), Sergio Maselli (Juve Stabia), Mario Gargiulo (Modena), Lorenco Simic (Ascoli), Arturo Calabresi (Pisa), Francesco Di Mariano (Palermo)
Milan
In: Alessandro Fiorenzi (Roma), Divock Origi (Liverpool), Junior Messias (Crotone), Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge)
Out: Jens Petter Hauge (Eintracht Frankfurt), Franck Kessie (Barcelona), Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce, loan), Leo Duarte (Istanbul Basaksehir), Mattia Caldara (Spezia, loan), Fran Tsadjout (Cremonese), Alessandro Plizzari (Pescara), Daniel Maldini (Spezia, loan), Gabriele Capanni (Ternana), Marco Brescianini (Cosenza, loan)
Monza
In: Alessio Cragno (Cagliari, loan), Mattia Valoti (Spal), Andrea Carboni (Cagliari), Stefano Sensi (Inter, loan), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta, loan), Samuele Birindelli (Pisa), Alessandro Sorrentino (Pescara), Filippo Ranocchia (Juventus, loan), Gianluca Caprari (Monza, loan), Tommaso Morosini (Sangiuliano, loan), Marlon (Shakhtar, loan), Pablo Mari (Arsenal, loan), Andrea Petagna (Napoli, loan)
Out: Davide Diaw (Modena, loan), Leonardo Mancuso (Como, loan)
Napoli
In: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham), Leo Ostigard (Brighton), Kim Min-jae (Fenerbahce), Salvatore Sirigu (Genoa)
Out: Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli, loan), Michael Folorunsho (Bari, loan), Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), Nikita Contini (Sampdoria, loan), Andrea Petagna (Monza, loan)
Roma
In: Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Mile Svilar (Benfica), Zeki Celik (Lille), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSG, loan)
Out: Robin Olsen (Aston Villa), Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo, loan), Alessandro Fiorenzi (Milan), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), Tommaso Milanese (Cremonese), Joel Voelkerling Persson (Lecce), Jordan Veretout (Marseille), Carlos Perez (Celta Vigo, loan), Gonzalo Villar (Sampdoria, loan), Marlone Foubert-Jacquemin (Villarreal)
Salernitana
In: Junior Sambia (Montpellier), Federico Bonazzoli (Sampdoria), Grigoris Kastanos (Juventus), Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol, loan), Dylan Bronn (Metz), Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria, loan), Giulio Maggiore (Spezia)
Out: Joel Obi (Reggina), Gaetano Vitale (Monopoli), Kaleb Jimenez (Vicenza, loan), Luka Bogdan (Ternana, loan), Stefan Strandberg (Valerenga), Mamadou Coulibaly (Ternana, loan)
Sampdoria
In: Tomas Rincon (Torino), Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), Gonzalo Villar (Roma, loan), Nikita Contini (Napoli, loan)
Out: Simone Giordano (Ascoli, loan), Maya Yoshida (Schalke), Waldimiro Falcone (Lecce, loan), Kristoffer Askildsen (Lecce, loan), Morten Thorsby (Union Berlin), Antonino La Gumina (Benevento, loan), Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana), Ernesto Torregrossa (Pisa, loan), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), Antonio Candreva (Salernitana, loan)
Sassuolo
In: Agustin Alvarez (Penarol), Andrea Pinamonti (Inter Milan, loan)
Out: Jens Odgaard (AZ Alkmaar), Enrico Brignola (Benevento), Riccardo Ciervo (Frosinone, loan), Luca Moro (Frosinone, loan), Stefano Turati (Frosinone, loan), Vlad Chiriches (Cremonese), Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese), Alessandro Lombari (Reggina, loan), Alessandro Pilati (Feralpi Salo), Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United), Marco Sala (Palermo, loan), Filip Djuricic (Sampdoria)
Spezia
In: Albin Ekdal (Lazio, loan), Mattia Caldara (Milan, loan), Daniel Maldini (Milan, loan), Viktor Kovalenko (Atalanta, loan), Bartlomiej Dragowski (Fiorentina)
Out: Kleis Bozhanaj (Carrarese, loan), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Giulo Maggiore (Salernitana)
Torino
In: Pietro Pellegri (Monaco), Brian Bayeye (Catanzaro), Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille, loan), Valentino Lazaro (Inter, loan), Emirhan Ilkhan (Besiktas), Nikola Vlasic (West Ham, loan), Aleksei Miranchuk (Atalanta, loan), Nikola Vlasic (West Ham United, loan)
Out: Magnus Warming (Darmstadt, loan), Tomas Rincon (Sampdoria) Bremer (Juventus), Vincenzo Millico (Cagliari)
Udinese
In: Festy Ebosele (Derby County), Jaka Bijol (CSKA Moscow), Adam Masina (Watford), Enzo Ebosee (Angers), Nehuen Perez (Atletico Madrid)
Out: Cristo Gonzalez (Sporting Gijon, loan), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur)
Verona
In: Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), Roberto Piccoli (Atalanta, loan), Josh Doig (Hibernian), Thomas Henry (Venezia), Daniele Ghilardi (Fiorentina), Bruno Conti (Cagliari), Alessandro Cortinovis (Atalanta, loan)
La Liga summer transfer window 2022: Done deals, signings, loans, fees so far
Here are all of the confirmed moves in and out of La Liga DAZN reports.
Athletic Bilbao
In: Gorka Guruzeta (Amorebieta)
Out: Jokin Ezketia (Racing Santander), Juan Artola (Burgos), Inigo Vicente (Racing Santander), Imanol Garcia de Albeniz (Eibar, loan), Unai Nunez (Celta Vigo, loan), Nico Serrano (Mirandes, loan)
Atletico Madrid
In: Axel Witzel (Borussia Dortmund), Samuel Lino (Gil Vicente), Nahuel Molina (Udinese)
Out: Hector Herrera (Houston Dynamo), Sime Vrsaljko (Olympiakos), Giuliano Simeone (Real Zaragoza, loan), Victor Mollejo (Real Zaragoza, loan), Mario Soriano (Deportivo La Coruna), Vitolo (Las Palmas, loan), Borja Garces (Tenerife, loan), Manu Sanchez (Osasuna, loan), Samuel Lino (Valencia, loan), Nehuen Perez (Udinese), Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona, loan), Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano, loan), Daniel Wass (Brondby)
Almeira
In: Martin Svidersky (Manchester United), Fernando Pacheco (Alaves), Leo Baptistao (Santos FC)
Out: Nikola Maras (Alaves, loan)
Barcelona
In: Pablo Torre (Racing Santander), Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Franck Kessie (Milan), Raphinha (Leeds United), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Jules Kounde (Sevilla)
Out: Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), Kays Ruiz-Atil (Auxerre), Clement Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur, loan), Rey Manaj (Watford), Francisco Trincao (Sporting Lisbon, loan, Moussa Wague (HNK Gorica), Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), Neto (Bournemouth), Nico Gonzalez (Valencia, loan), Alex Collado (Elche, loan)
Cadiz
In: Fede San Emeterio (Rayo Vallecano)
Out: Jordan Holsgrove (Pacos de Ferreira), Milutin Osmajic (Vizela, loan)
Celta Vigo
In: Oscar Rodriguez (Sevilla, loan), Luca de la Torre (Heracles Almelo), Unai Nunez (Athletic Bilbao), Julen Lobete (Real Sociedad), Oscar Mingueza (Barcelona), Agustin Marchesin (Porto), Goncalo Paciencia (Eintracht Frankfurt), Carles Perez (Roma, loan)
Out: Emre Mor (Fenerbahce), Brais Mendez (Real Sociedad), Orbelin Pineda (AEK Athens, loan), Sergio Carreira (Villarreal, loan)
Elche
In: Roger Marti (Levante), Pol Lirola (Marseille, loan), Alex Collado (Barcelona, loan), Domingos Quina (Watford, loan)
Out: Lautaro Blanco (Rosario Central, loan), Josema (Leganes)
Espanyol
In: Joselu (Alaves), Vinicius Souza (Lommel SK, loan), Benjamin Lecomte (Monaco, loan), Edu Expositio (Eibar)
Out: David Lopez (Granada), Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana, loan), Wu Lei (Shanghai Port)
Getafe
In: Luis Milla (Granada), Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid), Kiko Casilla (Leeds United)
Out: Dario Poveda (Ibiza, loan), Jonathan Silva (Granada, loan), Ignasi Miquel (Granada), Erick Cabaco (Granada, loan), Jakub Jankto (Sparta Prague, loan)
Mallorca
In: Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting Lisbon)
Out: Aleix Febas (Malaga), Aleksandar Sedlar (Alaves), Matthew Hoppe (Middlesbrough)
Osasuna
In: Aitor Fernandez (Levante), Manu Sanchez (Atletico Madrid, loan)
Out: Marc Cardona (Las Palmas), Jonas Ramalho (Malaga), Jose Angel (Sporting Gijon), Rober Ibanez (Levante)
Rayo Vallecano
In: Florian Lejeune (Alaves, loan), Sergio Camello (Atletico Madrid, loan)
Out: Joni Montiel (Levante, loan), Fede San Emeterio (Cadiz)
Real Betis
In: Luiz Felipe (Lazio)
Out: Diego Lainez (Braga, loan), Joel Robles (Leeds United), Marc Bartra (Trabzonspor)
Real Madrid
In: Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco), Noel Lopez (Deportivo La Coruna)
Out: Gareth Bale (LAFC), Mario Gila (Lazio), Victor Chust (Cadiz), Luka Jovic (Fiorentina), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Diego Altube (Albacete), Borja Mayoral (Getafe), Miguel Gutierrez (Girona), Isco (Sevilla), Marvin Park (Las Palmas, loan)
Real Sociedad
In: Brais Mendez (Celta Vigo), Takefusa Kubo (Real Madrid)
Out: Roberto Lopez (Mirandes, loan), Jeremy Blasco (Huesca), Julen Lobete (Celta Vigo), Nais Djouahra (Rijeka), Mathew Ryan (FC Copenhagen)
Sevilla
In: Marcao (Galatasaray), Alex Telles (Manchester United, loan), Isco (Real Madrid)
Out: Diego Carlos (Aston Villa), Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven), Oscar Rodriguez (Celta Vigo, loan), Ludwig Augustinsson (Aston Villa, loan), Oussama Idrissi (Feyenoord, loan), Jules Kounde (Barcelona)
Valencia
In: Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid, loan), Nico Gonzalez (Barcelona, loan)
Out: Jorge Saenz (Leganes, loan), Jaser Cillessen (NEC Nijmegen), Goncalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Valladolid
In: Sergio Asenjo (Villarreal), Mickael Malsa (Levante)
Out: Paulo Vitor (Rio Ave, loan), Pablo Hervias (Malaga, loan)
Villarreal
In: Pepe Reina (Lazio), Kiko Femenia (Watford), Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo, loan), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur, loan)
Bundesliga summer transfer window 2022: Done deals, signings, loans, fees so far
Here are all of the confirmed moves in and out of the Bundesliga, DAZN reports.
Augsburg
In: Ermedin Demirovic (Freiburg), Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin), Maximilian Bauer (Greuther Furth), Elvis Rexhbecaj (Wolfsburg), Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer Leverkusen)
Out: Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Jan Moravek (released), Alfreo Finnbogason (released), Tim Civeja (FC Ingolstadt, loan), Jozo Stanic (Varazdin, loan), Lasse Gunther (Jahn Regensburg, loan)
Hertha Berlin
In: Filip Uremovic (Rubin Kazan), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Tjark Ernst (Bochum), Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City, loan), Wilfried Kanga (Young Boys), Jean-Paul Boetius (Mainz)
Out: Niklas Stark (Werder Bremen), Nils Korber (Hansa Rostock), Lukas Klunter (released), Jessic Ngankam (Greuther Furth), Eduard Lowen (St Louis City), Daishawn Redan (FC Utrecht, loan), Alexander Schwolow (Schalke, loan), Nils Korber (Hansa Rostock), Ishak Belfodil (released), Marcel Lotka (Borussia Dortmund), Anton Kade (Basel), Arne Maier (Augsburg), Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent), Santiago Ascacibar (Cremonese, loan), Lukas Klunter (Arminia Bielefeld), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Royal Antwerp)
Union Berlin
In: Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), Milos Pantovic (Bochum), Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse), Paul Seguin (Greuther Furth), Janik Haberer (Freiburg), Milos Pantovic (Bochum), Lennart Grill (Bayer Leverkusen, loan), Jordan Siebatcheu (Young Boys), Jamie Leweling (Greuther Furth), Diogo Leite (Porto, loan), Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria)
Out: Leon Dajaku (Sunderland), Suleiman Abdullahi (IFK Goteberg), Pawel Wszolek (Leiga Warsaw), Andreas Luthe (Kaiserslautern), Anthony Ujah (released), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest), Bastian Oczipka (released), Grischa Promel (Hoffenheim), Suleiman Abdullahi (Gotborg), Lennart Moser (Eupen), Pawel Wszolek (Legia Warsaw), Marcus Ingvartsen (Mainz), Anthony Ujah (Eintracht Braunschweig), Dominique Heintz (Bochum, loan)
Bochum
In: Silvere Ganvoula M’boussy (Cercle Brugge), Kevin Stoger (Mainz), Philipp Hofmann (Karlsruher), Jacek Goralski (FC Kairat), Jordi Osei-Tutu (Arsenal), Philipp Forster (Stuttgart), Kostas Stafylidis (Hoffenheim), Ivan Ordets (Dynamo Moscow, loan), Saidy Janko (Real Valladolid, loan), Dominique Heintz (Union Berlin, loan), Lys Mousset (Sheffield United)
Out: Saulo Decarli (Eintracht Braunschweig), Danny Blum (released), Herbert Bockhorn (released), Jurgen Locadia (released), Robert Tesche (VfL Osnabruck), Milos Pantovic (Union Berlin), Tjark Ernst (Hertha BSC), Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton), Verthomy Boboy (Schalke 04), Sebastian Polter (Schalke), Tom Weilandt (Grefswalder FC), Maxim Leitsch (Mainz), Eduard Lowen (Hertha Berlin)
Borussia Dortmund
In: Alexander Meyer (Jahn Regensburg), Nico Schlotterbeck (Freiburg), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich), Salih Ozcan (Koln), Karim Adeyemi (Red Bull Salzburg), Jayden Braaf (Manchester City), Prince Aning (Ajax), Sebastien Haller (Ajax), Marcel Lotka (Hertha BSC), Anthony Modeste (Cologne)
Out: Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Axel Witsel (released), Marcel Schmelzer (retired), Marwin Hitz (Basel), Roman Burki (St Louis City SC), Dan-Axel Zagadou (released), Steffen Tigges (FC Koln)
Cologne
In: Denis Huseinbasic (Kickers Offenbach), Linton Maina (Hannover 96), Sargis Adamyan (Hoffenheim)
Out: Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund), Louis Schaub (Hannover 96), Jannes Horn (Bochum), Anthony Modeste (Borussia Dortmund)
Eintracht Frankfurt
In: Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb), Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), Aurelio Buta (Royal Antwerp), Jerome Onguene (Red Bull Salzburg), Hrvoje Smolcic (Rijeka), Faride Alidou (Hamburger SV), Marcel Wenig (Bayern Munich), Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), Jerome Onguene (Red Bull Salzburg), Mario Gotze (PSV), Luca Pellegrini (Juventus, loan)
Out: Stefan Ilsanker (released), Danny da Costa (Mainz), Aymen Barkok (Mainz), Elias Bordner (Viktoria Koln), Dominik Kohr (Mainz), Rodrigo Zalazar (Schalke 04), Steven Zuber (AEK Athens), Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens), Stefan Ilsanker (Genoa), Martin Hinteregger (retired), Ragnar Ache (Greuther Furth, loan), Erik Durm (Kaiserslautern), Antonio Foti (Hannover), Martin Pecar (Austria Wien), Goncalo Paciencia (Celta Vigo), Ali Akman (Goztepe, loan), Filip Kostic (Juventus), Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent, loan)
Freiburg
In: Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (St Pauli), Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Ritsu Doan (PSV)
Out: Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Gian-Luca Itter (Greuther Furth), Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli), Marvin Pieringer (Schalke 04), Ermedin Demirovic (Augsburg), Janik Haberer (Union Berlin) Nicholas Thiede (SC Verl)
Hoffenheim
In: Finn Ole Becker (FC St. Pauli), Grischa Promel (Union Berlin), Angelino (RB Leipzig, loan)
Out: David Otto (St Pauli) , Sargis Adamyan (Cologne) , Harvard Nordtveit (released), Florian Grilliitsch (released), Kostas Stafylidis (Bochum), Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens), Klauss (St Louis City), David Raum (RB Leipzig)
FC Koln
In: Denis Huseinbasic (Kickers Offenback), Linton Maina (Hannover 96), Eric Martel (RB Leipzig), Luca Kilian (from Mainz), Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), Sargis Adamyan (Hoffenheim)
Out: Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund), Louis Schaub (Hannover 96), Janes Horn (released), Marvin Obuz (Holsten Kiel, loan), Tomas Ostrak (St Louis City), Yann Aurel Bisseck (AGF)
RB Leipzig
In: Janis Blaswich (Heracles Almelo), Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), David Raum (Hoffenheim), Timo Werner (Chelsea), Benjamin Sesko (Red Bull Salzburg, joining in 2023)
Out: Frederik Jakel (Arminia Bielefeld, loan), Sidney Raebiger (Greuther Furth), Mehmet Ibrahimi (Eintracht Braunschweig, loan), Josep Martinez (Genoa, loan), Tyler Adams (Leeds United), Philipp Tschauner (retired), Ben Klefisch (Viktoria Koln, loan), Tim Schreiber (Holstein Kiel, loan), Tom Krauss (Schalke 04), Dennis Borkowski (Dynamo Dresden, loan), Eric Martel (FC Koln), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Yvon Mongo (Lorient), Noah Ohio (Standard Liege), Brian Brobbey (Ajax), Nordi Mukiele (PSG), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Angelino (Hoffenheim, loan)
Bayer Leverkusen
In: Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague)
Out: Lucas Alario (Eintracht Frankfurt), Julian Baumgartlinger (released), Lennart Grill (Union Berlin, loan), Sadik Fofana (Nurnberg, loan), Julian Baumgartlinger (Augsburg)
Mainz
In: Dominik Kohr (Eintracht Frankfurt), Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt), Aymen Barkok (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maxim Leitsch (Bochum), Anthony Caci (Strasbourg), Delano Burgzorg (Heracles Almelo)
Out: Paul Nebel (Karlsruher SC, loan), Kevin Stoger (Bochum), Moussa Niakhate (Nottingham Forest), Jerry St Juste (Sporting Lisbon), Jean-Paul Boetius (released), Jean-Paul Boetius (Hertha Berlin)
Monchengladbach
In: Ko Itakura (Manchester City), Oscar Fraulo (Midtjylland)
Out: Andreas Poulsen (Aalborg), Laszlo Benes (Hamburger SV), Mattias Ginter (Freiburg), Keanan Bennetts (released), Jonas Kersken (SV Meppen, loan), Breel Embolo (Monaco)
Bayern Munich
In: Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax), Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus), Mathys Tel (Rennes)
Out: Niklas Sule (Borussia Dortmund), Marc Roca (Leeds United), Christopher Scott (Royal Antwerp), Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), Remy Vita (Fortuna Sittard, loan), Alex Timossi Andersson (Heerenveen), Lars Lukas Mai (Lugano), Rob-Thorben Hoffman (Eintracht Braunschweig), Christian Fruchtl (Austria Wien), Omar Richards (Nottingham Forest), Malik Tillman (Rangers, loan), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace)
Schalke 04
In: Thomas Ouwejan (AZ), Rodrigo Zalazar (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marvin Pieringer (Freiburg), Ibrahima Cisse (Gent), Leo Greiml (Rapid Wien), Sebastian Polter (Bochum), Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), Tom Krauss (RB Leipzig, loan), Alexander Schwolow (Hertha Berlin, loan), Florent Mollet (Montpellier), Justin Heekeren (Rot-Weiss Oberhausen), Tobias Mohr (Heidenheim), Alex Kral (Spartak Moscow, loan), Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow)
Out: Marc Rzatkowski (released), Salif Sane (released), Martin Fraisl (released), Nassim Boujellab (HJK Helsinki, loan), Hamza Mendyl (OH Leuven), Marc Rzatkowski (Arminia Bielefeld), Cedric Brunner (Arminia Bielefeld), Reinhold Ranftl (Austria Wien), Timo Becker (Holstein Kiel), Levent Marcan (Fatih Karagumruk), Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht, loan), Marvin Pieringer (Paderborn, loan), Victor Palsson (DC United)
Stuttgart
In: Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal), Hiroki Ito (Jubilo Iwata), Josha Vagnoman (Hamburger SV), Juan Jose Pera (PAS Giannina), Luca Pfeiffer (FC Miditjylland)
Out: Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), Philipp Forster (Bochum), Daniel Didavi (released), Pablo Maffeo (Mallorca), Omer Beyaz (Magdeburg, loan), Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest)
Werder Bremen
In: Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin), Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), Jens Stage (FC Copenhagen), Lee Buchanan (Derby County), Amos Pieper (Arminia Beilefeld), Jens Stage (Copenhagen), Dikeni Salifou (Augsburg)
Out: Omer Toprak (released), Maik Nawrocki (Legia Warsaw), Oscar Schonfelder (Jahn Regensburg, loan), Kyu-hyun Park (Dynamo Dresden, loan), Simon Straudi (Austria Klagenfurt), Luca Plogmann (released), Jan-Niklas Beste (FC Heidenheim), Kebba Badjie (VfB Oldenburg)
Wolfsburg
In: Bartol Franjic (Dinamo Zagreb), Kilian Fischer (Nurnberg), Jakub Kaminski (Lech Poznan), Patrick Wimmer (Arminia Bielefeld), Mattias Svanberg (Bologna)
WBC sets world heavyweight title deadline for Tyson Fury
The governing body has asked Tyson Fury to clarify his position as world champion following another retirement announcement.
After four months in which WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been torn between retirement and continuing his career inside the ring, the WBC has now asked Fury to confirm his status by August 26 with a letter.
Fury fulfilled his mandatory fight when he faced and defeated compatriot Dillian Whyte in April with a six-round technical knockout, so an immediate clarification on his retirement was not necessary and that left speculation to grow.
While there was talk that he would wait for the outcome of the Anthony Joshua vs. Olexandr Usyk rematch, an exhibition fight with UFC champion Francis Ngannou had also been mentioned along with a possible return to WWE.
However, four days ago – on his 34th birthday – Fury said he would stay away from the sport and vacated The Ring magazine belt.
“Tyson Fury has until the 26th of this month to communicate to the WBC his final decision on whether or not he vacates the title in writing. There is no rush to define the WBC’s full status. We’re asking for it in writing so it’s a non-meditated matter,” WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman told DAZN.
Sulaiman was also quick to dismiss any chances of the WBC title being up for grabs in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
Darren Barker predicts difficult night for Anthony Joshua in Oleksandr Usyk rematch
Joshua will be out for revenge when the pair meet in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after losing to Usyk in London last September and it was obvious what happened. The London 2012 gold medalist was rebellious and wanted to prove that he could box, but against a talented operator in Usyk, it didn’t work.
What makes this rematch so exciting is waiting to see if Joshua is able to make the obvious changes in order to be victorious. He has to be bullish, not reckless, and dominate the centre of the ring, push Usyk back onto the ropes or into a corner if possible and lands one of those big right hands, but that’s easier said than done.
During the first fight, I was impressed with Usyk’s ring positioning. He went straight to the centre, not allowing Joshua to push him back, creating a safe zone and it was quite early on in the fight from ringside that I realized that Usyk was going to win.
The second time around, it could be even more difficult for Joshua to overcome Usyk. When you are facing someone as talented as he is, who has already collected 12 rounds of data, he will only get stronger now that he knows the Brit’s strengths and weaknesses.
Joshua needs to work upwards in Jeddah, by that I mean to target the body. When facing someone who is elusive like Usyk, he’s moving all the time, but the body isn’t, so if Joshua can target the body with straight shots and move upwards, he’s got a better chance of finding some success.
The jab to the body is key for the former unified world heavyweight champion. He has to be hitting everything and put a dent in Usyk early. This doesn’t need to be done by landing clean headshots. Joshua needs to hit the arms, the waistband and the chest.
Pro Wrestlers That Hate Each Other In Real Life
The best storylines in wrestling are the ones that blur the line between reality and fiction, Sergio Garcia of Wrestling Inc. writes. It’s when the audience doesn’t know if the animosity in the ring is as a result of terrific acting or because the performers actually want to tear each other’s throats out. Then, there are the cases when wrestlers might not even have a rivalry on screen but absolutely loathe each other backstage, like regular co-workers.
Time doesn’t heal all wounds, though, since Steiner still holds a grudge when it comes to “The Nature Boy.” Appearing on the Highspots Sign-It-Live stream (via Wrestling News), Steiner was told how his “old friend” Flair would be returning to in-ring action. In typical Big Poppa Pump fashion, he didn’t hold back, hollering: “He ain’t no old friend of mine. I would kill him. I’d destroy him. Yeah, everybody wants to see him get beat up.”
CM Punk and Triple H
Vince McMahon’s exit heralds the return of former WWW talents from rival AEW
A performer under contract with All Elite Wrestling was contacted by a WWE official, according to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp writes Joseph Zucker.
Sapp added it’s unclear whether this amounts to unlawful tampering since the talent is signed to AEW on a full-time deal.
For the most part, the pipeline between WWE and AEW has flowed one way. A number of stars either released by WWE or seeking a new challenge have landed on their feet with AEW. Cody Rhodes is the most notable wrestler to go the other way, returning to WWE at WrestleMania 38 in April.
However, it’s a new era at Titan Towers with Vince McMahon gone and Triple H running the creative team.
Karrion Kross, who was let go by WWE last November, returned on the Aug. 5 episode of SmackDown.
One week later, Hit Row (sans Swerve Strickland) was back in WWE as well.
It would appear Triple H is looking to showcase wrestlers he helped nurture in NXT and who were then marginalized or jettisoned altogether.
That raises the question as to whether anybody who went to AEW might suddenly be looking at WWE differently. Rhodes getting pushed as a main event player immediately upon his return also eased some concerns about WWE potentially pushing any ex-AEW performers to the periphery if for no other reason than spite.
Since arriving on the scene, AEW represented the kind of domestic competition WWE hasn’t had in years. But it didn’t feel like a return to the Monday Night Wars of the 1990s for a few different reasons.
For one, WWE is such a financial behemoth that it’s almost impossible for any other promotion to be a true rival. There isn’t the same kind of unpredictability from week to week when so much of the roster movement is one-sided, too.
Based on Sapp’s report, WWE is ready to reverse the talent exodus that significantly depleted its ranks.
Everton have new Chelsea man in sights in part-exchange for Gordon and Lampard has signed off transfer
But Chelsea appear to be leading the chase with Sky Sports confirming a bid from Chelsea has been knocked back.
Chelsea though are expected to formulate another offer for the speedy Gordon. Everton are thought to want around £50m for the Liverpool-born attacker.
It had been suggested that striker Armando Broja could be used in part-exchange. The 20-year-old earned valuable experience and showed glimpses of class on loan at Southampton last season. However he faces a struggle to get neat Thomas Tuchel’s first XI and he is available for transfer.
But a more likely part-exchange could involve Belgian striker Batshuayi.
According to Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri, the 28-year-old is looking for a permanent transfer after a number of loan moves.
Chelsea are also finally looking for a permanent transfer for the striker, who has been loaned to Besiktas and Crystal Palace in recent seasons.
What is more, Lampard has reportedly “validated” the arrival of Batshuayi. The Toffees boss has yet to replace Richarlison who left for Spurs for £50m earlier this summer. And with Dominic Calvert-Lewin sidelined, Gordon was left to lead the line against Chelsea and Aston Villa.
Lampard has been left short of options and he is well aware he needs to strengthen his squad.
Michy Batshuayi and Serhou Guirassy?
“We are looking at that [to sign a striker],” said Lampard last weekend. “Because we should be able to replace a player like Dominic Calvert-Lewin who comes three days before the match injured. Solomon Rondon was suspended so yes we are looking at players who can play in that role.”
French outlet L’Equipe has reported
Batshuayi though maybe a deal that complements any move for Guirassy.
Batshuayi has scored 15 goals and has five assists from 77 Premier League appearances for Chelsea and Palace.
He netted 33 goals on loan at Marseille for two seasons and last term he scored 14 goals in 33 appearances for Besiktas.
And he could prove a useful addition for Everton with his experience. Lampard will be hoping the No.9 can hit the ground running if they can get a deal over the line as part of the Gordon transfer.