The summer transfer window this year has proven to be a
mammoth with some of the biggest names in world football jumping ship or
rumoured to do so. So we bring you some
of the latest developments that have taken place in the world of club football.
Putting an end to much speculation about his future, Chilean
midfielder Arturo Vidal has signed for German club Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Bayern have completed the transfer for a sum of €40 million in a deal struck
with Vidal’s former club Juventus.
The Bundesliga champions had declared last week that they had struck a deal
with the Bianconieri over Arturo Vidal. The news had set tongues wagging for
Bayern fans and they can now heave a sigh of relief after the transfer was
completed as Vidal has attracted much interest from clubs like Manchester City
and Arsenal. The 28-year old midfield maestro touched down in Munich on Monday
evening to successfully complete his medical to effectively seal the deal
between the two clubs. The club had earlier tried to woo Vidal in 2011 while he
was playing for Bayer Leverkusen but the Chile medio had decided to move to
Juventus instead. In a press release, Vidal admitted it was a new step in his
career and was a dream come true for him.
In other news, Paris St. Germain has bid £28.5 million for
Manchester United and Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria.
There have been
strong rumours that Di Maria wants to leave Old Trafford and PSG have pounced
on the possibility from Day 1. Coach Laurent Blanc is known to be an admirer of
Di Maria’s on-field displays and has been proactive in trying to lure the
midfielder over to the club. The negotiations have been set back by certain
hitches but the PSG coach is confident of sealing the deal. While Blanc looks
forward to signing the Manchester United midfielder, the Red Devils’ hopes of
adding veteran Spanish defender Sergio Ramos to their roster is all but dashed.
Ramos was earlier quite vocal about wanting to leave the club after severe
miscommunication between the club’s officials and the player. But Ramos is now
set to sign a new deal that will keep him at the club and leave the Old
Trafford club high and dry. This puts United in a tight spot as it can either
back down from their earlier stand and get altleast £20 million for the De Gea
or let him go for nought next season when the time on his contract runs out.
But good news does await the Red Devils as Barcelona forward
Pedro is inclined to join Manchester United for a reported figure of £20
million. While Van Gaal and Pedro are both excited about the transfer, Pedro
getting more time on the first team and Van Gaal consolidating the frontline,
Luis Enrique is not so excited about the transfer because of UEFA sanctions
that restrict Barca from making new signings until next year. For more exciting
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