Transfer window diary (01/01): Juventus dreams of a world champion, Leko finds a club

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1:15 p.m .: Juventus dreams of getting an Argentinian world champion. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Alexis MacAllister, very prominent during the World Cup, would be one of the main targets of the Bianconeri during this winter transfer window. Several other clubs are on the trail of the Brighton player including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Atletico Madrid. But the Seagulls are unwilling to let the midfielder go this winter according to The Athletic.

12:10 p.m .: According to information from Sky Sports, the agent of Dusan Vlahovic is in London to discuss with Chelsea and Arsenal. If Juventus do not want to sell their striker, they could be interested in a departure in the event of an offer above 80 million euros. Bayern Munich and PSG would still keep an eye on the Serb.

11:50 a.m .: Chelsea are on the job at the start of the transfer window. After the young Andrey Santos (see below), the Blues would be on the verge of concluding the transfer of the Frenchman Benoit Badiashile from Monaco according to information from The Athletic. The 21-year-old defender’s medical visit is already scheduled. The cost of the operation should be around 37 million euros with possible bonuses.

11:15 am: As he arrives in the last six months of his contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Marcus Thuram would be in the sights of Manchester United to believe the Daily Mail. The name of the French international has also been circulating on the side of Inter Milan for several weeks. But Thuram is not the only option for the Red Devils who have been looking for a striker since Cristiano Ronaldo left. Several avenues would be studied, in particular those leading to Vincent Aboubakar (Al-Nassr) or Memphis Depay (FC Barcelona).

11:00 a.m.: Chelsea don’t hang around! The Blues have already signed the young Brazilian Andrey Santos (18 years old) from Vasco da Gama. The Londoners would pay 12.5 million euros to secure his services according to Fabrizio Romano. The player is already in London but still has to pass his medical examination before the Blues formalize the transfer.

10:30 am: The central defender Loïc Badé, who belongs to Rennes but was loaned to Nottingham Forest (English D1), will be loaned this time to Sevilla FC (Spanish D1), the Breton club announced on Saturday. The 22-year-old “will now try to gain playing time in Spain”, writes Stade Rennais in a press release, specifying that “an agreement in principle” for a “loan with option to buy” has been reached with Spanish training.

10:10 a.m.: At 35, Luis Suarez will take on one last challenge. He, who had returned home to Uruguay to play for Nacional, signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club Gremio. He will wear the number 9 there.

– 9:50: Ivan Leko found a club. The former coach of Club Brugge and Antwerp will coach a team from his country for the first time: he has indeed been appointed head coach of Hajduk Split. He had been without a club since leaving Chinese club Shanghai Port on December 1.

– 9:30 am: Olympique de Marseille is preparing for a big transfer window! If in the direction of departures, the Brazilian Gerson will return to the country and sign for Flamengo, it is especially in the direction of arrivals that this could change. According to RMC Sport, the Phocaeans are in close contact with the former Genkois Ruslan Malinovskiy. Exchanges have already taken place with Atalanta Bergamo for a possible loan of the Ukrainian midfielder. Besides Malinovskiy, Marseille would like to strengthen at the forefront of the attack but no name has yet filtered. On the other hand, still according to RMC Sport, the Olympians are not interested in the Moroccan Azzedine Ounahi. Revelation of the last World Cup, the young player from Angers is very courted but should therefore not join the Marseille city.

– 9:00 a.m.: Olympique Lyonnais repatriates a former veteran again! After the comebacks of Lacazette and Tolisso last summer, it’s the turn of Dejan Lovren (33 years old) to return to the club of Jean-Michel Aulas. OL have reached an agreement with the Croatian and should join the club in the coming hours from Zénit Saint-Petersburg. He had already worn the colors of Les Gones between January 2010 and July 2013.

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