Manchester, England (Reuters) -Cristiano Ronaldo completes transfer from Juventus to Manchester United, Real Madrid fail to sign French striker Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain on the final day of the transfer window bottom.
After seeing Lionel Messi’s shock move from Barcelona to PSG, Real wanted to create another upset by inviting the most exciting young talent in the game to Madrid.
According to Spanish media reports, Real ranged from € 150 million ($ 177.14 million) to € 200 million ($ 236.18 million) for the World Cup championship forward, which lost its contract in June. Provided a transfer fee.
According to sources close to PSG, the club did not intend to sell one of the key players in the year it was aiming for the success of the Champions League and was skeptical about whether Real was in a position to pay such a fee. That is.
“It’s not fun to see someone doing what Real Madrid seems to be credible at face value,” a source said.
United announced last week that it had reached an agreement with Juventus to sign a contract with 36-year-old Ronaldo, a former player who won the Ballon d’Or five times.
Ronaldo said he was ready to recreate the glorious year he enjoyed under former United boss Alex Ferguson after passing medical care, getting a visa and agreeing to personal terms.
“I’m back where I belong. Let’s make it happen again … Sir Alex, this is for you,” he said in an Instagram post.
Real managed to bring in a Frenchman — teenage midfielder Eduardo Camavinga joins a six-year contract from French side Stade Rennais.
Local media reported that the 18-year-old France International costs about 30 million euros ($ 35.41 million).
Pending transactions
There was a lot of movement elsewhere, even though there wasn’t another blockbuster deal.
Two of the biggest deals, including Atletico Madrid, were reportedly due to Spanish club midfielder Saul Niguez joining Chelsea, with Antoine Griezmann returning from Barcelona to Atletico.
However, at the end of the window, neither deal had yet been announced by the club.
Premier League West Ham United attacked midfielder Nikola Vlasic from Russia’s CSKA Moscow on a five-year contract and lent Czech midfielder Alex Král from Spartak Moscow to sign Croatia.
Tottenham Hotspur holds England forward Harry Kane in the window despite interest from Manchester City and signs a five-year contract from Barcelona to Emerson Royal for € 25 million ($ 29.51 million) I was surprised.
Ronaldo’s arrival had the knock-on effect of seeing United Welsh winger Dan James depart for Leeds United for a reported fee of £ 25m.
Juventus closed the gap in the attack left by Ronaldo by returning Italian striker Moise Kean, 21, from Everton to the club with a two-year loan worth € 7 million.
Arsenal have signed Serie A Club Bologna’s Japanese full-back Takehiro Tomiyasu on behalf of Spain’s right-back Héctor Bellerin, who moved to Real Betis on a season long loan.
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