With the transfer window fully closed now and the season back in full swing again, it looks as if we are going to have to look forward to January and next summer to witness the next big transfer sagas which many thoughts were going to be completed this summer. Although this summer was a little lack-lustre in terms of huge names moving clubs, we believe that it was the catalyst this year to start of a year of huge transfer fees and big moves next summer.
The biggest saga of the summer this year that wasn’t able to get over the line was when Lionel Messi, who joined Barcelona in 2004, handed in a transfer request via fax to leave his beloved club. Barca went through a sticky patch last year and got blown away by European champions Bayern Munich 8-2 in the semi-finals and this was the final nail in the coffin for Messi. There were many rumours of Messi coming to England to reunite at Man City with Pep Guardiola and even going to America to join an MLS team; although Messi was persuaded to stay but with Barcelona looking even worse this season, it’s almost guaranteed that he will leave next year.
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During the transfer window, many football punters like ourselves had to find alternative methods in which to bet on seeing as the football season was on its summer break. This led to a trend of many football gamblers moving over to online casinos and giving them a spin whilst waiting for the return of football, UK players are accepted at these particular casinos.
Furthermore, another transfer that didn’t quite have the legs to get over the line was that of Jadon Sancho moving from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United which looks almost guaranteed to happen at the beginning of the season. Many experts and pundits had predicted that all personal terms had been agreed and that it was just the fee that the clubs were way out on the price for the young English man. United will now be frustrated with themselves that they didn’t pay the extra £10 million for the winger as they are currently struggling in the league this year.
And finally, a saga that wasn’t anything this season, but rumours have started to creep into the mouths of many at the beginning of the season with the most marketable player in the world Kylian Mbappe and his potential move to Real Madrid. This would quite easily smash the current transfer record out of the water with the 22-year old Frenchman due to both his age and his star quality that he is already showing – this is the most exciting transfer news in recent times and one we will be watching very closely.
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