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No time to mess around, only two weeks left in the transfer window. We need a defensive midfielder fast.

Liverpool movement in this summer transfer window doesn't really smooth because their target players has been hijacked by Chelsea twice that the first one is Moises Caicedo from Brighton and the latest is Romeo Lavia who confirmed will moved from Southampton to Chelsea but apparently Liverpool hasn't give up yet to gets new players and the recent news i have read is Liverpool was attempts to gets Fulham midfielder player Joao Palhinha

It say Klopp think Palhinha quality is equal to Caicedo so he think Palhinha will be suitable as the replacement of Henderson or Fabinho but Fulham doesn't too interested to sell Palhinha because they don't want to look for the replacement of him so Fulham will do everything to defend this player and currently Palhinha still got injured after pre season matches so although probably Liverpool want him then he will not be available to play because he has uncertain condition for his injured

Current first match in La Liga, Aurélien Tchouaméni have been in starting eleven and I don't think Real Madrid want to put him in list player name for sell in this season. He looks strong as holding midfielder and will replace Toni Kroos position in the future due still on young age and Real Madrid have working well how to manage with young player. In the first match against Athletic Bilbao, Aurélien Tchouaméni have impressive performance as holding midfielder and can working well with Jude Bellingham in midfielder area.
Real Madrid have official announced they will not sell Aurélien Tchouaméni and keep him until his contract over several years later.

In my opinion there is no loss whatsoever if Manchester City releases Laporte, currently there are still many options for players who can replace him at Manchester City. Al Nassr will definitely be able to get Laporte in the near future, considering that his position in the Manchester City Squad is getting narrower. Playing in Arab clubs is the most emerging trend this year, so Laporte doesn't need to think about his salary there because it is definitely guaranteed.

Brighton always has a player target that is not really contested by the English giants, because Brighton's management in terms of player selection has been very well planned long ago, including at Brighton's own football academy. The same goes for Mohammed Kudus, who should be sure that he will have no trouble getting to the Brighton headquarters immediately. But this time there is Chelsea, with the target this season they will not hesitate to bid at the highest price and can even be 3 times what Ajax has to offer.

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Im very happy romano has been reporting if silva already agreed to sign a new contract with city. Barcelona must stop to approach him as he has no intention to leave from the club. I hope city will be completed the sign new deal for silva as soon as possible.
So many speculations related to him and manchester city have proven if the club really shows its commitment to keep silva for another years. Kyle walker, bernardo silva is not for sale.
What a great decision from silva to extend his contract till 2026. Manchester city can feel so happy with it. The key players that must be defender to make sure they gonna stay even longer in the club.

I think Mohammed Kudus has reached an agreement with Brighton some time ago, but if we look at what is in place now it means there is still a chance for other EPL teams to sign him. From West Ham, Chelsea and Brighton, of course it will be very difficult to beat Chelsea in the hunt for talented young players like Mohammed Kudus.

We know that in the competition to bring in players, Chelsea always wins because they have a better offer and a very large salary per week. Therefore, if you see the potential for him to leave Ajax, it is likely that the only way he will join Chelsea, but does not rule out the possibility that Brighton will get it.

Mohammed Kudus is in demand from Brighton, West Ham and Chelsea. He is a 23-year-old Ajax player. Position as a forward with 18 goals from 42 matches. Not too bad, but he deserves to go to the EPL because he's still quite young. He can still improve, although he is a player who can be in several positions.

Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/wanted-by-brighton-west-ham-and-chelsea-how-good-is-ajax-star-mohammed-kudus-/view/news/426489

Im aware of this and the decision was up to laporte itself. There was no latest report regarding his final decision. It's likely that if laporte may reject it. I would not mind it as he is still trying even harder to play in the english premier league.
Manchester city and al nassr are still waiting for an answer from laporte. He shall give his answer regarding al nassr's offer as soon as possible. Moving to the al nassr was not so bad for him.

Even though he will not able to play in european trophies but he has been winning so many achievements. Laporte is not needed by manchester city right now. Leaving from the club may become the best answer for him.
I don't wanna see him always sit on the bench. He deserves to be treated better than it.

It is very difficult indeed for a player or a team to refuse an offer from a Saudi Arabian team at this time, they have very strong finances so it will be profitable for the team and it is also very tempting for a player to receive a high salary.
In this summer's transfer, there have been many players from top European teams who have moved to the Saudi Arabian team, the Saudi Arabian league is really developing very well now.
Aymeric Laporte is no longer a key player for Man City so his departure will not affect the performance of this team.

And indeed, at this time, it is rumored that Lucas Paqueta is very close to Man CIty, the team from Manchester are aiming for Lucas Paqueta, this is inseparable from the long injury suffered by Kevin De Bruyne, and indeed they must find a replacement before the transfer market closes.

Honestly, I never thought that Maguire would cancel this deal, even though West Ham and Manchester United had agreed on the agreed price. But yes, seeing this condition, it seems that he really wants to return to playing with Manchester United, but the problem in my opinion is whether he will be able to withstand all the ridicule from Manchester United fans? as we know he has no place there and there are already a lot of Manchester United fans who want him to leave. I'm a little worried about his fate later when he returns to the field with Manchester United with all the pressure that comes to him maybe. Well that's it, the Premier League has started and there is no reason for West Ham to wait for Maguire's arrival because it will only waste their time. So with what Maguire has done I hope now West Ham start thinking of looking for other alternatives that are more reasonable and certain. Time is running out and they need to find another candidate quickly.

Man City accepts the bid for Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr.
Aymeric Laporte is heading for the exit at Manchester City after the Treble winners accepted an open offer from Al-Nassr.
Now he is on his way to join Cristiano Ronaldo's team in Saudi Arabia. Currently, there is no word about how much exactly Al Nassr has offered. But soon they will publicly announce the deal's worth.
The 29-year-old Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte has won 14 trophies with Manchester City under Pep Guardiola and quickly became a key member of the team when he arrived from Athletic Bilbao in January 2018. But his days appear to be over after the arrival of RB Leipzig defender Josco Guardiola.
Now Manchester City is trying to start negotiating with Lucas Paqueta to replace Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is out for 6–7 months due to an injury. So therefore, Pep is in a hurry to bring in Kevin De Bruyne's replacement. 
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Harry Maguire's contract with Manchester United is a very lucrative one that's made the England international one of the highest paid defenders in the world and if for any reason the club deems his services as surplus to requirements, they must have to compensate him since he still has few more years left in his contract with the club and Manchester United's refusal to compensate him appropriately was one of the reasons behind the players failed move to West Ham.
If Maguire happens to remain at Manchester United beyond the summer transfer window, he'll still be receiving his full weekly wages even if he's regularly left on the bench hence it's better for the club to compensate him and let him leave the club

Harry Maguire didn't cancel the deal, but it is quite obvious that he is reluctant to leave Manchester United, West Ham were tired of having to wait for greenlight from both Maguire and Manchester United on some aspects of that agreement, and that is why they have put that off. I can imagine the transfer window is two weeks from closing, so it is better they go after other targets, rather than waste time on Harry Maguire and in the end fail to get him.

Having said that, i don't know why Harry Maguire doesn't want to push for a move out of the club, it is clearly obvious that Manchester United want to sell him, but from the player's side there is this lack of enthusiasm to leave, even though the Euros in around the corner. I guess Maguire is contented by just sitting on the bench, afterall Gareth Southgate picks him nonetheless.

Loyalty was not the only problem. Westham unbale to pay him up to 190k for a week. It's too high for westham to pay him with that rate now. No guarantee his performance will be good as well.

Westham was making the right decision by move on. Westham can find a better once which has less salary and better performance compared with him. It doesn't even make sense if westham is still trying to pursuit him at this moment.
It's gonna be a big lose for westham the club will be going for meguire. Megurei is not having intention in leaving from manchester united at this moment. MU was not even able accepting to give loyalty fully.

Meguier has the opportunity to join a new club, but he needs to be interested in leaving but the club needs fulfill certain requirements.

I'm not really sure what you're saying in fact several clubs still want Maguire's arrival however the main obstacle was that a personal agreement with Manchester United was not reached, as I said before Maguire wants compensation if Manchester United releases him but the Manchester side are not willing to comply, in conclusion Maguire is willing to move on condition of compensation. West Ham was the first club to be interested in him but in the end they canceled the offer because there was no clarity, there are also other clubs like Everton interested in him but they have not submitted any proposals. If before the transfer window closes there is no progress regarding the release then the best way is to loan Maguire to another club that way Manchester United will be free from the salary burden.

I wonder if there are no offers from the Saudi Pro League? should Harry Maguire meet the criteria to move there, senior player with age 30 years + low transfer fees only around 20 million, I'm not sure if the reason is because of the poor performance because Maguire's level is worth playing there. or maybe they are waiting for this news, news of the cancellation the transfer to West Ham.

IMO, its not that Madrid rarely sells its players, not because they do not want to compete against former players, but they not want to develop their own young players. I mean Real Madrid is known as the team that has the most trophies in the Champions League, so they do not want to overhaul their players and if they have to sell and recruit new players, of course they have to go through a long adaptation even though on the one hand, Madrid goal is always to get the Champions League trophy every season.
so even though Liverpool make a high offer it will only be in vain if the top officials have determined that Tchouameni will not be sold because on the one hand this player is still young and his career is still very long so there is no need to sell him unless he is a little old and his performance is declining maybe Madrid will sell soon this player.

Folarin Balogun was one of the most impressive players in Europe last season, the striker bagging 21 goals along with 3 assists with Reims. but unfortunately it seems that he was not included in the project plan of the Gunners coach, moreover Arsenal has many player options even though one of them, namely G.Jesus, was injured.

Rumors have it that Balogun has been linked with a move away from Arsenal this summer, but it seems Arsenal have yet to receive a suitable offer. ideally if this Balogun continues to build its form this season, he should choose to move from the Emirates. because, you can be sure he won't have many minutes of opportunity to play. there are suitors interested in giving him the chance to prove his worth, Inter Milan are among those in the race to sign the young American. but appear to be out of action, while Lens' rivalry for Balogun's services seems unlikely.

Likewise Monaco made an apparent attempt to sign the young striker, but their bid was dropped as it did not meet Arsenal's £50 million asking price - even though they may have had a £45 million offer. Now, Tottenham are in the race for the young forward following Kane's departure for Bayern Munich. but rumor has it, there has been no bid made by Spurs, they only have interest at this stage. well, as you said, that reportedly Monaco will prepare a better offer for Balogun. my guess is that Arsenal and Monaco will reach an agreement for Balogun.

Madrid doesn't need money to sell its current players, especially Tchouameni who is still desperately needed as a defensive coating. For this season, Madrid young players are more maintained according to their goals, namely long-term options. Given that Kross and Modric will soon be leaving, having as many options as possible especially midfielders is definitely the top priority.

I already suspected that Maguire could not be separated from Man United, whether this was just a coincidence because West Ham canceled his transfer, I know there are other things that have always strengthened Harry Maguire to become part of Man United. But like it or not, we have to accept the fact that West Ham itself has canceled the purchase. Meanwhile, Erik Ten Hag is happy to make Maguire a player who keeps the bench longer.

But the one who wants Harry Maguire's services the most is West Ham and it seems they really believe they can turn the mistakes he often makes into a better person while at West Ham. But the party that will benefit the most if this transfer takes place is of course Manchester United and its players because they are no longer comfortable with the behavior of the former captain. I think the only reason Harry Maguire doesn't want to leave Manchester United is that he doesn't want to be at a club that is far from his current team.

Therefore he wants to stay no matter what even though he rarely plays it doesn't seem to be a problem. But of course he will use his services when a defender is absent due to a card penalty or someone is injured. It seems that Erik ten hag is no longer able to provide direction to Maguire, however Erik ten hag has full responsibility for his current squad rather than taking care of one person with no guilt towards the team.