Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain, it feels like the end. Or not, because that’s what is announced every year in the transfer window. But the latest news, the 31-year-old Brazilian striker wants to leave, and PSG would negotiate his transfer to Saudi Arabia. According to Foot Mercato, the Al-Hilal club is ready to offer him an annual salary of €100m. It would be more than triple the 30 M€ net per year that Neymar receives in Paris, he who is under contract until June 2025.
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Talks are well underway between Bayern Munich and Manchester United over Benjamin Pavard. The Blues defender wants to leave, but Bayern have been holding him back since the track leading to Kyle Walker (Manchester City) failed. So much so that the German club refused a first Mancunian offer, according to the daily Bild and the renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Red Devils, qualified for the Champions League, should insist. Pavard, 27, has only one year left on his contract at Bayern, where he has been playing since 2019.
It’s only a matter of hours before Denis Zakaria becomes an AS Monaco player. RMC Sport informs that the 26-year-old midfielder, a Swiss international, is expected this Sunday in the Principality. He will cost 20 M€ from Juventus, and comes out of a forgettable season on loan to Chelsea (11 matches). ASM begins its Ligue 1 season against Clermont this Sunday (3 p.m.).
Adama Traore remains in the Premier League. Not having extended his contract at Wolverhampton, the striker and Spanish international (27) joined Fulham, 10th last season. He signed a lease there until 2025, plus an optional year. Traore remains on a difficult last season at Wolves: 34 games, 16 starts, 2 goals and an assist.
Like Adama Traoré, he did not extend to Wolverhampton after a difficult season (25 matches, one goal). Diego Costa bounces back in Brazil, his native country, by signing with Botafogo until December 31. Revealed in Portugal before exploding at Atlético de Madrid and Chelsea, Costa had played 16 matches with the Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro in 2021. He has not been called up to the Spanish selection since the 2018 World Cup.