2024-08-31 02:56:13
The transfer phase is entering its final day and the rumour mill is in full swing. You can read all the news about Deadline Day here.
On the last day of the transfer window, the transfer carousel in the major international leagues is still in full swing. Is Kingsley Coman leaving FC Bayern for Saudi Arabia? What will happen to Mats Hummels after he allegedly turned down his next club? And will TSG Hoffenheim break its own transfer record?
German (8 p.m.), Italian, Spanish and English (all midnight) clubs can sign new players until Friday evening. Professionals from the Bundesliga can then only move abroad if the transfer deadline is later, such as Turkey (until September 13).
Unexpected departure at Borussia Dortmund: Shortly after the transfer window in Spain closed at midnight on Friday, BVB announced the loan of striker Sébastien Haller.
According to the report, the attacker will be loaned to Spanish first division club CD Leganes for the current season. For Haller, it is “important that he plays regularly again and feels the joy of celebrating goals as often as possible. He definitely wants to take advantage of the opportunity that is now available to him in La Liga – and we wish him that from the bottom of our hearts,” BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl is quoted as saying in the statement.
Haller moved from West Ham United to BVB in 2022, but a malignant tumor in his testicle was discovered before his first appearance. Haller had to undergo chemotherapy and was out for a long time.
RB Leipzig strengthened its squad on the last day of the transfer window with the signing of Dutch international football player Lutsharel Geertruida. The captain of Feyenoord Rotterdam comes for a transfer fee of around 20 to 25 million euros and has signed a contract until the end of June 2029. Leipzig was already very far along with the 24-year-old last year, but then negotiations with the club failed. Now, one year before the end of the contract with the defender, the Dutch were more willing to negotiate.
Mohamed Simakan is paving the way for Geertruida. The 24-year-old is about to move to Saudi Arabia to join Al-Nassr FC for 45 million euros. The defender is expected to sign a five-year contract with Cristiano Ronaldo’s club this weekend and earn more than twice as much as he did in Leipzig. It’s a good deal for the Saxons, who brought Simakan from Strasbourg for 15 million euros in the summer of 2021. On Friday afternoon, only details remained to be clarified.
U17 world champion Winners Osawe is leaving Leipzig for the time being. The midfielder is moving to second division club 1. FC Nuremberg. However, Leipzig secured a right to buy back the 17-year-old. The Saxons, on the other hand, are going into the first half of the season with André Silva. There were no inquiries for the Portuguese international as of Friday afternoon. However, a move to a country where the transfer window is open for longer is still possible.
Eintracht Frankfurt is bringing Mahmoud Dahoud back to the Bundesliga on a permanent basis. The two-time national player comes on a free transfer from English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and has a contract until 2026, Eintracht announced on Friday shortly after the transfer window closed. Dahoud was under contract with Brighton last season, but was already loaned to VfB Stuttgart in the second half of the season.