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What a victory for England last night as Ollie Watkins scored a stunning late goal against the Netherlands to set up a final against Spain! I know some fans have not always been satisfied with England’s style of play at these Euros, but against the Netherlands it was really convincing, and a deserved result, in my opinion.
Now no one wants to talk about the future of Gareth Southgate, yes the sources are silent and they hope to win the last game together. But certainly, in England it has been a great success. Cole Palmer was perfect in the final minutes, as was Watkins.
But again, what a player Kobbie Mainoo is – he really stood out to me. He is an amazing talent. He will be the future of Man United and England – a special player.
I want to start with an important update on Dani Olmo’s situation. From what I’m told, there are significant details on Olmo’s €60m release clause. The plan was for the clause to continue until Monday 15 July, but if the Spanish national team were to reach the Euro final, it would have run for another five days.
Now that Spain have reached the finals of Euro 2024, where they will face England, his release clause at RB Leipzig will run until July 20. This means that the player’s agents have more time to hold more meetings to find a solution for him.
I have been asked about the reports in England linking Olmo to Chelsea, but at the moment I am told that they are not talking to him. Chelsea already have Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke and Kendry Paez and Estevao Willian to come later, so it’s not a big deal for Chelsea at this stage. But he could be an option for many other clubs.
Chelsea are not short of talented left-footed attackers, but they are looking for a right-footed striker, as well as a striker – these are two important positions. So what happened to Olmo? I am told that there are expected meetings with Premier League clubs, and Bayern are also interested in this opportunity, but it will be very difficult to negotiate with Leipzig if they do not hurry and the date of his release clause is legal. It would take more than 60 million euros to sign Olmo after July 20.
As I previously reported, Matthijs de Ligt wants to join Manchester United and talks are ongoing between United and Bayern Munich. Now that De Ligt is free after the Netherlands’ exit from the Euros, it’s the perfect time to speed up negotiations and get a deal done.
United and Bayern still have to agree on the money, and the structure of the money, so the talks are still going on between the clubs, but there are no problems between De Ligt and Man United personally as he wants to move to Old Trafford. .
As soon as De Ligt left Bayern, they were very confident of closing a deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Jonathan Tah. Bayern have presented their offer, and Tah only wants to join Bayern, despite some links with other top clubs earlier this summer.
United are also in ongoing talks with Paris Saint-Germain over Manuel Ugarte. There is a very good relationship between the two clubs, so now it is up to Man United to decide how much they want to invest in a new midfielder, and whether Ugarte is worth the money. There will be an internal discussion at United before a decision is made, similar to what happened with Joshua Zirkzee – it took them about a month to review this internally, think about the possibilities, consider all the different aspects of the deal, and then make a decision together. to Zirkzee.
Now Ugarte is in this kind of review process within United, talks have already taken place with PSG, although there has not been an official request from United. It’s a direct club-to-club negotiation, but I’m told it’s not the usual type of negotiation with official bids at the moment.
Chelsea have already rejected a bid for Samu Omorodion. But if later in the window Atletico Madrid change their mind and open the door for Omorodion to leave for the right price, then Chelsea will be there. However, in the meantime, Chelsea will also explore other options, as we have to respect that Atletico Madrid has been very clear – they want to keep Omorodion and he is very happy at the club.
In other news at Chelsea – Renato Veiga has completed the second half of his treatment at Chelsea – everything is going to plan. I also think another one to watch will be David Datro Fofana – I expect him to leave Chelsea this summer, and there are many clubs interested in him.
We are entering the very important days for the future of Xavi Simons. Just scored a great goal for the Dutch national team last night, but now they’re out of the Euros, now it’s time for him to decide on his future with his agents.
Simons has already spoken publicly about Paris Saint-Germain – he will not play for them next season. In the coming days, he will take his time to decide which team he wants to join on loan. It won’t be a permanent transfer, this is the current situation but I will let you know if it changes.
At the moment it looks like Simons has two big options – one of them is Bayern, who have been very strong in recent weeks thanks to manager Max Eberl, the same man who signed him on loan from RB Leipzig last season. Eberl was able to convince Simons to join Leipzig while he was a director there, and he has an excellent relationship with the player and his agents. Bayern are pushing, with Eberl now in charge.
Staying in Leipzig for one season is also an option for Simons, and they are pushing. They have this dream of keeping Simons for a long time, after managing and extending the contract of star striker Benjamin Sesko, and manager Marco Rose. Therefore, Bayern and Leipzig have placed themselves in the position to sign Simons, but let’s see if other clubs will try to enter the race.
Juventus are interested in Jadon Sancho, but for now they will have to sell Federico Chiesa in order to pay for Sancho’s signing. They are waiting to find a solution to Chiesa’s situation, then we will see if they take the opportunity to attack this situation with Sancho.
Another target for Juventus is Teun Koopmeiners, who remains a target in midfield following the completion of the Khephren Thuram deal. Defensively, they really like Jean-Clair Todibo, who was 99% a Manchester United player before everything fell apart because UEFA rules would not allow any player to go to a club under the same ownership while playing in the same competition.
So, now that United have left the race, there is no chance of that happening. Meanwhile, West Ham rejected a bid for Todibo, worth €35 million, and have since signed Max Kilman in defence, although they continue to monitor Todibo. Meanwhile, Juventus is very interested in Todibo, let’s see what Juve decides to do, but he is one of the names on the list of director Cristiano Giuntoli, who knows him well as he tried to sign him when he was in Toulouse at the beginning of the season. his work.
AC Milan have agreed a deal with Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana, and now negotiations are ongoing between the parties to reach an agreement. I know there have been reports and rumors about Arsenal, but I’ve never been aware of any talk, to be honest.
Of course, Arsenal, like all clubs, like to monitor opportunities in the market, and Fofana looks like an opportunity. Anyway, they never sent any proposal, and now things are happening with Milan and I can see him really fit in Serie A, so it’s a smart signing for Milan if they can pull it off.
Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has also been linked as a loan target for Milan, but I don’t know the story either. Chelsea do not want to loan him out, so the situation is quiet and in any case he has a £40m release clause in his contract.
There have been suggestions that Arsenal will no longer make a striker a priority after missing out on Benjamin Sesko, but I would keep that open.
No decision has been taken yet, it will depend on opportunities. Sesko was an opportunity, but then he decided to stay in Leipzig. Let’s see how Arsenal decide to move in the market in the following days and weeks.
There are other big names that we’ve heard a lot about this summer, but at the moment there’s nothing close or concrete about Victor Osimhen or Viktor Gyokeres. Another potential striker, Alvaro Morata, is expected to decide soon whether he wants to stay at Atletico Madrid or try a new chapter at AC Milan.
I’m sure Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are still looking at Leny Yoro’s situation, but at the moment the only club that should go to Lille with a formal request is Manchester United. So far, United have been very aggressive in this deal, while Liverpool and PSG are there but have yet to make an offer – it’s clear that if Yoro decides he’s willing to leave Real Madrid, then all the possibilities will open up.
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