Top 5 Transfers: Real Madrid, Bayern and More

Just because the World Cup is going on, it doesn’t mean that the clubs stay idle. The FIFA World Cup provides an ample platform for clubs and agents to spot upcoming talent. Teams from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and other leagues will be scouting for fresh faces. Real Madrid are sparing no expense by targeting 4 players while Bayern Munich are also hunting for players.

Here are the transfer targets for the teams.

Manchester United

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has expressed interest in the Chelsea winger Willian for this summer. Sources say that United are ready to pitch in a €60 million bid for the Brazilian international. Back when he was with Chelsea, Mourinho brought Willian to England from Shakhtar Donetsk. Now, he is hoping to reunite with the winger.

Willian has had just 20 Premier League games last season for Chelsea. He was even the recipient of the Chelsea player of the year award. However, the 29-year old did not fit into Antonio Conte’s designs for the Blues. In fact, the winger has said that life on the bench was difficult.

Coming back to United, they are sorely in need of a wide creative player. Mourinho plans to sharpen his blunt attack and Willian seems to fit the bill. With Willian on their side, one can expect the Red Devils to get stronger. So it is likely that they will go all out for the Brazilian winger this summer.

Bayern Munich

The Bavarians are willing to burn a continent-sized hole in their bank account to rope in Barcelona and France winger Ousmane Dembele. Bayern Munich are aware that Dembele has been sidelined a lot and is unhappy at the club.

The Bundesliga giants are looking for successors to Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. They believe that the duo of Dembele and Kingsley Coman can be a formidable pair.

Meanwhile, sources claim that Juventus are eyeing Jerome Boateng in the coming months. The centre-back will leave Bayern Munich after eight seasons at the Allianz Arena.

The Bavarians are willing to let him go but have a few demands of their own, namely €50 million

Napoli

With Bernd Leno expected to join Arsenal, this leaves Petr Cech on the lurch. He could be offered a lifeline in the form of Napoli, who are responding to AC Milan’s signing of Pepe Reina.

Cech has been a Gunner since 2015 but will likely lose his no.1 status to Leno. As a result, Napoli are keen on landing Cech whereas the Czech custodian will also look to be a regular starter at a new club.

Real Madrid

As mentioned earlier, Real Madrid were not hold back when it comes to the transfer maket. New Real Madrid manager, Julen Lopetegui has put the recent Spain saga behind him and is focused on the Bernabeu. The La Liga giants have set lofty targets in the transfer market.

Lopetegui has reportedly asked Florentino Perez for four targets ahead of his first season at the club. Those players are: Alisson Becker, Jerome Boateng, Alvaro Odriozola and Robert Lewandowski. The 51-year-old would love to play Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo up front and Isco behind them. This could also mean that either Bale or Benzema would be cut from the team.

Marseille

Moving onto the French Ligue 1, Italian player Mario Balotelli has been linked with a €10 million move to Marseille from Nice. The striker is itching for a new challenge and wants to be battling as much as possible. So far, he has scored 33 goals in two campaigns for the Ligue 1 side.

His agent Mino Raiola said, “We have good relations with Marseille, I know the director very well. He can marry very well with the Marseillais mentality, that’s for sure.”