BARCELONA SIGNED GUNDOGAN! Bernardo Silva chose Saudi Arabia instead of PSG?! Arsenal buy Havertz!
Ilkay Gundogan chooses Barca!
Fabrizio Romano
Reliability: 5
Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan leaves the Etihad as a free agent and moves to Barcelona! The German will go for a two-year deal with an option to extend it for another season. Gundogan will announce his decision to Man City tomorrow and then announce a transfer to Barca. Yesterday, Gundogan met with sporting director Mateu Alemany at the Munich airport. The last details were agreed during the meeting. Mundo Deportivo notes that Ilkay's decision was strongly influenced by his wife, who wants to live in Barcelona. The midfielder used to call Xavi his idol, which also spurred the transfer.
Bernardo Silva leaves Europe?!
Marca
Reliability: 4
Bernardo Silva could start a new season in the Saudi Pro League. According to a source, a deal involving the Manchester City midfielder is close to being sealed. The club for which the Portuguese will play has not been named. Although Bernardo had previously stated that he had no plans to play outsideEurope.
Fabrizio Romano confirms the active interest in Bernardo from the sheikhs, but the Portuguese has not made a final decision yet. He remains a priority option for PSG, while Barca are unable to recruit him due to FFP issues.
Havertz joins Arsenal! Here we go!
Fabrizio Romano
Reliability: 5
Chelsea's versatile midfielder Kai Havertz is moving to Arsenal! All the details of the deal have already been agreed by the clubs. The Gunners will table 70 million euros for the German international, and Chelsea can receive another 6 million euros in bonuses. Havertz will pen a long-term contract with Arsenal, and undergo a medical check-up in the coming days. Earlier on, Real Madrid were reportedly showing great interest in Kai too. The footballer joined Chelsea back in the summer of 2020, scoring 32 goals and 15 assists in 139 appearances. It was Havertz who netted Chelsea's winning goal in the 2020/21 Champions League final against Manchester City (1:0).
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