In the final stretch of pre-season, European giants are making moves with Barcelona announcing reinforcement and De Gea returning to football
The European football transfer window is increasingly bringing more movement to the continent’s top clubs. Among the latest news is the departure of Pep Guardiola the Julian Alvarezwho decided to take on a new challenge, in addition to the announcement of Dani Olmo as Barcelona’s new signing.
In a press conference before the Community Shield final, in front of United, Guardiola confirmed the departure of Alvarezone of his ‘darlings’ in the squad, and explained the choice: “First of all, I want to express my gratitude to Julian. We won everything, his contribution was enormous. The team really liked him for his behavior, but if he wants to go, if he wants to face a new challenge, that’s fine. We wish him the best. I learned a lot from him and I hope he can find what he was looking for.”
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— FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_br) August 9, 2024
In addition, Barcelona also announced the signing of Dani Olmo for next season, a standout player for RB Leipzig last year and one of Spain’s key players in the European Championship title. As is already known, the Catalans will pay around 62 million euros, between a fixed amount and targets.
To close the main news, the goalkeeper David De Gea has agreed to return to professional football after a year-long sabbatical. The defender left the Manchester United and did not sign with any team immediately, but now he has signed and has already been announced by Fiorentinafrom Italy.
Source: sportbuzz
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