Bad news for FC Bayern: The English newspaper “The Guardian” reports that Tottenham Hotspur has made a much improved offer to its player Harry Kane (29). The Londoners want to get their captain to rethink and persuade him to stay. According to the newspaper, the offer would “significantly improve his earnings from the current £200,000 (234,000 euros) per week”.
At Bayern, the attacker is considered the king’s transfer of the summer, but the Spurs position is clear: Kane is not for sale. CEO Daniel Levy is already under criticism after a disastrous season. His popularity would continue to decline should Kane leave the club. Therefore, he resorts to an already successful method. As early as 2021 he was able to prevent Kane from changing, then to Manchester City, with a salary increase.
It is questionable whether he will score again with it. Bayern and Kane are in good talks, Tottenham rejected a first transfer offer of around 70 million euros.
Hoffenheim signs Schalke Bülter
TSG Hoffenheim have signed Marius Bülter from FC Schalke 04, who have been relegated to the Bundesliga. The 30-year-old striker signed a contract until June 30, 2026, the Baden-Württemberg first division club announced on Thursday. According to media reports, it should cost a fee of around four million.
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Bülter came to Schalke 04 from 1. FC Union Berlin in July 2021 and scored 23 goals (14 assists) in 69 competitive games. The attacker was not only one of the guarantors of success for promotion in the 2021/22 season, but also played a key role in the strong second half of the Gelsenkirchen season with eleven goals in 33 Bundesliga games in the past season.
“Everyone at the club was enthusiastic about the idea of bringing Marius to TSG,” said TSG Managing Director Alexander Rosen. “Marius combines many qualities that we value after a season that has been instructive for us: speed, greed, mentality, physical presence and goal threat.” Hoffenheim were 12th in the table. become and at times in danger of relegation.
Reus is no longer BVB captain
Borussia Dortmund’s longtime captain Marco Reus will no longer be captain of the German runners-up next season. “I had a lot of time to think on vacation and decided to pass on the captain’s armband,” said Reus in a video shared by BVB on social media on Thursday. The 34-year-old said he informed coach Edin Terzic and sports director Sebastian Kehl the day before.
“I was proud to wear this captain’s armband for five years and it was a great honor,” said Reus. He wishes Kehl and Terzic “that they find a very, very good successor. I’m very sure of that.” Reus recently had no regular place at BVB. In the last Bundesliga season, the native of Dortmund took part in 25 games and was in the starting line-up 14 times. The offensive player scored six goals in the league.
Leipzig holt Openda
According to a report in the “Leipziger Volkszeitung”, Belgian Lois Openda is moving to RB Leipzig. The club has agreed on a transfer with the 23-year-old striker and his club RC Lens. According to RB, the signing of the top scorer costs significantly more than 30 million euros.
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Openda was said to have been on the wish list of the people of Leipzig for a long time, who see the Belgian as a possible successor to Christopher Nkunku. He has scored 21 goals in 38 games for French top flight club Lens this season.
In addition to Nkunku, RB recently had to let Konrad Laimer (free transfer to FC Bayern Munich) and Dominik Szoboszlai (70 / Liverpool FC) go. In addition, defender Josko Gvardiol wants to switch to Champions League winners Manchester City. According to reports, Leipzig has called for a fee of 100 million euros plus bonuses.
Xhaka arrives in Leverkusen
According to media reports, Bayer Leverkusen is bringing Swiss international Granit Xhaka back to the Bundesliga. According to information from the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” and the “Bild”, the 30-year-old completed his medical check-up in Leverkusen on Thursday. Bayer and Xhaka are said to have agreed for weeks, but his previous club FC Arsenal was looking for a replacement before the release. The transfer fee should be between 15 and 25 million euros. On Wednesday, Leverkusen announced the signing of national player Jonas Hofmann (30) from Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Xhaka also played for the Rhenish neighbor from Gladbach from 2012 to 2016 in the Bundesliga. He then moved to Arsenal for 45 million euros, where he was almost always a regular player and also captain at times. For Switzerland, the aggressive leading player was used in central midfield at two World Cups and two European Championships.
Five-year contract: PSG sign defender Skriniar
Paris Saint-Germain have signed defender Milan Skriniar. The Slovakia international has signed a five-year contract until June 30, 2028. The 28-year-old comes from Inter Milan, where he had played since 2017. His contract expired at the end of the season.
Among other things, Skriniar is to replace the Spaniard Sergio Ramos, who left PSG after two seasons. Paris also want to sign Lucas Hernández from Bayern Munich.
Di María returns to Lisbon
Argentinian world champion Ángel Di María is moving from Juventus to Benfica on a free transfer. The 35-year-old returns to the Portuguese champions with coach Roger Schmidt after 13 years. Di María previously played for Benfica from 2007 to 2010. Juve had not extended the offensive player’s expiring contract. According to the media, Di María will receive a one-year contract until June 30, 2024.
After starting his career in his native Argentina, Benfica was Di María’s first stop in Europe in 2007. Three years later he joined Real Madrid for €33m (2010-2014). After that, Di María played for Manchester United (2014-2015), for Paris Saint-Germain (2015-2022) and last season in Turin.
Ellyes Skhiri moves to Eintracht
Eintracht Frankfurt have signed midfielder Ellyes Skhiri. The Tunisian national soccer player left 1. FC Köln after four years and is coming on a free transfer. The 28-year-old has signed a contract until mid-2028, Eintracht said.
In the past season, the defensive midfielder scored seven goals and was the top scorer for Cologne. He had expressed his desire to change early. Skhiri has won 54 caps for Tunisia. Sporting director Markus Krösche said he decided to join Frankfurt despite lucrative offers from home and abroad.
Saudi club puts out feelers to Mané
Bayern Munich attacking player Sadio Mané has apparently piqued the interest of several Saudi Arabian clubs. After Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al-Nassr has been trying to attract the Senegalese for weeks, league competitor Al-Ahli has probably entered poker for the 31-year-old striker. This was reported by the Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano and the TV channel Sky on Wednesday. At Al-Ahli, Mané would again play alongside former Liverpool colleague Roberto Firmino in the Saudi Arabian Pro League.
Mané moved from England to Munich last summer for 32 million euros plus bonuses, but was unable to meet the expectations placed in him there and was recently no longer a regular. He scored twelve goals in 38 competitive appearances. The low point of his debut season in Munich was the incident with Leroy Sané in the Champions League quarter-finals against Manchester City: Mané hit his team-mate in the face at the time. Mané himself had recently indicated that he wanted to continue playing for Bayern. “Yes, God willing,” said the 31-year-old on the Senegalese TV station 2sTV when asked if he would stay with the record champions. “If all goes well, I will return.”
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According to reports, the African will no longer play a major role in the plans of Munich coach Thomas Tuchel. In addition, selling the attacker would generate money that the Munich team can immediately invest in possible million-dollar transfers such as Harry Kane or Kyle Walker. No concrete offer for Mané, who still has a contract until the summer of 2025, is said to have been received on the Isar.
