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In a transfer market that has remained prudent due to the economic crisis, Liverpool’s contract with defender Ben Davis was the highlight on the last day of the Winter Mercato, which closed on Monday in most European leagues .
Liverpool recently strengthened their defense options by hiring Davis from Preston, which belongs to the English second division, a few hours before the close of the winter transfer period for the English Premier League, which was characterized by calm by the clubs that they suffered from the Corona virus crisis and the new “Brexit” rules.
Liverpool, champions of the English Premier League, were forced to enter the winter transfer market due to their great suffering in the center of defense after the injury of their defenders, the Dutch international Virgil Van Dyck and the Englishman Joe Gomez, That would keep them away until the end. season finale, in addition to the repeated injuries of Cameroonian defender Joel Matip.
Arsenal gets rid of Ozil’s cargo
Arsenal managed to get rid of the huge salary of former German international midfielder Mesut Ozil, who had been excluded from the squad since the start of the season, when the Turkish origin moved to the ranks of Fenerbahce, and also gave up the services of his Greek. the defender Socrates Papastathopoulos (Olympiacos),
On the outside front, Arsenal secured the services of promising Danish international midfielder Martin Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid.
Valencia activity in Spain
In Spain, transfers were rare and no deal exceeded ten million euros, and Valencia was the most active in the last 24 hours, as it received the services of two loaned players, the Italian Patrick Cotroni (Wolverhampton, England), and the Portuguese Ferro (Benfica).
Atlético de Madrid signed French striker Moussa Dembélé from Lyon on loan for a period of six months (1.5 million euros), with an option of 33.5 million euros (not including bonuses).
Sevilla Monchi sporting director hired the services of former Argentine international midfielder “Papo” Alejandro Gomes (Italian Atalanta) for 9 million euros.
Getafe also obtained the services of Japanese Takefusa Kubo on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season.
The most expensive deal in Spain was Real Sociedad’s contract with Sevilla striker Carlos Fernandes until 2027 for about 9 million euros, to compensate for the departure of Brazilian Willian José to Wolverhampton.
Hertha Berlin concludes the most outstanding agreements in Germany
Hertha Berlin confirmed their contract with Juventus midfielder German international Sami Khedira, who won the 2014 World Cup, and French international Marseille striker Nemanja Radonic.
Bayern Munich loaned their promising 19-year-old Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzy to Parma, Italy, until the end of the season, with the € 15 million eligibility clause, and their American defender Chris Richards, but without the eligibility clause, to the Hoffenheim, who included the heart of Rennes Jorginho Routier’s French attack.
Leipzig signed young Hungarian talent Dominic Chubuchli (Austrian Salzburg) for € 20 million, Dutchman Klas Jan Huntelaar returned to Schalke from Ajax Amsterdam, and Serbian Luka Jovic to Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Real Madrid.
Unprecedented calm in Italy and France
The final day of the transfer window in Italy and France saw an unprecedented hiatus as some clubs used the opportunity to make final adjustments to their rosters and some players to find a new club.
This was the case of defender Daniele Rugani, who failed to prevail in the French ranks of Rennes since joining their ranks in October on loan from Juventus, and preferred to return to Italy, where he was loaned to Cagliari.
And Atalanta found a replacement for his Argentine playmaker Alejandro “Papo” Gomes, signing Ukrainian international midfielder Viktor Kovalenko (Shakhtyur Donetsk).
Roma received the services of 19-year-old Dallas defender Brian Reynolds, on loan, with mandatory purchases.
Marseille was the most active in France, with their contract with the Polish Arcadius Melek (Italian Napoli) and the Spanish Paul Lerola (Italian Fiorentina).
Source: AFP
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