transfer market today’s news 10 July: from Milinkovic-Savic to Al Hilal Saudi to Zielinski’s future

With the big blow from Milinkovic-Savic, close to moving to Arabia, the second week of a July will start which will be torrid not only due to the high temperatures. With the farewell of the Sergeant to Lazio, Zielinski could also move. Milan are slowing down as they cannot find an agreement for Chukwueze and who lend Daniel Maldini on loan. Also important is the return to Italy of Jankto, the first player who will play in our Serie A after having “outed” about his sexual orientation. Below, the ten main news of the day.

1 – SERGEJ MILINKOVIC SAVIC
Even the Sergeant leaves Europe and goes to Arabia to get a maximum engagement. Objective for Juve and even before Inter, the Serbian is one step away from signing Al Hilal with the Saudis: 40 million euros for Lazio, with the player expiring in twelve months, 20 million euros a year for three seasons. Even the Biancoceleste president Claudio Lotito, in an interview with Tag24, confirmed his departure: «What I know is that the player has asked to leave since he has been at Lazio for 8 years. It wasn’t a money problem with us, he wanted a change of scenery. The offer has not actually arrived, when the contract is signed and the payment will be made”.

2- PIOTR ZIELINSKI
And Zielinski’s future could depend precisely on that of Milinkovic-Savic. He is the man strongly requested by Maurizio Sarri, who coached the Pole in blue and appreciated his undoubted qualities. Expiry of the contract with Napoli in June 2024, Zielinski could also renew with De Laurentiis’ club, but the proposal could hardly be close to the current one: 4.5 million salary, so we would go towards a possible reduction.

3-DANIEL MALDINI
«Empoli Football Club announces that it has reached an agreement with the Milan Football Association for the temporary acquisition, with the right of redemption in favor of Empoli and a counter-purchase for the AC Milan club, of the sports performances of the footballer Daniel Maldini». After the vintage, between lights and shadows, with Spezia, the son of art goes in search of redemption. Empoli awaits him – who buy him on loan with the right to buy and buy back in favor of AC Milan who own the card – and Paolo Zanetti who could field him as an attacking midfielder, in a 4-3-1-2 formation, behind the two spikes.

4 – SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE
Chukwueze and Milan are increasingly distant. Too much distance between the offer from Milan, which would have reached a maximum of 15-20 million, compared to the request from Villarreal who value the player at around 35. As a consequence, the prices of Gustav Isaksen, the Danish winger born in 2001 from Midtjylland who it costs 10-12 million euros.

5 – MATEO RETEGUI
As a newly promoted player but with the intention of surprising. Alberto Gilardino’s Genoa has a strong focus on Mateo Retegui, who identified his offensive reference in the forward of Boca Juniors and the Italian national team in the year leading up to the European Championships (he who made his debut in the blue a few months ago)

6 – HARRY KANE
For the English centre-forward, Bayern Munich has presented a new offer of 80 million euros plus bonuses. Now waiting for the reply from Tottenham, who had rejected the previous offer of 70 million, and who certainly wouldn’t disdain the sale, in this transfer market session, of their main striker. Also because, in January, Kane could sign for any other club on a free basis.

7 – JAKUB JANKTO
After coming out and revealing his homosexuality, a decision that is certainly not an easy one especially in the world of football, the former Sampdoria player is close to returning to Serie A. Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari, who coached him between 2018 and 2021, and who will embrace him again: in fact, the medical visits are scheduled for tomorrow. “I’m gay, I don’t want to hide anymore. So I want to give courage to others. I want to live my life in freedom without fear. Without prejudice. Without violence. But with love,” Jankto said last February 13, when he was still wearing the Sparta Prague shirt.

8 – MICHEAL ADOPO
«Atalanta BC is pleased to announce that the footballer Michel Ndary Adopo has joined the Nerazzurri after making a total of 11 appearances for Torino last season, 2022/23, of which 9 in Serie A and 2 (with one goal) in Coppa Italia», said Atalanta who officially welcomed the fullback from Toro.

9 – FABIANO PARISI
Negotiations started for days and close to conclusion. Fabiano Parisi will therefore be a new Fiorentina player: an agreement has almost been found between the Viola club, which had initially offered 10 million plus bonuses, and Empoli with which the left-handed full-back has played for the last three seasons.

10 – RAFFAELE DI GENNARO
While waiting to find out about Onana and Handanovic’s replacements, Inter took precautions by acquiring a third goalkeeper instead of Cordaz’s departure. Di Gennaro, in the last season in Serie C at Gubbio, in the Primavera of Inter, in 2012, then led by Stramaccioni, returns to Milan: his presence will be useful above all for what concerns the UEFA lists.