Transfer window: Dzeko is about to return to Serie A, Barcelona has 25 million euros to redeem Espanyol goalkeeper!

Although the Club World Cup is in full swing, those clubs that did not participate in the Club World Cup are not idle, but are making great strides in the transfer market and preparing for the new season. Recently, many heavyweight transfers in European football have been reached or about to be reached. For example, Barcelona has paid a 26 million euro termination fee for Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, and the two sides are about to sign the contract; 39-year-old Dzeko will end his adventure in Turkey and return to Serie A to join Fiorentina; Napoli is close to signing high center Lorenzo Luca from Udinese for 30 million euros, and will form the Lukaku-Luca combination on the front line in the new season; Manchester United turned to the forward signing target at Ekitic of Frankfurt when he was unfavorable to buy Mbeumo. The following is a detailed report on the transfer.

Barcelona is about to sign Joan Garcia. Espanyol Club issued an announcement stating that the team player Joan Garcia has paid the unilateral liquidated damages of 26.3415 million euros to the La Liga, which also means that Joan Garcia's joining Barcelona has entered the final stage. Joan Garcia is an excellent goalkeeper trained by Espanyol in the past two years. She has played 38 games in every minute of the La Liga this season. She is one of the few all-time champions in the La Liga. She is currently worth 25 million euros. Barcelona hopes to replace Ter Stegen with Joan Garcia as the team's main goalkeeper next season, but Espanyol is not willing to let the players join the club of the arch-enemy. After reaching an agreement with the players, Barcelona helped Joan Garcia pay the 26.3415 million euros termination penalty in his contract. After the La Liga approval, Joan Garcia will officially join Barcelona, ​​and the termination fee will also be paid to the Espanyol Club. It is reported that Barcelona will sign a contract with Joan Garcia until 2030, with an annual salary of about 3 million euros.

Decko will join Florence and return to Serie A. According to Romano, 39-year-old Bosnia and Herzegovina veteran Dzeko has reached an agreement with Florence to return to Serie A after the expiration of his contract with Fenerbahce. Dzeko once played in Serie A with Roma and Inter Milan, playing 260 games for Roma, contributing 119 goals and 54 assists, and 101 games for Inter Milan, contributing 31 goals and 15 assists. He joined Fenerbahce after his contract with Inter expired in July 2023. He has made 46 goals and 18 assists for Fenerbahce in 99 appearances in two seasons, and his efficiency is still outstanding. His contract with Fenerbahce will expire on June 30. According to Romano, Florence has reached an agreement with Dzeko, and the two sides will sign a contract for one year, with an annual salary of between 1.5 million and 1.8 million euros after tax. In addition, Fiorentina will invite Pioli to become the team's head coach to replace the outgoing Paladino.

Naples reached a personal agreement with Luca. According to Skira, Naples has reached an agreement with Udinese's 24-year-old high center Lorenzo Luca, and the two sides intend to sign a contract until 2030. Luca, who is 2.01 meters tall, joined Udinese from Pisa for 8 million euros in July 2024. Last season, he played 36 times for Udinese and scored 14 goals. However, in the 26th round of Serie A, Udinese fell out with the team because of his 1-0 penalty kick with captain Towan. He was also included in the sales list by the club, with a price of 30 million euros (10% of which needs to be paid to Pisa). Napoli will negotiate with Udinese on Luca's transfer fee. If the transfer is successful, Napoli will form a forward combination like Lukaku-Luca in the new season.

Manchester United changed their forward signing target. After successfully signing Cunha from Wolves, Manchester United hit a nail when asking Brentford for Mbeumo. Manchester United offered a fixed transfer fee of 45 million pounds and a bonus of 10 million pounds. Compared with Mbeumo's 55 million euros, this offer is sincere enough, but Brentford insisted on asking for 60 million pounds and refused to give in. When the two sides were in a stalemate, Manchester United turned to negotiate with Frankfurt on Ekitic's transfer. The 22-year-old Ekitic made 48 appearances for Frankfurt this season, contributing 22 goals and 12 assists, and having a net worth of 75 million euros. His performance has also attracted the attention of many Premier League giants including Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea. Frankfurt is open to Ekitic's transfer, but his transfer fee has reached 100 million euros. It is not clear whether Manchester United really changed the transfer target or whether they use Ekitic to suppress the price to Brentford.

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