No way. The second attempt also failed. Luka Modric he tried again, but the answer was always the same: no. The Croatian midfielder met with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to ask him to be sold (as per alleged verbal agreements between the two), but the Madrid number one was adamant. After all, after losing Zidane and Ronaldo, with a signing campaign without major hits (one between Neymar and Mbappè was thought to replace CR7) and after the resounding 4-2 defeat in the derby against Atletico Madrid in the European Super Cup, it would have been madness for Perez to give up Modric as well, an eventuality that would have unleashed the wrath of the already not very patient people of the Bernabeu.
The words of Real Madrid manager Emilio Butragueno before the European Super Cup against Atletico Madrid ("There is no Modric case, he is happy to continue his journey with us") had already contributed to giving an important slap to the hopes of the Inter, who at this point seems to have resigned.
Real, however, is not satisfied, and wants to go further. Florentino Perez, in fact, wants denounce Inter for negotiating with the player despite a contract until 2020 with the Blancos. As reported by 'Marca', Perez “has decided to report the Italian club to Fifa for having had contact with his player without first asking the Real management. An illegal behavior – writes the newspaper very close to the casa blanca – since it is only allowed to do it if the player has less than six months of contract still in place, and this is not the case with Modric”.
Mystery at home Milan: a handful of hours after the conclusion of the transfer market, something is still boiling. Not only did Leonardo and Maldini spend the entire evening at the club (it's hard to think that the reason was to sell the redundant players), but it seems that Milan have booked an appointment to have "someone" undergo medical examinations in the last market day. Who is this someone? It was probably a preventive move, in order to have no hitches if a deal was really closed at the last minute.
Needless to deny that the thought of many has ended up again Milinkovic-Savic, also in the light of new phone calls between Leonardo and Lotito. The president of Lazio is a very difficult customer, and he wants nothing but 120 million cash. The latest hypothesis is that Milan could offer 40 million as a loan, with a subsequent redemption obligation set at 80. The last few hours could prove to be decisive.
La Juventus he is looking ahead, and with a huge market already completed he is thinking about the details. First of all the renewal of Pjanic. The Bosnian should extend his contract from 2021 to 2022 with an important adjustment, going from the current 4,5 million to 7 million a year, a figure that puts him alongside Dybala and only behind the unattainable Cristiano Ronaldo in the ranking of highest paid players at Juve.
In Spain, meanwhile, the rumors that want the black and whites to be always vigilant do not stop Marcelo. Real's Brazilian champion was among the worst in the Super Cup match against Atletico, and according to 'As', the Brazilian is "distracted by market rumours".
Juventus (but also Milan and Livberpool) is closely following the evolution of the matter refill, expiring in 2019 with PSG and for now intending not to renew. The player's powerful mother-manager, Veronique, does not accept the conditions proposed by the French club and threatens to let her son leave on a free transfer. Marotta and Paratici are following closely, but Leonardo worked on it in PSG (and with Rabiot)…
Il Napoli, very disappointing on the market despite the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti, has found the goalkeeper. AND' David Ospina, Colombian born in 1988. Napoli closed the negotiation with Arsenal with the formula of the loan with the right to buy.
Nice Shot of Atalanta: got the Argentinian Emiliano rigoni, 25-year-old offensive winger from Zenit St. Petersburg. An agreement has been reached with the Russian club for a €1m loan with a right to buy at €15m.
Il Torino he strengthened himself with they threshold: the former Sampdoria midfielder arrives from Villarreal on loan (one million euros) with a buy-out obligation set at 14 million euros based on attendance.
Il Parma brought back to Italy Gervinho, ex Rome. Udinese and Genoa work to bring lapadula in Friuli, open discussion between Sampdoria and Bologna for Mattia Destro.
Last minute updates: ex Juve striker Simone Zaza has signed with Sampdoria outright, while surprisingly Claudio Marchisio he terminated his contract with Juventus, after 25 in black and white. The 32-year-old midfielder and the club have reached a consensual agreement.
Following requests from Genoa and Sampdoria following the collapse of the motorway bridge in the Ligurian capital, Lega Calcio has formalized the postponement of the Sampdoria-Fiorentina and Milan-Genoa matches to a later date, both scheduled for Sunday evening.
