Now it's up to the others. The clamor of the CR7 blow has not yet died down and indeed shakes the market throughout Europe, which is why in the weekend that will see the end of the World Cup and just before the presentation of the Portuguese himself in the black and white jersey, it's time to understand how the big names, Italian and otherwise, will react.
Il Real Madrid is the first to have to hit a shot, not surprisingly Florentino Perez, after having "suffered" almost in silence the farewell of the greatest player in the world, is ready to assault Neymar, the only one able to make you forget (or at least that's what he hopes) the golden ball that just went away. The number one blanco, according to the Brazilian press, has already contacted the father-prosecutor of "O Ney" in an attempt to convince him to break with the PSG: this, in fact, is the only possible way to carry out the transfer, given that the Brazilian does not have a release clause. In any case, it is unlikely that Al-Khelaifi will have his star taken away, it is no coincidence that the maneuvers to avoid stomach aches have already begun and Neymar is likely to receive an adequate pay raise.
Florentino's alternatives are Kane, Lewandowski and Hazard, even if on the latter we must first understand what Chelsea's intentions will be, finally ready to enter the transfer market. Yes, because after two months of stalemate Abramovich has officially sacked Conte: in his place comes Sarri, in turn the protagonist of another soap opera with De Laurentiis.
Beyond the legal aspects (the Conte-Abramovich relationship will end up in court) it will be interesting to understand how the blues will act, forced to move quickly in view of the new season. The former Napoli coach has already obtained Jorginho, now he will ask for Higuain and Rugani from Juve (100 million for the couple?), Vecino from Inter (possible exchange with Zappacosta) and… who knows who else. Above all, Ancelotti is trembling, who risks having Hysaj and one between Mertens and Callejon taken away, Sarri, however, in an attempt to surround himself with "faithful", can create havoc for various Serie A teams. Yes, because the market is anything but finished, indeed the next few weeks are likely to become more explosive than ever.
"I'm not wondering if we can do well but why shouldn't it be like this" thundered Spalletti in the first conference of the season with the Nerazzurri, testifying to how Inter want to be protagonists right away. The work, already quite advanced, must however be completed with a full-back (Zappacosta, as previously mentioned, or Vrsaljko) and a midfielder (Dembelé said no to China). By the way: Eder ended up there, moving to Jiangsu for 5 million.
Something is also missing in Rome (admission by Monchi himself) who, waiting to welcome Berardi (the deal however is subject to the sale of Defrel, in the odor of Sampdoria), is about to formalize the renewal of Florenzi, thus destined to leave the market. That world which, for the moment, does not concern Milan, mainly engaged in restructuring itself after the chaos Yonghong Li.
Once the Chinese player has left the scene (it will be official only after the Board meeting on 21 July) the Rossoneri are ready to pass under the management of Elliot, who will see Paolo Scaroni as president and, at least for the moment, Fassone still in his place. The situation is different for Mirabelli, who in the event of Leonardo's arrival as new technical director (a rumor that has been circulating for several hours and has never been denied), would in fact see his experience at the Rossoneri over. In any case, the next few days will be decisive: on Thursday 19th the Tas of Lausanne will announce whether or not there will be the Europa League, after which the transfer market will start. Elliot will guarantee something but the bulk will have to be done by self-financing, that's why, beyond the customary denials, there are big names on the list of starters like Bonucci and Suso, the only ones able to guarantee immediate cash. However, Milan will try to get rid of Kalinic (Atletico Madrid only wants him on loan), André Silva (the exchange with Falcao is always possible) and Bacca (Villarreal are playing on the downside) while Bertolacci, rather appreciated by Gattuso in these early days of workouts, he could also stay.
Round and round, Juve always dominates the market and not just for the CR7 affair. The bianconeri court Marcelo, they aim to amaze with the return of Pogba (very insistent voice, be careful!), they do not even completely give up the Milinkovic-Savic track. In short, despite Ronaldo, Agnelli's market certainly didn't end there. And the others, in Italy and in Europe, can do nothing but stand by and watch.
