The football season of 2020 came to a standstill because of the pandemic, so fans are eagerly waiting for the next season. With the oncoming of the new season, football transfers have happened, and that could potentially happen that could change the landscape of the game in 2021. Some of these biggest European football transfers are mentioned. The list doesn’t include any Scottish football transfers.
James Rodriguez to Everton
One of the major football transfers is James Rodriguez, a 29 year Columbian and a former Real Madrid player. He transferred from Real Madrid to Everton. He has made an immediate impact on Everton’s game since he has transferred to the club. He has stirred a bit of trouble for the ‘Big six’ in Premier League since he arrived. His recent performances have scored three goals and assisted 3 in 10 appearances in the Premier League. He is known to be a great playmaker but wasn’t getting chances under Zinedine Zidane, the coach of Real Madrid.
Leroy Sane to Bayern
Leroy Sane transferred from Manchester City to Bayern Munich in one of the European football transfers. He is a left-winger and runs at high speed. He is a German National and is 24years old. Currently, the market value for him as a player stands at 67M Euros. If we speak about his recent performances, he has three goals and three assists in 9 appearances in the Premier League name.
Ivan Rakitic to Sevilla
Ivan Rakitic transferred from Barcelona to Sevilla. Hi is a 31 year old Croatian. Barcelona sold him because he was aging, and this was a free transfer. He was a Barcelona veteran. He is known to be a very good midfielder and was also the former captain of Sevilla.
Miralem Pjanic to Barcelona
Another football transfer for the 2021 season is Miralem Pjanic, a 30-year-old Bosnian player. He transferred from Juventus to Barcelona, and this transfer resulted from a swap deal with Arthur between the two clubs. Miralem is an extremely good midfielder and is effective in recent Barcelona games. He was also a success at Juventus. His current market value as a player stands at 44M Euros.
Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Eduardo Mendy, Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva to Chelsea
These four players transferred to Chelsea from other clubs and account for the big football transfers for Chelsea in 2021.
Timo Werner transferred from RB Leipzig to Chelsea in the 2021 football season. He is a German National and is of 24 years of age. His transfer fee was about 44M Euros. He is a left-winger. As for his performance in the Premier League, in his 11 appearances, he has four goals and three assists to his name. Although he is a good performance, he has room for improvement and can prove to be an asset. This is the most exciting transfer for Chelsea so far.
Kai Havertz transferred from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea. He was considered a prodigy at Leverkusen. Another German National, he is just 21 years old and a great player. His transfer fee was a whooping 67M euros. If we talk about recent performances, he has one goal and one assist in his 11 appearances. His current form is not good, and he has been marked ‘Invisible’ in recent games. He could still reach his full potential.
Eduardo Mendy transferred from Rennes to Chelsea. He is 28 years old from Senegal. His transfer fee was about 21M Euros. If we talk about achievements, he has five clean sheets this season in 9 games. He was also impressive in the previous club.
Hakim Ziyech transferred from Ajax to Chelsea. He is a 27-year-old Moroccan. His transfer fee was about 34M Euros. He is known to be an excellent playmaker. His specialty is breaking balls through the defense. He is an attacking midfielder. He is a magician at work and has a tremendous left foot. As for his recent performance, he has one goal and three assists in 7 appearances.
Thiago Silva joined one of the free football transfers from PSG to Chelsea. He is Brazilian and is 36 years old. He is said to be a born leader but needs more support in defense. This was a rather shocking transfer. He could be very good for Chelsea. Their defense has improved because of him.
Potential transfers in 2021
There is a lot of Football transfer gossip and football transfer rumors about potential transfers happening in 2021. The biggest of them all is:
There are football transfer rumors about Memphis Depay to be transferred from Lyon to Barcelona. This could be among the big potential football transfers.
Another one in the Football transfer gossip is about the potential transfer of Christian Eriksen from Interlinked to Manchester United and PSG.
Another one of the big potential football transfers is of Paul Pogba to Juventus. This is very unlikely is just still a rumor.
One of the biggest rumors in the European football transfers is that Lionel Messi may transfer from Barcelona, where he has been since he was 13, due to differences. Although there are underlying tensions, it is highly unlikely that there might be a transfer anytime soon.
Mesut Ozil from Arsenal is another name on the list of potential transfers. His deal with arsenal expires in summer 2021. So we’ll have to see if he goes for a free transfer or stays.
Last on the list of biggest potential transfers of 2021 is young French forward Kylian Mbappe. He is currently playing for PSG, but rumors have linked him to Real Madrid and Liverpool. The January window might make things a bit clear.
Conclusion
These were the biggest European football transfers of 2021 and had some names that could potentially change the game for many of the clubs this season.
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