Deadline Day: Aubameyang returns to ex-coach – Weigl transfer to the Bundesliga fixed
Created: 09/02/2022, 08:07
By: Marius Epp, Antonio José Riether
The summer transfer window in Germany closes on Thursday evening.
Big stars could also change clubs internationally.
The live ticker.
Deadline Day:
The transfer window closed at 6 p.m. on September 1st
Weigl
loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach officially: From Portugal back to the Bundesliga
RB Leipzig grabs PSG defender
Diallo
: Loan to the Saxons confirmed
The
ticker for Deadline Day.
Update from September 2nd, 7.50 a.m .:
Chelsea FC invested around 280 million euros in new players this summer.
On Deadline Day, the Londoners grabbed two former Bundesliga players.
With Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Blues managed a real coup, the 33-year-old striker comes from FC Barcelona for around 12 million euros.
The ex-Dortmunder returns to his former coach Thomas Tuchel.
The two won the DFB Cup together in 2017.
Denis Zakaria also joined Chelsea on loan from Juventus.
The former Mönchengladbacher will remain with the Premier League club until the end of the season, which also secured a purchase option for the 25-year-old Swiss.
Deadline Day: Draxler leaves PSG for Portugal - VfB gets a new attacker
Update, 7:47 p.m .:
Julian Draxler’s change is now complete!
The international joins Benfica on a one-year loan.
Draxler hopes to get match practice at the top Portuguese club.
In Roger Schmidt he meets a German coach who has already given Mario Götze a new boost to his career at PSV Eindhoven.
It is questionable whether the step can still save Draxler's participation in the World Cup in Qatar.
He probably has around two months to convince national coach Hansi Flick of him.
Update, 6:14 p.m .:
The Guirassy transfer is fixed!
VfB Stuttgart officially confirmed the new signing.
The Bundesliga is not new territory for him: from 2016 to 2019 he was under contract with 1. FC Köln and scored nine goals in 45 games.
Update, 6:05 p.m .:
VfB Stuttgart has probably secured a successor for Sasa Kalajdzic: Serhou Guirassy is coming from Stade Rennes.
The Frenchman of Guinean descent has already been spotted in Stuttgart, and the official report should arrive soon.
If the fax machine worked.
RB Leipzig grabs PSG defender Diallo: loan to the Saxons
Update, 5:41 p.m .:
The transfers from Florian Grillitsch and Abdou Diallo are now official.
The future of the Austrian lies with Ajax Amsterdam, that of the French in Leipzig.
The Bundesliga will soon be over: the transfer window closes at 6 p.m., after which no more players can be transferred from one club to another.
In England, Italy and Spain something goes until midnight, in France even until 1 a.m.
Update, 4:51 p.m .:
As in the entire transfer phase, Deadline Day is also haywire at FC Barcelona.
According to Spanish media reports, club legend Jordi Alba is still going - a loan to Inter Milan is under discussion.
However, according to radio station
Onda Cero
, Alba is said to be very surprised by the news.
He wants to stay.
Update, 4:33 p.m .:
Florian Grillitsch has also found a new club.
The former Hoffenheimer has signed with Ajax Amsterdam for a year, as reported by Sky.
An official confirmation is still pending.
Weigl loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach official: From Portugal back to the Bundesliga
Update, 4:17 p.m .:
It’s fixed: Julian Weigl is coming back to the Bundesliga!
Borussia Mönchengladbach have confirmed the midfielder's loan until the end of the season.
"Julian is an extremely ball-safe and strong player," said sporting director Roland Virkus about the 26-year-old.
He gets shirt number 8.
Update, 4:06 p.m .:
Bang in Leipzig!
The Saxons strike again on Deadline Day.
Abdou Diallo from Paris St. Germain will switch to RB, as he himself announced on Twitter.
Apparently, the ex-Dortmunder returns to the Bundesliga on loan.
This is reported by Sky.
Leipzig is said to have secured a purchase option for 20 million euros.
The transfer is a reaction to the long-term absence of Lukas Klostermann, who has torn a syndesmosis ligament.
Update, 3:54 p.m .:
FC Barcelona has been trying to get rid of bench press Martin Braithwaite for weeks.
At the last minute, this now seems to succeed.
City rivals Espanyol Barcelona apparently strikes.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has informed that Braithwaite has terminated his contract with the Catalans and is due to complete his medical at Espanyol later today.
Leipzig professional Gvardiol gives Chelsea a basket – Gladbach gives up Beyer
Update, 1:17 p.m .:
Borussia Mönchengladbach reported the completion of a transfer at noon, Jordan Beyer is moving on loan to English second division club Burnley.
League competitor Eintracht Frankfurt is giving Ajdin Hrustic to Hellas Verona, the Australian international is moving to the Serie A club for 500,000 euros.
Update, 12:28 p.m .:
Not only are transfers made on Deadline Day, some deals also fail on the last day.
Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol could have joined Chelsea this summer for an estimated €90m, but opted for an early extension until 2027. Manchester City are also said to have been involved.
On Thursday, the 20-year-old Croatian burst into the PK and told the press representatives present: "I'm staying here".
He wants to "achieve a lot more" with the Saxons and feels the "trust of the club".
Deadline Day: BVB sell defender to Manchester City - Liverpool loan Arthur
Update, 11.45 a.m .:
Liverpool FC has strengthened prominently.
According to several media reports, defensive midfielder Arthur is loaned out to the English runners-up coached by Jürgen Klopp.
In 2020, Juventus Turin paid 76 million euros for the 26-year-old's services, now he has been sorted out by the Bianconeri.
The 22-time national player hopes for a fresh start in Liverpool.
Update from September 1, 11:23 a.m .:
Borussia Dortmund gave up a central defender on Deadline Day.
The Swiss Manuel Akanji moves to Manchester City for 17.5 million euros.
The English champions announced the signing of the 27-year-old early Thursday morning.
This leaves BVB with Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle and Mats Hummels three seasoned central defenders.
First report from September 1st:
Munich – An exciting and eventful transfer period ends on Thursday evening at 6 p.m.
In addition to the big transfers from Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland or the 95 million move from Antony to Manchester United, which were already completed in advance, some short-term deals could still be made.
There were already one or two changes on Wednesday, making Wesley Fofana the most expensive defender in the world to date.
Deadline Day: Augsburg gives up two strikers and gets U21 European champions - VfB sold Kalajdzic at a high price
There have recently been a few changes of club in the Bundesliga, for example Augsburg's goalless 16-million striker Ricardo Pepi was loaned to FC Groningen.
Another Augsburg striker, Alfred Finnbogason, left the club and the Icelander moved to Lyngby BK in Denmark on a free transfer.
The Swabians brought Mergim Berisha from Fenerbahce for a year.
VfB Stuttgart received 18 million euros for Sasa Kalajdzic, who is now chasing goals for Wolverhampton.
VfB is currently looking for a suitable successor.
Gladbach also put a handsome sum on the table for the French right winger Nathan Ngoumou, he came from Toulouse for 8.5 million euros.
Joshua Zirkzee recently left FC Bayern for the same amount.
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Deadline Day: The former FC Bayern flirt Sergiño Dest is probably going to Italy
Internationally there were some top transfers, or changes of internationally known players.
After his stint with Adana Demirspor in Turkey, Mario Balotelli is moving to Switzerland to join FC Sion, while former Bayern flirt Sergiño Dest is about to move to AC Milan.
In addition, ex-BVB striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is facing a move back to London to Chelsea despite his broken jaw suffered in a robbery.
Julian Weigl is likely to leave Benfica: Julian Draxler will probably move to Lisbon for that
There are still some rumors circulating about German professionals abroad.
Benfica's Julian Weigl is said to be on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach.
On the other hand, Benfica apparently wants to strengthen with Julian Draxler, the world champion will probably leave Paris Saint-Germain after five and a half years.
(ajr)