With a number of stars terminating their contracts at the end of the season, 2022 is shaping up to be a particularly hectic year on the transfer market…unless its current clubs manage to renew or sell them in January.
These are the players who will be free as of July 1, 2022:
Mbappé, the pressure
A step towards a new galaxy? World champion at 19 years old and top scorer for Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé (23 years old) is six months away from the end of his contract with the French club, and with that, from January 1st he will be free to negotiate with the team you want.
Real Madrid fans have been waiting for years to see the French striker in the white shirt. The question is whether this will be a reality in 2022 or whether the player, who was signed from Monaco in 2018 for 180 million euros, will end up deciding to stay in the French capital?
pogba, the misunderstanding
Another star of the ‘Bleus’ world champions at the 2018 Russian Cup delights lovers of January market rumors: Paul Pogba. The Manchester United midfielder, who turns 29 next summer, must switch teams taking into account the complicated relationship he has with the English club.
Injuries and erratic performance also seem to keep him away from Old Trafford, although the arrival of a new coach, Germany’s Ralf Rangnick, could change the situation.
Kessie, the revelation
A must for Milan this season, Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessié has caught the attention of all the big European clubs.
It will be difficult for the Lombard club to keep the 25-year-old player, according to the Italian press, and PSG is already pointed out as one of the possible destinations for the former Atalanta midfielder…
Di Maria, the option
Another year in Paris? According to L’Equipe, Argentinian striker Ángel Di María, who already renewed his one-year contract last season, could do it for another year. But for now, ‘El Fideo’, who will be 34 in February, will have his contract terminated in June.
Rüdiger, the protection
In the defenders market, Chelsea are at risk of losing one of the highlights of their Champions League title won last season: the solid German defender Antonio Rüdiger.
“Everyone wants him to stay,” said coach Thomas Tuchel, but talks for renewal are not moving forward and other big clubs are starting to take an interest…
Outstanding, the lasting relationship
Will the love story between Napoli and their captain Lorenzo Insigne continue? At the club since the beginning of his career, he has not renewed his contract, which expires in June.
“It’s not an easy question,” the striker admitted in September in the pages of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, explaining that negotiations with the Neapolitan club are continuing.
Lloris, the boss
After a decade in the Spurs goal, Hugo Lloris sees the end of his contract with Tottenham approaching.
The 34-year-old world champion with the Bleus goalkeeper did not close the door to the end of his career and in November showed willingness to renew with the English club or return to France.
Onana, the redemption?
Another goalkeeper who will be on the market is André Onana from Cameroon, who recently returned to the pitch after serving a year of punishment for doping, a situation that caused him to lose, at age 25, his title at Ajax.
Revealed at Barcelona, the Cameroonian can try to return to Barça, as long as the azulgrana club, beset by debt, makes him a proposal.
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