A crazy night in the Premier League: Manchester City sent away the triple crown hero Arsenal signed the 860 million giants to tear down and rebuild
The end of the season gave the players a fairly long vacation. But the fans could not completely "rest" yet, and the "twice-yearly" transfer drama began.
The crazy Premier League kicked off the transfer curtain, and in just 24 hours, a number of signings were reached, and Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal all became the protagonists in the market.
Manchester City send Gundogan to welcome Mateo Kovacic
In the just-concluded 2022-23 season, Manchester City successfully defended their Premier League title, won the FA Cup and the Champions League, and was unique for a while.
This offseason, rumours of Manchester City's engine replacement have finally become a reality. On the afternoon of June 21, Romano confirmed that Manchester City had reached an agreement with Chelsea, and the 29-year-old Kovacic officially joined Manchester City for a transfer fee of £30 million.
In the early morning of June 22, a number of Spanish media confirmed that Gundogan, whose contract expired, officially left the team, and he had signed a 2+1 contract with Barca.
In fact, when Kovacic was signed, many media and fans had already anticipated Gundogan's departure, and Manchester City's midfield core was changed.
Kai Havertz joins Arsenal
Regarding Havertz, the assessment is polarized. Indeed, after joining Chelsea, Havertz failed to show the power of his Bundesliga, but last season in the stormy Chelsea, Havertz scored, shot and other 9 key statistics, all of which were the first in the team.
After the season, it was rumored that Real Madrid wanted to get Kai Havertz, and even though it was criticized by fans, the giants' vision accuracy was relatively high.
Finally, late on June 21, Arsenal and Chelsea agreed that Kai Havertz officially joined the Gunners for a transfer fee of £65 million.
Chelsea went on a purge of madness
Chelsea, which can form a three-squad, underwent a major purge at the very beginning of this summer. In just 24 hours, many Chelsea people officially announced their departure.
Among them, those who went to the Saudi league were Ziyekh, Mendy, Kante and Koulibaly. The Blues have scaled back their squad quite quickly.
After that, Mateo Kovacic, whose contract expires next summer, moved to Manchester City, and the top scorer of the striker, Havertz, joined Arsenal, so far, Chelsea's defensive core Kolibaly in the 22-23 season, the absolute core of midfield Kovacic, and the core of the striker Havertz all left.
How competitive will Chelsea be next season?