Sancho returns to Dort, Tottenham signs 2 people in a row, Bayern was cut off and hit hard
In the early morning of January 11, Beijing time, the European winter transfer market continued to usher in an update, this night Sancho officially confirmed to leave Manchester United and return to Dortmund on loan, and Tottenham Hotspur signed two new signings in a row, including Bayern's goal. Liverpool announced the first person to leave the team in the winter window, and former Juventus captain Leonardo Bonucci hurriedly bid farewell to the top five leagues to join the Turkish Super League.
With both Champions League and Carabao Cup exits, United began to sell a number of fringe players in the winter window, and after Donny van de Beek left on loan, a second man was officially born. According to Fabrizio Romano, Sancho has officially returned to Dortmund on loan without a no-buyout clause in his contract, and Romano said that Dortmund will spend a total of around €4 million on a loan for Sancho, including loan fees and part of Sancho's wages. Sancho could travel to Germany later today for a medical check-up at Dort.
The 23-year-old spent four years at Dort, playing 137 games, contributing 50 goals and 64 assists, as well as winning the German Cup and the German Super Cup. Sancho joined United from Borussia Dortmund for €85 million in the summer of 2021 and has made 82 appearances for the Reds so far, scoring 12 goals and providing six assists. Sancho has only made three appearances for the Reds this season due to a conflict with manager Erik ten Hag, with no goals or assists being credited, and Sancho's contract with the Reds does not expire until June 2026.
Tottenham, who have had an impressive performance this season, have confirmed two new signings in one go, starting with Chelsea's old Timo Werner on loan; In addition, Timo Werner's loan contract includes a €17 million non-mandatory buy-out clause, which Tottenham have the option to complete this summer.
Timo Werner joined Chelsea in July 2020 and made his Premier League debut against Brighton in September 2020. During his Chelsea career, he made 89 appearances and scored 23 goals as they won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup in 20/21. In August 2022, Timo returned to RB Leipzig and won the German Cup and German Super Cup in August 2023. In two spells, he made 213 appearances and scored 113 goals in all competitions. Timo Werner has lost his place in the main team after making 14 appearances in all competitions for RB Leipzig this season, scoring two goals and providing one assist.
On the international stage, Timo Werner has represented the German national team in a number of age groups and was selected for the senior national team for the first time in March 2017. Timo Werner played a key role in the Confederations Cup in 2017, providing an assist in the final to help his side win and become a joint top scorer. Timo Werner also represented Germany at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and Euro 2020. Werner has now scored 24 goals in 57 appearances for Germany.
At the same time, Tottenham also cut off Bayern, and Romano reported that Genoa's 21-year-old central defender Radu Dragusin will join Tottenham Hotspur, Here we go! In addition, Tottenham 23-year-old defender Spence joined Genoa on loan as part of the deal and will take on Spence's salary during the loan. The loan agreement will also include an option to buy Spence, with Genoa able to buy Spence for around €10 million in June.
Tottenham's ability to sign Dragusin also has an important relationship with him, although Bayern have made an offer of 27% higher annual salary, but Bayern have De Ligt, Kim Min-jae and Upamecano in the team, and he does not want to be only the fourth central defender; Coming through the Juventus academy, Dragusin spent on loan at Sampdoria, Salernitana and Genoa before moving to Genoa last summer. He has played 22 games for Genoa this season, scoring two goals and providing one assist. With his excellent performances this season, the Romanian central defender's value has risen to 20 million euros.
According to German Sky Sports reporter Plettenberg, due to Dragusin being cut off, Bayern is also very helpless, Nan Dawang can only retreat and send an invitation to Dyer; it is reported that Bayern has reached a verbal agreement with Dell on the transfer, the transfer fee is about 4 million euros, the contract is valid until 2025, with a one-year renewal option, and the transaction is currently in a critical stage. In addition, Bayern is still operating the transfer of Paris defender Mugelle, and the addition of 2 backline players in the winter window is Bayern's first goal, as for Fulham midfielder Palinha, Bayern has no plans and sufficient funds to sign him at this stage.
Fabrizio Romano has also announced the completion of two deals with Here we go!, starting with Liverpool midfielder Fabio Carvalho joining Hull City on loan with no buy-out clause. Fabio Carvalho spent the first half of the season on loan at Leipzig, making 15 appearances, starting just three times and not scoring any assists, but winning a German Super Cup.
Fabio Carvalho joined Liverpool from Fulham in the summer of 2022 and has made 21 first-team appearances for the club so far, scoring three goals. Liverpool recalled the Portuguese midfielder in the winter window. Hull City then officially announced the signing of Carvalho, who have also signed Morton on loan from Liverpool this season and currently sit seventh in the Championship.
Another transfer is that Bonucci has agreed with Union Berlin to terminate his contract and confirmed to join Turkish Super League side Fenerbahce, and it is reported that Bonucci will join Fenerbahce as a free agent and sign a short-term contract for six months. The 36-year-old left Juventus last summer to join Union Berlin, and in the first half of the season, the Italian defender made 10 appearances for Union Berlin, making nine starts and scoring one goal. Fenerbahce is currently ranked first in the Turkish Super League, and the UEFA Cup has entered the knockout round, and there are two stars in the team: Tadic and Dzeko.