1 night 5 major transfers confirmed! Manchester City officially announced new signings to send away waste firewood, Wu Lei's teammates switched to Real Madrid Legend
January has come to an end, and the teams in the European transfer market in the winter window are also seizing the last chance to add to the squad, and this night, Manchester City and Paris have officially announced the signing of two new stars, and Manchester City has finally sent Phillips away. In addition, Juventus officially announced the signing of Jarlow, and Wu Lei's former foreign partner Borja Iglesias will join the Bundesliga big dark horse Leverkusen on loan.
After winning the Club World Cup, Manchester City are currently five points behind Liverpool after winning the Club World Cup, and of course the best news for Manchester City is that Kevin De Bruyne has ushered in a comeback and has already made some gains. Manchester City also continued to prepare for the future in the winter window, Manchester City officially announced the signing of River Plate's 18-year-old Acheverry, the two sides signed a contract until the summer of 2028, and Echeverry will be loaned back to River Plate to officially join Manchester City in January next year.
Echeverry, who turned 18 on 2 January, has already made six appearances for River Plate. He captained Argentina at the Under-17 World Cup in November and December and scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 quarter-final win over Brazil. Unfortunately, Argentina were knocked out by Germany on penalties in the semi-finals, but Echeverry won the bronze medal as the third scorer in the tournament. In total, Echeverri scored 13 goals in 23 appearances for Argentina's under-17 national team and also trained with the senior national team. Echeverri's signing can be said to be modeled after Alvarez's operation, the "little spider" transferred from River Plate to Manchester City in 2022, and quickly occupied a main position under Pep Guardiola, and also became an important contributor to Argentina's World Cup victory.
Manchester City, meanwhile, have also managed to see off Phillips and according to Fabrizio Romano's Here-We Go, West Ham have reached an agreement with City and the player side on a loan deal. It is understood that the deal contains a buy-out clause, with West Ham having the option to buy the England midfielder for £40million in June. Phillips has also travelled to London for a medical check-up, having joined Manchester City in the summer of 2022 but his technical shortcomings have prevented him from being reused under Pep Guardiola, and Phillips has had to leave to get more appearances in order to play at this summer's European Championships. The current Phillips turn around price is 28 million euros. So far this season, the England midfielder has made just 10 appearances for Manchester City, making two starts and scoring one goal.
Paris have also gained a new star, they officially announced the signing of Brazilian 18-year-old midfielder Gabriel Moscardo on a contract until 2028, and loaned back to his parent club Corinthians until the end of the season. According to Fabrizio Romano, the deal has a transfer fee of €20 million, along with a floating clause worth €2 million. Even though the 18-year-old Moscardo had surgery for an injury and will miss three months, Paris decided to sign him.
Juventus officially announced the signing of Lille defender Thiago Jallo on a contract until June 2026, and he will wear Juve's number 33 shirt. The 23-year-old came through the youth ranks of Sporting de Portugal and joined Milan in January 2019 before moving to Lille in the summer of the same year, where he has been there ever since. During his time at Lille, Thiago Jallow made 102 appearances, contributing three goals and two assists, and won the Ligue 1 title in 2020/21 and the French Super Cup in 2021.
According to Juventus' official announcement, Thiago Jallow's transfer fee is 3.6 million euros, which will be paid over three years, with an additional fee of 1.5 million euros. The deal also carries a floating prize of up to €2.6 million, subject to certain competitive objectives and certain conditions. It is worth mentioning that Inter Milan had planned to sign Jarrow for free in the summer window, but Juventus took the lead to complete the cut-off.
According to Romano, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Betis have reached an agreement on Borja Iglesias' loan transfer, and the paperwork is currently being prepared. The deal costs €1 million on loan, with an option to buy out €8 million.
Borja Iglesias will take the place of Nigerian striker Boniface after joining Bayer Leverkusen, who will be sidelined until April with a groin injury. Borja Iglesias has been teammates with Espanyol and Wu Lei, joined Betis in 2019, and has scored in double figures in the past three seasons, but this season Borja Iglesias has been reduced to a substitute, and has not opened a goal drought in 11 league appearances, this time he came to Bayer Leverkusen, he will assist Alonso to help Bayer Leverkusen challenge for the title.