Mercato Live: Gavi will extend to Barcelona

According to the Catalan press, in particular sports, the extension of Gavi (18 years) will be formalized in Barcelona on Thursday. The young midfielder will return until 2026 with a specific penalty clause … of one billion euros.

Having lost since his disastrous performance in the 2018 Champions League final, former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius (29) has just signed with Newcastle until January, with the option to stay until the end of the season.

The German goalkeeper, who has had him spent in recent seasons by Besiktas and Union Berlin, will be a medical joker after Magpies’ substitute goalkeeper Karl Darlo was injured in training.

Diego Costa (33) is back in the Premier League four and a half years after leaving Chelsea. The Spanish-Brazilian striker, who has been on free since leaving Atletico Mineiro in January 2022, officially signed with Wolverhampton on Monday. Signed until the end of the season “subject to an international license”, the club specifies.

A few weeks after leaving Nice in early July, Julien Fournier found a club. He signed as General Director of Sport on Monday with Parma (Second Division) making the news official. In a press release, the Frenchman said: “I am proud and thank President Kyle Krause for choosing him to join this wonderful European club and take on this challenge. I have always needed passion and competition to do my job. That is why I came to Parma.”

Free from any contract since leaving FC Lorient, where he spent five seasons, Fabien Lemoine will join FC Versailles, which has been promoted to National 1. According to information from Ouest France, the contract term is unknown but certification will be imminent.

A few days ago, the 35-year-old told the District Daily that he was “not sad” about the end of his career and that he continues to hold out. “I am open to all Ligue 1, Ligue 2 or National projects with a view to growth. I am looking for a club with infrastructure, stadium, atmosphere and I want to make the most of it and experience the emotions one last time. Mentally, I still own the board. I didn’t grieve over the end My career. As long as the bell doesn’t ring, I’m sticking to it! After that, I won’t wait months and months. September is nothing, it will be the same in the transfer window, you have to be realistic…”

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The author of a very successful start to the season, Barcelona is still working behind the scenes to reduce his salaries. Therefore, the Catalan administration is already working on the winter transfer window in the hope of seeing the locker room executives with big salaries leave. According to Sport, Barcelona are targeting the departure of four heavyweights: Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong.

Thomas Tuchel was sacked by Chelsea to everyone’s surprise, and he was not spared the arrival of the club’s new owners and the lackluster results of his side at the start of the season. On his Twitter account, the German technician shared his grief to see his adventure with the Blues come to an abrupt end.

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On Sunday, Ren-Baptiste Santamaria lost in a cross to Auxerre. The midfielder has injured his ankle and the club could look for the Joker if he’s not available for long, although 18-year-old Leslie Ogochukwu is available to replace him.

“He (Ugochukwu, editor’s note) showed last year that he can play at this level, you have to give him time to find his directions, the rhythm because he hasn’t started in a while,” Bruno Genesio recalled after the match. I have complete confidence in him. We’ll see how much From the time Santamaria won’t be available and maybe we’ll adjust if the injury is too long. If that’s the case, we’ll consider taking a clown.”

Welcome to the live broadcast to catch up on all the transfer window information. Markets closed in Europe last week with some major moves such as Mauro Icardi, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain to Galatasaray.