Juventus secured Dusan Vlahovic in January, Manchester City were quick to finish everything with Erling Haaland in time and thus deprived us of months of the saga and Borussia Dortmund responded with Karim Adeyemi. The transfers of the last two should be just the beginning of a crazy transfer window in which many big scorers are left without a contract or enter the last year of it, and many big clubs are looking for strikers who guarantee goals.DONE DEAL: Half of the Haaland sale money has already been spentThe best example is certainly Kylian Mbappe, they have been waiting for him at Real for years and now in Madrid they hope that all the puzzle pieces have come together because the French national team player will be a free agent in the summer, although Paris Saint-Germain still hope to convince him to change his mind and stay at Pars des Princes for huge money.There is doubt in Munich as well. Robert Lewandowski is the first star of Bayern, the “nine” that everyone would like to have, the scorer of 49 goals this season. But he still has an ‘expiration date’, and he is entering the last year of the contract and the pragmatic Germans are thinking: should they renew cooperation or should they use the last chance to earn a lot of money? There is no real replacement in sight and that could ruin Barcelona’s ambition to bring the Pole to the Camp Nou stadium and thus revive the Catalan giant.Ousmane Dembele (©Gallo Images)Another idea of Barcelona is Sadio Mane. And he is entering the last year of his contract with Liverpool, which is no longer strictly relying on the Mane-Mohamed Salah-Roberto Firmino trio. Salah will be a free agent in the summer of 2023, so the Liverpool management has a serious task ahead of them. Their options are: to extend the contract with the already well-crafted players who are sure to ‘slow down’ a bit in the coming seasons, or to get huge money for them while they are at their peak and build their future with Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota? Certainly, the Reds will not allow both Mane and Salah to leave. Although they are burdened by the fact that a possible increase in Salah’s salary would automatically mean a raise for all other players, and that is the easiest way to get into the problem. Divock Origi is most probably going to AC Milan.Mascherano, Suarez, Coutinho, Mane? Barca want another star to switch Anfield for Camp NouBarça could be left without Ousmane Dembele – one of his agents agreed to extend his stay at the Camp Nou stadium, the other insists on leaving and a big commission, his contract expires at the end of the season, we just need to see if a serious buyer will appear and endure the Frenchman’s salary requests and often not the most professional behavior.Having already mentioned the agents, let’s go back to Lewandowski, ie his agent Pini Zahavi, who took over the Pole when he was supposed to move to Real Madrid a few years ago. That didn’t happen and probably won’t, but Zahavi now has a new golden goose. Christopher Nkunku is shining at Leipzig, he scored 20 goals in the Bundesliga and 11 in Europe and attracted the attention of many clubs, from Chelsea to AC Milan, through Manchester United and Barcelona. He would cost a lot of money because his contract expires in 2024.Alexandre Lacazette (©Gallo Images)Chelsea’s case is especially interesting because the Blues would like to correct the mistake they made before the beginning of this season. And the mistake is called – Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian has been a Chelsea fan since he was a child, but it looks like a curse that he functions better everywhere else than at Stamford Bridge. After a season in the Inter Milan shirt with which he dominated in Serie A, he got completely lost in the tactics of Thomas Tuhel and now there is speculation that the Saudi owners of Newcastle would like to bring him to St. James Park and thus mark the beginning of a new era in black and white. It is difficult to say if this is really doable.##EDITORS_CHOICE##There are surpluses in other clubs as well. For example, Gabriel Jesus has his role in City, but it is clear that after Haaland’s arrival, his minutes will be significantly reduced. This means that Jesus is also for sale, the only question is where will he end up? According to the media, it was speculated that Arsenal are interested, who will be left without Alexandre Lacazette, another footballer with an expiring contract.On the other hand, everyone is waiting for England to go crazy for Darwin Nunez, the 22-year-old Uruguayan from Benfica should become the new planetary star. This season, 34 goals in 41 games, it has long been written that Nunez’s name is in the notebooks of responsible people from Newcastle, Manchester United, Chelsea, and even Paris Saint-Germain. Just today, on the front page of the Portuguese O Jogo, information was placed that PSG is ready to go up to 120 million euros to get him. We doubt that this is the case, but Nunez, with a projected price of around 70 million euros, could easily surpass Haaland’s transfer.Gabriel Jesus (©Gallo Images)Victor Osimhen could also cause a significant shockwave, although no one can predict the mood of the controversial Napoli owner, Aurelio De Laurentis, who is now asking for 100 million euros for his attacker. Another problem is that Manchester United and Newcastle are also mentioned here, who will not play in the Champions League next season, and Napoli will. That is why Arsenal is the most probable option, but only if De Laurentis is in the mood to sell.FORWARDS WHO COULD CHANGE CLUBS DURING THE UPCOMING TRANSFER WINDOWKylian Mbappe – free agent – Real Madrid want him but PSG are eager to keep himRobert Lewandowski – last year of contract – Barcelona’s silent suffering, Bayern hesitate to sell, because there is no replacementMohamed Salah – the last year of the contract – the problem for Liverpool is that his stay requires a significant salary increase, just before negotiations on the future of many other important playersSadio Mane – the last year of the contract – Barcelona want him, Liverpool will hardly let both him and Salah goOusmane Dembele – free agent – Barça offered a new contract, two agents have conflicting opinionsChristopher Nkunku – 31 goals in Leipzig, monitored by Chelsea, Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona …Romelu Lukaku – Saudi sheikhs want to take him from Chelsea to NewcastleGabriel Jesus – surplus after the arrival of Erling Haaland – Arsenal interestedAlexander Lacazette – free agent – West Ham, Atletico, Juventus were mentioned, but it seems that the return to Olympique Lyon is most probableDarwin Nunez – one of the most attractive players in Europe, watched by Newcastle, Manchester United, Chelsea, PSG, should cost around 70 million eurosVictor Osimhen – the boss of Napoli is asking for around 100 million euros and that could push Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle away
