Antoine Griezmann
For so long expected to join Barcelona, the latest from Sport is that Antoine Griezmann has agreed on a transfer to PSG, so that’s what we’re going with.
This is a reliable source and the France international makes sense as an upgrade on Edinson Cavani up front, giving the Ligue 1 giants a potential front three that could genuinely win the Champions League at last.
Paul Pogba
If you ask us, Paul Pogba is another who’ll be staying put this summer, as the timing just doesn’t seem quite right for a move.
AS have reported that Zinedine Zidane wants him at Real Madrid, but as already noted, Florentino Perez prefers Eriksen, and that could be crucial.
Man Utd would surely also not let Pogba go for anything other than silly money, and could ultimately do without more drama as they have enough strengthening to do already without needing to replace one of their biggest names.
David de Gea
This is perhaps one of the toughest ones to call for a variety of reasons.
David de Gea has been linked by the Sun with a possible move to PSG, and it makes perfect sense for the Red Devils to perhaps cash in on him now after a dip in form last season and with the very real risk of losing him on a free transfer in a year’s time.
However, the fallout from letting such a previously world class performer go as soon as he hits a rough patch could be dire, with fans likely to be unhappy and with a top class replacement likely to be very hard to find.
For this reason, we think De Gea may well stay where he is for now, though who knows if that will lead to him signing a new contract or not…
Neymar
In a shock report recently, Gerard Romero claimed Barcelona were trying to re-sign Neymar in a swap deal:
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FCB y PSG empiezan conversaciones para la vuelta de NEYMAR al Barça! En esta operación entra OUSMANE DEMBELÉ que iría a París!!!!! #mercato en @islandiarac1 @EsportsRAC1 pic.twitter.com/RvoXERhtdB— Gerard Romero (@gerardromero) May 28, 2019
This hasn’t really developed since then, however, and we just can’t see PSG parting company with their Brazilian superstar this soon after signing him.
Neymar also seems likely to be unaffordable for most clubs, so we imagine he’ll most likely stay for at least another season.
Paulo Dybala
Corriere dello Sport claim Bayern Munich have made a bid for him, and despite all the long-running links with Premier League clubs, we think this is a far more likely destination for Paulo Dybala.
The Argentina international is badly needed at Bayern after the departures of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, and seems a fine fit for the Bavarian giants.
After falling down the pecking order at Juventus, Dybala could get the chance to be the main man again with Bayern.