There is also no shortage of top players in Europe’s five major leagues at the end of their contracts and with their respective situations still to be clarified, in an illustrious list led by Lionel Messi who ends his link with PSG in June. But there is much more, including Golden Balls, World Champions and even promising youngsters.
The extension of the relationship between Messi and the Parisian club is on the back burner. According to news published in the French press, the Argentinian wants guarantees that the club’s project will be more ambitious for next season. And only with these guarantees you agree to sign a new contract.
Faced with this lack of definition, news of suitors appear almost daily, always with Barcelona (his former club) at the forefront. But millionaire proposals from Arab clubs and from North American teams have also been reported.
Real Madrid have three heavyweights whose contracts expire this summer, but in these cases everything comes together to extend their period. We are talking about Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. The meringues have other processes on their hands as Marco Asensio, Ceballos, Nacho Fernández and Mariano also end their ties this summer.
There are also unresolved situations at English clubs. Starting with Manchester City, where 32-year-old German midfielder Gundogan is taking a long time to sign a new contract and already has Barcelona on his side.
In Liverpool there are the cases of Roberto Firmino and Naby Keita, and in Chelsea that of N’Golo Kante, who, however, according to some reports, already has an agreement to extend the contract with the Londoners until 2025.
At Manchester United, the situation of goalkeeper David De Gea has yet to be resolved (one of the conditions is that the Spanish goalkeeper reduces his salary) and in the English league there is still the situation of the Portuguese Wolverhampton defender Nélson Semedo.
In Germany, the most mediatized cases are those of striker Marcus Thuram (B. Moenchangladbach), Evan Ndicka and Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) and also Raphäel Guerreiro, a Portuguese international who will end his contract with Borussia Dortmund in a few months.
In the Italian league, Inter Milan’s Slovak central Milan Skriniar, 28, is the most valuable player at the end of his contract, while Juventus must resolve the situation of Adrien Rabiot and former Benfica player Di María. Mourinho’s AS Roma has many open files – Wijnaldum, Llorente, Camara, Belotti, Smalling, El Shaarawy and Matic.
Source: DN
