Nicolo Zaniolo has left Roma to join Turkish Super Lig leaders Galatasaray.
The 23-year-old was expected to leave the Giallorossi during the January transfer window following a falling-out with boss Jose Mourinho, but he hesitated over a move to Premier League club Bournemouth.
Mourinho described the fact Zaniolo had remained at the club as “unfortunate”, but the attacking midfielder’s stay in the Eternal City has now come to an end.
Istanbul giants Galatasaray are reported to have paid Roma €16.5million to land Zaniolo, capped 11 times by Italy, on a four-and-a-half-year deal, with Turkish clubs still able to do transfer business.
In a farewell message to Roma, Tuscany-born Zaniolo posted on Instagram: “You welcomed me as if I were at home.
“You made me grow, you gave me a chance that I tried to take with all my heart, always honouring the history you represent, fighting for your colours, sweating for the jersey every time I wore it.
“Now that we’ve said goodbye, I want to tell you one thing… It was an honour.”
Zaniolo joined Roma from Serie A rivals Inter in 2018 and went on to score 24 goals in 128 appearances for the club.
He missed the second half of the 2019-20 season and whole of the 2020-21 campaign due to knee injuries.
The January transfer window is almost upon us and you can follow every move and done deal for all 20 Premier League clubs right here with LiveScore.
The transfer window opens on Sunday, January 1 and will run all the way up to its official close at 11pm on Tuesday, January 31.
West Ham and Nottingham Forest are among the Premier League clubs who have started shopping early.
The Irons have confirmed that a deal has been agreed to sign Brazilian defender Luizão, 20, from Sao Paulo.
The promising young centre-back’s move will become official on January 1, subject to international clearance, with a contract agreed up to the summer of 2026.
It is likely that he will spend the rest of this season finding his feet in the development squad under Mark Robson.
Nottingham Forest fans have already had a sneak peek of another Brazilian import, Gustavo Scarpa, whose move to the City Ground becomes official on January 1 when his present contract with Palmeiras expires.
The attacking midfielder, who turns 29 in January, has been allowed to make some cameo appearances in Forest’s mid-season friendlies and set up the winning goal for Emmanuel Dennis in a 2-1 victory over Valencia.
Cody Gakpo could be on the move from PSV Eindhoven
The World Cup has pushed a few names forward as clubs eye reinforcements who could boost their title chase or battle against relegation.
PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo, 23, was utilised as a striker by the Netherlands and scored in all three of their group games.
The Dutch club look resigned to losing their versatile forward, who has scored nine goals in 14 Eredivisie games this season with a further 12 assists.
PSV director of football Marcel Brands said: “Amounts have not been discussed, but if the right club comes in, Cody would like to go.
“It must be a record transfer for PSV.”
Another young goal-getter who grabbed the headlines was Portugal’s Goncalo Ramos.
Eyebrows were raised when the 21-year-old Benfica striker replaced Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal’s line-up for the round of 16 game with Switzerland.
Ramos scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win but is very much a part of Benfica’s future plans and has already contributed 14 goals in 21 games for his table-topping Primeira Liga club.
There were some casualties in Qatar too. Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus has had surgery on a knee problem after suffering medial ligament damage during Brazil’s group stage showdown with Cameroon.
His long-term absence may prompt Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to seek a replacement as the Premier League leaders chase their first title win since 2003-04.
Chelsea are another club who may feel the need to invest in a forward after Armando Broja, 21, ruptured knee ligaments during a 1-0 mid-season friendly loss to Aston Villa in Abu Dhabi.
Mohammed Kudus is still hopeful that Ajax will allow him to transfer to Everton before the transfer window shuts. He has not given up on leaving the Dutch team
The Ghana international midfielder has agreed personal terms with Everton and is pressuring Ajax to accept a bid and approve a transfer.
Kudus boycotted training on Wednesday in an attempt to force Ajax to sell him.
The playmaker is fed up with his bench role and wishes to leave for a club that would value him.
Despite the 22-year-refusal old’s to train, Ajax remain calm and insist that the player is not for sale.
The transfer window closes on September 1, and Kudus hopes that Ajax will release him so that he can join Everton.
Kudus, who was outstanding during the preseason scoring four goals in four games, has been relegated to the bench, playing less than 30 minutes in the first four games of the season.
Kudus joined Ajax from FC Nordsjaelland in 2020 for €9 million and signed a five-year contract.
The 22-year-old has appeared in 46 games, scoring six goals and winning back-to-back Dutch league titles.
Midfielder Godfred Donsah has announced he will be returning to his parent club Bologna at the end of the season after a loan spell at Belgian side Cercle Brugge.
The 23-year-old made 19 appearances including 15 starts to help Cerlce Brugge finish top of the table after 29 matches with a healthy 15-point lead.
Donsah is ready to rejoin Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side for next season and fight for a place.
”I am very close to Bologna. When the team won in Naples and Rome I called while everyone was having dinner,” Donsah said.
”When I was told last summer that I had to go on loan, I accepted but I was also very sad.
”In the past, Torino had called me twice. They had an improved offer for me but I refused.
”Now, I know that the best of me is yet to come. Going back to Bologna? I am there.”
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has through a statement released today indicated that the transfer window in the country will be opened on Monday, October 14, 2019.
The move which is in accordance with Article 28 of the GFA General Regulations will allow clubs to sign new players and register them before the possible start of the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season.
A statement from the GFA published on their website shared, “The registration window for the 2019/2020 football season will officially open at 00:01 on Monday, October 14, 2019.
The exercise comes as a piece of good news as the football community continues to yearn for the return of a competitive league on the local scene.
Meanwhile, the date for the start of the of the league is still unknown but checks has revealed that a new communique on that issue will be released after the upcoming Ghana Football Association elecrions.
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