Latest Football Transfer News For Today Tuesday 11th August 2021

Latest Football Transfer News For Today Tuesday 11th August 2021 can be accessed below.

Transfer Centre: Lionel Messi joins PSG, plus Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku latest

‘BAYERN DREAMING OVER HAALAND’

Sky Germany’s Uli Kohler:

“Dortmund are lucky to have Erling Haaland now and for another year. After that, they have absolutely no influence on where he goes next. You know Mino Riaola will try and get as much money as he can or as much as someone is willing to pay, and that would mean the German teams are definitely out of the race. Dortmund have no fear at all that Haaland will go to Bayern. They can dream, dreaming is allowed, but reality is different.”

12:43

HAALAND TOO EXPENSIVE FOR BAYERN?

Sky Germany’s Uli Kohler:

“Erling Haaland is a target for any club who have the ability to sign him, but he will cost a lot of money, Yes Haaland will be available for about €70m at the end of his contract but both he and his agent, Mino Raiola, want a lot of money. I think he will reach the sums that the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo are currently reaching in regard to wages. Bayern Munich are interested in the player, but they simply cannot afford those kind of figures!”

12:14

RODGERS CONSIDERS SIGNING FOFANA COVER

Brendan Rodgers says he is looking to see if Leicester City can sign a defender to fill the gap left by Wesley Fofana‘s injury.

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11:49

THOUSANDS OF FANS WELCOME MESSI OUTSIDE THE PARC DES PRINCES

11:46

MESSI: I CHOSE PSG TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AGAIN

Read our full story from Lionel Messi’s first press conference as a Paris Saint-Germain player.

The six-time Ballon d’Or winner revealed he chose to join PSG after leaving Barcelona as he believes they offer him the best chance of winning the Champions League for a fifth time.

11:44

FARKE: WE MUST BE PATIENT ON TRANSFERS

Norwich City manager Daniel Farke says the club have to stay patient during the transfer window but is confident they will be able to add ‘quality’ to their squad.

11:41

GILMOUR EXPLAINS NORWICH MOVE

Billy Gilmour, Scotland’s boy wonder, Champions League winner and the future of Chelsea, is ready for the next challenge. He has already experienced so much in his short journey. Regular Premier League football with Norwich City should accelerate his progress.

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11:38

WHEN WILL MESSI LIKELY PLAY FOR PSG?

A reminder of what Lionel Messi said in his press conference when asked if he knew when he will play his first game for PSG.

The 34-year-old helped Argentina to Copa America glory earlier this summer and enjoyed an extended break following his involvement in the tournament, before he departed Barcelona last week.

“I don’t know, I was on holiday and it’s all very new. Yesterday I spoke with the technical staff, maybe I need a pre-season by myself.

“I’m going to train and work and get ready as soon as I can, I really want to but I can’t exactly answer your question.

“When I feel that things are okay, I’ll be ready and willing to play.”

11:23

PSG FANS WELCOME MESSI TO PSG

Lionel Messi’s first news conference has concluded and PSG’s new forward is outside the Parc des Princes greeting thousands of their supporters who have gathered to celebrate his unveiling at the club.

11:19

IN PICTURES: MESSI’S UNVEILING AND FIRST PSG NEWS CONFERENCE

11:15

DID POCH, NEYMAR INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION TO JOIN?

“As I said before, the whole dressing room and technical staff had an influence.

“First thing I did was speak to Poch [regarding] when a move was possible. Have known each other for a long time and the Argentine connection makes it easier because we are close.

“Of course I’ve got some friends here in the dressing room – when you see the squad you really want to play with them. We’ve got the same goals.

“When we weren’t together we had the same goals and now that we’re together I hope we can make it. I know a lot of the players in the dressing room and we had contact and Neymar of course did a lot and was important in my decision.”

11:12

MESSI ON HOW TO WIN A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

“It’s not easy. Sometimes you can have the best team in the world and not win it – that’s football.

“PSG knows that perfectly, they’ve been so close. It’s very difficult to win it.

“You need a very united squad – this dressing room is very united. But you also need luck and you can also chase the luck. It’s a very special competition – we all want to win it.”

11:06

MESSI CAN’T WAIT TO LINK UP WITH ‘SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD’

11:03

‘WE’VE FOLLOWED FFP REGULATIONS SINCE DAY ONE’

PSG’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi insists the club can afford to sign Lionel Messi within UEFA’s financial fair play regulations.

11:00

PSG CHAIRMAN: MESSI SIGNING IN LINE WITH FFP RULES

“We follow the Financial Fair Play rules,” Nasser al-Khelaifi said.

“We are always attentive to Financial Fair Play. It’s the first thing we check with the commercial, financial and legal people to see if we can do it before signing someone.

“I think the media need to focus on the positives and not just the negatives of these moves, but what positives he brings. He’s an unbelievable asset to the club.”

10:56

IS YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE THE CHANGE IN CULTURE?

“Yes that’s true, I told Leonardo [PSG’s sporting director] that I really hope my family will be at ease in Paris and in France.

“Of course for me, it is a new experience but I am really ready for that.

“At the end of the day it’s football, it’s the same all over the world. I have got friends here and that is going to make things easier.

“I’m sure I’m going to get used to my new team-mates and I am really happy.

“This is new for us, but I am ready in the sporting aspect and for my family, it is a beautiful city [Paris] so we are really happy.”