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Welcome back to silly season! Here's this week's fresh transfer rumors - so fresh, the Daily Mail is still printing them!
Transfers In:
Ömer Toprak
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Current club: Bayer Leverkusen
Position: Center back
Rumored price: 12 million Euros (release clause)
Likelihood: BILD
Do we need him: Let's just admit it - yes we f*ing do.
Karol Linetty
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Current club: Sampdoria
Position: Central midfield
Rumored price: 3.2 million Euros
Likelihood: Italian sources
Do we need him: Maybe? We need someone in the central midfield to partner Weigl, at least until Raphael Guerreiro gets back.
Seko Fofana
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Current club: Udinese Calcio
Position: Central midfield
Rumored price: 3.5 million Euros
Likelihood: Italian sources
Do we need him: See above. A good CM would be a nice Christmas present.
Kevin Wimmer
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Current club: Tottenham Hotspur
Position: Center back
Rumored price: 7 million Euros
Likelihood: English sources
Do we need him: Dan Shulman digs him. Read his thoughts here.
Milan Škriniar
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Current club: Sampdoria
Position: Center back
Rumored price: 1 million Euros
Likelihood: Italian sources
Do we need him: Looks like one of our scouts went to Italy for the holidays? Dan thinks Škriniar can add some much needed defensive depth.
Ronald Matarrita
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Current club: NYC FC
Position: Left back
Rumored price: 475 thousand Euros
Likelihood: ?
Do we need him: Probably not. I feel like, between Erik, Felix, Rapha and Schmelle, we'll be fine on the wings.
Transfers Out:
Julian Weigl
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Destination: Real Madrid
Thoughts: NOPE! He just signed an extension!
Nuri Sahin
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Destination: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Thoughts: Nuri says he belongs here. TT doesn't say anything.
Neven Subotic
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Destination: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Thoughts: I don't know really. I love him, but TT has made it clear that there's no room here for Neven. His recent re-injury makes things confusing though.
What do you guys think?