Next Premier League stop?

Now that the World Cup is over, we might have expected an influx of summer performers to Premier League clubs, as happened after the recent World Cups and European Championships. This summer, however, movement has been slow. The most high-profile move to a Premier League club so far was the recent announcement that Chelsea’s Joe Cole will transfer to Liverpool. While Cole meets the criteria of a World Cup player, this move likely started before the World Cup and was based on reputation rather than World Cup matches.

The financial climate in the Premier League has changed considerably with public records of huge leveraged debt at Manchester United and Liverpool, Arsenal have never spent much under Arsene Wenger and the situation at Chelsea is uncertain but is Clearly Roman Abramovich has slowed down. the expense of him in the last two seasons. This leaves Manchester City with the obvious candidates to spend big on World Cup stars, while Spurs may want to cement their newfound position as a top four with some new faces.

With many of the desired players (Kaká, Messi, Drogba, Rooney, Ronaldo) performing relatively poorly this summer in the World Cup, the most popular property is Germany’s Mesut Ozil. The speedy 21-year-old is signed by Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. With Michael Ballack out of Chelsea’s midfield, they may see his replacement at international level this summer as the man to fill the void at Stamford Bridge, however Chelsea’s interest in a player is likely to turn heads at the Manchester City, which has so far spent a lot of money. the Spanish David Silva, the German Jerome Boateng and the Ivorian Yaya Toure. However, Ozil is also likely to attract interest from continental Europe. While he may not fit in Barcelona’s midfield with his steadfast interest in Fabregas, he may be a target for giants Real Madrid or closer to home Bayern Munich.

Uruguay surprised many this summer, with strikers Luis Suárez and Diego Forlán standing out. Forlán has tried and tested in the Premier League as he found life difficult to cope with at Manchester United scoring just 17 goals in close to 100 appearances, he may get a second chance with another club if he may be tempted to leave the Spanish league it seems. to suit your style of play. Suarez scored a phenomenal 49 goals for Dutch side Ajax and if Ajax manager Martin Jol were to make the rumored move to Fulham then he wouldn’t be surprised to see his star striker follow him to Craven Cottage.

Past World Cups have been an opportunity for African players to showcase their talents to the football world, however this time around, with the exception of Ghana, African performances were subdued, so it is likely that a minority of players has aroused the interest of the Premier League. Of course, the vast majority of the Ghana team is already listed in the European leagues, so they are likely to have the inflated prices scaring the Premier League chairman.

So to conclude, a slow start to the transfer window (with the obvious exception of Manchester City) and don’t expect things to change too quickly, it’s likely to be a pre-season of consolidation and looking within the youth ranks of one’s own equipment. than a vast recruitment period.