Early Summer Transfer Window Odds

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has been under a lot of transfer speculation, despite only moving to the Bundesliga side in January 2020 for €20m from Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg.

The Norwegian has scored 38 goals in 40 matches since moving to the Signal Iduna Park and the likes of Manchester City and Manchester United have been rumoured to be interested in the 20-year-old.

Former Molde striker Haaland is the son of former City player Alf-Inge Haaland who played for the club between 2000 and 2003, and it is the blue half of Manchester that the Norwegian is favourite to move to, as Sergio Aguero’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season, whilst Manchester United signed Edinson Cavani last summer on a one-year deal, with a club option to extend it by a further 12 months.

Kylian Mbappe has been subject to interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid for a number of years, ever since he impressed on the European stage for AS Monaco, as the French outfit reached the Champions League semi-finals of the competition in 2017, as well as winning Ligue 1 in the same year.

The French world cup winners contract expires in June 2022, which likely means that this coming summer could be the best chance that Los Blancos will have to sign the 22-year-old, if he is unwilling to sign a new contract, as the Parisians may be forced into selling their star man, rather than risking losing him for free, especially considering the fact that they paid €180m in 2017.

Mbappe has 167 goal contributions in 150 games for PSG since becoming the second most expensive signing in world football, after his teammate Neymar, who also looked set for a move away, but, signed a contract extension at the Ligue 1 side.

Another Borussia Dortmund attacker in Jadon Sancho also looks like he could leave the Signal Iduna Park this summer.

The 20-year-old looked set to join Manchester United last summer, however, the Old Trafford club couldn’t agree a fee with the Black and Yellows last year, due to the current financial climate, as it was rumoured that the German club wanted £108m for the former Manchester City youngster.

United may opt to not go for Sancho again in the coming summer if their financial status stays the same, however, it is imperative that they go for a right-winger, and it is no secret that the Dortmund man is on the top of their list of players to go for.

The England international has been in excellent form this season, creating nine assists and scoring three goals, however, with Dortmund rumoured to be in a bad financial situation as well as the fact they are struggling to qualify for the Champions League at present due to inconsistent form in the Bundesliga, this summer could be the best chance of United sealing a move for the Englishman.

Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish is in scintillating form this season, having been a key influence in Villa’s survival in the Premier League last campaign, ultimately scoring the goal that kept them up on the final day in a 1-1 draw against West Ham United at the London Stadium.

The 25-year-old signed a new contract with his boyhood club at the start of the Premier League season, which has seen his deal extended to 2025 with a bigger buyout clause. It looked as though Manchester United were close to signing the Englishman, however, it has recently emerged that their rivals City could be in for the England international, who has scored six goals and made 12 assists in 21 league games this campaign.

With City not signing a player to fill the void left by club stalwart David Silva, perhaps this could be the ideal opportunity and player for the Citizens to refresh their squad with even younger talent than what they already have.

Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi looks like he could leave the Nou Camp this summer, with PSG being the favourites to sign the 33-year-old, whose contract expires at the end of June.

Messi, who has only ever played for one club, made his Barca debut in October 2004 against Espanyol and has made 756 appearances since then for the Catalonian side, scoring 651 goals, and making 285 assists.

At the back end of last season, Messi made it known to Barcelona that he wanted to leave the club, due to the mismanagement of the side since Josep Maria Bartomeu became president and looked on the verge of going to Manchester City, as there was a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave the club for free under his request, however, this clause had expired which prevented him from joining the Premier League leaders, as Barcelona demanded them to meet his €700m release clause.

Since then, Ligue 1 outfit PSG look like they have stolen a march on the Citizens, as both Messi and Neymar have expressed a desire to play alongside each other once again like they did when Barcelona won the treble back in 2014/15 under Luis Enrique.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is the next player on this list, as the 27-year-old has been linked with a move away from the club ever since the summer of 2019 when he stated on an Adidas tour of Asia that he felt as though he may need a new challenge.

The former Juventus midfielder has since flirted with the prospects of a move to Real Madrid, whilst he has also been linked with a move to France with PSG and even a return to Juventus.

If the French world cup winner doesn’t sign a new contract then it will be a near certainty that he will leave Old Trafford as his contract expires in the summer of 2022, with foreign clubs being allowed to negotiate with the 27-year-old next January. United may use part of the money that Pogba will generate in a transfer fee on the likes of Sancho in the summer.

Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez has been linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium, despite the 29-year-old having trophy-laden campaigns since joining the club at the start of the 2018/19 season, incidentally, the same season as City won the Community Shield, Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup – an unprecedented feat.

Mahrez has been linked with a shock move back to the King Power Stadium, and Ligue 1 outfit PSG are also supposedly interested in the former Le Havre man, especially due to the fact that Angel Di Maria’s contract is set to expire this summer.

The Algerian international has seven-goal contributions in 16 league appearances for City, despite starting just three of City’s last 12 Premier League matches.