Rumours about possible transfers during winter break 2022/23

Cristiano Ronaldo from United to …

Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United to Bayern Munich or Chelsea
It’s an understatement that Cristiano Ronaldo is not comfortable at Manchester United. The Portuguese vedette is very unhappy about his lack of playing time since Erik ten Hag’s arrival. The striker showed this by having walked away several times during matches and trainings, and he has lashed out pretty harshly to Ten Hag and Wayne Rooney recently. As a result, his last days in England seemed to be numbered, and this was confirmed last weekend: Manchester United fired Cristiano Ronaldo on the spot.

At the start of this season, not many teams were interested in buying the player, but Bayern Munich was the one that sounded the alarm. The German club has been missing a good striker since Lewandowski’s departure. Mané was a mediocre striker and now it’s Choupo-Moting’s turn. Ronaldo will probably score more goals in Bayern. That is, if he’ll manage to behave. According to transfermarkt.com, the chances of this transfer pulling through are 45 per cent. If Ronaldo does not move to Germany, Joao Felix or Harry Kane will substitute for Lewandowski. There are also rumours of Ronaldo being welcome at Chelsea. Man United will also want a substitute for Ronaldo and are thinking about buying Jonathan David: Lille’s striker.

Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea to …

Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea to AC milan
The former footballer of the Dutch Heerenveen, FC Twente and Ajax has been playing at Chelsea since 2020. Ziyech makes about 6 million euros a year there, but he barely plays. He actually already wanted to leave last season because of this. Ajax was first mentioned, but they don’t meet his salary requirements. AC Milan now wishes to take over the Moroccan midfielder. Ziyech didn’t respond reluctantly to this offer. The question remains whether this transfer will be made during the coming winter or whether he has to wait until summer. It’s almost certain that Ziyech will leave Chelsea, unless a miracle awaits the footballer that will put him on the field regularly.

Memphis Depay from FC Barcelona to …

Memphis Depay from Barcelona to Seville
Depay used to have an important role at FC Barcelona when Ronald Koeman was still trainer. Even more so: he was a top scorer. The success didn’t last; the Dutchmen was shoved aside by Aubameyang last winter and now by Robert Lewandowski. Depay didn’t stand much of a chance as a left-backer due to the intense competition. According to many Spanish newspapers, Seville would be willing to buy Memphis. Depay negotiated with Juventus earlier, but this transfer didn’t take place. If Memphis decides to play at Seville, he’ll face his ex-club PSV in the Europa League.

Kessié from FC Barcelona to …

Kessié from Barcelona to Aston Villa
The excellent midfielder of AC Milan left, after they won the championship of season 2021/22, to Camp Nou. His dream came true: to be a part of FC Barcelona. The 25-year-old Ivorian isn’t playing at his best because of the murdering competition. He has Busquets, Frenkie, Gavi and Pedri ahead of him, among others. Kessié discovered that he won’t be able to outplay these important players, so he wishes to leave this January. He prefers to return to Milan, but Aston Villa and Fulham are willing to pay millions for the player. And that’s exactly what Barcelona needs right now.

Neymar from PSG to …

Neymar from PSG to Chelsea
Neymar and Mbappé aren’t exactly the best of friends. The Brazilian hasn’t made himself very popular amongst French fans, either. Despite of his accomplishments being fine, he behaves quite irritating off the field. People already whispered about him leaving PSG last summer, but this didn't happen. This is partly due to the fact that PSG wants the highest amount of money possible. The immensely rich Newcastle is the only one so far that’s willing to pay this amount, but the attacker isn’t very keen on transferring to Newcastle. Chelsea is the one drawing Neymar towards them, and there is a possibility of this transfer happening this winter.

Bellingham from Dortmund to …

Bellingham from Dortmund to Liverpool
The only 19-year-old Jude Bellingham is wanted by many great clubs. His accomplishments at Dortmund are outstanding and he shows that he’s worth a lot of money every single week. Several media claim that Bellingham and Liverpool are a great match, but Manchester City is also trying to attract the Englishman to their club. Transfermarkt.com states there’s a 55 per cent chance of this transfer to the Premier League happening this winter. Won’t it work out this winter? Then the transfer will almost certainly happen next summer. The demanded price for the great talent is around 150 million euros.

Yannick Carrasco from Atlético to …

Yannick Carrasco from Atlético Madrid to Newcastle
The wealthy Newcastle already tried to take the fast attacker of Atlético Madrid away from the club last summer, but this didn’t work out very well. With Carrasco having nothing to gain at his club and not always playing either, he is, reportedly, open to a transfer to the Premier League. Not only Newcastle wants to buy Carrasco, but Tottenham is also prepared to spend money on the footballer. This has to do with the fact that Son has been out of the game for a while now. The question remains whether the Belgian will transfer this winter. He's currently focussing on the World Cup.

Newcastle is also keeping an eye on Eden Hazard, who is not playing much either at the moment. Sources claim that Hazard is willing to leave to Newcastle, but Real is prepared to pay millions for the player.

Jorginho from Chelsea to …

Jorginho from Chelsea to Barcelona
Chelsea’s midfielder Jorginho’s contract is nearing its end and FC Barcelona is keeping a close eye on this. The Spanish top club has been looking for a worthy substitute for Busquets for ages now, since Busquets is leaving after this season. Frenkie and Kessié do not meet the requirements, so Barça is out hunting for Kanté and Jorginho. The 30-year-old Jorginho seems to be content about transferring to Barcelona any time soon. It’s not yet known whether Barcelona will be able to meet his salary requirements. He earns around 6 million euros a year at Chelsea.

Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen to ...

Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen to Manchester United
The fast and indefatigable right-back of Bayer Leverkusen has impressed many in a short period of time. Even so much that the Dutchman has been allowed to play at the World Cup in Qatar, and that top clubs, including Manchester United, are keeping an eye on him. Erik ten Hag’s team could use an extra right-back, and he has, therefore, given the technical staff the task to encourage Frimpong to play at Manchester United. Well, these are rumours, of course. According to Transfermarkt.com, there’s a 50 per cent chance of Frimpong leaving Bayer Leverkusen, and the Dutchman costs around 25 million euros.