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A big transfer window for the club with huge changes, I guess the only place to start is with the outs.
Out
Julian Draxler - £40 mil - FC Bayern
He was unhappy, he wanted to leave, he wanted Champions League football, he wanted a pay rise from his £135k a week. The list of his demands went on and on, so I cashed in. Bayern were happy to meet the price tag, beating the likes of City and Tottenham to his signature. A huge amount of money to bring in and reinvest in the club.
Luiz Gustavo - £6.75 mil - Manchester City
Gustavo was a player that I actually wanted to get rid of. 31 years old, £180k a week and a tendency to make rash and stupid challenges. It was better for us that he left so I could rebuild with the free wages.
Harold Preciado - £3.5 mil - Hertha
A player who had no place at the club. A bid came in and I accepted it instantly, another £40k shaved off our wage bill and some extra money to put towards players I want to bring in.
Josh Guilavogui - £2.3 mil - Montpellier
Had an awful season with an average rating of less than 6.3 from 13 games. While his stats suggest he could be very good, I dont have the time or the safety in my job to take a risk on him, he leaves.
Luka Milivojevic - Loan - AC Milan
He wanted to leave. I couldnt get him a permanent deal away for him due to lack of interest, so instead he moves to Italy for the year.
Ins
Angel Correa - £5.5 mil - Atletico
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Brought in as a direct replacement for Julian Draxler. A player I have always loved, he found himself on the transfer list so I snapped him up. it will take a little bit of re-training to get him used to playing on the left hand wing, but I am confident he can handle it.
Franck Kessie - £9.75 mil - FC Barcelona
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Another direct replacement, this time for Luiz Gustavo. The lad comes with huge potential and is very highly rated by my scouts. His physicals and mentals look very good and maybe with a bit of work on his first touch and technique he can be a world beater. On a third of the wages that Gustavo was on.
Salomon Rondon - £15 mil - West Brom
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£7.5 mil up front, £7.5 mil in instalments, Rondon is our third direct replacement, coming in for the outgoing Borja Mayoral who returns to his parent club Real Madrid. Tall, Strong, Fast, Composed, lethal in the air and with his feet, Rondon scored 15 goals in the Prem last season and I am sure he can lead our line, rotating with Gomez.
Jason Denayer - £5.5 mil - Manchester City
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A player I have previous with! I managed Denayer at Sunderland and was impressed with him then. I was looking for a centre back to partner Bruma and I jumped at the chance of bringing this guy in for a very reasonable fee. He still has some developing to do but his pace and strength could be an asset for us.
Shinji Kagawa - Free Transfer
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An absolute steal! The boy is class and is still only 29. He took a little bit of convincing, but he came around and joins us at Wolfsburg. Able to play anywhere along the attacking line, he can bring quality and experience to our game, and for no fee!
Leroy Sane - Loan - Manchester City
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Wasn't a part of my transfer plans, but when I saw him loan listed I just had to! A tricky German winger, he can add competition for places with Mane, Correa, Kagawa and Arnold, he has the potential to be an absolute game changer. Best not get too attached though, no way they are letting him go to make this permanent.
David Ospina - Free Transfer
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Signed on a free transfer after Jasper Cillessen broke our hearts. He wanted £160k a week to make his move permanent, which I just couldnt give him so we made our move for this lad instead. Just released by Arsenal, the Colombian is only 29 and a world class keeper. We could do a lot worse.
Jasper Cillessen - Loan - FC Barcelona
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And then Cillessen decided he wanted to leave Barcelona and got put back on the loan list, so naturally we made our move. While it is frustrating not to have him tied up permanently, we now have two great goalkeepers on our books, and we are only having to pay Cillessen £30k a week!
Maya Yoshida - £1.6 mil - West Brom
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Might seem a bit of a strange one for most people, but Maya is a player I know very well as a Southampton fan and is a player I trust. Solid rather than spectacular, he joins as backup for the centre back position and his mental's and physicals show just how solid he is. Also the 2nd Japanese player to sign for the club this window, potentially boosting our fan base in Asia!
Kristoffer Ajer - Loan - West Ham
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Joining on loan from Europa League champions West Ham (yes you did read that correctly) the giant Norweigan offers us depth in the centre of the park. His size and strength make him a formidable option for us, but dont let that fool you, he is very good technically and can chip in with the goals too.
Enes Unal - Loan - Manchester City
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Much like the Kessie deal, I have kind of trusted my scouts on this one. I needed a third striker to act as back up and this lad was loan listed. His stats are extremely good and my scouts reckon he could be one of the best in the world. I dont know a lot about him, but he could certainly do a job for us.
it's been a big transfer window already! I will do a full update soon. If the chance came to leave for a bigger club, I would almost definitely take it, but that is a big if. I feel like I have something to prove here first. Having thought about it, I would love to win each of Europes big 5 leagues in this save, and I cant see me winning the bundesliga with Wolfsburg.