Ali Barat, the super-agent who dominated the summer with multiple market-defining deals, including Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson's loan to Bayern Munich, Chelsea winger Noni Madueke's transfer to Arsenal and Chelsea target Xavi Simons' switch to Tottenham Hotspur, has spoken to Confidential on his whirlwind window. The favourite to be crowned Best Agent at the Golden Boy awards for the second time later this year, Barat exudes calmness when he speaks.
PSV were already interested two years ago, but I opted for a year in the second Bundesliga. Now it was the right time to go to the Netherlands. Everything fits - the style of football, the people. It feels like a club that also values family,
Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller is on the radar of Real Madrid and Barcelona for a move next summer, according to Bild's Christian Falk. Stiller, 24, has a reported release clause of just €37.5 million and Madrid see him as a potential long-term replacement for the retired Toni Kroos, while Barca are planning in case Frenkie de Jong or Marc Casadó depart. Bayern Munich and Arsenal have also shown interest in the Germany international in the past.
The Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich transfer saga is one that lasted quite a long time, with the club going back and forth with Bayer Leverkusen and the media having even more fun. It ended in early June when Tah finally put ink on paper and signed for Bayern Munich on a 4-year contract.
The team bus was making its way down the motorway, the atmosphere relaxed. Cards could be heard being slapped on tables. Pizarro was sitting with some teammates when his mobile suddenly rang. He didn't know the number, but he immediately recognised the voice on the line. It was José Mourinho. "I quickly fled into the little kitchen to take the call," Pizarro recalls in our new exclusive website series LEGACY - The Voice of Legends. The coach wanted to sign him, and the Peruvian quickly made the decision to move to Chelsea.
The England international has two years left on his contract at Chelsea, but his future at the club is unclear after Enzo Maresca confirmed that the forward is not part of his plans this season. Sterling last featured for the Blues in May 2024, spending last season on loan at Arsenal. But the 30-year-old failed to make a case for his permanent move to the Emirates at the end of the last campaign, after scoring just once and registering a further five assists.