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Carlos Bacca: Highly-rated Sevilla star on his way to AC Milan

  By O-Posts Team | July 13, 2024 - 16:45 | , , , , , , , ,
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AC Milan announced last month that they have reached an agreement to sign Sevilla striker Carlos Bacca, subject to a medical.

The Italian giants met the buyout clause in his contract that is reported to be set at €30 million.

Let’s take a closer look at the 28-year-old Colombian.

 

 

Background

  • When he was 20 years old, Carlos was in his hometown of Puerto Colombia on the Caribbean coast. He played football for the local team and had to juggle two jobs to help with the family income – he sold fish and worked as a bus conductor.
  • He turned professional when he was 22, joining Colombian side Atletico Junior.
  • Bacca moved to Europe in 2012 with Belgian side Club Brugge, putting pen to paper on a 3 year contract worth €1.5 million for his services.
  • Sevilla liked what they saw and bought him for €7 million. He was originally purchased as a squad filler, but soon solidified himself as a recognized threat up top, helping the Spanish outfit to back-to-back Europa League trophies.
  • Bacca scored 49 in 108 games for Sevilla, including 28 in all competitions last season- including 2 goals in the Europa League final versus Dnipro.

 

 

What can he offer AC Milan?

The Rossoneri’s physical presence up front has been lacking, probably ever since the departure Mario Balotelli last summer. The defences in Serie A had nothing to be frightened of - apart from Jeremy Menez who managed to bag 16 league goals.

Bacca has a robust nature about him, an element AC Milan certainly missed last year. A key strength is his movement, his ability to draw defenders then exploit the space in behind has become one of his signature moves.

Adept at leading the line, or dropping deep to receive the ball before driving deep into the heart of enemy territory, Bacca keeps defences on their toes for the full 90 minutes.

AC Milan didn’t splash the cash just for his work rate, the Colombian should offer plenty of goals to Sinisa Mihajlovic’s men too.

Bacca scored his 20 goals from just 59 shots last season, meaning he maintained a conversion rate of nearly 34% - scoring with more than one in every three shots. That rate was the best of all attackers in La Liga last season – significantly better than Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar.

With this work rate and intelligence along with a deadly eye for goal, he is certainly a striker to be feared and could be an instant hit in Serie A.

 

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FIFA Ballon D’Or: Can you name the top 10 nominees for the award since 2000?

  By O-Posts Team | July 12, 2024 - 21:27 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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FIFA 16: The Top 10 Best Goalkeepers in the latest FIFA edition

  By O-Posts Team | July 12, 2024 - 19:09 | , , , , , , , , ,
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The FIFA season has started and this is the time for you to boost your team. It doesn’t matter if you are playing career mode or FUT 16, your team needs a good goalkeeper.

We have made it easy for you as we have here a list of the top 10 goalkeepers in FIFA 16.

 

1. Manuel Neuer

Overall Rating: 90

Best attribute: 92 rating in Kicking

The World Cup winner and Ballon d’Or nominee is definitely the best keeper in FIFA 16. Neuer has pulled up some insane saves this year which has resulted in his rating boost to 90 from 88.

 

2. David De Gea

Overall Rating: 86

Best attribute: 89 rating in Reflexes

De Gea has been Manchester United’s best player this season, so no wonder Real Madrid desperately want him. We have seen his rating boost from 83 to 86 as he holds insane stats for reflexes and kicking.

 

3. Thibaut Courtois

Overall Rating: 86

Best attribute: 90 rating in Reflexes

The Chelsea custodian is definitely one of the best in England. Courtois can develop into the world’s best if he continues to perform this well again next season. He is probably going to be the most bought player in the FUT 16.

 

4. Claudio Bravo

Overall Rating: 85

Best attribute: 88 in Reflexes

Bravo won the treble with Barcelona and Copa America with Chile making him the most successful goalkeeper this year. All this success has helped his FIFA 16 stats as he is boosted to 85 from 81.

 

5. Gianluigi Buffon

Overall Rating: 85

Best attribute: 88 rating in Diving

The Juventus legend is certainly ageing, but that does not stop him from being at his absolute best. He is definitely going to be popular among Italian FIFA players.

 

6. Hugo Lloris

Overall Rating: 84

Best attribute: 87 rating in Positioning

Hugo Lloris is one of the most consistent goalkeepers playing in the Premier League. The French goalstopper has the same rating he had in the previous version of the game.

 

7. Joe Hart

Overall Rating: 84

Best attribute: 84 rating in Kicking

Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart had a pretty successful season despite his team’s underwhelming performances. He made some game changing saves, which helped secure a Champions League spot for his club. He is already popular among English gamers.

 

8. Petr Cech

Overall Rating: 84

Best attribute: 83 in Reflexes and Handling

The former Chelsea man still has a lot of top class goalkeeping left in him. And, this is the reason why Arsenal signed Cech. He is going to be famous with fans of both London clubs in FIFA 16 (more likely among Arsenal supporters) as he remains one of the best goalkeepers in England.

 

9. Diego Lopez

Overall Rating: 83

Best attribute: 88 rating in Handling

The AC Milan goalkeeper has been very profound for his club this season. He has been able to save plenty, including in one on one situations, which is why his stats in FIFA 16 have been boosted.

 

10. Roman Weidenfeller

Overall Rating: 83

Best attribute: 85 rating in Positioning

Weidenfeller has been one of the most consistent goalkeepers for Dortmund. With game saving reflexes, which was vital for his club in the latter phase of the season, the Germany international definitely makes it into our top 10 list.

 

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Tobias Svendsen: Molde’s wonderkid is a Star in the Making

  By O-Posts Team | July 12, 2024 - 17:11 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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At 14, Tobias Svendsen had to get permission by the Norwegian FA to appear in a third tier game for Molde’s reserve team. Just a year later, he got his debut for the reigning champions in the cup.

The now 15-year-old midfielder is living in the shadow of his 17-year-old brother Sander Svendsen who has established himself in the first team, but Tobias is following not far behind.

 

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Name: Tobias Svendsen
Date of birth: 31.08.2024 – Age: 15
Position: Midfielder
Club: Molde FK

 

Key strengths

His low centre of gravity, exquisite first touch, great understanding of the game and quick feet perfectly fits the bill for a modern central midfielder. He is very capable in small spaces, extremely difficult to get the ball off and is considered to be an aggressive midfielder with decent tackling abilities in defensive positions.

Molde manager Tor Ole Skullerud has on multiple occasions praised Tobias but he is keen to point out that they will not rush his development, especially as he is so young and has more physical growth to do.

“He has all the attributes to become a first team regular here at Molde. He is far ahead of his age in every way. It is still impossible to predict how far he will reach. Tobias has great potential but first he must get peace and quiet to develop,” Skullerud said to Norwegian press.

 

Stats

After Svendsen appeared in the 4-2 win against Rosenborg 2 at the third tier of Norwegian football over a year ago, he got a few appearances during the first team’s pre-season last winter. Then back in April 2015 he was handed his debut for the first team in the first round of the cup, a match Molde in the end won 2-0.

Considered an exceptional talent Svendsen was scouted at the age of 11 by Ajax. In fact, it was the younger of the Svendsen brothers that got the pair on the Dutch club’s radar when he was just 11, which two years later lead to his first of many trips to Amsterdam to train with the club.

For the time being Tobias is only thinking about becoming a better footballer, despite interest from Ajax. Claiming he is ‘too young’ to go professional abroad, Tobias told Norwegian press that it would be difficult to turn down an offer from Ajax ‘in a couple of years’.

“I have been abroad and seen how professional everything is, so yes, it is really tempting. I am too young to do that now, but of course it is a dream. If I receive an offer when I am 17 I would probably accept,” he said.

 

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FIFA 16: The Top 10 Potential New Legends in the latest FIFA edition

  By O-Posts Team | July 11, 2024 - 12:00 | , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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HEADS UP: 1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest

FIFA 16 has already created a huge buzz in the gaming world and is probably the best sports game of the year. Inclusion of Legends in both Xbox and Play Station has played a great deal in bringing this success.

Let’s find out who are the Top 10 Potential New Legends added to FIFA 16.

 

1. David Beckham – Right Midfielder

Overall Rating: 89

Best attribute: 92 rating in Passing

Beckham played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan among other top clubs. He won six Premier League titles, one Champions League title and 12 other club honours in his career which solidifies his status as a legend of the game.

 

2. Oliver Khan – Goalkeeper

Overall Rating: 90

Best attribute: 91 rating in Reflexes and Positioning

Khan has won eight Bundesliga titles, one Champions League title and was Europe’s best goal keeper for four consecutive years. He was also voted the World Cup’s best player in 2002 — the first and so far only keeper to ever claim that accolade.

 

3. Raul – Striker

Overall Rating: 90

Best attribute: 92 rating in Shooting

Real Madrid legend has records for most appearances and goals for the Los Blancos. He has won eight La Liga titles and four Champions League titles making him his career a greatly rewarding one.

 

4. Thierry Henry - Striker

Overall Rating: 91

Best attribute: 92 rating in Shooting and Pace

The French superstar had a successful career in France, England and Spain. He scored a total of 360 goals in his career and has won the World Cup and league titles from each country he’s played in. He is a definite legend to look forward to in FIFA 16.

 

5. George Best – Left Winger

Overall Rating: 92

Best attribute: 92 rating in Pace and Dribbling

The Manchester United legend is one of the best players to have ever played in England. He won the Player of the Year and was voted the greatest Northern Irish player ever. Having scored more than 200 goals for Manchester United, he is going to be popular among Man United’s FIFA 16 fans.

 

6. Zinedine Zidane – Central Attacking Midfielder

Overall Rating: 93

Best attribute: 99 rating in Heading

Zidane is the most influential playmaker the world has ever seen. He won three Player of the Year awards and one Ballon d’Or among other honors as a player. He is going to create a buzz among FIFA 16’s Real Madrid fans as well as any average fan of the beautiful game.

 

7. Eusebio – Striker

Overall Rating: 93

Best attribute: 94 rating in Dribbling

A record of eleven Primeira Liga and a memorable World Cup showing in 1966 makes Eusebio Portugal’s second best player after Ronaldo. It was a shame he was not included in the previous versions of FIFA.

 

8. Ronaldo – Striker

Overall Rating: 93

Best attribute: 94 rating in Shooting

The Brazilian Legend has won many individual awards for his contribution to world football. With an overall of 93, he will be one of the most traded players in FUT 16.

 

9. Johan Cruyff

Overall Rating: 93

Best attribute: 94 rating in Dribbling

The Ajax and Barcelona legend has won three consecutive European Player of the Year awards, which definitely seals his mark as one of the greatest ever. Dutch gamers will be looking forward to seeing him in FIFA 16.

 

10. Diego Maradona

Overall Rating: 95

Best attribute: 97 rating in Dribbling

A 95 overall rating is the best rating (Pele also has 95) there is for a player in FIFA 16 Legend. The Argentine has had a hugely successful professional career and now he will be joining rival Pele in FIFA 16 as a Legend.

 

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Aymen Abdennour: Why are major European sides eyeing AS Monaco’s quality center-back

  By O-Posts Team | July 8, 2024 - 20:57 | , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Silly season always brings to the fore some players that are very vigorously in the news throughout. It’s almost traditional. There are of course, the high profile cases of David de Gea, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Ramos but another player has been linked with a move away from his club pretty vehemently, and that is AS Monaco’s Aymen Abdennour. Barcelona, AC Milan, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Juventus, Tottenham and most seriously West Ham have been linked with the player.

The 25 year old was born in Tunisia and started his career at Etoile Sportive du Sahel in 2008. He quickly became a fan favourite despite being pretty young and inexperienced. In Jan 2010, the Tunisian signed a six month loan deal with SV Werder Bremen. The German club did have the option to sign the player permanently but they did not exercise it and the defender returned to his native country.

But a European call wasn’t too far away and just the next year (July 2011), Abdennour signed a long term contract with Ligue 1 side Toulouse. In January 2014, he was snapped up on loan by AS Monaco and his impressive performances for the side meant this club didn’t waste the opportunity and made his signature permanent the following summer.

Last season, he made 24 appearances for Monaco in all competitions and caught the eye of most in an especially impressive performance against Arsenal in the Champions League.

The Tunisian used to play on the wings and in an attacking role in his younger days but has established himself as a central defender now. Because he played on the flanks, he can also be operated in the full-back position if required.

The 25 year-old has been noted for his passing ability. He likes to play short passes and ensures the ball stays with his team, which can be seen by the fact that he has a pass success rate 82.8% in all competitions last season. He can also hold on to the ball with composure, a beneficial trade for any player. He is a strong reader of the game and can help build the game from the back.

The fact that he can maintain his concentration for the entirety of the game also helps matters. He boasts an impressive stature standing over 6 feet 2 inches tall and can bring his physicality into play both in defence and occasionally in offence. His leadership skills along with the fact that he can effectively organize the back-line add to his game.

Combining pace and power, the Tunisian is an impressive defender and it isn’t a surprise so many teams are interested in him although it will be slightly surprising if West Ham land him, given the interest of more elite teams.

Monaco are in no rush to sell and rightly so. West Ham have reportedly been the only team to formalise their offer with a €20m bid. The French side should wait to see if other teams come in and raise the offer for the defender.

If they are willing to sell a solid player, they should at least get good amount for him.

 

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FIFA 16: Three Major Changes in the latest FIFA Installment

  By O-Posts Team | July 7, 2024 - 17:18 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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We expect big changes from the new FIFA 16 as EA has promised a better game after the failure of FIFA 15.

We do not know all the changes that EA has done to improve the game, but we know some of the major changes that we will see in the upcoming new sensation (according to EA at the E3 conference).

 

Women’s Football

Women’s Football is the one big change we are going to see in FIFA 16. EA has announced that they have added twelve women’s national teams in the game and has focused on the female gameplay to make it more accurate as possible.

This is a milestone for FIFA as well as Women’s Football. There are only a very few people who completely follow Women’s Football, but after this everyone buying the game will have a chance to explore it.

Also, it has been reported that EA are planning on making a separate FIFA game for females only from next year. It will only be a great success for the future if the initial Women’s Football in FIFA 16 is as good as the EA claims.

 

New Tactical Defense with Improved Goalkeeping

When EA initially released the first gameplay trailer we were worried that again they were only focusing on adding new features, not fixing previous errors. But then they released the second trailer suggesting they have made some serious changes in the interference engine of the game. These improvements includes a new tactical defending and a more realistic goalkeeping.

The Tactical Defending includes more animatic moves like diving clearance and triangle traps giving the video game simulation a more real life like feel. There are not much changes in goalkeeping, however they have fixed previous bugs like air ball glitch.

 

More Animations and Graphics

We have already talked about more animatic moves in previous section but that is not all there is. The developers have added new stadiums, celebrations, skill moves, interactive crowds, and many other new graphics and animations to make the game compatible with the new interactive engine.

Other graphics includes new menus and modes, which have not been revealed yet.

 

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Marcelo Meli: Boca’s rising midfielder flourishing with veteran Gago by his side

  By O-Posts Team | June 18, 2024 - 23:05 | , , , , , , ,
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Name: Marcelo Meli
Club: Boca Juniors
Date of Birth: 20th June 1992
Position: Central midfield

Who is he?

Much like Jonathan Calleri, Cesar Marcelo Meli was snapped up by Boca Juniors in the aftermath of being relegated with their former clubs at the end of the Torneo Final 2014 and has since seen their reputation and their value grow exponentially in La Bombonera. With Boca Juniors’ ambitious transfer plans in this window there is a chance that they will need to cash in on these assets and so Meli could be en route to Europe.

Meli hails from the small city of Salto in the north of the Buenos Aires province and although his initial footballing education took place at Club Sports Salto he was soon moving a little further north to play in the youth divisions of Rosario based side, Club Atletico Jorge Griffa. From here, his journey continued along the Rio Parana to Colon de Santa Fe in 2011 and it did not take long for young Meli to catch the eye.

After a string of impressive performances in the reserves, Meli was quickly brought into the first team by Roberto Sensini and made his debut away to Independiente towards the end of the 2012 Inicial.

Gradually Meli grew into one of Colon’s key players and alongside Ezequiel Videla in central midfield the two stood out in spite of the club’s struggles. The 2014 ultimately ended in failure and after relegation was confirmed, a tearful Meli said: “We did everything possible and we failed. It is an incredible sadness.”

The Primera sides had seen enough and as Videla departed for Racing, Boca moved swiftly for Meli. Colon received $750,000 for 50% ownership of Meli and sent talented youngster Cristian Pavon on loan to Santa Fe as part of the deal but initially under Carlos Bianchi, Meli struggled to hold down a first team place in La Bombonera.

Since Rodolfo Arruabarrena arrived as Boca coach, Meli has seen his status improve and he has established himself as a key part of the midfield. Meli’s boundless energy provides a good balance alongside Fernando Gago and Boca have enjoyed something of a renaissance.

Their Libertadores challenge unfortunately ended in controversy when they were kicked out as a result of crowd trouble but they remain very much in the mix for the Primera title.

What type of player?

Meli is a box-to-box central midfielder and his tireless running has been well complimented by veteran Fernando Gago playing in the number five role. While Gago can operate in front of the defence and look for passes, Meli’s dynamism in the centre can provide an outlet and help in linking the midfield to the attack.

A busy midfielder, Meli is something of an all-rounder, who tracks back and tackles on the edge of his own penalty area but enjoys breaking forward from deep to join the attack.

His range of passing is perhaps something that could be improved as is his protection of the ball and knowing when to maintain possession, but this season the 22-year-old has added an increased goal threat to his game.

A match-winning brace away to Huracan gave Boca a valuable three points as they find themselves just a point off the league leaders at the half way point.

What next?

That may well depend on Boca and with such ambitious and expensive transfer plans, Meli may well be sacrificed. Bringing Carlos Tevez back to La Bombonera or renewing a deal for Daniel Osvaldo will not come cheap and Argentina is certainly not swimming in cash.

In Marcelo Meli, Boca have a 22-year-old midfielder, who was bought for a comparatively low fee and would represent a considerable profit if they were to hawk him to interested European clubs.

The likes of Benfica, AC Milan, Roma and Valencia have all made tentative approaches to Boca over the past year according to the press and if it were obvious he was available they would likely be joined by more.

 

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Portugal’s Primeira Liga: A Team of Transfer Targets from Portugal

  By O-Posts Team | June 16, 2024 - 16:32 | , , , , , , , , , ,
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Portugal is not only a popular destination for holiday-makers during the summer months. Professional football clubs across Europe often turn to the Primeira Liga to boost their squads ahead of the new campaign.

Whether it’s a proven performer or a bargain-basement buy, there are plenty of high-quality options available for every club (and every budget) in Portugal’s top flight.

Portuguese football expert Tom Kundert brings you a viable transfer target for every position that could just be the footballer needed to improve your club.

 

Goalkeeper: Adriano Facchini (Gil Vicente)

It may seem odd singling out a goalkeeper from a team whose season ended in relegation. But towering Brazilian custodian Adriano once again showed he deserves a much bigger stage than one Gil Vicente can offer him, time and time again coming up with miraculous saves thanks to sharp reflexes, athleticism and his commanding 1.87m frame.

Having recently turned 32 he’s probably got another five years of good service in him.

Probable price: Free (out of contract)

 

Right-back: Cédric (Sporting)

Sporting’s attack-minded full-back has made steady progress in recent seasons, making it all the more surprising that the Lisbon giants let contract renewal talks drag on to a point of no return.

Already a full Portugal international, the improvements made in his defensive game allied to his natural inclination to support the attack effectively (his pin-point crossing a speciality) have drawn suitors from England with Southampton and Stoke said to be close to signing him.

Probable price: €5 million

 

Left-back: Alex Sandro (FC Porto)

“It didn’t surprise me that Danilo went to Real Madrid, and it won’t surprise me if Alex Sandro follows him,” said former Porto coach Vítor Pereira, a statement that is testament to the Brazilian’s quality.

Sandro is a tenacious defender with enviable energy levels as shown in his willingness to bomb forward when the opportunity presents itself and physically imposing. His big move will surely not be long in coming.

Probable price: €20 million

 

Centre-back: João Afonso (Vítoria Guimarães)

Plucked from the lower leagues, Afonso took to the Portuguese top flight effortlessly, putting in a series of near faultless performances throughout the season.

A classy defender who packs a punch – he is a real danger at the other end of the pitch at set pieces.

It would be no surprise to see the centre-back move up the ladder after just one season in the Primeira Liga.

Probable price: €3 million

 

Centre-back: Paulo Oliveira (Sporting)

Captured from Vitória Guimarães one year ago, the centre-back looked shaky at the start of his Sporting career but after establishing himself got better and better and ended the season as the undisputed boss of the Lisbon club’s back four.

Excellent sense of anticipation and extremely strong in the air – at both ends of the pitch – and an ability to learn and develop augur for a bright future.

Probable price: €15 million

 

Defensive midfielder: Danilo (Braga)

Currently shining brightly at the U20 World Cup in New Zealand, the 19-year-old Brazilian enjoyed a fabulous debut season in Portugal, putting in hugely impressive displays as a near ever-present for Braga despite the fact he is still a teenager.

With remarkable positional awareness for such a young player, a rugged but fair tackler and an accurate passer, there is little doubt Braga are sitting on a goldmine.

Probable price: €17 million

 

Right-sided midfielder: Bernard Mensah (Vitória Guimarães)

The young Ghanaian has enjoyed a highly productive season and is a big reason for Vitória’s strong showing.

Tall but mobile, able to pick out a pass and a goal threat in his own right, Mensah has a bright future in the game ahead of him.

Probable price: €7 million

 

Left-sided midfielder: Nico Gaitán (Benfica)

Supremely talented midfielder who oozes class, it is something of a surprise Benfica have been able to keep hold of their magical Argentine for so long.

Chiefly used wide left, but equally incisive when playing in the middle, Gaitán has the skillset to open the tightest of defences with a piercing throughball, unstoppable dribble or perfect shot.

Having given five years of outstanding service to the Lisbon giants, Gaitán is expected to move on this summer, with Manchester United rumoured to be the likely destination.

Probable price: €35 million

 

Attacking midfielder/false nine: Carlos Mané (Sporting)

The speedy and skilful Carlos Mané is another gem produced by Sporting’s famed Alcochete academy.

Marked his debut with a spectacular goal against Marítimo in 2013/14 and has continued to make good progress this season.

Initially used as a winger, he has proven equally comfortable in a more central position, and despite only recently turning 21, Mané already has 66 first-team appearances and 12 goals to his name.

 

Striker: Marco Matias (Nacional)

A late bloomer, Marco Matias enjoyed a wonderful season at Nacional, scoring 17 times at a better ratio than a goal every two games in the Primeira Liga to become the top Portuguese goalscorer in the league.

His strong, direct and single-minded approach has been too much to handle for most defences in Portugal.

Probable price: €4 million

 

Striker: Jackson Martínez (FC Porto)

Top scorer in each of his three years in Portugal, Colombian striker Jackson Martínez is at the very peak of his game. Brimming with power and guile, it is an open secret Porto’s goal machine will not be in Portugal next season.

Reported to be close to signing for AC Milan, but with transfer talks dragging on there may yet be time for a late gazump.

Probable price: €35 million

 

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