The transfer of Alexander Isak is the focus of the long battle with unpredictable developments. Looking back on the past, there is no shortage of transfers, more dramatic and scandalous. Like the case of Luis Figo leaving Barca to Real, the Steven Gerrard turned with Chelsea to stay in Liverpool, or the Kaka's case rejected Man City …
Luis Figo (from Barca to Real Madrid)
Very few people have the courage to overcome the fierce division in the El Clasico match, but that's exactly what Luis Figo did when he became the most expensive player in the world in 2000 by moving from Barca to Real Madrid. Figo went to the Bernabeu because he felt he was underestimated at the Camp Nou, and was not satisfied with the operating of the Catalunya team at the time.
This betrayal has caused a fierce reaction from Barca's loyal fans, who welcomed the Portuguese symbol by throwing pig heads at Figo when he tried to make a corner of the first time returning to the Camp Nou in 2002. However, Figo would probably feel the last smile when winning the 2001 Golden Ball and continuing to win the Champions League of the 2002 player of the world as a great player of the world player.
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, refusing to Chelsea/Real Madrid)
In 2005, it seemed that the whole world believed that Jose Mourinho had somehow convinced Gerrard to leave his childhood club to join the revolution at Stamford Bridge. After failing to recruit him in the previous year, Chelsea continued to give a £ 32 million offer in the summer of 2005 when he learned that the midfielder intended to leave in the middle of the season. Liverpool fans then angrily burned his shirt and wrote the words “traitor” right at The Reds's training ground.
That proposal was rejected, Real Madrid also participated in the race and Gerrard, at the time of the 25 -year -old, decided to apply for a transfer despite the contract offer with a record salary of £ 100,000/week of the club being considered. “This is the most difficult decision I had to make,” Gerrard said at the time. However, only 24 hours later, he suddenly changed his decision and signed a new contract with Anfield, and apologized for his original behavior.
Viktor Gyokeres (from Sporting Lisbon to Arsenal)
Like the compatriot Isak, Gyokeres is also the focus of this summer transfer story. Gyokeres is always expected to become a blockbuster when the transfer is opened after another successful season with Sporting Lisbon. The only question is where and when.
Despite the interest of many prestigious clubs, Gyokeres's “place” is clearly Arsenal. But the Gunners and this player himself had to fight fiercely to successfully deal. Gyokeres was entangled in a fierce battle with the Sporting President. The Portuguese club also argued about surcharges, but Arsenal finally recruited him for £ 64 million.
Kaka (Milan, refusing to Man City)
During the first transfer after being backed by Abu Dhabi in September 2008, Man City was determined to turn Milan's Kaka superstar into the face of his project. It is known that they offer a world record price, £ 100 million, along with an extremely lucrative contract worth £ 500,000/week. However, in the end, Kaka rejected The Citizens's attractive offer after a backlash from NHM Milan about the possibility that he would leave.
Kaka once said: “Now I don't want to change anything. All the messages I receive are advised me to choose from my heart and I think it is the last decision. The problem is not completely money.” Ironically, the Brazilian later joined Real Madrid in June 2009 with a significant lower fee, on the grounds that the global financial crisis and the need to help Milan.
Harry Kane (Tottenham, spinning with Man City)
Kane wanted to break up with Tottenham in 2021, closing a disappointing season when Spurs only ranked outside the European Cup in the Premier League after Mourinho was fired. After being loyal to the club until that time, he felt more than enough. Just at the right time, Man City pursued Kane fiercely.
Pep Guardiola himself acknowledged that, and seemed ready to get him, especially after the striker did not appear in the match against Tottenham at the beginning of the season with the belief that he had an official agreement to leave. The £ 100 million offer was rejected, although Man City was willing to spend up to £ 127 million, the record price of English football. However, after the long negotiations, the agreement never came true, and finally Kane was forced to announce it would stay.
Kylian Mbappe (from PSG to Real Madrid)
It can be considered as the longest transfer story of all time, Mbappe finally completed the “all random” deal – moved to Real Madrid in 2024. But Mbappe lost a bad season to get to the Bernabeu, and PSG had to accept the loss of him.
Mbappe was eye -catching by Real Madrid from an early age, and he also idolized Cristiano Ronaldo. Los Blancos has the first move with Mbappe at the end of the summer transfer window in 2021, but was rejected before the subsequent offers were completely ignored. However, when Mbappe entered the last year of the contract, he was expected to join Real in the form of free transfer in the summer of 2022.
Later, PSG suddenly announced in May 2022 that the striker signed a new 2 -year contract with an extra time extension term, making Real Madrid extremely angry. Of course, it is not the end of the story.
In June 2023, Mbappe informed PSG that he did not activate the 1 -year extension term and will leave Paris in the summer of 2024. The star striker has reached an agreement with Real Madrid in February 2024, and officially became a Los Blancos player in the summer of the same year.
Lionel Messi (from Barca to PSG)
A deal that both Barca and Messi did not want. But the difficult financial situation of the Catalunya giant forced them to “go their separate ways” in 2021. The club could not sign a new contract with the Argentine symbol due to La Liga's rules of salary limit, and eventually they had to break up bitter, ending a glorious era.
Just or PSG has brought Messi a new home with a huge salary. Everything happened very quickly. From the information Messi to PSG started to appear until he officially launched the Parc des Princes in only about 12 days.
Neymar (from Santos to Barca)
This is a deal lasting up to 4 years. The destiny of Neymar seems to have been predetermined to a leading European club since he started in Santos in 2009. And Barca finally won the British signature race in 2013. Most notably, Barca defeated the rival Real Madrid to get Neymar's signature. However, it was only the beginning of a long story that lasted through many trials.
Neymar's father, Neymar Sr. As one of the alleged tax frauds related to this deal, and the Barca leadership was also involved in the information that they had paid this star more than the original data. The contract was carefully reviewed by prosecutors for 3 years before everything was finally resolved.
Cristiano Ronaldo (from MU to Real Madrid)
When Real Madrid offered, usually they finally achieved what they wanted. And MU is the “victim” in 2009. Los Blancos first called Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer of 2008, when MU had to accuse FIFA about the action they believe was deliberately shaking their stars.
The story lasted throughout that summer, but in the end Ronaldo confirmed that he was happy at Old Trafford and would stay for the upcoming season, when MU was the Champions League champion at that time. But the “seed” was sown, and after frequently causing doubts about his future in the 2008/09 season, the 24 -year -old then completed the world record transfer worth £ 80 million to the Bernabeu in early July.
Carlos Tevez (from MU to Man City)
Another big star crossed the boundary of the derby, Carlos Tevez left the red shirt team to Manchester to reach the blue shirt team in a major controversial mission. At that time, Tevez suddenly refused to turn the chance to turn the loan contract at Old Trafford from West Ham into an official contract in the summer of 2009, and Man City paid the advisers of the Argentine player a huge amount of £ 25.5 million to carry out this deal.
It is reported that Tevez has become dissatisfied because there are few opportunities to play in MU, often being exiled by Sir Alex Ferguson on the bench despite scoring 15 goals in the 2008/09 season and the 2010 World Cup is approaching. However, he denied the guarantee of competition at Man City.