Indian Super League side Odisha FC are in advanced talks with Kerala Blasters forward Raphaël Messi Bouli, according to IFTWC.com. Odisha FC have been on a rebuilding job and have assembled an impressive young Indian squad. With the confirmation of coach Stuart Baxter, the club has started hunting for their foreign recruits and the Kerala Blasters forward is understood to be one of them.
Former Premier League striker Adam Le Fondre is reported to be in advance talk with Hyderabad FC. The Bridge has reported that the 33-year-old is mulling over a move to Indian Super League from Sydney FC despite having a contract running till 2021.
With the year about to end, Transfermarkt carried out a complete update of values in Liga MX. Virtually all the values of Mexico's first division were reviewed with major changes around the most valuable players in the league. On the one hand, Spaniard Sergio Canales suffers his second devaluation since he arrived in Mexico, while Argentine Juan Brunetta consolidates himself as the second most valuable player in Aztec football.
For the first time in a long time, there are six footballers in Portugal with a market value of more than €40 million - four players now share first place in the market value ranking. All 477 players in the Liga Portugal have been re-evaluated and the big winners are once again João Neves of Benfica and Sporting's Viktor Gyökeres and Ousmane Diomande. While Benfica and Porto have seen their squad values fall slightly, league leaders Sporting have risen to become the 36th club worldwide to break the €300m mark.
The Premier League is the next of the top five leagues to get new market values before Christmas, and the world’s most expensive football market has two midfielders, who already broke the €100 million mark in the last update, making further progress – worldwide, there are now only six players with a higher market value than the pair
With the MLS Cup Playoffs concluded, Transfermarkt has updated or confirmed the market values of 865 Major League Soccer players, and Lionel Messi remains at the very top. After receiving the Ballon d’Or and his significant financial impact on Inter Miami CF off the pitch and the Leagues Cup trophy on the pitch.
Former Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has revealed that while his time at the Premier League club was the most successful period of his career, the abuse he received while playing for the London side and the cloud that hung over him due to his huge transfer fee somewhat spoiled his time there.
After a frustrating time in the Bundesliga, Eduard Löwen has had a fantastic start to his career in Major League Soccer. The 26-year-old midfielder joined expansion side St. Louis CITY SC ahead of the season, and Löwen has become a key member of a side that has already secured first place in the Western Conference.
There is no way of escaping the comparisons between Manchester City star striker Erling Haaland and RB Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko. Both played for Red Bull Salzburg before heading to the Bundesliga.
Transfermarkt has updated the market values of the Spanish LaLiga. Real Madrid’s star Jude Bellingham is the big winner of the update and is now level with Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé in a group of the most valuable players in the world.