Last summer, Portuguese Joao Felix’s £114m move from Benfica to Atletico Madrid was the biggest deal of the window but because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty around the sport, it seems that free transfers may be the way forward. “I think it will be the window of the free transfers and they will be the new expensive.”Guillem Balague added: “When you hear Ed Woodward saying in a meeting that even they are affected by it — and Manchester United are considered by agents as the ones they can do with what they want — it means not much will happen. “There has been talk about Paul Pogba and Neymar to Real Madrid: forget about the big transfers, they will not happen.”Belgium boys on the move? “There will be loan deals and a lot of swap deals but they are so difficult to put together,” said Balague. “Barcelona and Real Madrid will each lose around 120m euros because they will not be able to open their redeveloped stadiums next season.

Source: The Star April 27, 2020 21:00 UTC