Bournemouth enter race to sign struggling Bayern Munich forward and derail Celta deal despite agreement
WHAT HAPPENED?
According to Estadio Deportivo, Celta have reached an agreement with Zaragoza’s camp to move ahead and negotiate a deal with the German club. Although the Spanish side have accepted Bayern’s demands, the Bundesliga champions are taking their time as they hope to receive a bigger transfer fee for the Spanish winger, complicating Vigo’s situation.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Bayern’s proposed deal to Vigo was to sign him on loan for €2 million with a mandatory purchase clause of around €12-€15m (£10m-£13m/$14m-$17m). The Spanish side have accepted the German club’s demand, but Vincent Kompany’s side are hoping to make more money with a number of teams still interested in the winger. Bournemouth have since stepped into the race to sign Zaragoza, further putting pressure on Celta.
DID YOU KNOW?
Bayern signed Zaragoza in 2023, joining the club earlier than originally planned to cover for the injured Kingsley Coman. The 23-year-old failed to impress Kompany, though, and was loaned to Osasuna last year, where he scored six goals and provided two assists in 21 games for the club.
WHAT NEXT FOR ZARAGOZA?
Celta, however, are in a better position as they have a verbal agreement in place with the player, who is also looking to move to Spain instead of trying out the Premier League. The Spanish club have also qualified for the Europa League, which further tempts the ex-Granada player.
Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest keen on player – Wolves offer already rejected
Wolves had an offer for Thomas Kristensen rejected in the January transfer window and now the defender is attracting interest from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth.
Messaggero Veneto report that while Bologna are keeping an eye on the Danish defender, he has a growing line of suitors.
Wolves are still interested in Kristensen and both Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth have been keeping an eye on his progress. The report states Vitor Pereira’s side offered €15m in the winter transfer window and this summer the 23-year-old’s future is up in the air once again.
As well as the Premier League trio, there is also interest from the Bundesliga.
Udinese know that they can lose Kristensen this summer and are looking at the possibility of bringing centre-back Rodrigo Becao back to Friuli in the next few weeks.
Last season, Kristensen played 24 times in Serie A and was used not just as a central defender but as a right centre-back and right-back as well. He also played for the Denmark U21s side at the recently concluded U21s European Championships.
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