Transfer News: Juventus, Barca Swap Pjanic & Arthur, Hakimi to Inter? Sane Finally to Munich?

Transfers in soccer are coming thick & fast this window. We’ve already heard Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich rumors dating back to last summer’s window & we know Hakimi was on the minds of plenty of managers as his loan deal with Dortmund wound down but it was Juventus & Barca grabbing headlines with a monumental swap of midfielders.

Juventus & Barcelona have agreed to swap midfielders Pjanic & Arthur for each other for next season.

OFFICIAL | Juventus agree deal with @FCBarcelona to sign @arthurhromelo and for the sale of @Miralem_Pjanic.

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) June 29, 2020

LATEST NEWS | Agreement with @juventusfcen for the transfer of @Miralem_Pjanic
👋 Welcome!
💙❤️ #PjanicCuler

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 29, 2020

This move is quite interesting for both sides. For Juventus to get a young midfielder for an older one in all is a great move however, Arthur joins a crowed middle of the park for the Old Lady. Sarri will have to do a great job at rotating & finding his best midfield combinations.

As for Barca, Arthur never lived up to the high expectations of replacing Xavi or Iniesta. So to bring in a proven player like Pjanic who is getting crushed for his age despite only being 30 is solid move for the Catalonians. Still the naysayers will point to the aging Barca legends & the mishits in the previous transfer windows.

From a midfield switch we move on to one of the best right backs in the world.

Achraf Hakimi has been a name on the tip of a ton of mangers’ tongues. The Real Madrid loanee to Dortmund has been blazing up the right flank in the Bundesliga for two seasons now. Hakimi was thought to be the replacement for Cajavajal at Real Madrid but the Spainard isn’t done just yet. So it was Inter Milan & Antonio Conte who struck while the iron was the hottest.

Achraf Hakimi is officially a new Inter player. Contract signed until June 2025. Real Madrid will receive €40M + €5M add ons. 🤝 #Inter #RealMadrid #transfers

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 30, 2020

Just signed @AchrafHakimi for @Inter till 2025 @SkySport @SkySportsNews

— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) June 30, 2020

A big move for Hakimi who will certainly excel in a Conte system.

Next we finally have the move that everyone saw coming. Once Leroy Sane rejected an extension from Manchester City, the German had his eyes on a return to the Deutschland to play for Bayern Munich.

announcement Leroy Sané: the Transfer to @fcbayern is done! @BILD_Sport

— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) June 30, 2020

Sane joins a formidable front line of Serge Gnabry & Robert Lewandowski that will have defenses on their heels next season in the Bundesliga.