The 54-goal God of Fighters in a single season are in a bizarre transfer dilemma! The giants are cold-eyed, and the agents are breaking up with Portuguese

In two years, he played 102 games for Portugal Sports, scored 97 goals, 54 goals in a single season in the 2024/25 season, and competed for the Golden Boot in the Portuguese Super League with a low coefficient. It seems that there is no reason for the top giant clubs not to risk signing Zhekelais.

However, despite the scarcity of high-production strikers and the Swedish shooter's attention, his future remains undecided. The transfer drama surrounding the striker is unfolding in an extremely bizarre way, and I'm afraid even he himself hasn't expected it.

One of the obstacles was the quarrel between his agent and Portuguese President Federico Valandas. The club allegedly promised certain conditions to Zhekelais, but failed to fulfill them.

The root of everything is that Portuguese is unwilling to face reality. On the one hand, Zhekelais' data creates an illusion that makes people think that this should be an expensive transfer that can bring huge profits to the club, and the amount should be more than 100 million euros. But on the other hand, objective reasons make this not the case. Although Tzekelish scored a lot of goals:

1, he just turned 27;

2, he has not proved himself in any top league, and he is late for the game. He was previously limited to the English Championship and Portuguese Super League;

3, he is a forward striker who relies on open space, and when top teams face weak teams, their opponents often shrink their defense, and space is usually very limited.

Therefore, Portuguese, which has not received a sky-high offer, has lowered their financial requirements. According to Portuguese media reports, during the winter transfer window, although there is a 100 million euro termination clause in the player contract, the player and the club allegedly reached a gentleman agreement that if a club pays a basic transfer fee of 60 million euros + a floating bonus of 10 million euros, the Portuguese Sports will release people.

However, recently Portuguese has changed its position and raised the price to 80 million euros. This immediately triggered a strong reaction. The reporter said that Zhekelais responded with an ultimatum: either sell him for 60 million + 10 million euros, or he will stop training and will never represent the team.

The middleman in this matter is the agent Hakan Chekintai. Portuguese Sports Chairman Valandas accused him of lying and denied any agreement: "Zhekelais will not leave for 6000+10 million euros. I have never promised it. The tricks played by the agent will only make the relationship worse."

The Swedish striker eventually deleted the club-related information on social media, while his representatives tried to publicly direct public opinion in their favor. There are rumors that they allegedly hold a proof of the 6000+10 million agreement (but if so, why is it not announced yet?), and they also accused the slight discomfort of Tsekelaysh of his knee, which may cause doubts to potential buyers.

Zhekelais rejected Manchester United for the Gunners and Champions League - but Londoners prefer Scheshko

The atmosphere around Zhekelais and various doubts have caused the top clubs to weaken their interest in him in the market. Currently, only three European clubs are clear and practical suitors: Arsenal, Juventus and Manchester United. Compared with their previous hierarchical status in European football, the latter two clubs are currently experiencing a certain degree of crisis.

Recently, Zhekelais took another dangerous move. He told Manchester United that his first choice was Arsenal. At Arsenal, the initiative in promoting the transfer came from new sports director Andrea Berta, but the obstacle was the high asking price of Portugal. Authoritative media Records reported that the Gunners have suspended negotiations because they are not ready to pay 80 million euros. Their offer is 55 million + 10 million euros.

British journalist added that Arsenal's real number one target is Leipzig's Seschko. He may be cheaper, and the club is willing to stay flexible even if it requires a premium, at least because of his age (22).

Zhekelais's return to Manchester United may be closed - Amorin has warned him that this is the reason for his risky move. This goes back to Amorin's words at the end of April, when the words were interpreted as directed to the Swedish striker: "I haven't talked to Dzekelish yet. But if a player wants to transfer only if Manchester United qualifies for the Champions League... he will not join Manchester United. We hope to sign players who are eager to represent the club, not players who only want to participate in certain events."

This statement happened before the Europa League final, and the final defeat certainly disrupted Manchester United's summer window plan in terms of finance and reputation. However, according to British sources, even after Zhekelais rejected Manchester United for Arsenal, the club's management has not ruled out the possibility of introducing him.

However, negotiations will restart in a "hard-handed manner". Therefore, considering Tsaikelais' behavior, Portuguese stance and the level of Manchester United's management, it can be safely said that this transfer is likely to end in failure. The club is also focusing on other alternatives. For example, they favor Ekitic of Frankfurt.

Juventus intervenes while the argument is taking advantage of the quarrel - but if they want to get Dzekelash, they need to sell nearly a third of the squad

The Swedes' last chance of upgrading in the late summer may fall on Juventus. Turin is interested in signing Dzekelash, but the financial problems must be solved by selling players.

Italian media said that Juventus is considering selling up to six players to raise funds to buy Zhekelais. Relying mainly on Vlahovic and Douglas Louis, it plans to cash out 60 million euros from them. The additional funds could come from small-scale deals: Lloyd Kelly, Mbangula, Milik, Mattia Palin, Rugani and Kostic.

This is not only to increase the transfer budget, but also to free up salary space to meet the requirements of Zhekelais, who hopes to earn an annual salary of 10 million euros. In Portuguese, the Swedish annual salary is 2.4 million euros.

If this road doesn't work, Saudi club Riyadh Crescent is ready to take over at any time, but Dzekelish had previously rejected them for his desire to stay at the top level to play.