With millionaire signing in the Marseille of Alexis: the moves that marked the closing of the book of passes in Europe

As is traditional, the closing of the winter market captured the attraction in European football. The last day of a more austere window, but no less important, left several conclusions, where the Marseille by Alexis Sanchez It was one of the leading teams.

Since his arrival at the French club, andn August of last year, the tocopillano He claimed his position on the field of play ad nauseam. The Croatian coach Igor Tudor He did not get tired of praising his top signing, but he never took him out of the center forward position.

After half a season, the request of the Wonder Boy was heard and the technical secretariat of the Olympics decided to acquire a number 9. Within hours of the closure of the book of passes, the leadership headed by the Spanish Pablo Longoria reached a total agreement with Sporting Braga to sign attacker Vitinha.

The 22-year-old player, who measures 1.83 m. tall, became the largest transfer of the last market day after the French team agreed to pay 34 million dollars. The striker scored 13 goals in 27 games in all tournaments this season and closed as the biggest transfer in the history of the Portuguese team.

One of the most important changes of the day was carried out by the midfielder Italian-Brazilian Jorginho, leader of the Azzurra in the last Eurocopa 2020, played a year later.

The 31-year-old midfielder passed his medical exams and changed the Chelsea shirt for Arsenal, in north London. The cost of the transfer was set at a figure close to 16 million dollarswith the commitment that the midfielder signs until June 30, 2024.

In one of the last minute transfers, Paris Saint-Germain of France secured the loan of Moroccan playmaker Hakim Ziyech, who came on loan from Chelsea without a purchase option, according to what the newspaper L’Equipe reported.

In Germany, Bayern Münich obtained the loan of the Portuguese side Joao Cancelo, who signed a half-season contract from Manchester City of England.

Bournemouth, a team from the English Premier League, made one of the highest investments of the day after acquiring the letter of the 20-year-old Ukrainian defender Ilya Zabarnyi, after paying 24 million dollars to Dynamo kyiv.

Always on the British island, Crystal Palace acquired 20-year-old midfielder Naouirou Ahamada after paying 13 million dollars to Stuttgart of Germany.

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