The summer transfers window for EPL season 2015-16 officially opened on July 1st but majority of the UEFA Champions League qualifying clubs started negotiating a deal with their targeted players months before the the transfer market was even officially open 2015 summer signings.
While the transfer window for the summer signings closes on September 1st, here’s a list of all the transfers and signings that have taken place over the past few weeks in the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A & few other qualifying European clubs. Lets have a look at how these transfers might impact few of the major UEFA Champions League qualifying teams performance this season.
FC Bayern München
Douglas Costa
IN –
Douglas Costa - Shakhtar Donetsk
Julian Green - Hamburger SV
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg - FC Augsburg
Joshua Kimmich - RB Leipzig
Jan Kirchhoff - FC Schalke 04
Sven Ulreich - VfB Stuttgart
OUT –
Lukas Görtler - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Pepe Reina - SSC Napoli
Lucas Scholl - Bayern München II
Rico Strieder - Bayern München II
Patrick Weihrauch - Bayern München II
Mitchell Weiser - Hertha BSC
What it might imply
Bayern has always been a German force to be reckoned with and the team is known to produce some of the most talented players that have ever come to play for the German National Squad. Even with few big names still unsure about staying with the mighty side, the team will still have plenty of force to keep them as one of the top contenders for the champion`s trophy.
Juventus
Simone Zaza
IN –
Simone Zaza - Sassuolo Calcio
Gabriel Appelt Pires - AS Livorno
Stefano Beltrame - Modena FC
Yiadom Boakye - Atalanta
Ouasim Bouy - Panathinaikos
Marcel Büchel - Bologna FC
Eros Castelletto - AS Gubbio
Luca Castiglia - Pro Vercelli
Mbaye Diagne - KVC Westerlo
Paulo Dybala - US Palermo
Vincenzo Fiorillo - Pescara Calcio
Mauricio Isla - Queens Park Rangers
Sami Khedira - Real Madrid
Eric Lanini - Virtus Entella
Matteo Liviero - Pro Vercelli
Mario Mandžukić - Atlético Madrid
Marcelo - Granada CF B
Francesco Margiotta - Real Vicenza
Vlăduț Marin - ACR Messina
Neto - ACF Fiorentin
Timothy Nocchi - Spezia Calcio
Stefano Padovan - FC Crotone
Christian Pasquato - Pescara Calcio
Carlo Pinsoglio - Modena FC
Fausto Rossi - Córdoba CF
Daniele Rugani - Empoli FC
Andrea Schiavone - Modena FC
Vykintas Slivka - ND Gorica
Frederik Sørensen - Hellas Verona
Leonardo Spinazzola - Vicenza Calcio
Christian Tavanti - AC Mantova
Mame Thiam - Virtus Lanciano
James Troisi - SV Zulte Waregem
Gianmarco Vannucchi - AC Renate
OUT –
Andrea Pirlo - New York City FC
Alessandro Matri - AC Milan
Marco Storari - Cagliari Calcio
Carlos Tévez – Boca Juniors
What it might imply
With absence of Pirlo, Tevez and over 34 new signings for this season, Juventus has almost got a completely new team with majority of their old star players still with the squad. The new signings have thus made the Italian side most unpredictable team for this season and it would thus be interesting to see what Juventus might in-store for rest of the teams the next Champions League season
VfL Wolfsburg
IN –
Koen Casteels - Werder Bremen
Max Kruse - Bor. Mönchengladbach
Oskar Zawada - VfL Wolfsburg (A-Junioren)
OUT –
None
AS Roma
Mihai Bălașa
IN –
Mihai Bălașa - FC Crotone
Simone Battaglia - Vigor Lamezia
Valmir Berisha - Panathinaikos
Deian Boldor - Pescara Calcio
Amato Ciciretti - ACR Messina
Alessandro Crescenzi - AC Perugia Calcio
Mattia Destro - AC Milan
Alexis Ferrante - AC Savoia 1908
Paolo Frascatore - US Pistoiese
Marco Frediani - AC Pisa
Petar Golubović - US Pistoiese
Iago Falqué - Genoa CFC
Jonatan Lucca - Atlético Paranaense
Marquinho - Al-Ittihad
Luca Mazzitelli - FC Südtirol
Sebastian Mladen - FC Südtirol
Stefano Pettinari - Pescara Calcio
Giammario Piscitella - US Pistoiese
Francesco Proietti - AC FeralpiSalò
Federico Ricci - FC Crotone
Matteo Ricci - US Pistoiese
Alessio Romagnoli - Sampdoria
Mattia Rosato - AS Gubbio
Filippo Scardina - US Pontedera
Tomas Švedkauskas - SC Olhanense
Gadji Tallo - SC Bastia
Valerio Trani - Latina Calcio
Federico Viviani - Latina Calcio
OUT –
Valmir Berisha - SC Cambuur
José Holebas- Watford FC
Davide Astori - Cagliari Calcio
Andrea Bertolacci - AC Milan
Víctor Ibarbo - Cagliari Calcio
Lorenzo Pellegrini - Sassuolo Calcio
Nicolás Spolli - Calcio Catania
Salih Uçan - Fenerbahçe
Bor. Mönchengladbach
IN –
Josip Drmić - Bayer Leverkusen
Nico Elvedi - FC Zürich
Peniel Mlapa - 1. FC Nürnberg
Tobias Sippel - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Lars Stindl - Hannover 96
Amin Younes - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
OUT –
Janis Blaswich - Dynamo Dresden
Nico Brandenburger - FC Luzern
Filip Daems - KVC Westerlo
Christoph Kramer - Bayer Leverkusen
Max Kruse - VfL Wolfsburg
Dinamo Kiev
IN –
Facundo Bertoglio - Tigre
Marco Rubén - Rosario Central
Lukman Haruna - Hoverla Uzhgorod
Niko Kranjčar - Queens Park Rangers
Moraes - Metalurh Donetsk
Mikola Morozyuk - Metalurh Donetsk
Radoslav Petrović - Gençlerbirliği
Evgen Selin - Metalist Kharkov
OUT –
None
FC Porto
IN –
André André - Vitória Guimarães
Abdoulaye Ba - Rayo Vallecano
Bueno - Rayo Vallecano
Djalma - Torku Konyaspor
Giannelli Imbula - Olympique Marseille
Marat Izmailov - FK Krasnodar
Josué - Bursaspor
Licá - Rayo Vallecano
Dan Opare - Beşiktaş
Rolando - RSC Anderlecht
Sami - Vitória Guimarães
Varela - Parma Calcio 1913
OUT -
Casemiro - Real Madrid
Danilo - Real Madrid
José Campaña - Sampdoria
Jackson Martínez - Atlético Madrid
Óliver Torres - Atlético Madrid
Galatasaray
Lukas Podolski
IN –
Lukas Podolski - Arsenal FC
Umut Gündoğan - Adana Demirspor
Oğuzhan Kayar - Manisaspor
Dany Nounkeu - Évian Thonon Gaillard
Lucas Ontivero - Budapest Honvéd
Furkan Özçal - Karabükspor
Sercan Yıldırım - Balıkesirspor
OUT-
Sinan Bolat - FC Porto B
What it might imply
With Lukas Podolski being signed into the Turkish team, it will be interesting to see how Galatasaray performs. Looking at the reality even with Podolski in the team, the German alone might not be able to get the team to the heights they want to reach in Champions League. But with summer transfer season still on let`s see who else Galatasaray signs to help Pololski in the front.
KAA Gent
IN-
Jinty Caenepeel - Cercle Brugge
Rodgers Kola - Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Sébastien Locigno - KV Oostende
Sloan Privat - SM Caen
OUT -
Kristof Maes - R. Cappellen FC
Jari Vandeputte - FC Eindhoven
Paris Saint-Germain
Kevin Trapp
IN –
Kevin Trapp - Eintracht Frankfurt
Lorenzo Callegari - Paris Saint-Germain [B-Junioren]
Alec Georgen - Paris Saint-Germain [A-Junioren]
OUT –
None
Olympique Lyon
IN –
Claudio Beauvue - EA Guingamp
Jérémy Morel - Olympique Marseille
Louis Nganioni - Olympique Lyon [A-Junioren]
OUT –
Louis Nganioni - FC Utrecht
Fares Bahlouli - AS Monaco
Olympiakos Piräus
IN –
Giannis Gianniotas - Asteras Tripolis
Vasilis Karagounis - Reggina Calcio
Nikolaos Katharios - Panionios GSS
Michael Olaitan - Ergotelis
Pelé - Levadiakos
Kostas Rougalas - AEP Iraklis FC
Marko Šćepović - Terek Grozniy
Panagiotis Vlachodimos - Nîmes Olympique
OUT –
Ibrahim Afellay - FC Barcelona
Felipe Santana - FC Schalke 04
Kostas Mitroglou - Fulham FC
PSV Eindhoven
IN –
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin - AS Monaco
Simon Poulsen - AZ Alkmaar
OUT –
Suently Alberto - Jong PSV
Memphis Depay - Manchester United
Karim Rekik - Manchester City
Abel Tamata - FC Groningen
Danny Wintjens - VVV-Venlo
SL Benfica
IN –
Luís Felipe - Paysandu SC
Steven Vitória - Philadelphia Union
Aírton - Botafogo RJ
Bébé - Córdoba CF
Candeias - Granada CF
Filip Đuričić - Southampton FC
Luis Fariña - Deportivo La Coruña
Ivan Cavaleiro - Deportivo La Coruña
Nélson Oliveira - Swansea City
Sidnei - Deportivo La Coruña
Adel Taarabt - Queens Park Rangers
Yannick Djaló - Mordovia Saransk
OUT –
Loris Benito - BSC Young Boys
Sílvio - Atlético Madrid
Miralem Sulejmani - BSC Young Boys
Zenit St. Petersburg
IN –
Cristian Ansaldi - Atlético Madrid
Luka Đorđević - Sampdoria
Denis Terentyev - FK Tom Tomsk
Artur Yusupov - Dinamo Moskva
OUT –
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk - Kairat Almaty
