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Højlund, Immobile, Thuram: men’s transfers you may have missed during Euro 2024
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 18 July - 19:00
With the tournament now over, the important business of signings will again command our attention
If you wanted a good judge of a Spanish defensive midfielder, then Xabi Alonso’s opinion would be sought first. After winning the Bundesliga last year , the head coach wants to ready Bayer Leverkusen for the Champions League. He earmarked García early on as the man he needed in front of the defence to improve a team that went through the league season unbeaten. The 27-year-old missed out on the Spain squad for their victorious European Championship but he has faced worse ordeals. After joining Manchester City from Villarreal as a teenager, he looked set for a fine career trajectory but was released by City having made no impact and ended up joining a failing Dinamo Bucharest, leaving after three months. The rebuilding job started at Eibar before he headed to Girona, culminating in Champions League qualification last season.
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