Like every year, the closing of the summer transfer market on 31 August brings its share of surprises and transfers. The 2021 season was no exception to the rule, and a number of players who passed through the Maurice Revello Tournament were among the many moves recorded.
Despite the financial difficulties faced by the vast majority of clubs following the Covid-19 epidemic, the summer mercato was very lively, right up until the last minutes before the market closed on 31 August. Many clubs did not hesitate to invest to strengthen their ranks, while others resorted to loans or even the signing of players who were free of any contract.
More than twenty of the moves recorded on Tuesday concerned players who had passed through the Maurice Revello Tournament. Among the most notable is the arrival of Emerson Royal (2017 and 2019 tournaments) at Tottenham from Barcelona. The Brazilian fullback, who returned to Catalonia this summer, was already on his way out.
In the North London derby, he will have the opportunity to face another former player of the Tournament: Takehiro Tomiyasu. The Japanese player, who was present at the 2018 edition, arrives at Arsenal after two seasons at Bologna.
Also in England, Nathaniel Chalobah (2014 and 2016 tournaments) and Domingos Quina (2018 tournament) went on loan to Fulham, Welshman Daniel James (2017 tournament) moved to Leeds from Manchester United, and Czech Alex Kral (2017 tournament) joined West Ham.
Jota (Tournament 2018), on loan from Benfica to Celtic, and Egy Vikri, the Indonesian revelation of the 2017 Tournament, who signs for FK Senica in Slovakia, will also be watched closely.
COMPLETE SUMMARY OF THE LATEST TRANSFERS CONCERNING PLAYERS PASSING THROUGH THE TOURNAMENT :
Transfers completed on 31 August :
Théo Barbet (Dijon to Lokomotiva Zagreb)
Saido Berahino (Zulte-Waregem to Sheffield Wednesday)
Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford to Fulham)
Helder Costa (Leeds to Valencia)
Conor Coventry (West Ham to Peterborough)
Didier Desprez (Paris FC to Charleroi)
Radamel Falcao (Galatasaray to Rayo Vallecano)
Daniel James (Manchester United to Leeds)
Jota (Benfica to Celtic)
Jason Kerr (St. Johnstone to Wigan)
Alex Kral (Spartak Moscow to West Ham)
Gaëtan Laborde (Montpellier to Rennes)
Gonçalo Loureiro (Benfica to Penafiel)
Florentino Luis (Benfica to Getafe)
Jeison Murillo (from Sampdoria to Celta Vigo)
Shinji Okazaki (free to Cartagena)
Dennis Praet (Leicester to Torino)
Domingos Quina (Watford to Fulham)
Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton to St. Mirren)
Emerson Royal (Barcelona to Tottenham)
Tomas Tavares (Benfica to FC Basel)
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna to Arsenal)
Egy Vikri (free at Senica)
Some transfers concluded in the last fortnight of August:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus to Manchester United)
Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin to Atlético Madrid)
Lyanco (Torinho to Southampton)
Kangin Lee (Valencia to Mallorca)
Santiago Arias (Atlético Madrid to Granada)
Andy Delort (Montpellier to Nice)
Alexis Beka Beka (Caen to Lokomotiv Moscow)
Mateus Vital (Corinthians to Panathinaikos)
Ike Ugbo (Chelsea to Genk)
Marcos Paulo (Atlético Madrid to Famalicão)
Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough to PAOK)
Ryan Donk (Galatasaray to Kasimpasa)
Steven Moreira (Toulouse to Columbus Crew)
Nicolas Castillo (from Club América to Juventude)
Roger Assalé (Dijon to Werder Bremen)
Jayson Molumby (Brighton to West Brom)
Jan Sykora (Lech Poznan to Viktoria Plzen)
Christian Walton (Brighton to Ipswich)
Tiémoué Bakayoko (Chelsea to AC Milan)
Gerzino Nyamsi (Rennes to Strasbourg)
Nicolas De Préville (Bordeaux to Metz)
Mauro Zarate (Boca Juniors to America-MG)
Moussa Sissko (Tottenham to Watford)