Sports opinion

Transfer Market Rumors

Hussein Al-Shaibani

04 Jan 2021

Rumors rule the transfer market for players, club administrations are promoting fake deals for the sake of propaganda, and discussions are currently taking place between club administrations about successful deals to include prominent players, which soon after days turn into mere speculation and rumors only to move the transfer market, and it seems that there are some brokers and players are interested in them Currently, rumors of attractive deals and offers are launched, in order to move the transfer market, and advertise some players locally and abroad, to raise their prices.

Despite the great impact of the Corona virus on the football economy, the Arab Gulf Professional League clubs do not stop seeking to consolidate their ranks with the best professional players, whose contracts remain six months at the end of their contracts, which sparked competition and bidding between club administrations to obtain the services of these players, as has happened. Habit in past years.

The phrase six months after the end of contracts for professional players exhausts and drains the clubs 'budget and coffers, due to the exaggerated bids by the clubs' administrations to obtain the services of these players.

Despite the frequency of many names in the UAE transfer market, it is clear that it is full of exaggerations and fake deals, in light of the interest of some brokers and players to financially promote themselves by announcing false offers.

Club administrations are eagerly behind these rumors in the battle of bidding and winning the services of these players, and the start of the winter transfer market in the UAE from the date of January 5 to February 1, 2021. Indeed, clubs have already started searching for new stars, to support their ranks with professional players from foreign and citizens, from Clubs competing for the championships, clubs in the middle of the table, and clubs of the back, to save what can be saved during the "Mercato" winter.

There are three categories of clubs in the Arab Gulf Professional League, the first category being the clubs competing for the title to enhance competition, in the hope of strengthening the team roster in order to return to the coronation podiums.

The second category is the clubs looking to improve the ranking, to obtain the honor of representing the country in the Asian Club Championship among the Big Four, or to be crowned in the President's Cup and the Arabian Gulf Cup.

And the third category is the clubs that seek to strengthen their ranks with new players, to remain in the Arab Gulf Professional League.

The transfer market became between rumors and truth.

No pandemic is louder than the resounding and exaggerated deals of our clubs.

• Clubs have already started searching for new stars to support their ranks with professional players.

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