With Neymar, Harry Kane and Moises Caicedo on the move, what's next in wild transfer market?
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The market is picking up big time with significant moves in what's been an intriguing last few weeks
A transfer window that has been smoldering away in recent weeks has burst into flames over recent days. Two of the biggest names in world football over the past decade have moved, Harry Kane ending his long association with Tottenham by joining Bayern Munich before Neymar agreed to a €90 million switch from Paris Saint-Germain to Al-Hilal, one that will restore his place as the most expensive player of all time both in terms of record single fee and combined purchase cost.
It would take a dramatic set of events to force those two superstars down the playbill but that is exactly what Liverpool and Chelsea have delivered in their pursuit of Moises Caicedo, the Reds seemingly gazumping Todd Boehly et al for the Brighton midfielder only for the 21-year-old to express his clear preference for a move to Stamford Bridge. He is not alone in being attracted to west London with Romeo Lavia wanted by both clubs, seemingly favoring Chelsea but with Liverpool out to convince the Southampton youngster that he would be better served under Jurgen Klopp's tutelage.
Between them Kane, Caicedo and Neymar seem to tell the tale of the summer in microcosm: the ever-shrinking pool of elite striking talent, a Premier League where nine-figure transfers may soon be the norm for the best of the best and an emergent Saudi Pro League that, far from constituting an existential threat to Europe's richest sides, is actually a balm to their wage bills. The deals also promise to have significant ripple effects on the final 18 days of the window. It's those that we'll examine below:
