The summer transfer window is officially open! Can you smell wafting scent of imminent transfer deals in the air?!
With no major tournament for the first time in two years in the men’s game, it promises to be a very busy summer for clubs. Many will make major changes to their squad, with some of the world’s biggest stars set to be moved on.
Bet365 Sport has also moved on from offering odds on the major Premier League and Champions League markets. Now bet365 offering a number of transfer bets in its Specials section.
In this article, we are going to look at some of the odds for players that could be on the move this summer. We’ll also look at the best options as to where that player will end up.
Then of course, it is up to you if you want to bet on it!
So let’s begin by taking a look at some of the major deals that have already been confirmed. Most of these deals were sorted ahead of the official opening of the transfer window.
Pre-Transfer Window Confirmed Transfer Deals
- Joao Pedro (Watford to Brighton) – £30m
- Carlos Mac Allister (Brighton to Liverpool) – £35m
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid to Al-Ittihad) – Free
- Naby Keita (Liverpool to Werder Bremen) – Free
- Benjamin Sesko (RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig) – £24m
- Youri Tielemans (Leicester City to Aston Villa) – Free
- Kevin Schade (SC Freiburg to Brentford) – £22m
- Mark Flekken (SC Freiburg to Brentford) – £11m
- William Pacho (Antwerp to E.Frankfurt) – £9m
- Loic Bade (Lens to Sevilla) – £12m
- Pontus Jansson (Brentford to Malmo) – Free
- Francisco Trincao (Barcelona to Sporting Lisbon) – £7m
- Matteo Cancellieri (Verona to Lazio) – £8m
- Jordan Beyer (Borossia Moench to Burnley) – £13m
- Jack Butland (Crystal Palace to Rangers) – Free
- Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo to Napoli) – £26m
- Ivan Ilic (Verona to Torino) – £15.7m
- Moise Keane (Everton to Juventus) – £34m
- Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona to Atletico Madrid) – £20m
- Yankuba Minteh (Odense to Newcastle) – £6m
- Chris Wood (Newcastle to Nottm Forest) – £15m
- Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig to Bayern Munich) – Free
- Stefan Posch (Hoffenheim to Bologna) – £5m
- Orkan Kokcu (Feyenoord to Benfica) – £25m
- Kristjan Asllani (Empoli to Inter) – £10m
- Cenk Ozkacar (Lyon to Valencia) – £5m
- Pedro Porro (Sporting to Tottenham) – £39m
- Todd Cantwell (Norwich City to Rangers) – Free
- Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria to Salernitana) – £500,000
- Arthur Masuaku (West Ham to Besiktas) – £2m
- Julian Weigl (Benfica to Borussia Moenchengladbach) – £7.2m
- Matteo Pessina (Atalanta to Monza) – £12m
- Ashley Barnes (Burnley to Norwich) – Free
- Boubacar Traore (Metz to Wolves) – £10m
- Robin Gosens (Atalanta to Inter) – £27.4m
- James Milner (Liverpool to Brighton) – Free
- Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo to Juventus) – £35m
- Fran Garcia (Rayo Vallecano to Real Madrid) – £5m
- Hamed Traore (Sassuolo to Bournemouth) – £25.6m
- Pablo Mari (Arsenal to Monza) – £5m
- Andrea Pinamonte (Inter to Sassuolo) – £20m
- Lionel Messi (Paris St Germain to Inter Miami) – Free
- Jude Bellingham (Dortmund to Real Madrid) – £83m
Additionally, there have been some big names released from their contracts over the last few weeks including the following players:
Free Agents Confirmed
- Roberto Firmino
- N’Golo Kante
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Jesse Lingaard
- Lucas Moura
- Theo Walcott
- Phil Jones
- Leander Dendoncker
- Wilfred Zaha
- Ilkay Gundogan
- Yerry Mina
- Andros Townsend
- Nathaniel Clyne
- Moussa Sissoko
- Tiemoue Bakayoko
- Luka Modric
- Aaron Cresswell
- Ruben Neves
- Harry Winks
- Ainsley Maitland-Niles
All of which brings us up to date with the main deals done and the top free transfer targets still available.
So let’s now look at some of the Transfer Specials bets available at bet365 Sport, together with our top tip for each.
For each special, the bet is for the player to be at the stated club on the 3rd September 2023.
Bet365 Sport Transfer Specials Markets
- Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) – Barcelona – 15/8, Arsenal – 9/4, Stay with Man City – 3/1, Real Madrid – 9/2
The Portuguese full back is super-talented, but Bayern munich are not going to sign him. Plus his time at City seems up – A fall out with manager Pep Guardiola seems to have sealed that.
Barcelona and Real Madrid have been linked with the full back, but I think he could follow Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus in making the move from Man City to Arsenal allowing Ben White to move either into a more central defensive, or defensive midfield role. – Tip – Arsenal – 9/4.
- Declan Rice (West Ham) – Arsenal – 1/6, Chelsea – 9/1, Bayern Munich – 10/1, Man Utd – 12/1, Stay at West Ham – 16/1
It seems as though Rice has played his last game for West Ham after having been promised a move this summer. Arsenal are the very strong favourites to land the defensive midfielder. But Chelsea and Bayern Munich have been strongly linked too.
Personally, I feel Rice’s best fit would be at Manchester United or Liverpool, but interest from these two seems lukewarm. As such, even though they are odds on, Arsenal are once again the team to back here. Tip – Arsenal – 1/6.
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris St Germain) – To stay at PSG – 2/5, Real Madrid – 2/1, Man Utd – 12/1, Chelsea 33/1, Man City, Newcastle or any Saudi Arabian team – 40/1
The French superstar has let it be known he won’t sign an extension to his contract that ends next summer. This means PSG will have to sell Mbappe now, or in the winter window, in order to realise some of his massive sell-on potential.
PSG have the financial clout to keep Mbappe for one year and let him go, which is what the bookmakers feel may well happen. However, I think this may be an opportune time for Real Madrid to strike to land their replacement for Benzema. Tip – Real Madrid – 2/1.
- Neymar Jr. (Paris St Germain) – To stay at PSG – 1/2, Any Saudi Arabian team – 3/1, Man Utd – 8/1, Chelsea – 10/1, Barcelona – 11/1, Man City – 20/1, Newcastle – 25/1.
Mbappe may not be the only big name star heading out of Paris this summer. Brazilian ace Neymar is also reportedly set to move on, although the favoured odds seem to suggest he stays at PSG for one more year.
There may well be truth to that, with Messi going and Mbappe also possibly moving on too. However, PSG have said they want to go in a new direction and that could mean Neymar is available at the right price. This won’t be cheap, hence I think the Saudi Arabian option is a strong contender. Tip – Any Saudi Arabian Team – 3/1.
Other Big Transfer Tips
Outlined below we’ve picked some of the other big transfer bets available with bet365 Sport. All odds shown are currently available at bet365, but may change over time.
- Mason Mount – Chelsea to Man Utd – 1/3
- Moses Caicedo – Brighton to Chelsea – 5/4
- Bernardo Silva – to Stay at Manchester City – 4/5
- Ruben Neves – Wolves to Barcelona – 1/3
- Victor Osimhen – Napoli to Chelsea – 3/1
- Benjamin Pavard – Bayern Munich to Liverpool – 4/1
- Eden Hazard – Real Madrid to any Saudi Arabian Team – 7/4
- Gabriel Veiga – Celta Vigo to Liverpool – 11/8
- Harry Kane – Tottenham to Manchester United – 3/1
- Harry Maguire – Manchester United to Tottenham – 4/1
- James Ward-Prowse – Southampton to West Ham – 5/4
- Josko Gvardiol – Red Bull Leipzig to Manchester City – 4/6
- Rasmus Hojlund – Atalanta to Napoli – 5/1
- Aymeric Laporte – Manchester City to Tottenham – 2/1
- James Maddison – Leicester City to Newcastle Utd – 4/7
- Angel Di Maria – Juventus to Inter Miami – 13/8
Remember, things can happen very quickly in the transfer market, so get your bets on as quickly as possible if you want to get the available prices at bet365!