The Uefa Champions League finalists made two important moves on transfer market these days. Firstly, Barcelona managed to extend Dani Alves' contract for two more years, while Juventus Torino secured the signature of Sami Khedira.
Dani Alves remains with Barcelona!
Just a day after the catalans announced the transfer of Aleix Vidal, they made another move, by extending Dani Alves' contract.
Many people expected the Brazilian to leave Spain this summer, with Manchester United in pole-position to sign him, according to reports a few days ago. Even so, he decided that his adventure in Barcelona must continue and he decided to remain in Catalonia until 2017.
Daniel Alves has won no fewer than 19 trophies with Barcelona in seven seasons at Camp Nou, being the best right back of the past decade without a doubt. The 32-years-old was heavily linked with several big clubs across Europe, but they have to turn their attention to other players now.
Barca signed Aleix Vidal from Sevilla to replace Dani Alves, also bought from Sevilla seven years ago.
However, Vidal will be unable to play until the next transfer window (January), as the catalans are still banned by FIFA from transfer market.
Khedira, the first signing for Juventus this summer!
Sami Khedira will join Juventus Torino on July 1, when his contract with Real Madrid expires and the transfer window opens. The german wants to be a regular first-team Football and Juventus could give him that, considering that they need a world class defensive midfielder.
According to reports in Italy, France and United Kingdon, Juventus are open to talks over Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal and it's very possible to see them selling at least one of them. More than that, Khedira's arrival is a clear sign that Juve will sell either Pogba or Vidal this summer.
The 28-years-old was also chased by Chelsea and Arsenal in the last 18 months, but he decided to remain at Real Madrid last summer. Once again, he had serious problems, featuring 17 times in the last campaign due to an injury. Juventus confirmed that they agreed terms on four-year contract with Khedira, on their official website as well.