Here We Go: Ricardo Pepi to join FC Augsburg in record move from MLS as the American …

Here we go, January has arrived and the transfer market has restarted in high gear with plenty of action on the American market as USMNT striker Daryl Dike sealed a permanent move to West Bromwich Albion and 18-year-old Ricardo Pepi is expected to join FC Augsburg on a permanent move.

The young American striker from El Paso, Texas, will join his agent Jaime Garcia on a flight to Munich, Germany, to undergo medical tests and complete his definitive transfer.

His next step is the Championship, an intriguing return to England where he is reunited with his old coach.

I can confirm all the figures of the proposal that we have told on CBS Sports in recent days: A guaranteed salary of €11 million and net for the next five-and-a-half years, in addition to €4.5 million add-ons and personal benefits for the Insigne family.

Meanwhile, work is underway on the new contract that will allow Luka Modric to stay at Real Madrid until 2023 without forgetting the dream of Kylian Mbappé as a free agent.

The situation is not easy but a very clear version comes from Chelsea: The club does not want to sell Lukaku in January and Inter have no plans or economic possibilities to bring him back to Italy immediately.

Manchester United are preparing Axel Tuanzebe’s loan to Napoli until June: the agreement is completed, the player has accepted and will immediately leave Aston Villa where he was on loan.

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