Transfer roundup: Messi does Liverpool some serious harm, Arsenal want €500 million superstar and more – June 29, 2018

#4 Bundesliga

Castro joins VfB

Alassane Plea has caught the attention of Europe with his performances in Ligue 1 in the recently concluded season. As a result, if this report from L’Equipe is to be believed, Borussia Monchengladbach have made a slightly bigger bid than their previous offer – which was €18 million – for Plea.

However, Nice have rejected this bid as well.

Meanwhile, former Real Madrid starlet Omar Mascarell has signed a new deal with Schalke till 2022.

“It’s an incredible feeling for me to know I’ll be playing for this great club in this incredible stadium,” he said. “I see myself as someone who is always willing to work for the team, and I am also very ambitious. I always want to win, whether in training or in matches,” explained Mascarell.

Finally, VfB Stuttgart have officially completed the signing of Bundesliga veteran Gonzalo Castro. The former Dortmund and Leverkusen man has scored 31 goals and has made 73 assists in 358 Bundesliga appearances.