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Bundesliga transfer window 2022 - updates

Timo Werner (Chelsea → RB Leipzig)

Timo Werner is back at RB Leipzig after an underwhelming two-years at Chelsea. The 26-year-old became Leipzig's record scorer in his first four-year stint at the club, netting 95 goals in 159 games. But he couldn't replicate that scoring rate at Chelsea. RB paid a reported €20 million for the Germany international, less than half what the Premier League club had paid for him two seasons ago.

Bundesliga transfer window 2022 - updates

Anthony Modeste (Cologne → Borussia Dortmund)

After the news of Sebastien Haller's testicular tumor, Dortmund moved to snap up the French forward from Cologne. The 34-year-old arrives with years of Bundesliga experience. He's scored 70 goals in 145 games in two spells at Cologne and also played in Germany for Hoffenheim. Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl called him "a perfect fit for the football Edin Terzic wants to play at BVB."

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Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus → Bayern Munich)

Bayern Munich are looking to shore up a leaky defense by signing defender Matthijs de Ligt from Italian record champions Juventus. The 22-year-old Dutch international has agreed a contract through the end of the 2026-27 season. Juventus said they had received € 67 million ($68 million), which cold rise by as much as € 10.0 million based upon performance bonuses.

Bundesliga transfer window 2022 - updates

Robet Lewandowski (Bayern Munich → Barcelona)

The want-away Poland international finally got his way after weeks of wrangling with the record German champions. Barcelona have said they paid Bayern Munich €45 million euros ($46 million) plus €5 million euros ($5.1 million) in variables for Robert Lewandowski, who scored 344 goals in 375 appearances for Bayern Munich. Lewandowski was voted The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2020 and 2021.

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Sebastien Haller (Ajax → Borussia Dortmund)

Sebastien Haller is the man Dortmund hope can fill the boots of Erling Haaland. The 28-year-old has signed a four-year contract at BVB, sealing his move from Dutch champions Ajax, for an initial transfer fee of €31 million ($31.5 million). Sadly, shortly after moving to BVB, Haller was found to have a testicular tumor. He has vowed to "come back stronger" after his recovery.

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Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin → Nottingham Forest)

"The Premier League is my dream," said Taiwo Awoniyi back in February, and now that dream has come true. After 25 goals in 65 games over the last two seasons for Union Berlin, the Nigerian striker has completed a €20.5m move to newly promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest, signing a five-year contract at The City Ground.

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Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven → Frankfurt)

Two years after leaving Borussia Dortmund to join PSV Eindhoven, Germany's 2014 World Cup winning goalscorer is back in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt. Mario Götze struggled to replicate his Maracana heroics in club football, failing to make an impact at either BVB or Bayern Munich. But after two years in the Netherlands (18 goals in 77 games for PSV), he's looking to answer his critics.

Bundesliga transfer window 2022 - updates

Sadio Mane (Liverpool → Bayern Munich)

The signing of Liverpool's Senegalese star striker is a genuine coup for Bayern Munich – and also for the Bundesliga, a league so used to seeing top players head in the opposition direction to Premier League clubs. For €32m, potentially rising to €41m, the German champions have a player whose goals (120 in 269 appearances for Liverpool) could help replace the departed Robert Lewandowski.

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Erling Haaland (BVB → Manchester city)

After two-and-a-half years in Dortmund, the Norwegian goal machine is taking the inevitable step to the Premier League – to reigning champions Manchester city, where his father Alf Inge once played, for €75m. Having netted an scarcely believable 85 goals in 88 games for BVB, contributing substantially to the German Cup win in 2021, the Black & Yellows will have a job on their hands to replace him.

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Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax → Bayern Munich)

In 24-year-old Ajax rightback Mazraoui, Bayern head coach Julian Nagelsmann has ticked a key name off his summer shopping list. The Dutch-born Moroccan international was part of the Ajax team which won Eredivisie titles in 2019, 2021 and 2022, and is expected to replace Benjamin Pavard, who is likely to move inside from righback to central defense.

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Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax → Bayern Munich)

Mazraoui's Ajax teammate Ryan Gravenberch is also on the way to Munich, with the 20-year-old expected to strengthen Bayern's midfield after signing a five-year deal. "Ryan is a highly interesting, young player who many top European clubs would liked to have signed," commented Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn – but Gravenberch will have some serious competition for a place in the starting line-up.

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Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague → Leverkusen)

Still only 19, Adam Hlozek already has four seasons with Sparta Prague under his belt, having become the club's youngest ever player when he made his debut on 10 November 2018, aged just 16 years, three months and 16 days. Since then, he's scored 40 goals in 105 games, plus 15 appearances for the Czech national team. Now he's set to link up with compatriot Patrik Schick at Bayer Leverkusen.

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Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg → RB Leipzig)

Already an established Bundesliga operator after three seasons with Wolfsburg, bullish Austrian midfielder Schlager has signed a four-year deal with RB Leipzig – against whom he suffered a knee ligament tear back in September, putting him out for most of the season. Having come through the ranks at Red Bull Salzburg, the 24-year-old should fit in at sister club Leipzig.

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Alexander Schwolow (Hertha BSC → Schalke)

After suffering a muscle injury, the 30-year-old goalkeeper missed the end of the season and had to watch from the stands as his Hertha Berlin teammates battled to stay in the Bundesliga via a playoff. Now, after two years in the capital, the former Freiburg stopper could have another relegation battle on his hands with a loan move to newly repromoted Schalke, whose main aim can only be: stay up.

Bundesliga transfer window 2022 - updates

Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich → Lyon)

118 games in five years: not as much as Corentin Tolisso would have hoped at Bayern Munich. The France international was a Bundesliga record signing when he arrived from Olympique Lyon for €41.5m in 2017, but injuries have hindered his progress and prevented him from reaching the standard required in Munich. The 27-year-old's contract has not been renewed and he's returned to former club Lyon.

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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon/Bayern Munich)

A star name in his native Cameroon after helping the Indomitable Lions secure a place at the 2022 World Cup, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting enjoys a rather less prominent status at Bayern Munich. Following the departure of Robert Lewandowski, however, Choupo-Moting is arguably the only senior out-and-out striker at the club, and potentially a useful alternative for coach Julian Nagelsmann.

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Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria/Borussia Monchengladbach)

One of the best left-backs in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Ramy Bensebaini also has a keen eye for goal. The Algerian famously announced himself with a brace against Bayern Munich in his debut season, and has found the net 19 times in total in all competitions. He struggled with a hamstring injury last season, however, as the Foals endured a campaign to forget.

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Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Ghana/SC Freiburg)

Ghanaian star Daniel-Kofi Kyereh arrives in the Bundesliga after an impressive couple of seasons with St. Pauli in Bundesliga 2, where he scored 22 goals in 67 games for the Hamburg side, and assisted 21 more. With the World Cup coming up in November, Ghanaian fans will be hoping he can replicate that form in the Bundesliga, and with the Black Stars in Qatar.

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Sebastien Haller (Ivory Coast/Dortmund)

Sebastien Haller's Borussia Dortmund career has got off to the worst start imaginable, and it's nothing to do with football. The Ivory Coast international has been diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumor and is set to undergo chemotherapy. Until we receive better news, questions as to whether the 28-year-old can be an adequate replacement for Erling Haaland or not are very much secondary.

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Amadou Haidara (Mali/RB Leipzig)

A sound reader of the game with good technique, Mali's Amadou Haidara was one of RB Leipzig's unsung heroes last season as they secured their first ever major trophy, the German Cup. Despite interest from Manchester United last year, the 24-year-old instead signed a contract extension to keep him in Leipzig until 2025, as the Red Bull side attempt to challenge Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

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Ihlas Bebou (Togo/1899 Hoffenheim)

One of the fastest players in the Bundesliga, Togolese forward Ihlas Bebou scored seven goals for Hoffenheim last season - but his preparations for the 2022/23 season have been hampered by knee problems. New Hoffenheim coach Andre Breitenreiter, who worked with Bebou at Hannover previously, will be hoping his striker stays fit.

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Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia/Cologne)

Energetic and hardworking, Ellyes Skhiri is regularly among the top ranked Bundesliga players when it comes to kilometers covered on the pitch. And in Cologne boss Steffen Baumgart, he has a coach who appreciates that style of play. He was the midfield engine last season as Cologne qualified for the UEFA Conference League - but can Skhiri and the Billy Goats go a step further this year?

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Chidera Ejuke (Nigeria/Hertha BSC)

With a reputation for tricky dribbling, Chidera "Chiddi" Ejuke became a fan-favorite with Russian Premier League CSKA Moscow. This season, he has joined Hertha Berlin on loan, where he'll be playing under a familiar face from the Russian capital, head coach Sandro Schwarz, who was recently in charge of Dynamo Moscow. Hertha will be hoping Ejuke can help them avoid another relegation battle.

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Omar Marmoush (Egypt/VfL Wolfsburg)

After two consecutive seasons out on loan at St. Pauli and VfB Stuttgart, this could be the season where Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush finally shines in the Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg. The 23-year-old is already a key player for the Pharaohs at international level, now is the time to stake a claim for a place in Niko Kovac's Wolfsburg team.

Author: Lolade Adewuyi