With the opening of the summer transfer window, football clubs have the opportunity to strengthen their squads before the start of the new 2023/24 season, as well as get rid of players they don’t need. Numerous world football stars have already changed teams, including seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi and current Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema.. TSN Prosport talks about the most high-profile transfers and rumors of the summer off-season in the world's top championships and the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). ***********Ukrainian defender Evgeny Cheberko became a player of the American club Columbus Crew, playing in the MLS league. Columbus Crew made the announcement on their own social media.. The 25-year-old Ukrainian will join the US club on July 5. His contract will run until 2026..

The last club of Evgeny was the Croatian " Cheberko moved to Osijek in 2021 on loan from the Austrian LASK, and at the beginning of 2022 he signed a full contract with the Croatian club. Prior to that, Evgeny played in Ukraine for Dnipro and Luhansk Zorya.. In 2020, the defender made his debut for the Ukrainian national team. Thus, Cheberko will become the second Ukrainian player in MLS after Serhiy Kryvtsov, who plays for Inter Miami.. ***********Real Madrid complete the transfer of Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Jude Bellingham. For the 19-year-old footballer of the England national team, the “creamy” paid 103 million euros. Bonuses are also provided, which can reach 30% of the transfer amount.. It should be noted that this is one of the most expensive transfers in the history of both clubs.. Real Madrid paid a large amount only for the Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard, who moved from London Chelsea in the summer of 2019 for 115 million euros. Bellingham has been with Borussia Dortmund since 2020, when he moved from English side Birmingham for €23m.. Jude made 132 appearances for the German club in all competitions, scoring 24 goals and providing 25 assists.. Bellingham has made 42 appearances for the Bumblebees this season in all competitions, scoring 14 goals and scoring seven assists.. He was recognized as the best player in the Bundesliga-2022/23.

*********** Argentine striker Lionel Messi will continue his career in the American club " This was announced by the seven-time winner of the Golden Ball. The American club has already announced the transfer of Messi on Twitter.

According to Diario Sport, the American club offered the 35-year-old Argentine a contract for 4 seasons with a salary of 50 million euros per year.. According to the British edition of the BBC, the striker will receive 60 million euros in one year at the MLS club.. We add that one of the owners of Inter Miami is the legendary ex-football player of the England national team David Beckham. Also, the Ukrainian defender Sergey Krivtsov plays for the MLS club.. On June 3, PSG officially announced the departure of Messi. The Argentine has been playing for the Parisians since the summer of 2021, when he moved from Barcelona as a free agent.. In the shirt of the Parisian club, he played 75 matches in all competitions, in which he scored 32 goals and 35 assists.. As part of PSG, Messi won the French championship twice and once became the owner of the French Super Cup. The 35-year-old forward made 41 appearances for PSG in all competitions this season, scoring 21 goals and making 20 assists..

***********French striker Karim Benzema joins Saudi Al-Ittihad. The contract of the 35-year-old current owner of the Golden Ball is calculated until 2026. According to media reports, Benzem will earn 200 million euros a year in Saudi Arabia.

Real Madrid announced the departure of Benzema on June 4. Karim played for the " The Frenchman is second in the list of top scorers in the history of the Madrid club, second only to Ronaldo - 450 goals. Benzema won 25 trophies with Real Madrid in 14 seasons: 5 Champions Leagues, 5 Club World Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 4 La Liga, 3 Cups and 4 Spanish Super Cups. ***********Real Madrid have decided to terminate their partnership with midfielder Eden Hazard ahead of schedule. The 32-year-old Belgian will leave the team at the end of this season, although his contract was calculated until the summer of 2024..

Hazard moved to Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 from London's Chelsea. The Madrid club paid about 100 million euros for the player. However, the midfielder was prevented from showing himself in Spain by permanent injuries.. In four years at Real Madrid, the Belgian made just 76 appearances, scoring seven goals and making 12 assists.. As part of the " Earlier, Real Madrid also announced the departure of midfielder Marco Asensio and striker Mariano Diaz..