insider: Chelsea’s Camara fury, Man Utd secret deal, Arsenal clause

insider Transfer News: Chelsea’s Camara fury, Man Utd secret deal, Arsenal clause Make us your Google favourite insider reveals the latest behind-the-scenes details on Nick Woltemade, Karim Benzema, Lamine Camara, Nico Tagliafico and Ethan Nwaneri. Woltemade was offered to Barcelona before Juventus swoop Romano has revealed that Barcelona considered Nick Woltemade before deciding Gabriel Jesus was a better fit for their squad. “Let me start with the situation of Nick Woltemade, the German striker who joined Juventus on a straight loan from Newcastle. Again, there is no buy option clause, no buy obligation. Juventus will cover the salary of the player and Juventus will also pay £3.5m as a loan fee for Nick Woltemade,” Romano told his YouTube channel. “So all was done very quickly with Newcastle because the player was available on the market on a loan. Juventus wanted to find a new striker and they decided to approve the exit of Jonathan David on loan with a buy option clause to Atletico Madrid, €25m. “This was the decision made by Juventus to go for Nick Woltemade. But to go behind the scenes of this story, we also have to reveal that Barcelona too considered, and were offered, the possibility to sign Nick Woltemade. “Basically, in the industry, everyone knew that Barcelona were open to considering a different striker in the final two or three days of the window if they couldn't get Julian Alvarez. For some weeks they considered staying with the current squad, but then if they had the opportunity to add one more striker last minute to complete the squad and to give Hansi Flick one more No.9 for the rest of the season, they were more than hoping to do that. “And this is why several strikers were offered to Barcelona over the summer transfer window. Among them, Nick Woltemade was also offered to Barcelona. “Barca decided not to proceed with this one, not because they don't like Woltemade, but because they believe that Gabriel Jesus was the ideal solution. “Woltemade was available on loan, so in terms of the formula, it was probably going to make a lot of sense for Barcelona. Get the player for one season and then, in 2027, you can consider what to do. “But Barcelona were delighted with the opportunity to go for Gabriel Jesus because he can help in the League Cup without the strikers. He has international experience. He's the kind of No.9 that Barcelona wanted. “Obviously, he's different from Julian Alvarez, but he's also very different from Nick Woltemade. They believe that Gabriel Jesus is the right man to help this season. This is why they preferred a permanent transfer for Gabriel Jesus, also eventually to have a backup striker in summer 2027. “Don't forget that Barcelona lost both Lewandowski and Ferran Torres. And now they have Gabriel Jesus. “But then if Julian or any other striker will join in 2027, they still have a backup like Gabriel Jesus. So they didn't want to proceed for Woltemade.” Benzema has two options as European return is ruled out Romano says Karim Benzema was not offered to Barcelona and is not expected to join another European club. “My understanding is that Karim is not going to play in Europe,” he said. “Karim Benzema's plan is between two ways. One way is to retire and to leave professional football. The other way is to continue in the Middle East. “So these are the two ways for Karim Benzema. There is no anticipation, no expectation for Karim Benzema's free move to any European club. “So this is the situation around Karim. Now he's deciding with his agents, he's deciding with his family, he's deciding with those close to him what he wants to do next. “But this is the situation with Karim Benzema. So I would skip all the rumours regarding European clubs because what I'm told is that it's between retirement and continuing in the Middle East.” Chelsea furious after Lamine Camara deal collapses Romano has provided further insight into Chelsea 's dramatic deadline-day pursuit of Lamine Camara, revealing just how close the midfielder was to completing his move. “Then, Lamine Camara and Chelsea. It's been one of the craziest stories on deadline day and in the next days I will tell you more also about what's next for this boy because it's been a really crazy story for sure,” Romano explained. “What I wanted to reveal to you is that Lamine Camara was already on his way to do the first part of his medical at Chelsea. So Lamine Camara was already preparing for a