Report: North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham linked with most players from Euro 2020
The European Championships presents an opportunity for players across the continent to attract potential suitors and the team at BettingOdds.com have conducted a study to discover which players who participated in the competition were linked with the most clubs as the competition progressed.
246 of the 623 players who were involved in squads at Euro 2020 had been linked with a transfer during the tournament.
Mikkel Damsgaard, the Denmark and Sampdoria winger, was found to be the player linked with the most clubs during Euro 2020. Damsgaard was linked with nine different clubs, one more than Wales’ Harry Wilson and Portugal’s João Palhinha.
We’ve also discovered which teams were linked with most players during Euro 2020 and it’s been found that North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham were both linked with 37 players each. Manchester United (34), Chelsea (30) and Real Madrid (29) make up the top five.
The research was conducted via online publications both domestic and abroad, with thorough searches being undertaken for transfer speculation for every player who’s been involved at Euro 2020.
The results of the study can be found below and have been broken down into 4 categories, which include:
- Players at Euro 2020 who were linked with the most clubs during the competition
- Clubs who were linked with the most players that participated at Euro 2020
- Premier League clubs who were linked with the most players that participated at Euro 2020
- Squads at Euro 2020 that had the most players linked with a transfer
For a transfer rumour to have been included in the study, it would’ve had to have been published at any point during Euro 2020 (11th June-11th July).
Players at Euro 2020 who were linked with the most clubs during the competition:
1. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark & Sampdoria) - Number of clubs linked with: 9 (AC Milan, Barcelona, Everton, Juventus, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Tottenham & West Ham)
2= Harry Wilson (Wales & Liverpool) - Number of clubs linked with: 8 (Benfica, Brentford, Burnley, Cardiff, Fulham, Leeds, Swansea & West Brom)
2= João Palhinha (Portugal & Sporting Lisbon) - Number of clubs linked with: 8 (Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Everton, Leicester, Napoli, Sevilla, Tottenham & Wolves)
2= Robin Gosens (Germany & Atalanta) - Number of clubs linked with: 8 (AC Milan, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Hertha Berlin, Inter Milan, Juventus, Leicester & Manchester City)
5. Patrick van Aanholt (Wales & Unattached) - Number of clubs linked with: 7 (AC Milan, Arsenal, Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Lazio, Leeds & Roma)
6= Aaron Ramsey (Wales & Juventus) - Number of clubs linked with: 6 (Arsenal, Aston Villa, Barcelona, Crystal Palace, Everton & West Ham)
6= Alexander Isak (Sweden & Real Sociedad) - Number of clubs linked with: 6 (Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City & Real Madrid)
6= Glen Kamara (Finland & Rangers) - Number of clubs linked with: 6 (Arsenal, Brentford, Everton, Leeds, Watford & West Ham)
6= Jules Koundé (France & Sevilla) - Number of clubs linked with: 6 (Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid & Tottenham)
6= Memphis Depay (Holland & Barcelona) - Number of clubs linked with: 6 (Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus & Tottenham)
6= Merih Demiral (Turkey & Juventus) - Number of clubs linked with: 6 (Arsenal, Barcelona, Everton, Manchester United, Tottenham & West Ham)
6= Zeki Çelik (Turkey & Lille) - Number of clubs linked with: 6 (Arsenal, Fiorentina, Manchester United, Napoli, Roma & Tottenham)
Clubs who were linked with the most players that participated at Euro 2020:
1= Arsenal (England) - Number of players linked with: 37 (Notable names: Aaron Ramsey, Ben White, Manuel Locatelli)
1= Tottenham (England) - Number of players linked with: 37 (Notable names: Conor Coady, Jannik Vestergaard, Patrik Schick)
3. Manchester United (England) - Number of players linked with: 34 (Notable names: Cristiano Ronaldo, Jules Koundé, Robert Lewandowski)
4. Chelsea (England) - Number of players linked with: 30 (Notable names: Alexander Isak, Antoine Griezmann, Jude Bellingham)
5. Real Madrid (Spain) - Number of players linked with: 29 (Notable names: Dani Olmo, Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling)
6. Liverpool (England) - Number of players linked with: 27 (Notable names: Federico Chiesa, Pedri, Renato Sanches)
7. Barcelona (Spain) - Number of players linked with: 26 (Notable names: Aymeric Laporte, İlkay Gündoğan, Robin Gosens)
8. West Ham (England) - Number of players linked with: 20 (Notable names: Aleksandr Golovin, Martin Braithwaite, Wout Weghorst)
9= AC Milan (Italy) - Number of players linked with: 19 (Notable names: Marcel Sabitzer, Olivier Giroud, Patrik Schick)
9= Manchester City (England) - Number of players linked with: 19 (Notable names: Çağlar Söyüncü, Declan Rice, Romelu Lukaku)
11. Juventus (Italy) - Number of players linked with: 18 (Notable names: Granit Xhaka, Kalvin Phillips, Ousmane Dembélé)
12. Roma (Italy) - Number of players linked with: 15 (Notable names: Emerson Palmieri, Matteo Pessina, Xherdan Shaqiri)
13= Everton (England) - Number of players linked with: 14 (Notable names: Clément Lenglet, Haris Seferović, Kurt Zouma)
13= Inter Milan (Italy) - Number of players linked with: 14 (Notable names: Andreas Christensen, Jordi Alba, Mateo Kovačić)
15= Leicester (England) - Number of players linked with: 11 (Notable names: Daniel James, Domenico Berardi, Kasper Dolberg)
15= Wolves (England) - Number of players linked with: 11 (Notable names: Gonçalo Guedes, João Palhinha, Sam Johnstone)
17= Leeds (England) - Number of players linked with: 10 (Notable names: Adama Traoré, Glen Kamara, Neco Williams)
17= PSG (France) - Number of players linked with: 10 (Notable names: Ben White, Kieran Trippier, Paul Pogba)
19= Galatasaray (Turkey) - Number of players linked with: 9 (Notable names: Andriy Yarmolenko, Patrick van Aanholt, Ricardo Rodríguez)
19= Napoli (Italy) - Number of players linked with: 9 (Notable names: Andrea Belotti, Ben Davies, Moussa Sissoko)
Premier League clubs who were linked with the most players that participated at Euro 2020:
1= Arsenal - Number of players linked with: 37 (Notable names: Aaron Ramsey, Ben White, Manuel Locatelli)
1= Tottenham - Number of players linked with: 37 (Notable names: Conor Coady, Jannik Vestergaard, Patrik Schick)
3. Manchester United - Number of players linked with: 34 (Notable names: Cristiano Ronaldo, Jules Koundé, Robert Lewandowski)
4. Chelsea - Number of players linked with: 30 (Notable names: Alexander Isak, Antoine Griezmann, Jude Bellingham)
5. Liverpool - Number of players linked with: 27 (Notable names: Federico Chiesa, Pedri, Renato Sanches)
6. West Ham - Number of players linked with: 20 (Notable names: Aleksandr Golovin, Martin Braithwaite, Wout Weghorst)
7. Manchester City - Number of players linked with: 19 (Notable names: Çağlar Söyüncü, Declan Rice, Romelu Lukaku)
8. Everton - Number of players linked with: 14 (Notable names: Clément Lenglet, Haris Seferović, Kurt Zouma)
9= Leicester - Number of players linked with: 11 (Notable names: Daniel James, Domenico Berardi, Kasper Dolberg)
9= Wolves - Number of players linked with: 11 (Notable names: Gonçalo Guedes, João Palhinha, Sam Johnstone)
11. Leeds - Number of players linked with: 10 (Notable names: Adama Traoré, Glen Kamara, Neco Williams)
12. Burnley - Number of players linked with: 7 (Notable names: Connor Roberts, Martin Braithwaite, Robin Olsen)
13= Aston Villa - Number of players linked with: 6 (Notable names: Aaron Ramsey, Filip Helander, Neco Williams)
13= Newcastle - Number of players linked with: 6 (Notable names: Saša Kalajdžić, Valentino Lazaro, Xherdan Shaqiri)
15= Brighton - Number of players linked with: 4 (Notable names: Daniel James, Joe Rodon, Robin Olsen)
15= Crystal Palace - Number of players linked with: 4 (Notable names: Joachim Andersen, Ryan Christie, Thomas Delaney)
15= Norwich - Number of players linked with: 4 (Notable names: Billy Gilmour, Martin Braithwaite, Thomas Delaney)
18= Southampton - Number of players linked with: 3 (Notable names: Joakim Mæhle, Neco Williams, Thomas Delaney)
18= Watford - Number of players linked with: 3 (Notable names: Glen Kamara, Jens Stryger Larsen, Sam Johnstone)
20. Brentford - Number of players linked with: 2 (Notable names: Glen Kamara, Harry Wilson)
Squads at Euro 2020 that had the most players linked with a transfer:
1. Turkey - Number of players linked with a transfer: 21 Total transfer links in the squad: 54 Player with most rumoured suitors: Merih Demiral & Zeki Çelik (6)
2= Italy - Number of players linked with a transfer: 18 Total transfer links in the squad: 49 Player with most rumoured suitors: Andrea Belotti, Domenico Berardi, Lorenzo Insigne & Manuel Locatelli (5)
2= Portugal - Number of players linked with a transfer: 18 Total transfer links in the squad: 40 Player with most rumoured suitors: João Palhinha (8)
4= France - Number of players linked with a transfer: 15 Total transfer links in the squad: 39 Player with most rumoured suitors: Jules Koundé (6)
4= Spain - Number of players linked with a transfer: 15 Total transfer links in the squad: 27 Player with most rumoured suitors: Adama Traoré & Fabián Ruiz (4)
6= England - Number of players linked with a transfer: 14 Total transfer links in the squad: 42 Player with most rumoured suitors: Ben White & Harry Kane (5)
6= Holland - Number of players linked with a transfer: 14 Total transfer links in the squad: 38 Player with most rumoured suitors: Patrick van Aanholt (7)
8= Germany - Number of players linked with a transfer: 13 Total transfer links in the squad: 28 Player with most rumoured suitors: Robin Gosens (8)
8= Poland - Number of players linked with a transfer: 13 Total transfer links in the squad: 25 Player with most rumoured suitors: Kacper Kozłowski & Robert Lewandowski (5)
10= Croatia - Number of players linked with a transfer: 12 Total transfer links in the squad: 23 Player with most rumoured suitors: Ivan Perišić (4)
10= Wales - Number of players linked with a transfer: 12 Total transfer links in the squad: 33 Player with most rumoured suitors: Harry Wilson (8)
12. Denmark - Number of players linked with a transfer: 11 Total transfer links in the squad: 33 Player with most rumoured suitors: Mikkel Damsgaard (9)
13. Switzerland - Number of players linked with a transfer: 10 Total transfer links in the squad: 21 Player with most rumoured suitors: Haris Seferović & Xherdan Shaqiri (5)
14= Belgium - Number of players linked with a transfer: 9 Total transfer links in the squad: 18 Player with most rumoured suitors: Romelu Lukaku, Toby Alderweireld & Youri Tielemans (3)
14= Sweden - Number of players linked with a transfer: 9 Total transfer links in the squad: 21 Player with most rumoured suitors: Alexander Isak (6)
16= Austria - Number of players linked with a transfer: 8 Total transfer links in the squad: 17 Player with most rumoured suitors: Marcel Sabitzer & Saša Kalajdžić (4)
16= Czech Republic - Number of players linked with a transfer: 8 Total transfer links in the squad: 16 Player with most rumoured suitors: Adam Hložek & Patrik Schick (4)
18. Scotland - Number of players linked with a transfer: 7 Total transfer links in the squad: 23 Player with most rumoured suitors: Kevin Nisbet, Ryan Christie & Stephen O'Donnell (5)
19. Finland - Number of players linked with a transfer: 6 Total transfer links in the squad: 11 Player with most rumoured suitors: Glen Kamara (6)
20. North Macedonia - Number of players linked with a transfer: 4 Total transfer links in the squad: 8 Player with most rumoured suitors: Ezgjan Alioski (4)
21. Hungary - Number of players linked with a transfer: 3 Total transfer links in the squad: 5 Player with most rumoured suitors: Attila Szalai (3)
22= Russia - Number of players linked with a transfer: 2 Total transfer links in the squad: 2 Player with most rumoured suitors: Aleksandr Golovin & Artem Dzyuba (1)
22= Slovakia - Number of players linked with a transfer: 2 Total transfer links in the squad: 4 Player with most rumoured suitors: Milan Škriniar (3)
22= Ukraine- Number of players linked with a transfer: 2 Total transfer links in the squad: 4 Player with most rumoured suitors: Roman Yaremchuk (3)
