Manchester United are aiming to knock Liverpool off their transfer perch by beating them to the signing of Southampton midfielder Roméo Lavia. The former Manchester City youngster has been the subject of bids emanating from Anfield for much of the summer but could end up at Old Trafford. The Reds have been knocked backed a few times, which may allow United to snap him up for £50m.
Galatasaray are one step closer to reaching the Champions League group stages after downing Zalgiris, so need some top quality talent. One man identified is Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele who the Premier League club are pretty eager to get rid of but whether they can get the right price for him is another matter.
Speaking of Turkish clubs and north London … Besiktas might try to sign former Arsenal record signing Nicolas Pépé. He only has a year left on his Emirates contract and spent last season on loan at Nice, so is not at the forefront of Mikel Arteta’s plans. Besiktas are also interested in bringing in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a free transfer after having concerns over his fitness allayed.
The Saudi Pro League is targeting more Premier League players. We start with Al-Shabab being keen on Fulham’s Willian, despite him only recently signing a new one-year contract at Craven Cottage. Then we move on to Moisés Caicedo. The Brighton midfielder has been linked with a big-money move to Chelsea but the Blues are yet to agree a fee for the Ecuadorian, meaning an ‘unnamed Saudi Arabian club’ could swoop in for him.
Burnley still need to add to their squad after a relatively slow summer in the market and they could look to bring in Arsenal’s Albert Sambi Lokonga on loan for the season. The midfielder previously worked with Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht and both would be happy to rekindle the relationship in Lancashire.
Nottingham Forest have been very keen to bring back Dean Henderson this summer but have thus far failed to do so. One issue is they do not think the Manchester United goalkeeper will be fit for the start of the season, leaving them to wonder if they need to look elsewhere. They have held talks with Arsenal over Matt Turner.
Ange Postecoglou looks set to get his man in the form of Wolfsburg centre-back Micky van de Ven. The defender has agreed terms with Tottenham and his arrival is solely dependent on the two clubs agreeing a fee.
One player stepping up from the Championship to Premier League is Blackburn goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski. Luton have had a £2.5m plus sundries offer accepted and very little will stand in the Belgian’s way now. Following him through the Rovers exit door is Ashley Phillips, who is on his way to Spurs for £2m.
João Cancelo is back at Manchester City after his loan spell with Bayern Munich but it has never looked like he will stick about. Barcelona have found a few euros down the back of the sofa and have entered talks with City over the Portuguese full-back.
With only days to go until the start of the Championship, Leeds are fielding interest in Tyler Adams. The latest club to enquire about the American is Aston Villa, who are aiming to bolster their midfield ranks.
