It looks like Pierre-Emile Højbjerg will be packed off by Tottenham to anyone willing to take him. Spurs have earmarked Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher as the man to replace the Dane in the centre of midfield and with the Blues’ record of sales this summer they may be eager to let the England international move on to assist their love of spending cash money.
Chelsea have not bought anyone for a few days, so need to get back in the saddle. The latest starlet in their eyeline is Lyon’s Rayan Cherki. Todd Boehly and his mates are plotting a deal for the 19-year-old forward, who came through the French club’s academy and is valued at €40m.
Bournemouth have decided to get busy in the transfer market by splashing out the not insignificant sum of €15m (£12.8m) on Romain Faivre, only to send him immediately out on loan to Lorient, where the Cherries owner, Bill Foley, has a majority stake in the club. How very philanthropic of the American. Andoni Iraola’s side are also in for Bristol City man Alex Scott. They hope to beat West Ham, Tottenham and Wolves to his signature.
It is getting a little bit lively at Bramall Lane because Marseille want to sign Iliman Ndiaye, who happens to be an L’OM fan, which could be enough to entice him to Ligue 1. The Senegal international has 12 months left on his Sheffield United deal, something the Blades are trying to rectify by offering a new contract with a few extra quid to go with it. Will he stay or will he go (now)? In more positive news for Paul Heckingbottom, he is set to make his first signing of the summer in the form of Brondby’s Anis Ben Slimane.
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Dean Henderson is back training with Manchester United but will not be part of their summer tour to the USA because he is recovering from injury. Nottingham Forest are interested in signing their former loanee on a permanent basis but because United lack a proper No 1 at the moment any departure will be delayed. This has led the Forest hierarchy to earmark another goalkeeper that could do the business for them, in this case Wolves’ José Sá.
Barcelona need to pack off a few of their surplus to requirement squad players and Sergiño Dest is top of that list. Thankfully for the American, he has options in the Premier League. Fulham and Crystal Palace are willing to snap up the former Ajax youngster but would need to part with £17m to do so.
It was inevitable Paul Pogba would be offered the chance to end his Juventus misery with a massive pot full of lovely cash to move to Saudi Arabia. Reports in Italy say there’s £128m on the table in wages over three years but they have neglected to mention a club.
After signing one former Manchester United winger in Ashley Young, Everton quite fancy following it up with a move for Anthony Elanga of Old Trafford substitutes bench fame.
Napoli’s president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has made it clear to Manchester United they cannot afford striker Victor Osimhen and has whacked a massive £170m price tag on his head. “The only club that could afford Victor Osimhen is Paris Saint-Germain,” De Laurentiis told Mediaset. “If Nasser Al Khelaifi [the PSG president] wants to send in a bid around £170m, we wait and we see what happens. I personally think that Victor will stay here.”
Normally, we would not look at the potential transfers of children in this column but it is all fun and games in Manchester at the moment. City are plotting to sign 16-year-old centre-back Harrison Parker from United, a move the Red Devils believe is an act of “revenge” for their aims to bring the Fletcher twins, Jack and Tyler, to Old Trafford where dad, Darren, is technical director.
