Manchester United’s goalkeeping saga seems an amusing one. After David de Gea’s new contract was, reportedly, pulled by the club, another member of the bull pen has had their dreams squashed, with United not permitting reserve stopper Tom Heaton leave for Luton until they sort out who will be No 1. Meanwhile, Dean Henderson is sat around waiting until he can join Nottingham Forest permanently. One potential incoming gloveman is Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martínez, who is also wanted by Chelsea, which could kickstart this merry-go-round.
Erik ten Hag has cast his eye over Benfica’s latest academy graduates for potential signings. Striker Gonçalo Ramos is a key target and 18-year-old midfielder João Neves is also being linked with a move to the Premier League.
Tottenham are looking to push a few players through the exit door to allow Ange Postecoglu to rebuild after disappointing times. One potential departee is midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. The Dane was pretty underwhelming last season but is attracting interest from Atlético Madrid and could command a fee in the region of £15m.
It could be a busy summer of sales at Brighton, meaning they will need to add a few more to their squad. Galatasaray’s Sacha Boey is not on their wanted listed but Ajax midfielder Mohamed Kudus is certainly of interest to the Seagulls.
Today’s issue of Saudi Arabia rumours: Al-Ittihad are keen on Celtic’s Jota. The Portuguese winger would cost a pretty penny and Benfica would be owed 30% of any fee. Talks have begun between the two clubs over a £25m deal.
Trying to chase down Manchester City is an expensive business. After Kai Havertz and Declan Rice, Arsenal are aiming to tie up a move for Ajax’s Jurrien Timber, who is set for a medical with the club after a £36.2m fee was shook on.
With Unai Emery in the dugout and Monchi doing the wheeling and dealing behind the scenes, it should come as no surprise that Aston Villa’s transfer business has a Spanish flavour. Pau Torres’s move from Villarreal is edging closer and he could be joined in Birmingham by Barcelona winger Ferran Torres, with a loan deal for the former Manchester City man being sought by the hierarchy.
Selling Rice to Arsenal will give West Ham a few quid to play with, so what better than to send some straight back to the Emirates? Nuno Tavares is of interest to David Moyes, who wants to upgrade at left-back and thinks the Portuguese defender, who spent last season at Marseille, is the man for the job.
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Relegation usually means a club’s best players leave, as Leicester are finding out. James Maddison has packed up and gone to Spurs, and he could be followed out of the training ground gates by Kelechi Iheanacho and Patson Daka, who are both wanted by José Mourinho at Roma.
Theo Walcott is on the lookout for a new club after being released by Southampton, so has naturally turned up at Reading to train. The League One club have just appointed former Saints caretaker/interim manager Rubén Sellés as their new gaffer but they might need a bit more to convince the former England forward to join permanently. The Andy Carroll factor, however, could swing it.
Sheffield United’s teenage forward Daniel Jebbison is entering the final 12 months of his contract, which is ripe time to start being linked with other clubs. Jebbison is not a regular for the Blades but that has not stopped Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen taking a purported interest in him.
