The Premier League’s summer transfer window is open with Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal set to be busier than ever.
Liverpool enjoyed success in the Champions League this year and their quest to end their league title drought in 2019 will be bolstered by the arrival of Naby Keita from RB Leipzig. He will not be the last new face on Merseyside, however, with Monaco's Fabinho already in. Roma's Alisson is next and could Lyon's Nabil Fekir follow? At United Jose Mourinho looks set to spend big again as he targets reinforcements in his bid to haul in record-breaking Manchester City next season. He's got Fred but another central midfield player is high on his list with a big money move for Real Madrid's Gareth Bale not out the question.
For the first time in over two decades Arsenal head into the offseason with a new manager at the helm. That man is former PSG boss Unai Emery after a stunning 11th hour change of heart at the Emirates and he already has four new signings and plenty more on the way with more on his shopping list. Chelsea have a new manager themselves after appointing Maurizio Sarri with the future of Eden Hazard high on his agenda but across London Mauricio Pochettino won't be leaving Tottenham Hotspur after signing a new five-year deal.
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Unai Emery has offered an insight into how he plans to use Mesut Ozil this season.
The German put a tumultuous week behind him by scoring the opener as Arsenal routed a makeshift PSG to end their pre-season tour of the Far East on a winning note.
Ozil, who called time on his career with the national team last weekend, was deployed further forward than you might normally expect and was integral as the Gunners put the French champions to the sword.
And Emery, who took over from Arsene Wenger earlier this offseason, is keen to make the most of the 29-year-old and get the best out of his undoubted talents.
Gary Rowett has dismissed speculation linking England goalkeeper Jack Butland with a summer move.
Butland reported for pre-season training on Friday after being given extended leave by Stoke city this summer.
Butland was part of the England squad which reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia and has been heavily linked with Chelsea this summer.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo, as the newly-promoted side bid to push on with their lavish summer spending.
While the Argentine has been one of Jose Mourinho’s more trusted centre-halves, his injury record has seen him play less than the manager would have liked over the past two years, and the club does need to sell to facilitate moves elsewhere.
Mourinho has long wanted to discard up to six players in his squad for a more efficient set-up, and is said by sources to have been almost more frustrated with that than the lack of purchases.
Wolves have meanwhile had one of the more eye-catching windows in the Premier League, bringing in signings such as Joao Moutinho from Monaco, and the signing of a defender like Rojo would represent another upgrade in quality.
Toby Alderweireld is still Jose Mourinho’s first choice for a Manchester United centre-half this summer, with the expectation now that the pursuit will go right to the end of the transfer window.
A deal so far has not happened due to the fact Tottenham Hotspurwould prefer Anthony Martial included in any negotiation, or for United to at the very least meet a hardline valuation of £55m.
The Old Trafford hierarchy have so far been reluctant to do either, with some of that influenced by Alderweireld’s desire to leave and an expectation that might yet change the situation or force Spurs’ hands.
Jurgen Klopp has once again defended Liverpool's transfer spending and reveals he turned down a move for Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak over the prohibitive price tag.
The Reds boss instead chose to break the world transfer record for a goalkeeper with a £67m deal for Brazilian international Alissonas part of a summer spending spree that has seen four new faces arrive at Anfield.
Klopp believes the world-record fee was a necessity in a small market place and said there were even more costly options out there.
Chelsea are monitoring the situation of Lazio’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, with a view to a bid if any rival clubs make a move, as there is now a belief by those close to the player that the Serbian international would favour a switch to Stamford Bridge.
The 23-year-old’s fine performances in the World Cup continued a spell where he has caught the attention of some of Europe’s biggest clubs, especially Manchester United and Real Madrid.
United had seemed set to conclude a deal before the tournament in Russia, only for both the complications of his Lazio contract and price to put them off.
Such issues have also so far prevented Chelsea making a move, but Milinkovic-Savic is seen as someone who could potentially be a focal point of a top side in the mould of Eden Hazard.
Arsenal head coach Unai Emery is expecting midfielder Alex Iwobi to sign a new deal with the club.
The 22-year-old has been with Arsenal his whole career and has come through the academy to earn a spot in the first team.
The Nigeria international currently has two years to run on his contract, but recent reports have claimed he is ready to pen fresh terms.
It has been reported that Iwobi has been offered a new four-year deal by Arsenal and Emery has confirmed he will be staying.
Matteo Darmian admits he wants to leave Manchester United with Jose Mourinho open to the idea of the full-back's sale.
United boss Mourinho said on Wednesday that the Italy international could leave Old Trafford "but not at any price".
The 28-year-old, who has struggled to cement a starting place since joining from Torino in 2015, then confirmed his intention to seek a new club.
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