Check out the transfer talk for the Football League…
• West Ham are in advanced talks over a deal to sign winger Said Benrahma from Brentford for £30m. (Sky Sports)
• Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has revealed he is in talks with Vince McMahon over a shock career move to WWE. (The Sun)
• Reported Leeds target Todd Cantwell will be available for £20m from Norwich City, according to The Athletic. David Ornstein said: “Todd Cantwell from Norwich – many Premier League clubs have shown interest in him. We’ve talked about him on this video before and in my Monday column. Norwich would want around £20m for him. I think Fulham have held some level of talks, also Leeds United have been heavily linked – (he’s a) really good player and prospect.”
• Liverpool are interested in signing Jack Butland from Stoke City before the summer transfer window in England closes this month, according to The Mirror.
• According to The Sunday Mirror, West Ham United are interested in signing Preston North End defender Ben Davies. Watford’ Craig Dawson is one option, seemingly more so than Swansea City’s Joe Rodon right now, but Davies is also a player on Moyes’ wish list.
• WATFORD. May take Douglas from Leeds on loan. Blackburn also considered but seem to have moved on.
• IPSWICH. CRAWLEY want to take young midfielder Dobra on loan. Albanian talent.
• WIGAN. Looking at a deal for Curtis Tilt. Missed out on a Blackpool move. Sunderland also keeping an eye on things.
• CHARLTON. LINCOLN. Both in the hunt for Robbie Gotts at Leeds on loan. SWINDON dragging their feet …
• West Ham United are competing with West Bromwich Albion for Watford striker Troy Deeney, according to The Daily Star. It has been reported that West Ham have inquired about signing Deeney before the summer transfer window in England closes this month.
• Watford are prepared to ‘listen to offers’ for Craig Dawson, as detailed in a report by The Athletic. West Ham United are keeping tabs on him as they look for another centre-back and could throw him a Premier League lifeline. Burnley are also in the frame and may seek to lure Dawson back up north.
• Arsenal are set to loan out highly-rated centre-back William Saliba to either Watford or Brentford in a bid to help him with set-pieces, according to ESPN.
• Bournemouth striker Josh King is a target for Premier League side Aston Villa, as they look to clear their wage bill in order to raise funds for the Norwegian. West Ham United are also keen. Villa are ready to get rid of Anwar El Ghazi, Frederic Guilbert and Henri Lansbury by the end of next week, to clear money for a late push for the Cherries forward.
• Manchester City youngster Joel Latibeaudiere is in talks with Reading and Norwich City, according to the Manchester Evening News .
• Huddersfield Town defender Terence Kongolo hopes he can move to Sheffield United before the conclusion of the domestic transfer window.
• Huddersfield forward Karlan Grant has told the Terriers that he wants to join Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, according to The Express & Star. The Baggies have identified Grant as their number one target before the domestic-only window closes on October 16. However, Huddersfield are demanding at least £16m for their strikers’ services – who is ‘eager’ to move to the Hawthorns.
• Crystal Palace are preparing to make a £30m bid for Watford star Ismaila Sarr as Roy Hodgson looks to bolster his attacking options before the closure of the EFL transfer window.
• Newcastle are expecting Christian Atsu to go out on loan with Watford and Nottingham Forest eager to sign him on a temporary basis. The Ghanaian winger is currently surplus to requirements, so Steve Bruce is looking to sanction his loan departure along with Achraf Lazaar, Henri Saivet and Rolando Aarons to reduce his wage bill and save around £100,000 per week this season.
• Football Insider say QPR are keen on Cardiff defender Aden Flint. The 31-year-old has been out of favour at Cardiff and it is claimed that the R’s and Sheffield Wednesday are interested in signing him.
• Football Insider has linked QPR with a host of players in recent months – and Rangers duo Bright Osayi-Samuel and Ryan Manning with a host of clubs. The website has so far linked Manning with West Ham, Norwich, Watford, Everton, Southampton, Wolves and Newcastle.
• Stoke, Barnsley and Preston are in the race for Exeter City winger Randell Williams, according to reports. The 23-year-old was named in the League Two team of the season in 2019/20 after scoring five goals and providing a further 14 assists in 46 appearances in all competitions.
• Free agent and winger Andre Green is still an option for Sheffield Wednesday as we head into the final week of the summer transfer window, as per the reliable Alan Nixon.
• Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett insists it remains unlikely Millwall’s Ben Thompson will return to Fratton Park.
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