Check out the transfer talk for the Premier League…
• Crystal Palace have had a £8m plus add ons bid for Eberechi Eze rejected as QPR hold out for £16m. The player is also wanted by West Ham.
• Leeds have reportedly told they have little to no chance of signing Gent attacker Jonathan David.
• Brighton chairman Tony Bloom has confirmed plans to trim the squad down, referencing his club’s “abundance” of centre-backs including Leeds United target Ben White. Liverpool are the favourites however to sign him up.
• Wolves are thought to be keen on signing the PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye this summer. As per Le10sport, the French champions could cash in on the 30-year-old and Nuno would look to bring him back to the Premier League.
• According to German newspaper Express, Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in bringing Koln striker £18m rated Jhon Cordoba to Molineux. It’s claimed that ‘no extension is currently in sight’ for Cordoba, with his current contract at Koln set to end next summer. He wants a move to England also.
• Leicester have told Chelsea that they must make Ben Chilwell the world’s most expensive defender to lure him to Stamford Bridge, according to a report.
• West Ham United have reportedly joined the transfer race for talented Algerian international Aissa Mandi. He will come at a cut-price transfer fee of just £9 million, as his current deal with Los Verdiblancos expires in 12 months’ time. Liverpool are said to have already bid £9m despite his £27 million release clause.
• Norwich City have made inquiries over the availability for Fulham’s Alfie Mawson and Wolves’ Ryan Bennett as they look to strengthen their central defensive options.
• Sporting Lisbon are waiting for West Ham United to lodge a concrete bid for 22 year old Jovane Cabral. The Portuguese giants are looking for in excess of €20m to let him go.
• ASTON VILLA. £8m bid in for Nottingham Forest winger Joe Lolley. Club expected to reject but Villa will keep trying. (David Smith)
• Everton, Arsenal and Chelsea have been given a boost in their pursuit of Wilfried Zaha this summer with Crystal Palace reportedly willing to accept offers of £30m. (Source: Daily Mail)
• NOTT’M FOREST. Won’t sell Cash for anything less than £18m. Burnley, Sheffield United and Leeds all taking an interest in him. (David Smith)
• WEST BROM. Want Callum Robinson from Sheffield United on a permanent deal. Impressed Bilic when on loan this season. (David Smith)
• West Brom are believed to have lodged a bid in the region of £8.5m for Dinamo Zagreb forward Mislav Orsic, as they look to weaken their resolve following two previous rejected bids. (Sport Witness)
• Leeds United have been tipped to battle the likes of Spurs and Leicester City to sign Real Betis midfielder William Carvalho, who is said to be valued at around £23m. He’s been capped on 59 occasions for Portugal. (Sport Witness)
• According to The Chronicle, Newcastle United have been offered free agent midfielder Jeff Hendrick following his Burnley exit. Hendrick is weighing up his options, with Aston Villa and AC Milan among the clubs to show an interest.
• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has Championship duo Eberechi Eze and Saïd Benrahma on his radar this summer. Both players are expected to make the step up to the Premier League next season whether Brentford are promoted or not. (Source: Daily Star)
• The Mirror have reported that West Ham United are ready to challenge Southampton in their pursuit of Kyle Walker-Peters this summer.
• Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder will make no apology for continuing to scour the EFL for fresh talent, as he searches for ways to improve his squad and help the club plot a course through the financial havoc wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Aston Villa, Leeds United, Newcastle United and West Ham are interested in Crystal Palace and Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy, 29. (90Min)
• Burnley, Everton and Brighton among clubs interested in Bournemouth’s Joshua King. A fee of between £10m and £15m would see him depart due to it being ‘unlikely’ that King will agree fresh terms with the Cherries. He has one year remaining on his current deal.
• Chelsea have put Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen, Emerson Palmieri and Marcos Alonso up for sale with N’Golo Kante also potentially leaving, according to the Times.
• Liverpool have seen an initial bid of £9m rejected by Real Betis for defender Aissa Mandi. The Reds are in the market for a replacement for Dejan Lovren who was sold to Zenit for £10.9m.
• Manchester United and Manchester City are looking to sign 19-year-old Angers left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, according to FootMercato.
• Norwich City and Middlesbrough are amongst the clubs who have put in an enquiry for Paris Saint-Germain youngster Loic Mbe Soh. A product of the PSG academy, he has made three senior appearances for the club and is the captain of their youth side.
• Manchester City have put in an enquiry for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix this summer.
• Celtic boss Neil Lennon held further discussions with Albian Ajeti’s representatives at the weekend over his proposed switch from West Ham to the Scottish champions.
• Tottenham face competition from Everton for Zeki Celik as they consider offloading Serge Aurier.
• Tottenham and England defender Danny Rose, 30, says he is “very happy” to stay at the club going into the final season of his contract. (Second Captains Podcast, via Guardian)
• Arsenal have offered a three-year contract to Willian after the winger rejected the offer of a new two-year deal from Chelsea. (France Football)
• PSV Eindhoven have joined the hunt for Tottenham Hotspur target Kim Min-Jae, but Beijing Guoan are reluctant to let the defender leave.
• Alexis Sanchez has accepted a pay-off to cancel the remainder of his contract at Manchester United, with the forward agreeing a three-year deal to join Inter Milan permanently. (Daily Telegraph)
• Manchester United could reportedly strike an agreement with Lille to sign defender Gabriel Magalhaes “in the next few days” after submitting a better offer than their rivals Everton and Napoli.
• A significant barrier in the transfer talks over Jadon Sancho has been removed, with Dortmund accepting Manchester United’s request to pay some of the transfer fee for Sancho in instalments. (Source: The Times)
• Manchester United are prepared to wait until late in the window before considering a move for Jack Grealish as they push to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund. (Source: Daily Mail)
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