The second summer transfer window is heating up nicely now we’ve entered July, with plenty of major deals being worked on. Arsenal are in talks over a huge move for Eberechi Eze, having also taken an interest in Hugo Ekitike amid the ongoing stalemate over Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres. The Gunners are said to have made a new offer for Cristhian Mosquera amid fresh links to Nico Williams and Morgan Rogers, with Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga all joining.
Manchester United are believed to have made contact over Ollie Watkins in case Rasmus Hojlund leaves, though been warned that Bryan Mbeumo could yet stay at Brentford. Chelsea are preparing to seal the signings of both Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens after medicals, though it appears that will not stop them from rivalling Tottenham for West Ham star Mohammed Kudus
Liverpool look to have been handed a major new boost over Alexander Isak as they enter advanced talks over Marc Guehi, while Richarlison is poised to leave Spurs for a move overseas. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
Mohammed Kudus’ 10-day release clause has come into effect, with West Ham open to his sale and Tottenham interested in the Ghanaian, reports Dom Smith.
Kudus is available for £85m for Premier League clubs, £80m for European clubs, and £120m for Saudi sides between July 1 and July 10.
Standard Sport understands Chelsea have not ruled out a push to sign Kudus, but Tottenham are said to be confident they can sign the forward for well below his buyout fee.
Brentford look set to clinch their third signing of the summer in Antoni Milambo.
The Bees were said last week to be pressing ahead with a move for the highly-rated young Feyenoord attacker, 20, despite Thomas Frank’s exit to Tottenham, with a move having apparently been in the works for months.
Now the Daily Mirror claim that Milambo has undergone a medical at Brentford and will sign a long-term contract as the first signing of the Keith Andrews era in west London, following the earlier arrivals of Caoimhin Kelleher and Michael Kayode.
They are said to be paying £17m up front for the Dutch Under-21 international plus potentially another £4.25m in add-ons.
Reports from Germany earlier this morning stated that Liverpool had entered into “advanced talks” with the England defender as they look to make their latest major signing of a busy summer.
Palace won’t want to lose influential skipper Guehi, though also won’t want to risk him walking away for nothing when his current contract at Selhurst Park expires next summer.
According to A Bola in Portugal, the FA Cup winners are now closing in on a deal for Sporting’s Ousmane Diomande worth around €55m (£47.1m).
News broke yesterday that Spurs were hoping to sign the Ghana forward, who would become the first player to join them from fierce London rivals West Ham since Scott Parker in 2011.
However, Chelsea have also been heavily linked with Kudus and are said to still want him despite the imminent signings of Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens.
According to Fabrizio Romano, talks are underway and progressing positively between Tottenham and Kudus, who is open to making the switch.
He adds there are also two other unnamed clubs in the race as things stand.
Liverpool want to sign one of Alexander Isak, Victor Osimhen or Hugo Ekitike this summer, reports claim.
The Reds have already significantly bolstered their attack with the club-record £116m swoop for Germany’s Florian Wirtz, but are also targeting a high-profile striker addition with Napoli in talks over signing Darwin Nunez.
According to Sky Germany, they have three “concrete options” and have done their due diligence on all of Newcastle star Isak, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ekitike and Osimhen, the Napoli frontman who spent last season on loan at Galatasaray.
It sounds like Ekitike is the most likely option at the moment, though it is said that Liverpool will have to sell players before signing the Frenchman, with BILD also reporting that Frankfurt aren’t expecting any movement on him until August.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have all also been linked with former PSG and Reims forward Ekitike.
The Brazilian forward struggled with injury for much of last season and has failed to hit the heights at Spurs since joining from Everton for £60m in the summer of 2022.
Richarlison has two years left to run on his current Tottenham contract, though The Sun report that new head coach Thomas Frank has given the green light for him to depart in this transfer window.
He is expected to join Turkish giants Galatasaray for around £20m as a likely replacement for Victor Osimhen, with Everton said to have rejected the chance for him to return to Merseyside.
