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Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool are all expected to bolster their attacking options before the start of the new Premier League season. It has already been a busy summer transfer window for the Gunners with four new arrivals which should soon become five with an official announcement for Cristhian Mosquera. They are also said to be closing in on a final agreement with Sporting for prolific striker Viktor Gyokeres in addition to eyeing a move for Eberechi Eze.
Liverpool are close to wrapping up a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, thus most likely bringing an end to any talk of a move for Newcastle centre-forward Alexander Isak who reportedly had been keen on swapping St James’ Park for Anfield.
Man United are finalising a deal for Bryan Mbeumo after their third offer was accepted by Brentford and a medical has subsequently been booked. Leaving Old Trafford though is Marcus Rashford as he is set to join Barcelona on loan. Elsewhere, Chelsea are reportedly keen on Xavi Simons and Tottenham remain hopeful of signing Morgan Gibbs-White. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
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Man City have already earmarked a replacement for Ederson should the Brazilian join Galatasaray this summer.
Sky Sports claim City want to bring Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford back to the club.
City are apparently trying to negotiate the £40m buyback fee that was agreed between the two clubs in the summer of 2023 when Trafford moved to Turf Moor.
Galatasaray have made an offer of £2.6m for Man City goalkeeper Ederson,
That is according to reports in France, whilst the Mirror claim the Brazilian has already reached an agreement on personal terms with the Turkish champions.
This represents somewhat of a U-turn from Ederson as earlier in the summer he insisted he would be staying at the Etihad Stadium.
Another Manchester United exit is on the cards.
According to reports, Jadon Sancho is closing in on a move to Juventus as they near a conclusion of talks with Man United.
Sancho’s future has been left in limbo after failing to secure a permanent move to Chelsea following a mixed loan spell in west London last season.
However, it would appear he is set to follow Marcus Rashford through the Old Trafford exit door.
Kyle Walker-Peters will wear the No2 shirt after completing his move to West Ham.
The versatile full-back is looking forward to linking up with his new teammates, getting down to work in pre-season.
He said: I’m really excited. It feels like it has been a long-time coming – I’ve been linked with a move to the club in the past – and I’m just happy to be here now.
“I spoke to Graham Potter and he was a big, big part of me making the decision. I’ve always liked his style as a coach, and I think it will suit me well.
“He spoke about the family feel at the club, and that’s what I’m all about. I’d like to think I’m going to be a good fit for West Ham United.”
Arsenal transfer target Rodrygo is reportedly deciding his future.
The Real Madrid star believes that he can still contribute at the club despite being played out of position on the right-wing due to the presence of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.
However, the Brazilian is said to believe he can be a star elsewhere.
This could be good news for he Gunners have long been linked with the winger, but Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain have been tipped to enter the race too.
West Ham have announced the signing of Kyle Walker-Peters on a free transfer.
The versatile full-back, who has two senior caps for the England international team, joins the Hammers on a three-year contract following his departure from Southampton.
The 28-year-old, who is comfortable on either side of the pitch, has made nearly 150 Premier League appearances so far in his career and will add quality and depth to head coach Graham Potter’s squad.
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Eintracht Frankfurt boss Dino Toppmoller has all but confirmed Hugo Ekitike is set to join Liverpool this summer.
Liverpool, who have already signed Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez to bolster a Premier League title-winning squad, are expected to wrap up a deal for the France U21 international after an outline of an agreement was reached with the Bundesliga outfit.
According to the Athletic, the Reds have made an offer of £69m plus add-ons which means the total package of the deal could rise to £78m.
There appears to be a resignation from Frankfurt’s side that Ekitike will make the move to Anfield in the coming days after he was absent from the squad that lost a pre-season friendly to FSV Frankfurt on Saturday.
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Former Chelsea and Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is set to rejoin Marseille.
The Gabonese striker spent last season with Saudi outfit Al Qadsiah, scoring 17 in 32 appearances. He joined the club from Marseille on a two-year deal, but terminated it after a single campaign.
He will return to Les Olympiens just a year on from leaving, and is expected to sign a two-year contract.
Arsenal may have taken a big step towards finally sealing a deal for Viktor Gyokeres.
The Gunners are closing in on their fifth signing of the summer transfer window as a deal for the Swedish striker worth an initial €63.5million (£54.86m) plus a further €10m (£8.64m) in add-ons is in place.
Though the hold up is reportedly due to a debate ongoing over the nature and structure of the bonuses included.
However, Sporting may be forced into reaching a full agreement sooner rather than later otherwise they risk missing out on a replacement for Gyokeres.
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Eddie Howe is ‘confident’ that star striker Alexander Isak will stay at Newcastle this summer despite widespread transfer interest.
The Magpies made a slow start to their pre-season campaign on Saturday as they suffered a 4-0 drubbing away to Celtic.
Isak, the subject of interest from both Liverpool and Al Hilal this summer, was missing from the team sheet in Glasgow.
Howe confirmed post-match that he was left out due to the swirling rumours.
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