Analysing the latest Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Arsenal, Spurs, Wolves and Crystal Palace.
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Once again, it’s time for us to wade through the global gossip columns to bring you 3 Added Minutes’ daily round-up and breakdown of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours – and today, we’re starting with a story for Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur fans.
The North London rivals have been “alerted” to the very real chance that Rodrygo Goes could leave Real Madrid in January with the Brazilian winger frustrated by his peripheral role under new head coach Xabi Alonso, according to TBR Football.
The 24-year-old is said to be “considering his future” at the Santiago Bernabeu after being handed just two starts so far this season, and while Alonso is said to be “happy to keep Rodrygo at the club” he is not set for a bigger role moving forward – and could be displaced altogether by next summer with further signings anticipated.
Arsenal and Spurs have supposedly shown “strong interest” in getting a deal done and while it “remains to be seen” whether Real will sanction a January departure – or how much they would demand if they do – a winter transfer is now said to be “a real option.”
The 3AM Verdict: Much will depend on whether Real feel they can sign a replacement they’re happy with, and that’s the kind of thing that complicates many January deals, so we wouldn’t say that this move is at all definite – but it’s become more plausible by the week. Without knowing the finances involved, it’s hard to say how likely Arsenal or Spurs are to be the specific beneficiaries, but we’d expect other teams to be in the hunt too.
Spurs ‘circling’ £70m striker
Let’s stick with Spurs for our second story of today’s digest, which comes courtesy of TeamTalk – they claim that Thomas Frank’s side are “circling” a Porto striker Samu Aghehowa as they continue to be “on the lookout” for a striker to put an end to their attacking struggles.
While they retain an interest in bringing Harry Kane back to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, they’re also looking at Aghehowa while they wait for Kane to make a decision – and the Spanish striker (who nearly signed for Chelsea under his former name Omorodion before last season) is said to be available for €20m less than his release clause would otherwise mandate.
That still means he’s valued at €80m (£70m), an amount which would apparently prove “irresistible” to his Portuguese employers – and they are “ready to sell in January” and cash in on his impressive form. Spurs could also sign a new winger, with Brentford’s Kevin Schade among the targets.
The 3AM Verdict: With Dominic Solanke perennially injured, Richarlison struggling for consistent form and Randal Kolo Muani taking time to settle in, this isn’t all that unlikely of a deal – but plenty of other teams want Aghehowa and it’s not entirely clear that Spurs have the funds to do this in January and remains PSR compliant. We’ll see…
Wolves & Crystal Palace ‘track’ Brazilian wonderkid
Over to a story from Sport Witness now, who cite South America media sources in claiming that both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace are “continuing to track” young Flamengo forward Wallace Yan – but that their hopes of a January deal may just have been dashed.
Apparently, the 20-year-old had “ looked certain” to be sold in the new year for a fee as high as €20m (£17.5m) with his current club allegedly fed up with Wallace Yan after a series of off-field issues. That had alerted his Premier League suitors, but now Flamengo have decided to “give him another chance.”
That means that a “January move seems off the table” for the striker, who has impressed with his work on the pitch even if he has run into difficulties away from it. Wolves and Palace will continue to monitor his progress but he’s not likely to be playing in England imminently.
The 3AM Verdict: Wallace Yan has a lot of talent but very little senior football to his name and only seven senior goals as yet, so it’s hard to gauge how likely clubs like Palace and Wolves really are to bid for a player whose temperament has been called into question. It now sounds as though we’ll be waiting a while longer to get an answer, too.