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Rounding up yesterday’s biggest Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Spurs, Arsenal, Newcastle, Leeds and more.
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It’s time for our daily morning round-up of the biggest and juiciest new Premier League transfer rumours – and we start off with a story which could see a miniature North London Derby erupting in the transfer market over a rival club’s captain.
According to The Evening Standard, both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a potential move for Brentford skipper Christian Nørgaard, despite the fact that he only signed a new two-year contract in March.
New Spurs boss Thomas Frank is “keen” on a reunion with his old captain, but “will face competition” from the Gunners if Thomas Partey doesn’t sign a new deal at the Emirates. Talks over such a deal have stalled, it’s said, making it likely that Arsenal will be on the lookout for a replacement.
Spurs, meanwhile, are expected to allow Yves Bissouma to leave and may look at Danish midfielder Nørgaard instead, who is said to be one of the players Frank trusts the most. No financial details are mentioned, but the Bees would no doubt look to get top dollar for a key player.
Elsewhere, GiveMeSport claim that Spurs are at the front of the queue to sign free agent full-back Kyle Walker-Peters, who is said to be keen to return to his former club amid interest from several Premier League sides.
The 3AM Verdict: Instinctively, it seems more likely that Nørgaard would prefer a move to Spurs both to reunite with his former coach and to be in a better position to establish himself as a first-team regular, but the chance to win the title at Arsenal – let’s be fair, a more imminent prospect in that half of North London as it stands – could sway him. Without financial details, it’s hard to determine the likelihood of a move, unfortunately.
Leeds United & Burnley target Newcastle stalwart
Over to TeamTalk now – they claim that with Newcastle United on the verge of completing a £30m deal for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford, current number one Nick Pope will be moved on, with the Clarets one of two contenders for his signature.
It’s said that sources claim that a deal for Pope is “very much possible” with the Turf Moor outfit “intrigued” about the opportunity to bring their former star home. They will face some competition, however, with Leeds United also interested as they work to replace the error-prone Illan Meslier.
Both Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe are said to be interested in the French stopper but won’t meet the asking price, which could hold a move for Pope up. Even if that deal gets done soon, however, Burnley seem to have the edge, and Pope’s name “has come up in conversations” being held over Trafford’s future.
To rub salt in Leeds’ wounds, a quite separate report from Sport Witness suggests that they may well lose out on midfield target Habib Diarra, too, with Atlético Madrid set to make a bid for the €25m-rated Strasbourg and Senegal man.
The 3AM Verdict: The link between Pope and Leeds isn’t new, but if Burnley have indeed set their sights on a reunion with the 33-year-old Pope, then the Whites will have a tough time making their pitch given that Pope is already a firm favourite in the claret and blue half of East Lancashire. We’d be surprised if Leeds could win that race without massively overpaying. Leeds were also always fighting an uphill battle to get Diarra, who has many admirers.
Newcastle United’s attempted Nottingham Forest raid rebuffed
We’ll stay with the Magpies for the final rumour of our quickfire round-up this morning – if The Daily Mail have their facts straight (and they sometimes do on the back pages, at least) then Nottingham Forest have just rejected another bid from Newcastle for Anthony Elanga.
Newcastle tried to sign the Swedish winger at the end of last summer’s transfer window and have long been linked with a second attempt, which supposedly came in the form of an improved £45m offer – however, it was “swifty rebuffed.”
It’s claimed that it would take a bid “north of £50m” to persuade Forest to part with the 23-year-old forward, and Eddie Howe’s team are “weighing up” whether to return with a fresh offer.
The 3AM Verdict: £50m is a number that’s been floated by a number of media outlets and it seems to be proving accurate, based on this story. The question is whether Newcastle are willing to stump up or explore alternatives, such as Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo. Expect the answer to that one in the near future.