Running the rule over the latest Premier League transfer rumours.
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Another day’s worth of gossip and speculation is in the books, and that means that it’s time for our regular morning round-up of the biggest and juiciest new Premier League transfer rumours – starting, today, with a story for Manchester United and Arsenal fans.
They are two of the teams said to be “eyeing up” a January move for Borussia Dortmund striker Serhiou Guirassy, a rumour mill staple who is set to be available this winter as a release clause in his contract comes into force – according to Caught Offside, anyway.
Apparently the 29-year-old striker, who has 65 Bundesliga goals to his name since moving to Germany in 2022, can be bought for €50m (£44m) and both Arsenal and United are “showing an interest” in striking a deal, along with European champions PSG.
It’s claimed that the release clause only applies to a small group of elite teams and it isn’t clear precisely who can trigger it, but in any case there’s no suggestion that any formal approaches have yet been made by any clubs – or whether Guirassy himself is likely to push for a move.
The 3AM Verdict: Guirassy’s name comes around all the time and we don’t think a Premier League move is likely to materialise this time, either. United could be persuaded to spend that kind of money but may have other priorities, while Arsenal spending that much on another striker this summer seems very unlikely. We think this is pure speculation with nothing much to back it up, quite frankly, and don’t see it happening.
Spurs ‘zero in’ on £70m centre-forward
Let’s head over to Tottenham Hotspur, now, with a story from TeamTalk which alleges that the club have “zeroed in” on 21-year-old Porto striker Samu Aghehowa and have made him their “dream” transfer target.
The free-scoring striker has been linked with several teams in the past but this article reckons that Spurs are determined to get their hands on the Spain international, despite a price tag of €80m (£70m) being slapped on his head.
It doesn’t sound like it’s possible to get this deal done in January, unfortunately for Spurs. Porto’s club president, former Spurs manager André Villas-Boas, has apparently declared Aghehowa to be “not for sale at any price in the winter,” and the report reckons that any hopes of a winter deal are “dead in the water.” Ivan Toney remains of interest, but Aghehowa is the player Spurs “truly covet.”
The 3AM Verdict: We won’t know for sure whether Aghehowa really is their primary target until the summer, but they are in the market for a striker and have been strongly linked with the Porto man before, so it’s perfectly plausible. It will be expensive, but they have the money and sorting out Toney’s salary won’t be easy either.
Manchester City involved in £35m ‘auction’
Let’s wrap things up with a story for the Manchester City supporters reading – Sport Witness have corralled a number of sources to pull together a picture of their apparent pursuit of Udinese midfielder Arthur Atta, who is “attracting interest” from several big sides.
Barcelona, AC Milan and Napoli have all “sought information” about the player and while they have seemingly been told that a January deal is unlikely, Udinese are prepared to start an “auction” in the summer with the bidding to begin at €40m (£35m).
There isn’t any suggestion that City have made an enquiry of their own, merely that they have the 22-year-old Frenchman on their “radar” and that they could be involved in the alleged auction in 2026. No word on the player’s own thoughts about his future.
The 3AM Verdict: Atta’s reputation is certainly growing but it’s too early to have a clear picture of which teams will make a bid – we’re at a speculative stage where a host of teams are said to be keen but where it’s also too early to know which will decide to make a move and which will hang back. At this point, Manchester City could fall into either camp.