A round-up of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Man Utd, Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and more.
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The rumour mill is showing no signs of slowing down, so to help you keep pace with all the latest happenings, we’re back with our latest round-up of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours – starting with a story for Manchester United fans.
French football news website Foot Mercato report that Ruben Amorim’s side are “in the running” to sign PSG midfielder Fabián Ruiz this summer, with the Spaniard said to be “attracting interest” from several sides including Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Nassr.
PSG aren’t necessarily keen on selling the Spain international, who is said to be “highly regarded” by manager Luis Enrique, but with no sign of an extension to a contract which expires in two years, there is a chance that he could be sold while he still holds a substantial market value, especially with João Neves and Warren Zaïre-Emery both in the squad already.
There’s no word on a potential asking price for the 29-year-old, who provided 11 assists last season, but it’s suggested that any team that makes a move will have to make a “highly convincing” offer for a player who PSG are happy to keep around to ensure continuity. Reports elsewhere have previously suggested a bid north of £36m could be enough to seal the deal.
The 3AM Verdict: There’s very little detail in this story and certainly no talk of negotiations, so we suspect any interest is ephemeral at best at this stage. In short, not a transfer we think is especially likely to happen unless PSG establish that the player himself wants to depart rather than signing an extension. There’s no hint of that being the case in this article, so we wouldn’t advise United fans to get their hopes up.
Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein offer updates on Spurs moves
Two stories at once here for Tottenham Hotspur fans which also include some interesting updates for supporters of cross-capital rivals Arsenal, Crystal Palace and West Ham United – and which concern the moves Spurs might make as they look for a new left winger.
Fabrizio Romano starts us off by reporting that talks over personal terms “are underway” between Spurs and West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus, who is said to be “open” to joining the Europa League champions and becoming the first West Ham player to make that particular move since Scott Parker 14 years ago. There are, apparently, “two more clubs involved in the race”, but Romano doesn’t specify who they are or how much money will have to change hands.
That dovetails neatly with an update from The Athletic’s David Ornstein, who claims that Spurs are in fact “not working” on a deal for Eberechi Eze despite reports of their interest last week. Arsenal, however, are interested but have yet to start negotiations, seemingly because they feel the asking price is too steep.
The 3AM Verdict: Prior reporting has hinted that both Eze and Kudus would cost any buying club up to £70m, and given the similar price points we are a little surprised to see that Spurs aren’t interested in Eze given everything we read last week. Ornstein is seldom too far wrong, however, so it look as though Spurs will indeed move for Kudus if they can, while there’s an open door for Arsenal to sign Eze if they choose to.
RB Leipzig in for £50m Liverpool star Harvey Elliott
We’ll leave the last word of this evening’s transfer rumour round-up to The Athletic, as well, as their latest ‘deal sheets’ also provide some insight into the future of some of Liverpool’s young stars – a future that doesn’t look likely to be at Anfield.
With Jarell Quansah already signing for Bayer Leverkusen, he could be followed to Germany by fellow European Under-21 champion Harvey Elliott, who is apparently a target for RB Leipzig. Elliott, who won the Player of the Tournament award in Slovakia, is available for £50m, or “in excess of” £40m if the buying club includes a buy-back clause.
It “is not clear” whether Leipzig want to sign Elliott permanently or would rather negotiate a loan deal, but given that Elliott doesn’t seem close to signing an extension on a contract which has just two years left to run, Liverpool will surely want to sell him. Tyler Morton, another England Under-21 star who spent last season on loan at Leipzig, could leave as well, but no word on where he might go.
The 3AM Verdict: We’re still a bit surprised that Arne Slot couldn’t find space for a player as talented as Elliott in his side, in truth, and wonder if we’re looking at a transfer which could come back to bite the Reds somewhere down the line. Still, it seems increasingly probable that the former Fulham man will indeed move on very soon, with Morton to follow.