The latest Premier League transfer rumours, with news from Manchester United, Spurs, Chelsea and more.
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Welcome to 3 Added Minutes’ latest morning round-up and review of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours – let’s dive straight into it with a story that both Manchester United and Newcastle United fans might want to hear.
Reporting via TalkSport, journalist Ben Jacobs claims that Manchester United have “opened talks” with RB Leipzig over Slovenian striker Benjamin Šeško and have sent a “delegation” to Germany to meet with the 22-year-old’s current employers.
This comes hot on the heels of separate reports from earlier in the week which suggest that Šeško would prefer a move to Old Trafford over a switch to St. James’ Park, and fuels speculation that Newcastle could miss out on yet another key transfer target this summer.
Šeško’s price tag may yet hold things up. Leipzig want €80m (£69m) for the striker, while both United and Newcastle are hoping to knock that down to €70m (£60m). No formal offer has yet been made by the Mancunian side, but it may be only a matter of time.
The 3AM Verdict: The signs are definitely starting to point towards Manchester United winning this particular tug of war, but there’s a lot of road ahead and Newcastle could probably force things but shelling out the full amount and being the only team whose offer is accepted – so we’re not willing to say it’s over just yet, but it doesn’t sound good for the Magpies right now.
Spurs use ‘secret weapon’ in attempts to sign Serie A star
Over to TBR Football now, who claim that Tottenham Hotspur hope to move on from their abortive transfer bid for Morgan Gibbs-White by signing AC Milan and Portugal winger Rafael Leão.
The report suggests that Spurs are using sporting director Fabio Paratici as a “secret weapon” in this endeavour, as he has apparently has a “good relationship” with Milan, while the Italian side are also said to need to raise some funds, which raises the chances that Spurs could get a deal over the line.
There is no word on how much Milan might charge for their prized asset, nor any suggestion that Spurs have made a bid, with other names reported as being on their radar by different outlets including Jack Grealish and Rodrygo.
The 3AM Verdict: We haven’t seen this corroborated anywhere yet so are suitably sceptical about the story, especially given the lack of detail. But expect Spurs to be willing to spend big on one more attacking player this summer – we don’t think Rodrygo is likely, but Leão isn’t especially implausible.
Timothy Weah turns down Spurs and Chelsea – or has he?
We’ll end with a story with two sides to it concerning Chelsea and Spurs’ alleged interest in Juventus utility player Timothy Weah, who is said to have “turned down” both sides because he would prefer to move to Marseille.
That’s the story sold by Spazio J, who cite Sky Sports Italia in their reporting in claiming that the French side are Weah’s “preferred destination” and he is just waiting for them to meet Juve’s €20m (£17.3m) asking price. The implication is that if the two London sides want their man, they can get there by upping the bidding.
But that’s flatly contradicted by Sport Witness, who state that “neither [Chelsea nor Spurs] has even made contact” for Weah. They affirm Marseille’s interest but suggest that the links to Chelsea and Spurs are likely the invention of agents trying to drum up some Premier League interest in the hope of pushing up the price.
The 3AM Verdict: We’re on Sport Witness’ side here and don’t believe that either Chelsea or Spurs are pushing to sign Weah, and indeed likely have no interest at all. It’s simply not a story we’re heard from anyone we trust in the capital, and Sport Witness’ suggestion that it’s a planted story appears pretty plausible. A few Premier League teams have been intermittently linked with Weah over recent months, but we don’t see either of these sides coming in.