Analysing the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours - with stories from Spurs, Manchester United, Everton, Nottingham Forest and more.
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Another day of global gossipmongering has come to an end, and that means it’s time for us to sift through the stories and bring you our round-up of – and reaction to – the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours, starting with a story which should interest Tottenham Hotspur and Everton fans.
Sport Witness have brought together stories from multiple sources to suggest that Spurs “remain in the picture” for FC Midtjylland striker Franculino Djú, who has been scoring for fun in Denmark, with Everton also in the frame.
It’s claimed that Midtjylland have increased their asking price from €20m to €30m (£26m) which has been enough to scare off some suitors, including AS Roma, but not Spurs or Everton, who are apparently mentioned by the Danish media alongside Bayern Munich. Arsenal are mentioned in passing, too. It seems as though Djú has no shortage of suitors.
Both Italian and German outlets agree that Spurs have him down as “a target” but there’s no word on whether they’d be looking at a January deal or whether they’re planning ahead to next summer as they monitor the talented 21-year-old.
The 3AM Verdict: An awful lot of teams are being linked with Djú now – we’ve also seen West Ham mentioned in recent weeks – and it’s hard to build an accurate picture of who’s really in the race or not, but the sheer number of separate sources suggesting that Spurs are interested is hard to ignore. Everton are fairly well established as being keen by now as well, Arsenal rather less so. We’re discounting that one for now.
Manchester United have ‘made contact’ with world-class winger
Let’s take in a story from Caught Offside now which claims that Manchester United have “made contact” with the representatives of Vinícius Junior amid growing uncertainty over the forward’s future at Real Madrid.
While it’s said to be “too early” to know whether a deal can be done down the line, United have “established their interest” with the player as they look to learn what terms he might demand should he leave the Bernabeu. The Brazilian is said to be demanding a significant pay rise which his current club may not agree to, and there are also reports that his relationship with Xabi Alonso has become strained.
Should United make a move once it becomes clear whether or not Vinícius is leaving Madrid, it’s said that they are “likely to be joined” in the bidding by cross-city rivals Manchester City.
The 3AM Verdict: Assuming it’s true that United have reached out to Vinícius’ agents, we suspect it’s more preliminary contact than anything substantive – it’s just too early to know whether he really will leave Madrid or not, something that probably won’t happen until next summer. We’d also expect many more teams to make a bid if he does become available, including PSG and teams from the Saudi Pro League.
Nottingham Forest, Brentford & Crystal Palace among teams chasing promising Pole
Finally, let’s have a look at a story from TeamTalk which claims that Nottingham Forest, Brentford & Crystal Palace are all among the suitors for talented Pogoń Szczecin forward Adrian Przyborek, an 18-year-old attracting a lot of attention from teams outside of Poland.
Apparently Forest have made “repeated enquiries” about Przyborek’s availability, with the youngster alleged to “fit their profile perfectly.” Palace, Brentford and Championship side Southampton, meanwhile, have “also registered firm interest” and all three teams are said to have sent scouts to watch him in action for Pogoń.
Not that the four English teams are alone – there’s interest from both Benfica and Sporting in Portugal, with “initial discussions about a January move” already underway with the latter. Apparently Pogoń want a fee in excess of €10m (£8.7m), a club record for them but not all that much for some of the teams mentioned.
The 3AM Verdict: Another situation where so many clubs are allegedly interested in a player that it’s hard to know who’s at the front of the queue and who was never in it in the first place. It’s certainly implied that Nottingham Forest are the most eager of the English teams after Przyborek, anyway.