The biggest new Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Spurs, Man City, Aston Villa, Everton and more.
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As you might have noticed after the Hugo Ekitike story developed at quite incredible speed over the last 48 hours, keeping track of everything happening in the transfer window isn’t easy – which is why we’re back with our latest round-up of brand new Premier League transfer rumours to help you stay in the loop.
Let’s start with a story for Tottenham Hotspur fans – if TBR Football have their facts straight, then Spurs have held “a new round of talks” with German giants Bayern Munich over a potential deal which would bring João Palhinha back to the Premier League.
The former Fulham midfielder is “an active option” for Thomas Frank’s team after a disappointing debut season in Bavaria, but the 30-year-old isn’t the only familiar face in Spurs’ sights and Douglas Luiz of Juventus, who has found it tough going in Turin, could be an alternative.
It isn’t clear how much Palhinha, who joined Bayern for £47m last summer, would cost Spurs. Inter Milan are also said to be interested, but the player’s preference is apparently to move back to London.
The 3AM Verdict: Bayern are expected to accept a hefty loss on the sale of Palhinha so he shouldn’t come at a prohibitive price. We’ve seen Palhinha and Luiz’s names come up before, but still haven’t seen anything to suggest that Spurs have decided which midfielder they want nor anything which implies that they’ve opened any negotiations. Then again, they kept the Morgan Gibbs-White thing very quiet…
England star set for Serie A switch?
Some news for Manchester City fans, now – Sport Witness report on a story from the Italian media which suggests that the future of England winger Jack Grealish could lie not in the Premier League, but in Serie A.
Scudetto champions Napoli have “expressed an interest” in signing the £100m man, whose time at the Etihad seems to be coming to an end with City said to be “edging [Grealish] towards the exit”.
Grealish himself would apparently prefer to remain in England, but Napoli are said to be prepared to play a “waiting game” in the hope that they could make a move should a suitable Premier League club fail to come forward. No word on how much Manchester City might need in order to complete a sale.
The 3AM Verdict: Although Grealish may well want to stay in the Premier League, tentative links with clubs such as Newcastle have come to nothing so far. We still suspect that a deal will be struck, but with Napoli’s move for Darwin Núñez in trouble due to a significant gap in valuations, we wonder if they might just have the cash to get involved later in the window. We wouldn’t call it likely, however.
Everton make contact over £30m Aston Villa man
Just a few days ago, we reported on claims that Nottingham Forest had targeted Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey for a summer transfer – and now, according to GiveMeSport, they could have some competition for his signature.
Everton have “sounded out” the Villans ahead of a possible bid, with Forest’s interest also mentioned once again. There’s no suggestion that a formal offer has yet been made by either side, with Ramsey commanding a reported price tag of £30m.
Ramsey himself is apparently “happy to bide his time” in order to survey his options but is said to be “ambitious to make a step up”, which one could argue makes a move to Everton a tough sell – but on the other hand, he may get some of the minutes he was sometimes short of at Villa.
The 3AM Verdict: We suspect that Forest’s interest is slightly stronger but at this stage it’s anyone’s game. Villa aren’t desperate to get rid of Ramsey but do want to raise some funds to ward of PSR concerns and make sure they have the money available to make some fresh signings of their own. One to keep an eye on, but it’s too early to predict how it will all pan out.