A round-up of the latest Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Spurs, Arsenal, Manchester United and more.
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It’s time for our latest morning round-up of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours – and today, we’re kicking off in the capital with a story which suggest that Tottenham Hotspur could be poaching a key player from a cross-city rival.
According to BBC Sport reporter Sami Mokbel, Spurs are “moving” for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa, who would simultaneously offer some stiff competition for Dominic Solanke up front while providing depth on the wings – and Wissa himself is supposedly “open to a move”.
No formal bid has yet been made, based on the suggestion that Spurs are “weighing up” the financial implications of a transfer which comes alongside their protracted negotiations for West Ham United winger Mohammed Kudus – but stories from other sources such as Yahoo! Sports suggests that Brentford are likely to want up to £50m for the Congolese attacker.
It's not clear whether Spurs would want to sign Wissa instead of or in addition to Kudus as they look to build a squad which can compete in both the top flight and the Champions League, but the forward seems to be keen to link up with Thomas Frank once more.
The 3AM Verdict: Details are thin on the ground for now, but Mokbel is a reliable source of transfer news and signing Wissa would make a lot of sense for Spurs given their evident need for attacking depth. £50m may be too stiff of an ask if they’re signing Kudus or another big-money winger, however, so we don’t expect quick progress on a deal. Spurs are usually slow to move in the transfer market, and we doubt this deal would prove to be an exception.
Arsenal in contact and in agreement with Chelsea star
Recent reports concerning the future of Chelsea winger Noni Madueke seem to be true, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein – he claims that not only are Arsenal “in contact” with the Blues over a deal for the England winger, but that they have already “agreed personal terms” with the player.
The 23-year-old Madueke is supposedly “prioritising” a move to Arsenal over any alternatives, although it isn’t made clear what those might be. Either way, it seems that the prospect of backing Bukayo Saka up doesn’t faze Madueke too much.
It would seem as though a deal is not progressing rapidly, with Chelsea needing to make sales in order to fund another summer of substantive spending while Arsenal work to add the depth that has been lacking in recent seasons.
The 3AM Verdict: This one seems pretty much nailed on to take place now, and Ornstein is seldom wrong when it comes to Arsenal’s transfer activity. The only information we don’t have is the price – media reports have guessed at a £50m asking price, but we don’t know how easy the clubs will find it to reach an agreement.
Manchester United risk transfer disaster as Antony move stalls
Manchester United desperately want to have another busy transfer window as they work to rebuild their squad once again following a desperately poor season – but they’re struggling to offload expensive and unwanted players. Sport Witness’ new report, therefore, is rather concerning.
They bring together different stories from the Spanish press which suggest that Real Betis are “looking at other transfer plans” instead of signing United winger Antony, who was widely expected to sign a permanent deal in Seville following a successful loan spell in the second half of the 2024/25 season.
Signing Antony, one of the biggest flops in the Premier League history, would mean that there was little money for Betis to spend on other targets, so they may change tack and buy Bryan Zaragoza from Bayern Munich instead, another player who failed to make his mark after a big money move. One sports newspaper in Spain does, however, suggest that a deal for Antony is “getting closer” despite the back-up planning.
The 3AM Verdict: The development of a Plan B doesn’t necessarily signal the death of the Antony deal, but if United do manage to fail to offload the expensive Brazilian then they will have a financial albatross around their necks that will make all of the other signings they need to make much trickier. It would, let’s face it, be pretty on brand for the modern Manchester United if this one fell through.