Rounding up the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Spurs, West Ham, Chelsea, Liverpool and more.
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It’s time once more for our regular morning round-up and review of some of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours – and we start thing off with a story concerning a potentially controversial transfer which could involve Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United.
TeamTalk claim that the two London clubs are “among several European clubs” who are “circling” Marseille striker Mason Greenwood, who joined the French outfit from Manchester United in a £26.5m move in 2024.
His recent scoring form, which includes eight goals already this season, means that he has become “sought-after” again, with Barcelona said to “lead the chase” as it stands, although Spurs and West Ham are also considering a bid.
Greenwood left United in the wake of serious allegations, which the player denied and for which he was not prosecuted, but any bid for the 24-year-old would still constitute a PR minefield. There’s no word on what the finances involved in such a deal could look like, or whether we’re looking at a potential January deal or something that would take place next summer.
The 3AM Verdict: We suspect that few Premier League teams would consider a deal like this, which would provoke extremely strong reactions in the press and from fans – but there will always be a team somewhere who are more worried by his ability to score goals than the consequences of potential negative coverage. We would need more corroboration before we believed that either Spurs or West Ham were that club.
Chelsea, Arsenal & Manchester City target rising teen star
Let’s head over to Sport Witness now, who bring word of reports from Germany which suggest that Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City all have 17-year-old starlet Lennart Karl “on their radar” after he broke into Bayern Munich’s first team.
All three teams are said to have scouts watching him playing for Bayern, for whom he has now made six league appearances, all this season. The youngster, who can play as a winger or an attacking midfielder, made his debut during the Club World Cup and scored his first goal against Club Brugge in the Champions League last week and then scored again over the weekend in the Bundesliga.
With speculation mounting that he could be called up to the national side already, the three Premier League giants are said to be “sending officials” to keep tabs on the talented teenager – who happens to be represented by former Chelsea star Michael Ballack.
The 3AM Verdict: No doubt the big boys are all gathering intel on Karl but given that Bayern seldom sell their best young talent and the fact that he signed a contract extension over the summer, we doubt that he’s leaving Bavaria any time soon. This is a rather excitable story, when it all comes down to it, and whatever the future holds we’d be surprised if Karl wasn’t still at Bayern in a year or two’s time.
Spurs among sides ‘keen’ on South Korean star
Let’s wrap up with a story which keeps us in Bavaria while also bringing us right back around to Spurs – according to TeamTalk, they’re one of several teams that are “keen” on Bayern Munich’s Kim-Min Jae, along with Liverpool and Chelsea.
With Spurs said to be “on the hunt” for another centre-back, Kim has emerged as a possible candidate alongside Juventus’ Pierre Kalulu and potentially Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa, although the source for that last claim is, in our opinion, rather weak.
Whoever else they may have in mind, Spurs are “watching Kim’s situation with interest,” although AC and Inter Milan are apparently the “early front-runners.” It’s suggested that a summer transfer is rather more likely than a January move, but there’s no word on how much he might cost anyway.
The 3AM Verdict: Kim crops up on the gossip columns quite often, without ever having come all that close to leaving Bayern – we wouldn’t be entirely shocked if this was all that different. As for Spurs’ apparently extensive defensive shopping list, Kalulu sounds realistic enough but we doubt that Konsa is a serious consideration. Liverpool have been linked with Kim quite a few times before, while Chelsea are likely to prefer a younger defender if they sign another one next summer.