The biggest new Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Spurs, West Ham, Arsenal and more.
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With the transfer window continuing to move at pace, we’re back with our latest round-up and review of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours – starting with a story for the Tottenham Hotspur fans among you.
Spanish outlet Sport suggests that Spurs have “approached” Barcelona over the possibility of arranging a deal for 21-year-old midfielder Marc Casadó, who impressed greatly before losing his starting spot in Hansi Flick’s side after the turn of the year.
The youngster has attracted “a lot of attention”, most notably from Chelsea and Atlético Madrid, and while the player is said to want to stay at the Camp Nou, Barcelona would apparently “open the door with an off-market offer.”
Their valuation is only said to be around €30m (£26m), however, which isn’t bank-breaking stuff by Premier League standards. Sport suggest that a deal won’t happen particularly quickly, with Barcelona likely to make a decision on which midfielders they can live without after the first couple of games of the season.
The 3AM Verdict: There’s little suggestion that Spurs have made Casadó any kind of priority and informal enquiries of this nature often lead nowhere, so we don’t necessarily think this is a deal that’s likely to take place – but Barcelona may well be forced to sell someone before September. Fermín López has been linked with Manchester United and Arsenal, too, and we doubt that both moves happen.
West Ham given striker deadline
For rumour number two we’re heading across the capital to West Ham United, whose alleged pursuit of Cagliari striker Roberto Piccoli has taken another turn – according to Sport Witness.
The Serie A side are apparently trying to “build an auction” for the 10-goal forward with Como joining the Hammers in their interest – and as such, Piccoli’s current employers want “more pressure” on the Londoners to make a formal bid.
Cagliari want between €25m and €30m (£22-26m) for the 24-year-old and have supposedly set West Ham a deadline of 15 August to make a bid. Should interested parties not have concluded a deal by then, the plan is to keep Piccoli around and start the season with him in the squad.
The 3AM Verdict: Piccoli isn’t an especially prolific striker but the Italian media are convinced that he’s become West Ham’s number one target this summer – all while the English press worry more about their work to sign a midfielder. We’re still not sure how serious West Ham’s interest in Piccoli is, but it sounds like we’ll find out quickly.
Arsenal star ‘closes in’ on Fulham move
Finally, an update from Football Insider regarding rumours that Fulham are bidding for Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson – they claim that the Cottagers are “closing in” on a deal with Arsenal “keen to sell” to raise transfer funds.
Nelson remains Fulham’s “top target” despite numerous stories linking them with Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling, and the conclusion of a deal for Nelson could put an end to that possible move.
It’s suggested that it’s likely that Nelson, who spent last season on loan at Craven Cottage, would return for a second loan spell with an option to purchase, although there’s no word on the financial specifics of this apparently likely deal.
The 3AM Verdict: The idea that it would be a loan move isn’t based on any inside information but the opinion of a scout with no connection to either player or club whatsoever, so if that’s correct it’s an educated guess more than anything else, but there are increasing mutterings that a deal for Nelson is close to being concluded. What impact that may have on a move for Sterling remains to be seen.