The latest Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Spurs, Manchester City, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and more.
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While the transfer window may have closed for another three months, top flight teams are still scouting and building their shortlists ahead of the January transfer window – and to keep you abreast of all the latest news, we’re back with our regular morning round-up of all the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours.
Let’s start with a story for the Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City supporters amongst you. According to Caught Offside, Spurs are “considering” a second attempt to sign defender Nathan Aké in the new year after failing to secure a deal during the summer.
It’s said that Spurs see Aké as a useful rotational option, but they aren’t the only team keeping tabs on his situation at City – apparently both Everton and Nottingham Forest “are also keen” on the Dutchman, while it’s noted that West Ham and Newcastle both looked at him earlier in the summer, presumably before deciding against a bid.
The article doesn’t claim to know how much City might charge for Aké or whether they would be prepared to let him leave at all after the departure of Manuel Akanji, but it speculates that his value is likely to be close to £20m.
The 3AM Verdict: Aké does feel likely to leave City at some point over the next year, but in terms of the specific links to Spurs and other teams, we can only note that this article appears to be very speculative with little of it based on anything especially solid. That doesn’t mean that it won’t prove to be a good guess come January, of course.
Manchester United linked with surprise midfielder move
When you combine the club’s failure to sign a much-needed central midfielder in the summer with their worrying recent form, there’s bound to be a lot of articles published which speculate about Manchester United signing some January reinforcements – and one such story from Fichajes caught our eye.
They claim that United have been “attentive” to the situation of 32-year-old Italian midfielder Marco Verratti, currently plying his trade in Qatar after his departure from PSG back in 2023, and a player that is supposedly viewed as being an “ideal” addition to Ruben Amorin’s squad.
Apparently the idea of a return to Europe “appeals” to Verratti himself, meanwhile, although there’s no word about what his current employers, Al-Duhail, make of the notion. It’s also worth noting that a separate report from Football Transfers yesterday also claimed that Amorim was “furious” with the club’s failure to sign his favoured target – Conor Gallagher. Another one to watch in January, perhaps.
The 3AM Verdict: In our opinion, Fichajes’ track record doesn’t make them the best source for such stories and we haven’t seen the link between Manchester United and Verratti corroborated anywhere else – we suspect a younger signing is more likely, whether in the winter or next year. As for Amorim’s interest in Gallagher, we’ll wait to see if the manager is still in charge next time United can buy players before wondering how likely that one is.
Nottingham Forest stars set for triple Saudi deal
While the transfer window may have closed for most major European leagues, it remains open in several countries, notably including Saudi Arabia – and according to Football Insider, Nottingham Forest could be doing some business there in the coming days.
No fewer than three of their players are linked with a move to the Pro League. First up, Jota Silva, whose hopes of a move to Sporting fell apart towards the end of the transfer window, “is a target” for Neom SC, with an initial loan deal with an option to buy said to have “been discussed between the two clubs”.
Alongside Silva, there is said to be “interest” in striker Taiwo Awoniyi while back-up defender Morato “could be targeted by Saudi clubs” as well, although there’s no concrete information on which teams might take them on.
The 3AM Verdict: The Silva link is based on reporting from The Telegraph’s John Percy and is likely solid, while the Awoniyi and Morato stories aren’t at all fleshed out and feel quite speculative – if perfectly plausible.