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Once again, we’re back with our regular round-up and review of the juiciest new Premier League transfer rumours to help keep you in the loop during a busy summer window – and we’ll start our latest digest with a story for the Tottenham Hotspur fans among you.
According to TalkSport, Spurs are “set to make a bid” for Eberechi Eze imminently, and are “hoping to move quickly” in part to ensure that local rivals Arsenal can’t muscle in on the move themselves.
The Crystal Palace forward has a release clause worth £68m, according to the report, although some stories elsewhere have suggested that the clause expired recently. Either way, that may not be relevant if TalkSport are right that Spurs want to negotiate the price down to something “closer to the £55m they paid for Mohammed Kudus”.
Spurs are said to be “optimistic” that a deal can be struck and have supposedly been told by Eze’s camp that personal terms won’t be a problem. The question now is whether Arsenal make a move – apparently, they’re hesitating because of concern that it might restrict Ethan Nwaneri’s minutes.
The 3AM Verdict: It looks as though Spurs really do have an increasingly clear run at Eze, but they can’t wait to haggle over the price too long lest Arsenal change their mind – which they may well do if their hopes of signing Rodrygo start to go south. Don’t discount a two-way battle for Eze breaking out just yet.
Leeds United eyeing Serie A star Noah Okafor
Leeds United may have only just signed former Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, but that doesn’t mean that they’re done signing attacking players – GiveMeSport now suggest that they could bid for AC Milan’s Noah Okafor “in the coming weeks.”
Citing Athletic reporter Beren Cross, they suggest that Leeds have “shown an interest” in the Switzerland international after facing him in a pre-season friendly – but this article does state that no formal approach has yet been made, and nor is it clear that the anybody has spoken to Okafor’s representatives as yet.
GiveMeSport go on to reinforce recent stories which suggest that Leeds are also interested in Leicester City full-back James Justin, supposedly also a target for Everton, although there are no details about the finances that might be involved.
The 3AM Verdict: The primary sourcing for this story seems solid, but with so little detail and no word of active negotiations, it’s impossible to gauge how likely such a deal is to come to fruition. We also suspect that Everton might be leading the race for Justin, although Leeds’ name is cropping up more and more.
Nottingham Forest reach £26m agreement for striker signing
Let’s wrap up with a story from Sport Witness, who are one of a number of media outlets to report that Nottingham Forest have “reached an agreement” with French club Stade Rennais over a deal for centre-forward Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Sport Witness cite multiple sources in the French who media back up the claim that Kalimuendo is on his way to the Premier League, with personal terms also alleged to have been agreed – although L’Equipe apparently don’t feel able to confirm that it’s Forest who succeeded with a bid, adding just a hint of doubt into the equation.
Other outlets are confident that it’s Forest, however, and a transfer is now said to be “progressing towards being concluded”, which is the kind of phrase you only see in articles where the author is struggling to hit his word count.
The 3AM Verdict: This is being widely reported now and looks to be a done deal – and who knows, may even have been announced by the time you read this, although it sounds like there’s a medical to sort out at some point. Chris Wood might finally have some competition at the City Ground.