Manchester City are still a few players short of a full squad and could be tempted into the market. One player who would make an interesting acquisition is Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma. The Japan international had a fine last season on the south coast, which made plenty of people take notice of his talents. The Seagulls, however, might not be too keen on losing him and Moisés Caicedo before the window closes, with Chelsea eager to snap up the Ecuadorian.
Al-Ittihad will target Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah with a massive bid and bucket load of cash in wages. The Saudi Pro League club are willing to offer £51m to sign the Egyptian and pay him £155m across a two-year deal, although Salah’s agent has poured freezing cold water on any prospective deal.
Fenerbahce are keen on signing Arsenal midfielder Jorginho. The Italy international is, reportedly, a touch unsettled in north London and would be open to a move elsewhere.
There are a few surplus-to-requirement players at Chelsea still and one player who will be allowed to leave on loan is Lewis Hall with Crystal Palace in talks over signing the left-back for the season. Another Blues youngster heading out on loan is Angelo Gabriel, who will join Strasbourg, a club also owned by Todd Boehly et al.
With only a few days until the Premier League season starts, it is the time to start panicking for certain clubs. Nottingham Forest, reeling from the news Roger Ibañez fancies a move to Saudi Arabia over the east Midlands, having decided to go after Corinthians defender Murillo. Another defender on the Forest radar is West Ham left-back Aaron Cresswell, who looked set to join Wolves but that has taken its merry time to come to fruition.
Manchester United are keen to offload a few squad players before they face Wolves next Monday. One man Erik ten Hag is happy to wave goodbye to is Scott McTominay and that could allow the midfielder to reunite with former boss José Mourinho at Roma. Harry Maguire is still up for sale and if they do manage to find someone who wants him, they could move for Jean-Clair Todibo of Nice as a replacement.
In mildly surprising transfer news, it would seem Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo is off to Monaco. The centre-back is in the final year of his contract at Craven Cottage and is eager for a new challenge.
It has been a quiet summer at West Ham but they are trying to end that by bidding for Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke but the Cherries have quickly rejected the advances from London.
With the realisation that Manchester City travel to Turf Moor on Friday, Burnley are looking to bolster their ranks. An increased £12m offer has been sent to Aston Villa for Aaron Ramsey, while they are keen to sign Manchester United full-back Álvaro Fernández. The Spaniard impressed while on loan at Preston last season.
It could be a busy few days for Paris Saint-Germain as they look to confirm the signings of two of Europe’s top talents. Deals are in place for Benfica’s Gonçalo Ramos and Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé to add an impressive array of talent to be eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter-finals.
