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Football Rumours on Thursday 1st September 2022

last updated Thursday 01st September 2022, 9:34 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS
  • Arsenal are exploring a move for Palmeiras midfielder Danilo with Mikel Arteta needing depth in midfield because of injuries to Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Tottenham could sanction an exit for Lucas Moura on Deadline Day with Aston Villa waiting to pounce, according to reports.
    (Daily Express)


  • Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Neymar, 30, as Paris St-Germain bid to offload the Brazil forward to avoid falling foul of Uefa's Financial Fair Play guidelines.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea have also submitted a new bid for Barcelona's 33-year-old Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, in a player-plus-cash deal which includes Spanish defender Marcos Alonso, 31.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Atalanta winger Jeremie Boga has emerged as a Deadline Day target for Leicester, with Dennis Praet set to leave for Torino.
    (Daily Mail)


  • AC Milan forward Rafael Leao, 23, and Dinamo Moscow midfielder Arsen Zakharyan, 19, have been linked with Chelsea. Russia's Zakharyan would cost £12.6m but a reported £126m price tag could scupper any move for Portugal's Leao.
    (Times)


  • Arsenal and Chelsea are waiting in the wings for Douglas Luiz to make a call on his Aston Villa future, with the Midlands club still hoping he will sign a new contract.
    (Sun)


  • Brentford hope to hijack Arsenal's move for Shakhtar Donetsk's Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, but would have to smash the club's transfer record to sign the £25m-rated Ukrainian forward.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Arsenal are reportedly braced for interest in Gabriel Martinelli from AC Milan if the Serie A side sell Rafael Leao to London rivals Chelsea.
    (Sun)


  • Newcastle United have entered the race to sign Leicester City's Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, 25.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea are lining up a late move to sign Porto striker Mehdi Taremi, the player who stunned them with a Puskas Award-nominated bicycle kick last year, according to reports in Portugal.
    (Sun)


  • Arsenal have been tracking Tielemans throughout the transfer window, but another "mystery club" is now ready to table a bid as Leicester set a £30m price tag.
    (Daily Express)


  • Southampton hope to be able to complete as many as four transfers on Deadline Day, with Cody Gakpo, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Manchester City youngsters Samuel Edozie and Juan Larios all on their radar.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez, 24, is keen to push through a move to Chelsea as owner Todd Boehly launches a £50m bid for the Mexico international.
    (De Telegraaf)


  • Leicester have entered the race to sign West Ham defender Craig Dawson after finally selling Wesley Fofana.
    (Sun)


  • Chelseas have bid £43m for Alvarez as Chelsea aim to sign a forward and a midfielder before the transfer window closes.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Nottingham Forest are battling Southampton to secure the signature of Rennes defender Loic Bade.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Billy Gilmour has been told he is no longer part of Thomas Tuchel's plans at Chelsea, bringing a move to Brighton closer and closer.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Chelsea are closing in on a £77.7m deal to sign Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 20, but would be willing to let him remain at RB Leipzig on loan for the 2022-23 season.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Leeds are pushing to sign Sheffield United defender John Egan amid an injury crisis at Elland Road.
    (Daily Express)


  • Tottenham will renew their interest in Leeds winger Dan James after being told by Atletico Madrid that Yannick Carrasco will not be allowed to leave this summer.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Southampton are ready to up their offer for Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo, 23, after PSV Eindhoven rejected an initial £21.4m bid.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • PSV Eindhoven have agreed a £34m deal for Gakpo as Southampton prepare to smash their club's transfer record.
    (Times)


  • Chelsea have completed the signing of centre-back Wesley Fofana from Leicester in a deal worth £70m fee plus a possible £5m in add ons.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Fenerbahce have entered the race to sign Paris St-Germain forward Mauro Icardi, 29, with the Argentina striker already garnering interest from fellow Turkish side Galatasaray.
    (L'Equipe)


  • Birmingham City are in talks with Manchester United in a bid to sign 22-year-old Netherlands midfielder Tahith Chong on a permanent deal.
    (Daily Star)


  • Birmingham's deal for Bordeaux's Nigerian forward Josh Maja has fallen through with the 23-year-old opting to remain with the Ligue 2 club.
    (Get French Football News)



MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Duncan Ferguson is among the early front-runners to take over from Jack Ross as Dundee United manager.
    (Scottish Sun)



OTHER STUFF

  • Chelsea's new £12.6m midfielder Cesare Casadei was sent off on his debut in Wednesday's Papa John's Trophy first-round defeat to League Two Sutton United.
    (Sun)


  • The Premier League could break the £2bn barrier for transfer spending after a summer that has blitzed all previous records.
    (Times)




















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