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A brand new week is here and with it a whole new set of daily round-ups of all the latest Premier League transfer rumours – and we’ll get Monday’s action underway with some fresh reporting on what could be one of the biggest stories of the summer.
We’re going to hear a lot about the future of Viktor Gyökeres over the coming months, with half of Europe’s biggest clubs keen to land the free-scoring Sporting striker – and according to a story from Sport Witness, who cite sources in the Portuguese press, Arsenal are setting the early pace for the Swede’s signature.
Apparently, the Gunners are “already preparing what they hope will be a decisive raid” for the former Brighton forward, and the club have supposedly requested a formal meeting with the 26-year-old’s agent, who just so happens to be a friend of Mikel Arteta. Furthermore, the article claims that Gyökeres has been assured that Sporting will accept bids below his €100m release clause, and Arsenal can expect to pay around €75m (£63m) if they make a move.
All good news for Arsenal, but we can’t say the same for Nottingham Forest. A separate report from the same website suggests that Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were debating an ambitious move for Gyökeres themselves, but the player is “unlikely to consider” such a move. Worth a try.
The 3AM Verdict: Arsenal will certainly be doing their due diligence right about now, even if they eventually land on a different target, but it’s interesting to see reporting that suggests a reduced valuation on Sporting’s end – that might open up the market a little bit more. Not as far as Forest, mind you…
West Ham set asking price for wonderkid
Over to Caught Offside now for a story about a forward who might be leaving London, rather than jetting in – they state that West Ham United are “ready to sell” 19-year-old starlet Luis Guilherme, who has struggled to live up to his billing since moving to the capital last June.
The wide forward, who has been touted as one of the brightest prospects in Brazilian football, hasn’t scored in seven Premier League appearances and the Hammers seem prepared to let him try his luck elsewhere as they look to raise money to fund their summer transfer plans.
The asking price will reportedly be around €30m (£25m), which is almost exactly what they paid to buy him from Palmeiras in the first place. Wolves and Crystal Palace are both said to be interested, along with a diverse cast of overseas clubs including Atlético Madrid, Napoli, Flamengo and Shakhtar Donetsk.
The 3AM Verdict: Whatever the reasons that Guilherme’s move hasn’t worked out, we doubt that West Ham will have too much trouble finding a buyer who can help them break even – and a change of scenery might be good for all concerned.
Real tell Spurs, Man Utd & Arsenal ‘to forget about’ £42m man
Let’s wrap things up with an intriguing story from TBR Football – they claim that Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Arsenal are all “actively following” the progress of Como midfielder Nico Paz, who signed for the Serie A side from Real Madrid last summer – but the Spanish giants are still blocking their path to a transfer.
Real Madrid, it seems, have a buyback clause for the 20-year-old Argentine and intend to invoke it, which means that the English sides “can forget about” signing him. Real have already decided to bring him back to the Bernabeu next summer, it would seem.
Como apparently also value Paz highly – the article states £50m while putting £42m in the headline, so we assume the first figure is a typo and meant to be the price in euros. Either way, not only would he cost a small fortune, but Real can take him anyway if they like.
The 3AM Verdict: Assuming all the details in the article are correct, we can’t imagine a summer move happening – that’s too much for those three teams given how much they need to spend in other areas, and that’s before we worry about Real. We suspect Paz will stay in Serie A for another season, at least.