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The spiciest new Premier League transfer rumours - with news from Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Spurs and more.
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It’s Easter Monday but while you all enjoy a nice bank holiday lie-in, our hard-working journalists have been out scouring the global media for some juicy new Premier League transfer rumours – and we’ve rounded some of the spiciest up for our daily digest, which starts off which a story which should interest both Manchester United and Manchester City fans.
Sport Witness have summarised some fresh reports from France concerning the future of AS Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche, who is seemingly wanted by both Mancunian sides – and we have two updates on a potential transfer fee.
L’Equipe claim that 23-year-old would set his suitors back a hefty €70-80m (£60-£68.5m), but another source suggests that such a price tag is seriously inflated, and that Akliouche, who has six goals in 38 games for Monaco this season, would actually cost something closer to €50m (£42.9m).
In short, he could cost up to £25m less than the Manchester clubs may have thought. Monaco “greatly admire” the winger and would rather not sell at all, but they know their hand will likely be forced this summer. PSG are also interested having failed to persuade Mohamed Salah to switch allegiances from Liverpool.
The 3AM Verdict: €80m always sounded like far too much for a winger who may be deeply dangerous as a ball-carrier and creator, but who doesn’t necessarily offer the sort of end product that you expect for that kind of sum. Something closer to £40m feels rather fairer…
Chelsea & Spurs eye up Serie A starlet
From Manchester to London for our second story – according to Caught Offside, both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are “keen” on Como’s impressive young midfielder Nico Paz, who has been hugely impressive in Serie A this season.
The 20-year-old, who came through the ranks at Real Madrid but left for first-team action in the summer, is apparently “highly rated” by his compatriot Lionel Messi, and probably by most people who have watched him play, so it’s not surprising that a couple of Premier League teams are making eyes at him.
Apparently Real have a budget-friendly buy-back clause set at €9m (£7.7m), which is only 50% more than the amount Como paid for him a year ago, but there are no immediate indications that he’s heading back to the Spanish capital. Also no word on how much an English side without such a clause might have to pay.
The 3AM Verdict: The buyback clause could end up constraining how much Como can realistically charge for him, which might make signing Paz a rare chance to grab a genuinely gifted attacking midfielder at a knock-down price. We haven’t seen many other reliable sources making the link to Chelsea and Spurs yet so we aren’t confident that they’re genuinely interested, but it’s hardly difficult to imagine given the season Paz has had.
Villa eyeing move for England star
Let’s round things off with a story from the second city – according to GiveMeSport (who cite Sun journalist Alan Nixon), Aston Villa are “poised to make a move” for Crystal Palace and England attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze.
Plenty of teams are interested in Eze, of course, but it looks like Villa’s move for him could be conditional – on Unai Emery and Monchi deciding not to trigger Marcus Rashford’s £40m purchase option.
Elsewhere, Nixon also reportedly claims that already-relegated Southampton are “keen on” West Ham winger Luis Guilherme after a disappointing first season in English football for the Hammers’ summer signing. West Ham want to recoup their £20m investment but are otherwise happy to sell.
The 3AM Verdict: The problem with the Villa-Eze rumour is that it seems to be contingent on Villa not doing something they’re almost certainly going to do, which is sign Rashford permanently. It’s hard to prove or disprove a story when the conditions aren’t likely to be met, but there have been whispers that Rashford may want to move abroad if the option presents itself. As for the Guilherme story, West Ham do indeed want to sell but we suspect the player may set higher a target for himself than joining a Championship side.