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A look at some of the latest Premier League transfer headlines following a busy weekend for rumours.

With Euro 2024 out of the way, pre-season in full swing and the start of the new Premier League season in sight, the transfer rumours are heating up. England’s top flight juggernauts are working hard behind the scenes to sign the talent they need this summer, while also trying to keep hold of their most important players.

After a whirlwind weekend for transfer headlines, let’s look at some of the latest.

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Spurs ‘keep close tabs’ on Premier League striker

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It is approaching one year since Harry Kane left Tottenham Hotspur to sign for Bayern Munich and his former club are still searching for a suitable replacement. While Spurs had a much stronger season than many predicted — even finishing three places higher in the Premier League than when Kane was last at the club — they still want a classic No.9 signing through the door.

According to Football Insider, Spurs are ‘continuing to keep close tabs’ on Dominic Solanke’s situation at Bournemouth and Ange Postecoglou is reportedly ‘pushing’ the club to get a deal over the line before Deadline Day.

Spurs do face competition for £65m-rated Solanke though, with West Ham and his former club Chelsea both also in the mix. Cherries manager Andoni Iraola has admitted that the 26-year-old ‘could leave the club before the window shuts’. A striker is very much a top priority for Postecoglou at this time and if Bournemouth have acknowledged that Solanke could be moving on, the stars could align for Spurs to make their move.

The 3AM Verdict: Despite the absence of Kane, Tottenham still managed to tally 74 goals for the season, which was considerably more than Manchester United’s 57, despite them splashing the cash on Rasmus Højlund and Mason Mount last summer. Solanke has been a key player for Bournemouth, scoring 21 goals in all competitions last season but even with his influence the Cherries finished in 12th place in the Premier League. The 26-year-old has reached a point in his career where he has unlocked his potential and should be challenging for trophies and competing in Europe, so it seems likely that he will be assessing his options this summer.

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Van Dijk transfer claim debunked

Liverpool fans have been growing concerned over the status of Virgil van Dijk, following his comments at Euro 2024 about ‘thinking’ on his future. The Reds captain is now into the final 12 months of his contract and risks leaving the club for free next year if new terms aren’t agreed or a sale isn’t finalised this window.

TEAMtalk have reported that Van Dijk himself has given the ‘green light’ for a Public Investment Fund negotiator to approach Liverpool about a deal amid interest from Saudi Arabia. The two parties reportedly discussed the centre-back’s ‘possible farewell amount’, which has been quoted at €55 million (£46.3m). However, the Liverpool Echo has since debunked this claim, stating that the Reds ‘have had no contact from Saudi Arabia over the player, never mind any actual solid bid’.

The 3AM Verdict: Losing Van Dijk will be a huge blow for Liverpool whenever that day comes but leaving this summer will likely only start a domino effect of uncertainty in the first season without Jurgen Klopp. The skipper has previously stressed he is happy at Anfield so a summer departure will be a shock for most, however, the Reds are also at risk of losing Mohamed Salah for free as it is.

The Egyptian had also been linked to the Saudi Pro League but talks have died down and reports have claimed he could be staying at Liverpool, but with no contract talks on the go. Losing key players as free agents will be a tough pill to swallow and the club have some very tough decisions to make if these stars don’t plan on signing new terms.

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The latest Premier League transfer rumours, including news from Chelsea, Spurs, Everton and Nottingham Forest.

Welcome to Tuesday’s dose of the latest and sometimes wildest Premier League transfer rumours that we’ve caught washing around the internet – and we start today with news of a three-way transfer tussle that’s allegedly about to erupt over free agent defender Mario Hermoso.

The five-cap Spain international has spent the last five years as an important member of Diego Simeone’s squad at Atlético Madrid but has let his contract run down in order to seek pastures new – and while Aston Villa had already been linked with him, Sport Witness now believe that they face competition from both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

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Napoli are also interested in signing him, meanwhile, and have been in “direct contact” with the 29-year-old, who made 174 appearances for Atléti before deciding to move on. Apparently Chelsea and Villa have both made “timid” approaches to the player, while Spurs’ interest remains “dormant” – but with Napoli looking to jettison players before they make new signings, there is time for any of them to swoop in and disrupt his Serie A move.

The 3AM Verdict: Given that he’s experienced, extremely capable, covers both centre-half and left-back and wouldn’t cost a penny, we’re surprised that we haven’t heard about more clubs looking into Hermoso. He’s an excellent technician and calm under pressure, which makes him ideal for teams that want to play around the high press and also a good passer who gets the ball forward quickly and accurately, which suits sides who play a strong tempo. Really, these are three teams who should get a move on before Napoli get it over the line.

Toffees linked with former Barcelona star

One of the more unlikely Barcelona players of recent years, 33-year-old Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite, could well be on the move this summer despite earning promotion to La Liga with Espanyol last season – at least, according to TeamTalk, who claim that he has a clause in his contract allowing him to leave the Catalan club for free.

Apparently, his representatives have already been in touch with Everton about bringing the veteran forward back to England, five years after he played for Middlesbrough. Perhaps optimistically, they have also been on the phone to Chelsea, too. According to the article, the Toffees are more interested in signing Armando Broja or Elijah Adebayo, but if Dominic Calvert-Lewin leaves then things could change quickly.

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The 3AM Verdict: Braithwaite’s hard-grafting stint at Barcelona may have entered meme territory fairly quickly but he would likely be a very useful back-up for a bottom-half Premier League team these days – he’s scored 31 goals in 67 games for Espanyol and despite his advancing years he propelled his club out of La Segunda. Still, while he’s a solid depth signing, we don’t expect any top-flight teams in England to make him a priority.

Forest a few million short for Serb

Nottingham Forest are also looking to get busy in the transfer market, and reports in the Italian media (duly relayed to us via Sport Witness) say that they’ve made an opening bid for Fiorentina and Serbia defender Nikola Milenković, who played in all three of his nation’s group stage games at Euro 2024.

Apparently Forest opened negotiations with a €15m (£12.6m) offer, but La Viola want at least another €5m on top of that. Talks are only at an early stage and a deal “doesn’t look close right now” but the 26-year-old is definitely under discussion. Spurs, Aston Villa and Fulham are all also alleged to be taking a look at the defender, but it sounds as though Forest are the only team to have made a move so far.

The 3AM Verdict: Milenković is a towering physical presence and almost unbeatable in the air – as he should be at 6’5” – and otherwise noted for his strong positioning and marking as well as his grit and determination. He’s not necessarily a very technical defender, but is still likely good enough to cut it in the Premier League, although €20m (£16.8m) sounds a little steep. Not by miles, mind you.

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West Ham are reportedly interested in signing a former Spurs player who struggled in the Premier League - so why would they bring him back?

It’s two years since Steven Bergwijn left Tottenham Hotspur to head back home to the Netherlands, bringing to a close a disappointing three-season spell in London in which he scored eight goals in 83 games and seldom reached the levels of performance Spurs would have expected for a player who cost them £25m plus add-ons. But despite that failure, Bergwijn could so be making a surprise return to the capital – if reports suggesting that West Ham United are interested are accurate.

According to Caught Offside, West Ham are considering offering Ajax around €20m (£16.8m) for the 26-year-old, with the Amsterdam side set to hold out for anything up to €35m (£29.4m), a fee similar to that which they paid when they signed him from Spurs in the first place. But why would the Hammers be keen to sign a player who didn’t look up to speed in the Premier League just a couple of short years ago?

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Bergwijn was seldom much more than a bit-part player at Spurs, but at Ajax – the club where his journey started as an academy player - he’s found his best form. He hit 12 goals in 24 Eredivisie games last season and has a total of 29 goals and 11 assists in his 76 appearances since returning to the Netherlands. In addition he’s been named Ajax captain and recalled to the Dutch national squad, appearing twice at Euro 2024 as his side made it as far as the semi-finals.

That’s quite a glow-up compared to where he was with Spurs two years ago, and the stats bear out that there has been a big difference in his performance levels – in his first two years at Tottenham, before he was restricted almost entirely to substitute appearances in the 2021/22 campaign, he averaged 0.14xG for every 90 minutes he played. Now, that number is over 0.4, an absolutely staggering step change, and he’s outscoring even that. His stats as a goalscorer put him up alongside the best forwards in the Netherlands.

And he’s doing plenty of good work elsewhere, too. His passing numbers are exceptional and his movement seems to have improved, and he’s provided more expected assists than actual ones, perhaps a testament to a relative lack of quality around him – this is an Ajax side that has struggled substantially in spells over the last couple of years, finishing fifth in the Eredivisie this year after a dangerous flirtation with the relegation zone in the autumn.

Much of his improvement can be attributed to Ajax using him in a far more aggressive manner than Spurs did. Bergwijn’s average position is considerably higher up the pitch and he’s been use as a left forward rather than as a supporting winger switching between the flanks. That positioning has allowed his excellent late movement and finishing to come to the fore without compromising his accurate and often inventive passing game.

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The last two years have provided some sound evidence that Bergwijn was misused at Spurs and that his relative failure reflects more on the fact that he didn’t suit the strategy there than it does on any faults of his own – but he might well fit in better at West Ham, where he would provide a suitably aggressive left-sided foil to Jarrod Bowen. Assuming Julen Lopetegui wants to continue with the broad brushstrokes of David Moyes’ front three set-up, Bergwijn may well fit in very nicely.

There are caveats, of course. Bergwijn was producing just as impressively with PSV Eindhoven before he left for Tottenham back in 2020 and it may well be that his improved performances reflect in part on his ability to exploit a lower standard of opposition more efficiently. There are also injury issues – he missed 19 matches in the 2023/24 season for club and country, half due to a serious hamstring injury and the rest due to a string of knocks, bumps and in one case even dental surgery. It may be that he is becoming a little injury prone.

Whatever the causes of his uptick in output and form, Bergwijn seems to have grown as a player and seems like a good tactical fit for a club who certainly need to add a left winger next season if they want to get back in the frame for European football. Whether they feel able to get up to Ajax’s asking price is unclear, and with the player contracted until 2027 it won’t be easy to strong-arm the Dutch side during negotiations, but if West Ham do make a move for him it could end up being much better business than many Spurs fans would expect.

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The 3AddedMinutes take on the latest Premier League transfer talk.

Manchester United’s attempts to boost their defensive ranks have been widely reported in recent weeks. The Red Devils remain in talks over potential deals for Bayern Munich centre-back Matthijs de Ligt and Lille youngster Leny Yoro and are also believed to retain an interest in Everton and England defender Jarrad Branthwaite - although a deal for the latter appears to remain out of reach as the Toffees continue to demand over £75million for the Carlisle United academy product.

Although the departure of veteran defender Raphael Varane has hastened the need to strengthen at the heart of Erik ten Hag’s back four, the latest reports have suggested a new left-back is also on the agenda.

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Football Insider have claimed the Red Devils are ready to offer Sergio Reguillon a route out of Tottenham Hotspur and an opportunity to return to Old Trafford after he spent time on loan with Ten Hag’s side last season. The six-times capped Spain international made 12 appearances in all competitions for the 13-time Premier League champions before spending the second half of the campaign on loan at Brentford. The report suggests the Red Devils could be handed an opportunity to land Reguillon on a cut-price deal in a move that would ‘benefit all parties’ as Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is keen to get the defender off the books.

The 3AM Verdict: As the report suggests, this is a move that could work well for everyone as Manchester United are able to provide competition and cover for Luke Shaw and defender is able to put an end to what seems to have been an underwhelming spell with Spurs.

Forest plan ambitious move for Serie A star

Manchester United are not the only Premier League club looking to strengthen in defence throughout the remainder of the summer transfer window.

Reports in Italy have suggested Nottingham Forest are ‘in negotiations’ with Serie A club Fiorentina over a move for Serbian international centre-back Nikola Milenkovic. Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has claimed Forest have a ‘concrete’ interest in the former Partizan defender but has stressed talks between the two clubs are ‘not closed or defined’ as it stands. The 26-year-old has been linked with moves to the likes of Roma, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur in recent months - but it now looks as if Forest are moving closer to a deal that would bring Milenkovic to the Premier League.

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The 3AM Verdict: Milenkovic would bring an abundance of experience to the City Ground after making over 260 appearances for Fiorentina over the last seven years. He was also part of the Fiorentina side that were beaten by West Ham United in the final of the Europa Conference League in 2023 and has represented Serbia on 57 occasions. If the price is right, this could prove to be a very shrewd move for Forest.

Toffees ‘negotiating’ with Napoli over Danish international deal

Everton are reportedly closing in on a third new signing of the summer transfer window.

The Toffees have already secured the services of Marseille forward Iliman Ndiaye and Aston Villa midfielder Tim Iroegbunam and remain keen to add to their squad during the remainder of the summer transfer window. Journalist Fabrizio Romano has now revealed Everton have opened talks with Serie A club Napoli over a deal to sign Danish international Jesper Lindstrom - but also stressed Verona defender Jackson Tchatchoua is not currently in discussions over a move to join the blue half of Merseyside.

He posted on social media outlet X (formerly Twitter): “Everton have opened talks with Napoli to sign Jesper Lindstrøm as winger is next top target. Negotiations underway, Napoli are open to selling Jasper in case of good proposal, Everton on it. NO talks for Jackson Tchatchoua from Verona despite links.”

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The 3AM Verdict: This was always going to be a challenging transfer window for Everton after their well-versed battles with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability regulations. However, the signing of Ndiaye was a positive start to their recruitment and a move for Lindstrom could prove to be equally beneficial. It would also offer the Danish star a chance to move on from a largely disappointing spell with Napoli.

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The latest Premier League transfer rumours featuring news from Spurs, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Southampton.

Welcome to Saturday’s dose of all the biggest Premier League transfer rumours currently floating around the world’s media – and today, we kick things off with news of a surprising deal between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur which appears to be in the works.

According to Football Insider, United are getting ready to go back in for Spanish left-back Sergio Reguilón, the Spurs defender who had an undistinguished loan spell at Old Trafford before spending the second half of last season at Brentford.

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Apparently the Red Devils want the 27-year back despite struggling to set the world alight and are tempted by a cut-price tag of around £10m – a “huge loss” of more than £20m less than Spurs signed him for from Real Madrid back in 2020. Apparently Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou just wants him “off the books.”

The 3AM Verdict: Spurs letting Reguilón go on the cheap is probably a necessity at this point as the club continue to shed their large number of unwanted left-backs, but it’s a little less clear as to why United would want to spend £10m on him. Presumably he would be seen as a back-up for Luke Shaw, and maybe it would also reflect on concerns over Tyrell Malacia’s long-term fitness, but it still feels like it would be a slightly underwhelming signing if they do make it.

Villa hot shot set for sudden departure

Moussa Diaby has only been in Birmingham for a year, but according to a new report from Caught Offside he could be on his way out of Villa Park already, with the club-record signing drawing interest from Saudi Arabia and Newcastle United. Feel free to insert your own jokes about that being the same thing.

Diaby, who cost a reported £51.9m when he arrived from Bayer Leverkusen last summer, scored 10 goals in all competitions last season but with Al Hilal allegedly ready to make a €60m (£50.4m) opening bid already, Aston Villa could content themselves with turning a small profit on the Frenchman. At Ittihad and the Magpies are also taking stock of the situation, while it’s “unclear how receptive the Midlands-based side would be” to a bid, per the report.

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The 3AM Verdict: Diaby may not have lived up to the status of most expensive player in the club’s history but his speed, directness and goal threat made for a dangerous pairing with Ollie Watkins and although his form flagged at times last season, it would be surprising if Villa moved on so quickly. We’re taking this with a pinch of salt for now, but if the Saudi interest is serious then we know the money can get pretty silly pretty quickly.

Saints ‘leading the race’ for Senegal starlet

Many fans who spend a little too much time on social media may recall a sensational goal which went viral in October, an effort from the French league which saw a Metz midfield score from inside his own half. Well, according to Sport Witness, the scorer of that very goal could be on his way to Southampton.

The player in question is 20-year-old Lamine Camara, who didn’t score any other league goals all season but did draw some warm reviews for his performances for his combative performances and direct playing style. Now the Saints are “leading the race” for his signature following Metz’s relegation, although they do face competition from Monaco – the very side Camara scored that wondergoal against.

The 3AM Verdict: Camara is a talented player with a great work ethic – he’s very effective off the ball and a strong midfield runner who can open up space going forward, although his passing range and reading of the game require work. With no transfer fee suggested it’s hard to judge any proposed deal but he’s got the talent to be worth some investment. This could be smart business from Southampton – the next Roméo Lavia, perhaps?