The 2022/23 seasons in English football’s top flight is just over a fortnight away from getting underway as clubs continue to build their squads in the summer window.
Newcastle United have had an £18 million bid for a Leeds United winger rejected and the Magpies are also said to be ‘tracking’ a Red Bull Salzburg striker.
Meanwhile, Brighton & Hove Albion are reportedly in talks over an ‘audacious’ move for a Austrian international star who has previously been linked with Arsenal while Manchester United and Chelsea are racing to sign a Bayern Munich defender.
Barcelona are apparently set to bid for a Chelsea transfer target despite being unable to match the Blues’ £55m bid and West Ham remain interested in a Blackburn Rovers striker with a Burnley attacker said to be another option.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa’s hopes of securing a promising starlet on a new deal are unlikely with the teenager keen on a move to Barcelona and Leicester City have enquired about the possibility of signing a PSV Eindhoven midfielder.
Finally, AC Milan are understood to be interested in signing a Tottenham Hotspur defender this summer.
Here are the Premier League transfer news stories making the headlines on Friday morning:
1. Man U and Chelsea race to sign Pavard
Manchester United and Chelsea are in a transfer battle to sign Bayern Munich’s World Cup winning defender Benjamin Pavard (The Sun) | Getty Images
2. Villa and Leicester chase Sangare
Aston Villa and Leicester City have enquired about signing PSV Eindhoven midfielder Ibrahim Sangare (Football Insider) | AFP via Getty Images
3. Chukwuemeka not interested in new Villa deal
Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has no interest in signing a new deal at Villa Park, with Barcelona interested in the 18-year-old (Sky Sports) | Getty Images
4. Milan interested in Tanganga
AC Milan are interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur defender Japhet Tanganga with Spurs director Fabio Paratici having met with AC Milan board (Fabrizio Romano) | Getty Images
5. West Ham boss keen on Rovers’ striker
West Ham manager David Moyes is maintaining an interest in Blackburn Rovers striker Ben Brereton Diaz while Burnley’s Dwight McNeil is another possibility (Daily Mail) | Getty Images
6. Barca to bid for Kounde
Barcelona will make a final attempt to sign Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, despite acknowledging they are unable to match Chelsea’s £55m bid (Fichajes) | Getty Images