The summer transfer window closes at the end of August with Premier League clubs, who kick off their new season this weekend, now having just four weeks to finalise their business.
EFL Championship side Sheffield United are understood to be ‘leading’ the race to sign a Manchester City starlet on loan ahead of Premier League sides Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth while Chelsea are said to be ready to meet Brighton & Hove Albion’s £50m valuation of their Spanish full-back.
Meanwhile, there are expected to be multiple exits as well as arrivals at Stamford Bridge in the next few weeks with striker Timo Werner and Michy Batshuayi both linked with moves away.
An Arsenal goalkeeper is set to complete a £8m transfer across London to Fulham and a Manchester United defender has reportedly snubbed a reunion with his former boss in favour of a move to Spain.
Elsewhere, Leicester City have reportedly placed a £60m price tag on their star midfielder after Newcastle United saw a £40m offer rejected and an Austrian club want £45m for a striker who is thought to be of interest to several big clubs across Europe including Manchester United.
Finally, Liverpool are set to ‘reward’ one of their striker’s with a ‘lucrative’ new contract after his impressive form for the Reds.
Here are the Premier League transfer news stories making the headlines on Tuesday morning:
1. Foxes want £60m for Maddison
Leicester City have slapped a £60million price tag on James Maddison after rejecting a £40m offer from Newcastle United (Football Insider)
2. Liverpool to offer Jota new deal
Liverpool will offer striker Diogo Jota a lucrative new deal as reward for the exceptional start to his Anfield career (Telegraph)
3. Bailly set to snub Roma
Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is set to snub Jose Mourinho’s Roma in favour of a move to Spanish side Sevilla this summer (The Sun)
4. Fulham agree £8m Leno deal
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno is poised to join Fulham after the clubs reached an agreement on an £8m deal and personal terms were settled (The Guardian)
5. Batshuayi open to Everton move
Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi is open to a potential Everton transfer as Frank Lampard looks to bolster his attacking options (TalkSPORT)
6. Leipzig pushing to sign Werner
RB Leipzig are ‘pushing’ to sign Chelsea striker Timo Werner and have made the German their ‘main’ target while Juventus and Newcastle United remain linked (Fabrizio Romano)