Premier League clubs are already busy strengthening their squadrons for the 2025/26 season with an early transfer madness fueled by the coming club World Cup.
AFP Sports looks at five names to view while the transfer window kicks in gear.
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Liverpool has not shown any signs of rest on their laurels as English champions.
After a quiet first year for Arne Slot in the transfer market, the Reds quickly moved to support the Dutchman heavily this summer.
The favorite of German football, Wirtz, seems to be about to break the Premier League transfer record when he gets his wish from a dream movement to Anfield.
Liverpool has reportedly had a bid worth a maximum of £ 109 million, while Leverkusen holds a fee of £ 125 million.
That would be the record of Chelsea's £ 115 million conquest of Moises Caicedo from under Liverpool's Noses two years ago of Chelsea from Chelsea, by Chelsea.
Wirtz played an important role in the stunning German League and Cup -Dubbele van Leverkusen in the 2023/24 season, plus a run to the Europa League final under Xabi Alonso.
The two clubs have already agreed one deal because Jeremie Frimpong joined Liverpool as a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Bruno Fernandes (Man United)
Fresh from the worst season of the club, because they were banned 51 years ago, losing their inspiring captain would seem to be the worst possible news for United.
The sale of Fernandes on Saudi side Al Hilal, however, could offer much needed funds to Ruben Amorim to rebuild a team in his image at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils could be £ 100 million countries for the 30-year-old, who would become one of the world's best paid players if he moved to Golf.
“If the club thinks it's time to separate because they want to come up with some money or whatever, it is what it is and football is sometimes true,” Fernandes after United said the Europa League final last month lost to Tottenham.
Fernandes would leave huge shoes to fill for a side that was already missing creativity and a target threat.
Despite a miserable campaign together, only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah delivered more target contributions under Premier League players in all competitions last season than the 19 goals of Fernandes and 19 Assists.
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)
Mbeumo is one of the most important goals of United to end their misery for the goal.
The Cameroon International, born in France, enjoyed an excellent season with Brentford and scored 20 times.
Mbeumo enjoyed becoming the Star Man van de Bijen since the departure of Ivan Toney, and his collaboration with Yoane Wissa wore the men of Thomas Frank to an impressive top half finish.
Despite interest from Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham, the preferred destination of Mbeumo is said to be able to reach Old Trafford as United with Brentford.
United has already added Matheus Cunha to strengthen the wrong forward line.
Viktor Gyokees (Sporting CP)
A remarkable 54-goal season for sport has made the Swede a target for a series of clubs that are looking for more firepower.
Arsenal is strongly connected to the return of Gyokees back to England, while Mikel Arteta is looking for a clinical finisher to put an end to the five-year-old trophy-dried of the Gunners.
The 26-year-old has a buyout clause of 100 million euros in his sports contract, but it is expected that the Portuguese champions would settle for around 70 million euros.
Despite six goals in eight Champions League matches, there are doubts about Gyokeres' ability to transfer his productive form in Portugal to the Premier League.
He came to Sporting of the English second -class Side Coventry only two years ago after he did not reach the figure in Brighton.
Arsenal also has a long-term interest in RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, while Alexander Isak van Newcastle seems like an unreachable target after the Magpies qualified for the Champions League.
Ebereechi Eze (Crystal Palace)
Eze will forever be a palace legend after scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City to deliver the very first big trophy of the Eagles.
The eye of the English International for Doel and a Defense Splusing have seen him the target of an abundance of the best of the Premier League.
City Eye The 26-year-old as a potential replacement for Kevin De Bruyne, while Arsenal and Tottenham are also interested and can easily activate his £ 68 million release clause.