The summer transfer window reaches a crucial phase, with Manchester United, Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham all involved in some massive deals in the Premier League
There are now only 29 days until the start of the Premier League season and squadrons are far from complete, with various mass transfers still in the pipeline.
Closed with the Club World Cup, the focus is now in the preseason, with teams that stuck the whole world to build their fitness. But for supporters there is still the question of who will play in front of the 2025/26 season.
In recent months we have seen a few sagas develop – we look at your Viktor Gyokeres – while other stories have emerged more recently. Clubs have until 1 September to complete deals, but managers want to do desperately before the season starts, so the race against the clock is on.
Here, football is an eye on the most controversial potential transfers in the Premier League, both sales and takeovers, and gives you the last about their progress. Strap yourself in it, here it is.
Viktor Gyokees to Arsenal
The Swedish striker is closer to the Premier League – finally.
Gyokeres has been desperate to leave Sporting Lisbon and move to a larger competition to test himself this summer. At the age of 27 he wants to make the leap, just two years after leaving Coventry City for Portugal. “What I managed to do when sport was done, I am convinced that I can reach everywhere,” he said. “You haven't seen the best gyokeres yet.”
Arsenal focused their full attention away from Benjamin Sesko to Gyokees and sports director Andrea Berta has undergone somewhat front negotiations with the Portuguese club.
But now, after strike threats and presidential anger, a deal has been agreed between the two clubs, personal conditions with the player have been sorted, and it is a matter of time before his £ 63.6 million deal is completely applied and he becomes an arsenal player.
Alexander Isak to Liverpool
A story that exploded and then appeared in equally fast time.
Just like Arsenal for them, Liverpool declared their interest in signing the Newcastle target machine. They approached the magpies on the subject on Tuesday and drive the idea of a blockbuster £ 120 million transfer.
After having spent about £ 170 million this summer to sign Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Co, there was a comprehensible shock at rival fans: how would Liverpool pay such spending in the era of profit and sustainability rules?
The Reds believed that a deal would be viable, whereby the sale of Darwin Nunez compensated for the costs, but the larger stumbling block turned out to be the position of Newcastle: Isak is not for sale. And that led them to the next player on our list.
Hugo Ekitike to Liverpool
Newcastle and Liverpool will be merged in their transfer trade this summer. Eddie Howe's silk bid £ 70 million for Ekitike earlier this week, only to reject the offer – and now Liverpool is not only haunting the Frankfurt striker, but quickly excludes them.
The Reds have clamped on the German side and told them that they are ready to offer, knowing where the bar was set thanks to the rejection of Newcastle. And Mirror Football understands that the 23-year-old is a proponent of a move to Anfield about St James' Park and that personal conditions have already been agreed with the Frenchman.
Liverpool came to this conclusion after he has established that Newcastle will not admit about Isak. The fact that their alternative has also been a top objective for the magpies is a coincidence, making the whole situation intriguing.
Darwin Nunez to Saudi -Arabia
Liverpool wants to sell Nunez, who has not realized his invoicing. The Uruguayan was set up to join Napoli, after he had agreed to the move, but it goes to a halt of the transfer costs, where Liverpool persisted £ 70 million, while the Serie A champions would only pay £ 50 million.
That can still change, but with Napoli who signed Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese, that avenue can be closed. Instead, it can be Saudi Arabia for Nunez, with parties that insist on its services. It has been claimed that the new al-Hilal boss Simone Inzaghi has identified the former Benfica star as a goal if they do not sign Victor Osimhen.
Marcus Rashford to Barcelona
Rashford was not sought by Manchester United and was placed in the bomb team by Ruben Amorim while trying to find a new club. The problem is that Rashford only has eyes for one club: Barcelona.
He has rejected approaches from Saudi Arabia, despite their lucrative character, and is waiting for Barca. However, there are many obstacles: Rashford is paid £ 325,000 a week at United and is under contract until June 2028. He is willing to lower his wages, but United wants a sale and Barca want a LoanDeal, because of their financial situation.
It seems that it can fiddle for a while, with a compromise that must be achieved.
Alejandro Garnacho
Garnacho is in the same boat as Rashford and trains separately from their united teammates while waiting for a transfer somewhere else. He attracted Napoli's interest, but is supposed to prefer a switch to a Premier League rival.
Aston Villa, Chelsea and Tottenham have followed his situation, but the £ 70 million appreciation of United is an obvious barrier for a deal, while his attitude towards the end of last season may have postponed some voorags. The 21-year-old is under contract until June 2028 with United, but seems to have no future among Ruben Amorim. United has shifted none of their unwanted players – a group with Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia – and will become increasingly desperate as approaches 1 September.
Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United
One of the reasons why they want Rashford, Garnacho, Sancho and Co to disappear is that there is room in the team and further funds, to sign Mbeumo. Brentford is firmly on their appreciation for the Cameroon International, which scored 20 goals in the Premier League last season.
United has rejected two bids by the bees, with the latter about £ 60 million. Mbeumo wants to move to Old Trafford and there is a feeling that the deal will happen, because Brentford hates players who don't want to be there. But they are also more than happy to drag their feet and get the very best deal possible.
Brentford's director Football Phil Giles is the man who holds the process – and it will take a third improved offer from United to land their husbands.
Marc Guehi to Liverpool
Guehi is no stranger to a transfersaga, which was an interest of Newcastle last summer. That ended when Crystal Palace rejected an £ 70 million bid for the middle behind England, but the rumors were back this summer.
Liverpool wants a center-back after Jarell Quansah can leave for Bayer Leverkusen and amidst rumors that Ibrahima Konate is leaving for Real Madrid. Guehi started with Palace in the last year of his contract and reports that he is willing to wait. Palace now appreciates Guehi for £ 40 million and the ball is in the Liverpool court.
Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham
Things have become ugly here. Tottenham offered £ 60 million for the playmaker, only for Nottingham Forest to respond by considering legal steps about what they believe can be an illegal approach.
The £ 60 million bid has activated the Gibbs-White release clause and Spurs tried to put a medical in line for the English star. Tottenham is convinced that they are still sure that they will get their husbands, have opted for Gibbs-White above palisster Ebereechi Eze.
Forest is disturbed that Spurs knew the exact details of their star player's release clause and could complain about the Premier League, which might keep his exit up.
Nicolas Jackson to Manchester United
This came from the left field. The idea that Chelsea Jackson could sell is not surprising, since they have signed Liam Delap and Joao Pedro this summer, but the potential destination is intriguing.
Chelsea would appreciate Jackson on £ 100 million after hearing interest from AC Milan – and now Snow United. United could sell Rasmus Hojlund back to the Serie A and are not convinced by Joshua Zirkzee, which means that they could move to another striker as a supplement to Matheus Cunha and, hopefully, Mbeumo.