Thursday News (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Arsenal are weighing up an offer for England midfielder Morgan Rogers, 23, but Aston Villa will only entertain offers in the region of £80m. (Sun), external

RB Leipzig have agreed personal terms with Liverpool and England Under-21 midfielder Harvey Elliott, 22, as Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 22, looks close to completing a move to Chelsea. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Marseille are interested in signing 29-year-old Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas, who is expected to leave Liverpool this summer. (Footmercato - in French) , external

Manchester United and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, 22, and his camp have made clear to the likes of Napoli and RB Leipzig he prefers a loan move with an obligation to buy. (Fabrizio Romano) , external

Nottingham Forest are in talks to sign Sevilla's 23-year-old Spanish right-back Jose Angel Carmona. (Sky Sports) , external

Forest are also exploring the possibility of reuniting with 28-year-old Poland and Aston Villa defender Matty Cash. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Everton still want to sign new players before the deadline - especially a winger - and could make another bid for Southampton's English forward Tyler Dibling, 19. (Sky Sports) , external

Aston Villa's Alex Moreno, 32, is on the verge of joining Girona after the Spanish left-back agreed to reduce his wages. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Tottenham are stepping up their efforts to sign Brentford and Ireland defender Nathan Collins, 24, who has also attracted interest from Liverpool. (Caught Offside), external

Bournemouth have opened talks with Chelsea over a loan deal for France centre-back Axel Disasi, 27. (Sacha Tavolieri via Football Insider)

Sheffield United are leading the race for Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga, with Italian clubs Sassuolo and Verona seeing bids rejected earlier in the window for the 26-year-old, who is valued around £7m (Sky Sports, external)

The Blades are also set to sign one-time England and former Everton defender Ben Godfrey, 27, on loan from Serie A side Atalanta. (Sky Sports, external)

Portsmouth are to set to complete a deal for former Peterborough defender Josh Knight from German club Hannover. (Pete O'Rourke, external)

Derby have made a third offer of around £2m to Austrian side Sturm Graz for Scotland international right-back Max Johnston. (Sky Sports, external)

Southampton have made a £12m bid for 24-year-old Republic of Ireland and Middlesbrough attacking midfielder Finn Azaz. (Daily Mail, external)

Coventry have seen a bid for Ipswich defender Luke Woolfenden rejected, with the Tractor Boys keen to keep the 26-year-old at Portman Road. (Sky Sports, external)

Reading are leading the race to sign Wrexham striker Jack Marriott, 30. (Football League World, external)

Barnsley boss Conor Hourihane has admitted he is keen to bring Southampton striker Dom Ballard, 20, to the club. (Yorkshire Post, external)




Sky Paper Talk

THE ATHLETIC

Arsenal's deal for Eberechi Eze is worth in the region of his expired £68m release clause, matching the level of fee Tottenham Hotspur were prepared to pay.

BlueCo - the group that owns Chelsea and Strasbourg - has reached an agreement to sign midfielder Julio Enciso from Brighton & Hove Albion.

Nottingham Forest are exploring a deal to re-sign Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash.

Alex Moreno is set to complete a move to Girona from Aston Villa.

DAILY MAIL

Eberechi Eze was sold on joining Arsenal since meeting sporting director Andrea Berta and manager Mikel Arteta last month.

Chelsea have less than two weeks to prove to UEFA that they have balanced their books enough to be permitted to add their summer signings to Enzo Maresca's Champions League squad for this season.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Arsenal are believed to be ready to offer a total package worth over £60m for Eberechi Eze.

DAILY MIRROR

Rico Lewis is set to snub Nottingham Forest and sign a new contract with Manchester City.

Sevilla star Lucien Agoume is the latest name to be linked with Manchester United as a cheaper alternative to Carlos Baleba.

THE TIMES

Arsenal expect to sign Eberechi Eze for £60m, having hijacked Tottenham Hotspur's all-but sealed deal.

THE INDEPENDENT

Chelsea forward Lauren James will be sidelined for "a period of time" by the ankle injury she suffered during England's victorious Euro 2025 campaign.

THE SUN

Cole Palmer's bid to trademark his Cold Palmer nickname has been challenged by posh French vineyard Chateau Palmer.

Arsenal are weighing up a dramatic swoop for Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers.

THE GUARDIAN

Arsenal have agreed a deal worth up to £67.5m for Eberechi Eze after Kai Havertz sustained a knee injury during their win against Manchester United on Sunday.

The Rugby Football League has been asked to produce an action plan detailing how it will comply with Sport England's Code for Sports Governance, with critical funding for the sport due to be released next month remaining in the balance.

Tiger Woods will chair a newly created PGA Tour committee aimed at reshaping golf's competitive landscape in the US.

Coco Gauff has reportedly split with coach Matthew Daly just days before the start of the US Open, making another shakeup to her support team on the eve of the year's final major.

Lizbeth Ovalle is expected to join the Orlando Pride from Mexico's Tigres UANL on a record transfer fee of $1.5m (£1.1m), a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Keely Hodgkinson sent another ominous warning to her rivals before the World Athletics Championships next month as she smashed the meeting record to win the 800m at the Lausanne Diamond League.



Guardian Rumour mill

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Another name is ready to graduate from the Mill. Eberechi Eze was set for a move to north London and, even after a late twist, that remains the case. Tottenham were pushing for Crystal Palace’s FA Cup Final hero but Arsenal shot up a hand just before the gavel hit.

It makes for a romantic script – even if Spurs would rather shred it, set it on fire and dispose of the ashes – with Eze rejoining the club he was released by as a boy. Does that stop Arsenal being linked with Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers, price quoted at £80m? Possibly. Possibly not.

So how about another reunion? Matty Cash, the Aston Villa right-back, began his career at Nottingham Forest and has been linked with a return to the club he left in 2020 after making 141 first-team appearances. The heart tugs … yet Forest are also reportedly pursuing Sevilla’s José Ángel Carmona to fill that position.

The Mill remains contractually obliged to discuss Newcastle’s striker troubles: a £40m bid for Yoane Wissa has been rejected by Brentford while Alexander Isak waits in the wilderness. Another forward whose future has been discussed ad nauseum is Manchester United’s Rasmus Højlund, who is said to have the attention of Napoli. Milan have been routinely linked with the Danish striker but have got their mitts on Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface instead. A move to Naples would be a decent sequel to Scott McTominay’s transfer last year, Højlund primed for gongs and parades once free of Old Trafford’s haunted spotlight.

Alejandro Garnacho’s potential switch to Chelsea continues to move at a tortoise-like speed. Eze’s move to Arsenal presumably ends the tittle-tattle that Richarlison was going to be offered to Crystal Palace by Spurs in a part-swap deal. He can’t be going anywhere after launching the Thomas Frank era with an opening-day brace, outrageous scissor-kick included.

Tyler Dibling had Crystal Palace as possible suitors on this page yesterday; it’s Everton who are back making noises for Southampton’s £50m-rated winger. Bournemouth – who have bid farewell to Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez and Illia Zabarnyi this summer – are apparently interested in Chelsea’s Axel Disasi as they look to rebuild their backline.

The multi-club operation strikes once again, with Brighton’s Julio Enciso expected to become a BlueCo man, joining Strasbourg and creating the opportunity to play for Chelsea down the line.

Liverpool are left-back heavy with Kerkez and Andrew Robertson, so what does that mean for Kostas Tsimikas? His name’s been thrown next to Marseille’s. Meanwhile, the club are expected to extend their PSR headroom by selling Harvey Elliott to RB Leipzig.






Sport Witness

Tottenham player rejected and club could now sign West Ham option instead

On Wednesday, Il Messaggero reported AS Roma have been offered a chance to sign Manor Solomon and Bryan Gil from Tottenham Hotspur.

Even though the Italian club’s main target for attack is now Jadon Sancho, Spurs were testing the transfer waters.

Today’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport has more information about the Tottenham players and the situation now also involves West Ham.

The Italian newspaper explains Roma have rejected the opportunity to sign Solomon and Gil. West Ham’s Crysencio Summervile is being monitored as a target and his profile could be of interest to Gian Piero Gasperini.

Roma’s main focus is still Sancho, which is proving to be a difficult deal due to demands from the player’s camp. Wolves’ Fabio Silva is also a target, so it remains to be seen if a formal offer is made to West Ham for Crysencio or not.

The 23-year-old is currently nursing a hamstring injury and last season he played only 19 times in the Premier League, scoring once.




Caught Offside

West Ham defender could leave for Champions League club in late move

West Ham United started the season with a 3-0 defeat against newly promoted Sunderland.

Graham Potter and his team not only looked poor in the match but their prospect for this season are not looking encouraging.

The Hammers have strengthened their squad this summer but it appears like their transfer business is far from over.

El Hadji Malick Diouf, Mads Hermansen, Kyle Walker-Peters and Callum Wilson are the high-profile signings they have made this summer.

West Ham defender Emerson Palmieri to leave?

However, one of their first team players could be on his way out of the club in the last few days of the transfer window.

According to Foot Mercato journalist Sebastien Denis, Ligue 1 side Marseille have added Emerson Palmieri to their list of potential summer targets, with the West Ham full-back emerging as a name under consideration as the French club look to strengthen their defensive options.

For West Ham manager Graham Potter, the potential departure of Emerson would present an unwanted headache.

While Emerson has not always been a guaranteed starter, his experience and reliability have been a huge asset for the Hammers.

Losing him could force the Hammers back into the market for another left-back, a situation that risks stretching already limited resources at a time when other areas of the squad demand urgent strengthening.

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[Mex Martillo]

Thanks Alan.

Yep, that is bollocks Exile

[the exile]

What a load of bollox about Potter being forced back into the market for another LB if Emerson leaves. We've got Diouf, AWB, KWP and Scarles who can all play in that position.

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Thanks Alan.