Tuesday News

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BBC

Arsenal are set to approach Crystal Palace to discuss whether they can do a deal for England winger Eberechi Eze without triggering the 27-year-old's £68m release clause. (Talksport), external

Liverpool have held talks with Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, with the Frenchman meeting with the club's representatives in Paris. (Footmercato - in French), external

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Brentford to sign Cameroon striker Bryan Mbeumo, 25. (Football Transfers) , external

Brentford are considering a move for Ipswich Town and England Under-21 winger Omari Hutchinson, 21, as a possible replacement for Mbeumo. (Standard), external

Benfica are continuing to hold talks with Chelsea over a permanent move for Joao Felix, with the Blues unwilling to sanction a loan deal for the 25-year-old Portugal forward. (A Bola - in Portuguese) , external

After holding initial talks in January, Chelsea have active interest in 21-year-old Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho. (TBR Football)

France defender Benoit Badiashile, 24, has been linked with Marseille but says he will be staying at Chelsea next season. (Footmercato - in French), external

West Ham have added Liverpool's England Under-21s duo, forward Harvey Elliott, 22, and defensive midfielder Tyler Morton, 22, to their list of targets. (Mail) , external

Manchester United have made contact with Lyon to ask about the availability of 30-year-old French midfielder Corentin Tolisso. (L'Equipe - in French) , external

Gabon international and former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 36, is set to leave Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah and join French club Marseille. (La Provence - in French), external

Manchester City will sell England Under-21s midfielder James McAtee, 22, this summer with an eye on generating pure profit from a Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and Financial Fair Play (FFP) perspective. (Football Insider) , external

McAtee is in Germany to visit Eintracht Frankfurt as a potential new club. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Wolves are close to agreement on a £15m deal for 27-year-old Fluminense and Colombia winger Jhon Arias. (Mail) , external

Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has agreed to join Saudi Pro League side Neom SC, who have yet to finalise a fee with Bayer Leverkusen for the 32-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany)

Norwich are in talks with Wolfsburg over a deal for 25-year-old USA international striker Josh Sargent. (The Athletic, via subscription, external)

Watford are closing in on a permanent deal for 19-year-old Australian winger Nestory Irankunda from Bayern Munich. (Watford Observer, external)

Brentford are considering a move for Ipswich Town and England Under-21 winger Omari Hutchinson, 21, as a possible replacement for Bryan Mbeumo. (Standard), external

Former West Ham striker Danny Ings, 32, is on the verge of joining Middlesbrough. (Luke Edwards, external)

West Brom are closing in on South Korean international winger Jeon Jin-woo, 25, with a fee of around £1m agree with his club Jeonbuk. (Joel Kim, external)

Newly-promoted Charlton are lining up a move for Blackpool winger Rob Apter, 22. (Richard Cawley, external)

Stoke, Derby and Wrexham are among the clubs interested in former Hull City defender John Egan, 32. (Pete O'Rourke, external)

Former Stoke defender Lyndon Gooch, 29, is close to completing a free transfer to Huddersfield. (Pete O'Rourke, external)




Sky Paper Talk

THE SUN

Jose Mourinho could offer Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford a reunion with him at Fenerbahce.

Bayern Munich will go head to head with Arsenal in the race to sign Eberechi Eze.

Sunderland are plotting a swoop to make Fiorentina star Amir Richardson their seventh summer signing.

Botafogo are making plans for the possible exit of goalkeeper John Victor to Manchester United by hunting for a new goalkeeper.

THE STANDARD

Brentford are weighing up a move for Ipswich winger Omari Hutchinson as they look to replace the Manchester United-bound Bryan Mbeumo.

THE EXPRESS

Nottingham Forest have joined the race for Ben Doak after registering their interest in the Liverpool teenager.

DAILY MAIL

Morgan Gibbs-White has held further talks with Nottingham Forest amid the dispute over his planned £60m move to Tottenham.

Manchester United have summoned the club's five unwanted stars, Marcus Rashford, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia, back to training at Carrington, but are making sure they don't come into contact with head coach Ruben Amorim or their team-mates.

Liverpool value Harvey Elliott at £40m with a buy-back clause, or £50m without one, amid interest from West Ham.

THE MIRROR

Massimo Luongo has been training with Millwall in a bid to try and win a contract with the Championship club after leaving Ipswich Town.

THE TELEGRAPH

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has confirmed that it will consider the possibility of cutting two regional men's teams before the 2027-28 season.




Guardian Rumour mill

Michael Butler

Manchester United have realised they still have a Scott McTominay-sized hole in their midfield and want to fill it with the former Bayern Munich playee Corentin Tolisso. The box-to-box midfielder turns 31 in August but has just had one of the best seasons of his career at Lyon – scoring 10 goals and registering nine assists in all competitions – and, given the French club’s financial problems, there may be a deal to be done for around £15m.

After weeks of negotiations, United are also reportedly closing on a move for Bryan Mbeumo after agreeing terms with Brentford. The fee is thought to be north of £60m, with the shrewd Bees keen on using some of that money to buy a replacement in Omari Hutchinson. The winger flickered in a struggling Ipswich side last season but was one of England’s best players in their under-21 Euros campaign, scoring in the final against Germany.

Another transfer with a domino effect is Noni Madueke’s impending move to Arsenal. The winger’s move from Chelsea to the Gunners is all but finalised and should pave the way for the departure of Leandro Trossard. The 30-year-old was preparing to fly to Istanbul for talks with Fenerbahce but could be persuaded to pivot to Bavaria, with Bayern Munich also interested after missing out on a number of other targets, including PSG’s Bradley Barcola.

The Australian wonderkid Nestory Irankunda signed for Bayern only last summer but now seems poised to leave Germany for the English second tier. Watford have tabled a bid of about £2.5m with a 50% sell-on clause, and the teenager is expected to sign a four-year deal. Quite the coup for the Hornets.

The issue with Chelsea signing lots of players on expensive seven- or eight-year contracts is that they become rather hard to shift when they become surplus to requirements. Benoît Badiashile may be a bit-part player (at best) at Chelsea these days but is only a third of the way through his seven-and-a-half-year contract at Stamford Bridge, which is due to expire in 2030. Marseille are interested in the defender’s services but are unlikely to afford Badiashile’s wages, unless a loan deal can be arranged.

Someone that could join Marseille (again) is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is said to be leaving Al-Qadsiah. The Gabon striker left Marseille in 2024 to join the Saudi side and now appears to be making the reverse move.

Juventus are interested in signing Jadon Sancho but are unwilling to meet Manchester United’s £25m valuation. The Italians are instead keen on arranging some sort of swap deal with Douglas Luiz, Dusan Vlahovic, and Timothy Weah all offered to the Premier League club. Sancho is willing to take a cut from his £300,000-a-week salary to make the deal happen.

Another left-winger who is almost certainly on his way out at Old Trafford is Alejandro Garnacho. It is perhaps surprising that Chelsea are keen on the 21-year-old, given they have just splurged £48.5m on Jamie Gittens, but also not that shocking, given that it’s Chelsea.

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