Bayern Munich intelligibly had nan hump erstwhile main target Florian Wirtz was lured to Liverpool alternatively than Bavaria. So aft missing retired connected nan erstwhile Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, are they trying to nonstop a spot of revenge by snatching Luis Díaz from nan Reds? Latest reports from Germany propose Bayern person upped their efforts pinch a £52m connection for nan 28-year-old, and that caller talks person taken spot betwixt Díaz’s representatives and Bayern Munich head of athletics Max Eberl.
Liverpool aren’t having immoderate of it, only hinting that they would see letting nan Colombian spell if a important connection arrived; £52m doesn’t autumn into that category. The subordinate himself has suggested he is unfastened to an “exciting offer” but that whitethorn conscionable beryllium to amended his existent statement astatine Anfield. And that’s alternatively a sticking point: scroll down nan database of Liverpool players’ wages and he’s amazingly debased but location appears to beryllium nary motion of an summation connected nan table.
While Darwin Núñez (on much than double Díaz’s wages) continues to beryllium linked pinch a move to Italian champions Napoli, nan large food for Liverpool’s transportation rod is still Alexander Isak. And possibly Arne Slot’s champions person received immoderate encouragement for a ambush connected nan striker pinch news from transportation guru Fabrizio Romano that Newcastle person joined nan title to motion Eintracht Frankfurt frontman Hugo Ekitike.
The 23-year-old, rated astatine astir £85m, has attracted liking from nan Saudi Pro League and various Premier League clubs, including Liverpool (this point goes successful ne'er ending circles, doesn’t it) and Chelsea. But nan belief is that he wants to enactment successful Europe and Newcastle would surely person nan wonga if they sold Isak to Liverpool – moreover if it would spell down for illustration a portion of Ikea furnishings pinch a captious screw missing if they sold nan Swede to a Premier League rival.
It’s each happening astatine Nottingham Forest and not successful a bully measurement successful galore respects. With winger Anthony Elanga lined up to subordinate Newcastle and main drawstring puller, Morgan Gibbs-White, group for a aesculapian astatine Tottenham, Forest are successful threat of seeing their squad pulled isolated aft an fantabulous 2024-25 run which saw them flirt heavy pinch a Champions League spot earlier yet finishing seventh.
But news of incomings will boost spirits and 1 well-known Premier League frontman being heavy linked again is Brentford’s Yoane Wissa. Forest are believed to person had a £25m bid rejected retired of manus past winter. Brentford want double that and possibly nan fund is location now for Nuno Espírito Santo to bring successful nan Congolese international.
The Wissa woody – Spurs person besides shown liking – is analyzable by nan saga of Bryan Mbeumo’s projected move to Manchester United. It’s a woody being played retired successful nationalist and truthful slow moving that erstwhile United prima Rio Ferdinand has claimed connected his Youtube transmission that if it doesn’t travel disconnected “it would beryllium a custard, ovum connected your look situation”. And it doesn’t get immoderate worse than that. Brentford don’t want to suffer some players truthful this whitethorn return a adjacent while to beryllium resolved yet.
Back to Forest and they’re reportedly trying to capable their Morgan Gibbs-White shaped spread pinch Manchester City midfielder James McAtee. The 22-year-old has conscionable captained England U21s to Euros glory which mightiness person put a fewer quid connected his transportation fee. That, by nan way, is simply a bony of contention. Forest are believed to beryllium offering £25m but City want thing northbound of £40m. West Ham are besides sniffing having conscionable sold Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham.
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And, finally, talking of Spurs, Thomas Frank seems to beryllium piecing together a caller squad alternatively nicely and location could beryllium a caller presence successful defence too. Attracting attraction is Belgian centre-back Koni De Winter. The Genoa defender enjoyed an fantabulous play successful Serie A and could beryllium prized distant for £25-30m. Inevitably, Inter and different Italian clubs are besides monitoring nan situation.