Latest Premier League News and Transfer Rumours
Here is our transfers and news round-up from today’s papers.
FPL Goalies’ Prices
Even though the start of the 2024/25 season is more than 2 months away, we are already seeing speculations about the prices of Fantasy Premier League players, with the EPL official website focusing on goalkeepers today.
Many FPL experts are sharing their thoughts on which netminders will see increases and decreases in price, with names such as Jordan Pickford and David Raya getting a lot of attention.
West Ham’s Alphonse Areola is tipped to see an increase in price, from £4.0m to £4.5m, while Manchester United’s Andre Onana might still be valued at around £5.0m, under top-tier keepers like Alisson or Ederson.
Kompany Goes to Bavaria
After a single season as a Premier League coach and not managing to stave off relegation at Burnley, Vincent Kompany has now been confirmed as the new Bayern Munich head coach.
It will be interesting to see how the Belgian adapts to the Bundesliga, where he will be the boss of former City teammate Leroy Sane, among other big names in the Bayern squad.
EPL Ticket Prices Survey
BBC has released the results of a survey about next season’s ticket prices among Premier League teams’ fans.
The majority of fans will be paying either “slightly more” or “significantly more” in order to attend their favourite team’s games in 2024/25. You can read the full results of the polls here.
EPL Transfers
Bournemouth have completed the signing of Enes Ünal from Getafe for a reported fee of £15 million. The Turkish international had spent the second half of the Premier League season on loan with the Cherries. His contract will run for 4 years. (BBC)
Liverpool and Manchester City are both looking to bring RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo to the Premier League. They face opposition from Bayern Munich, who are also keen on the Spaniard. He signed a new contract with Leipzig last summer, which runs until 2027 and includes a €60 million release clause. (ESPN)
Burnley centre-back Maxime Estéve is on the radars of West Ham United and Everton. He had only joined Burnley last January from Montpellier. (L’Equipe)
Gazzetta dello Sport is telling us that Stuttgart sensation Serhou Guirassy is one of AC Milan’s top targets for the summer window, but the striker is ready to reject their approaches if a big offer from a Premier League club comes his way.
Manchester United are interested in Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix and could offer Mason Greenwood to them in a swap deal. (The Star)
Rodrygo’s comments (reported yesterday) have sparked a transfer battle involving Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United, as Fichajes reports that all 4 clubs are preparing offers for Real Madrid’s winger. The Athletic informs us that Real’s officials were ‘less than impressed’ with Rodrygo’s interview.
The Independent is reporting that Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton has popped up on the radar of Bayern Munich due to the scouting department’s data-focused search for a new midfielder.
Spanish publication El Chiringuito claims that Barcelona are keen to make a big signing this summer, setting their sights on Liverpool winger Luis Diaz or Athletic Bilbao‘s starlet Nico Williams.
Once again Bayern Munich might scupper a Premier League club’s plans for this summer. Arsenal are interested in Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee and will have to move fast to avoid the Bavarian outfit landing him first. (Tuttosport)
German newspaper Bild is reporting that Manchester City are exploring a move for Werder Bremen goalkeeper Michael Zetterer as there is more and more interest in their own goalkeeping duo of Ederson and Stefan Ortega.