Latest Premier League News and Transfer Rumours
Here is our EPL transfers and news round-up from today’s papers.
Premier League Kits
More and more of the kits are seeing official announcements, with the latest ones being Brentford’s away and Man City’s third strips. The Bees will be sporting a pale pink kit on the road this season, while the reigning champions have a burgundy third shirt.
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EPL Transfers
Trent Alexander-Arnold remains committed to Liverpool ahead of this season despite interest from Real Madrid. The 25-year-old has one year left on his contract and his future is yet to be sorted. (Sky Sports)
Dean Huijsen is expected to join Bournemouth very soon, as a medical has been scheduled for the Juventus player. The deal is rumoured to be worth £12.6 million, as well as a 10% sell-on clause for the Italian club. (The Guardian)
After the expiration of his contract with Tottenhan, Ryan Sessegnon has been training with Crystal Palace for a few weeks and there was an expectation from the Eagles that he would sign a deal with them. Instead, the full-back will be joining Fulham very soon (pending a medical taking place today), in a decision that shocked Palace. (HITC)
Sky Sports reports that Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori will be flying to England today for a medical ahead of his transfer to Arsenal, which is understood to be in the final stages before an official announcement.
A couple of updates about West Ham from Sky Sports. Bayern Munich’s Noussair Mazraoui will be coming in for a medical ahead of a move to east London reportedly worth £16.4 million including add-ons. Also joining West Ham might be Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran. As of now there is no agreement, and West Ham might need to add some cash to the offer of £32 million plus academy talent Lewis Orford.
Olympique Marseille’s Ismaila Sarr is in London, undergoing a medical ahead of a £12.7 million deal taking him to Crystal Palace. (Standard)
Everton have offered Jarrad Branthwaite a new contract to fend off interest from Manchester United, but the centre-back has no intention of signing it unless the Toffees match the wages offered by United: £160,000 per week. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has all but confirmed that Emile Smith Rowe will be leaving the club this summer by saying the following: “There are things happening in the background at the moment. We decided the best thing to do was to keep him away from the game today. (n. – yesterday’s pre-season game against Bournemouth)”. The player’s most likely destination is Fulham. (90min)
Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka seems set for the exit door this summer, but he has rejected a move to West Ham and would prefer a move to Inter Milan. (talkSPORT)
Foot Mercato reports that Manchester City have made RB Leipzig an offer for Dani Olmo, but the player would rather join Barcelona.
Liverpool’s interest in Juventus centre-back Gleison Bremer is well documented, and their enquiry about his price tag yielded a £50 million response from Juve. (Football Insider)
Arsenal and Manchester United target Joao Neves might end up at PSG this summer, with the French club’s offer of £59 million plus Renato Sanches possibly enough to convince Benfica to sell. (Fabrizio Romano)
Lastly, Newcastle winger Miguel Almiron is close to a move to the Saudi Pro League, as talks with an unnamed club are already at an advanced stage. (Football Insider)