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.
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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.
