There are plenty of big transfer deals making the headlines across the Premier League on Wednesday morning as kick off in the 2022/23 season fast approaches.
Newcastle United could be set to launch a club record bid of £50m for a Real Sociedad striker but also have the player’s teammate on their shortlist of summer transfer targets.
Meanwhile, a Brighton & Hove Albion striker looks set for a move to the second tier of Italian football while Nottingham Forest have launched a combined bid in the region of £10m-£12m for two Huddersfield Town stars.
The future of Leeds United attacker Raphinha has been one of the biggest ongoing stories of recent weeks and the fee that Barcelona are set to pay for the Brazilian has been confirmed while Manchester United are ‘stepping up’ their attempts to sign an Ajax defender with Arsenal having been unable to agree a deal.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are said to be interested in signing a PSG defender and Manchester City have reportedly agreed to sign an Everton teenager who was also wanted by two other Premier League sides.
Finally, a West Ham United fan favourite reportedly has a “gentleman’s agreement” with the club that he will be allowed to leave next summer.
Here are the Premier League transfer news stories making the headlines on Wednesday morning:
5. Chelsea interested in Kimpembe
Chelsea have an interest in PSG centre-back Presnel Kimpembe and have contacted Napoli to enquire about Kalidou Koulibaly (The Telegraph) | Getty Images
6. Brighton forward could be heading for Italy
Brighton forward Aaron Connolly could be set for a move to Italian Serie B side Venezia, having not featured in the seagulls pre-season preparations (The Argus) | Getty Images
7. Newcastle could make record move for Isak
Newcastle United have ‘held talks’ with Real Sociedad about signing Sweden striker Alexander Isak for a club-record deal of £50m (The Telegraph) | Getty Images
8. Newcastle also keen on de Thomas
Newcastle have also added Isak’s Real Sociedad striking partner Raúl de Tomás to their summer shortlist (Ekrem Konur) | Getty Images