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Race against time Ten Premier League transfers that could still happen before deadline day

BY CHRIS WILSON

for the club before deadline day. The Dutchman, who can play in sev eral positions across the forward line, favours a move to Chelsea and has given the club the green light for a deal, though the Blues are working on sales before bringing in another signing. RB Leipzig would be happy to let Simons leave for around £60 million (RM348m), though this deal and the move for Garnacho will likely affect each other, with the Blues keen to not overpay for the Manchester United man in order to afford Simons. Tottenham are also interested in Simons, among a number of options, after losing out on Eze to Arsenal. RODRYGO This is a potential deal that is inter linked with the future of Savinho, with City targeting Rodrygo if Savinho does leave. While the club hierarchy are blocking any deal for Savinho at the moment, it is understood that they would make a play for Rodrygo if their winger moved to Spurs. Madrid would want at least €100 mil lion (RM580m) for Rodrygo, who is seemingly not in

tive target to Savinho, with the Frenchman also being monitored by sev eral of the continent’s top clubs. Monaco would want £47.5 million (RM275m) for the 23-year-old, who impressed for the Ligue 1 giants last term. With a deal for Savinho so far being blocked and his £70 million asking price seen as steep, this could be a deal that accelerates quickly after the failed move for Eze. MARC GUEHI In addition to Eze, Crystal Palace could be set to lose a second key player in the form of captain Marc Guehi. The England international has just one year left on his contract and though he is not pushing for a move, he is the subject of interest from clubs including Liverpool and Newcastle, who even placed a £60 million bid for him last sum mer. Liverpool now seem the most concrete option for the centreback, with the Reds light in defence if Virgil van Dijk or Ibrahima Konate were to get injured, but they are yet to agree a deal with Palace for the defender. SAVINHO Savinho recently emerged as a sur prise target for Tottenham, with Thomas Frank’s side now needing attacking rein forcements after the injury to James Maddison and the failure to capture Morgan Gibbs-White. Manchester City don’t necessarily want to sell the Brazilian and Spurs have already sent one proposal, which was worth around £51 million (RM295m) and was rejected. It is thought City would sell for the right price, which would be a sum closer to £70 million (RM406m), though the move is not progress ing. GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA Donnarumma has emerged as one of the surprise exits of the summer after helping PSG to a treble last season, with the French club’s sign ing of Lucas Chevalier seemingly relegating the Italy international to a supporting role if he were to stay. That has opened the door to a move away from the French capi tal, with the seasoned ‘keeper attracting plenty of interest from around Europe. Though Manchester United were touted as a potential destina tion originally, it is Manchester City who have emerged as the most concrete option in recent weeks, despite the recent arrival of James Trafford. However, any deal for the Italian hinges on the future of Ederson, who is the subject of interest from Galatasaray. If the Brazilian completes the move, then Donnarumma could well move to the Etihad. PSG are said to want around £26 mil lion (RM150m) for the 26-year-old, with personal terms unlikely to be an issue if Ederson leaves. – The Independent

the Brentford man the subject of interest from clubs including Newcastle, Spurs and Nottingham Forest. However, it is the Magpies who lead the race, with the club seeing a recent £40 million (RM232m) offer for Wissa turned down by Brentford, who value their top scorer closer to the £50 million. This is a story to follow for several rea sons, as dominoes could fall across the market if this one goes through. NICOLAS JACKSON Nicolas Jackson’s future has all of a sudden become the subject of plenty of intrigue, with the Senegal striker now finding himself down the pecking order at Chelsea after the arrival of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro. Despite a 24/25 season in which he impressed at times, the 24-year-old is now free to leave Stamford Bridge, though Chelsea value him as high as £80 million (RM464m) Plenty of Europe’s top sides are inter ested, from AC Milan to Premier League clubs which includes Newcastle, but

TRANSFER deadline day is just around the corner, with clubs across Europe having until Sept 1 to wrap up the final deals of a busy summer window. The Premier League once again heads the spending across the continent, with multiple English clubs having spent over £100 million (RM580m) this summer. Several big deals are still close too, with Arsenal on the verge of signing Eberechi Eze, while Chelsea are complet ing a deal for Julio Enciso and Nottingham Forest are close to wrapping up a move for Douglas Luiz. And with just eight days left until the window slams shut, there is plenty going on behind the scenes as clubs look to make their final additions ahead of the 2025/26 season starting in earnest. Here are 10 Premier League deals that could still be done before the deadline. ALEXANDER ISAK Alexander Isak has been the subject of the summer’s most protracted transfer saga, with a move to Liverpool con stantly being touted but so far failing to materialise. The Sweden striker was the sub ject of a £110 million (RM638m) bid from Liverpool earlier in the window, but the swiftness of the rejection from Newcastle means the Reds have not returned with a second offer. Most recently, the 25-year-old took matters into his own hands with a social media statement accusing his club of “broken promises” over his future, though so far it has only served to harden Newcastle’s stance that he will not be moving this summer. Plenty could change ahead of the deadline – with the Magpies perhaps not wanting to keep an unhappy player – but with the club struggling to sign a replacement, this is a deal that will go to the wire either way. ALEJANDRO GARNACHO The story around Alejandro Garnacho’s future is another one that has dragged through the summer, with little movement initially before Chelsea began to make official moves towards signing the Argentine. Garnacho was essentially kicked out of the Manchester United squad by Ruben Amorim, with the winger not joining the club on their US tour and not being part of the squad for the opening game against Arsenal. Recent reports suggest that he has told all parties that he will only accept a move to Chelsea and turned down an offer from Bayern Munich in recent days. He has agreed personal terms with the Blues ahead of a move. United value the Argentina interna tional at £50 million (RM290m), with Chelsea valuing him closer to £30 million (RM174m). XAVI SIMONS As ever, the end of the window prom ises to be a busy one for Chelsea, and Xavi Simons is the other key target

there is no serious progress so far and it could go to the deadline. MAGHNES AKLIOUCHE Tottenham have identified as Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche as an alterna

Xabi Alonso’s plans after being left out of Madrid’s opening game of the season against Osasuna last weekend. YOANE WISSA Yoane Wissa has qui etly become another one of the most drawn-out sagas of the summer w i n d ow , with

Rodrygo (left) and Nicolas Jackson.