Overview
- Manchester United have prepared first contact with Real Madrid over Aurélien Tchouaméni, and reports say the club will only proceed if Madrid sets a sale price United can meet and if the player agrees to lower wages than he currently earns.
- United are close to completing the signing of Ederson Silva from Atalanta for about £35–38m, a move that the club expects to finalise once the Brazil midfielder’s World Cup involvement ends.
- Arsenal are advancing a renewed pursuit of Bruno Guimarães with media reports suggesting an approach near £65m, and the club has drawn up a long list of right‑back options including Aaron Wan‑Bissaka as possible cover if Ben White departs.
- Liverpool have opened contact over World Cup standout Kaishu Sano, with initial figures around €50–60m reported, while Tottenham, Chelsea and others continue high‑value interest in younger forwards such as Eli Junior Kroupi.
- Clubs across the Premier League are racing to conclude deals during a compressed World Cup window that has pushed fees higher, forced sell‑to‑buy moves and led owners like INEOS to impose tighter wage and value limits that are reshaping transfer targets.