Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to leave Manchester United, but his options are narrowing every day. He could even return to first club Sporting CP to end his Old Trafford nightmare.
As surprising moves go, Joe Rodon leaving Tottenham for Rennes is a bit of a no-brainer. The French team will take the Welsh center on loan with the option to keep him permanently in exchange for 20 million euros. Hopefully he does the business in Ligue 1.
There will be no more Premier League loans until at least January for Ademola Lookman, who will join Atalanta from RB Leipzig on a permanent deal. The winger has spent time with Fulham and Leicester in recent seasons, but looks set to call Bergamo home predictably.
Brighton is not particularly eager to entertain Manchester City’s overtures in relation to Marc Cucurella. The Premier League champions, who lack an orthodox left-back, are willing to pay £40m for the defender but will have to go much higher just for the Seagulls to listen.
Some say you should never look back, but Frank Lampard is not someone who believes in that phrase. Everton are in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over the return of midfielder Idrissa Gueye.
Marseille will bring Nuno Tavares on loan from Arsenal. A slightly more legendary Gunners figure (until that awful move to Old Trafford) could join him after the club entered into negotiations with Internazionale over Alexis Sanchez.
There is still work to do for Spurs this window and they are reportedly keen to sign Nicolò Zaniolo from Roma. The Premier League side even believe they can beat old-timers Juventus to his signature. They could help by making a few quid from the sale of Sergio Reguilon to Barcelona, who still have money to spend somehow. Another name being shuffled towards the exit door is Giovani Lo Celso who is attracting the interest of Villarreal and Fiorentina. Spurs want £17m for the midfielder.
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Vincent Kompany knows a good centre-back when he sees one and certainly if he has been playing in Belgium in recent years, which could explain why Burnley have gone for Club Brugge defender Jack Hendry.
Leeds and Nottingham Forest need to add some strength in depth to their squads before the season starts. One man who could help is Manchester City youngster James McAtee, who is available on loan to gain some first-team football experience.