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The tears seemed very real from Emiliano Martínez after a win over Tottenham last month because his Aston Villa future is not certain. Despite being the world’s best goalkeeper, according to some golden trinket, Villa might need to sell him to please the calculator botherers. Manchester United, where Martínez was gloriously sent off on the final day of the season, are eager to find a goalkeeper who does not make fortnightly errors. Even though United are pretty terrible and Villa set for another European adventure, Martínez is actually quite tempted by a move to Old Trafford. Another man on the Ruben Amorim radar is Fiorentina striker Moise Kean who has a £44.5m release clause.
After missing out on Florian Wirtz and potentially Nico Williams, Bayern Munich are having to look elsewhere for a new attacking threat. One potential option is Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli. The Gunners are potentially looking to clear the decks in an attempt to stop finishing second. If the Bundesliga champions are to lure the Brazilian away from North London, it will cost them more than £50m. Alternatively, Bayern could make a move for Chelsea target Jamie Gittens of Borussia Dortmund.
If Martinelli heads off to Munich, then Mikel Arteta will need a shiny new winger to take his place. Rodrygo is one such target and would be a straight samba swap for his international teammate. He does not seem completely happy at Real Madrid and that might give Arsenal a bargaining chip but the Spanish side want more than £70m to see the 24-year-old which is a spicy albondiga by anyone’s standard.
Cost is becoming a concern for Arsenal and they are contemplating backing out of the chase for Benjamin Sesko. The prospect of spending £70m for the RB Leipzig striker and his astronomical wage demands might be a little too much for the Gunners’ coffers.
Harvey Elliott helped England Under-21s reach the European Championship semi-finals on Saturday night. He scored the second in a fine win over Spain but despite his international performances, Elliott might need to depart Liverpool in order to find regular football. Brighton could offer him a route out of Anfield but it would cost the Seagulls around £40m to get their man.
Galatasaray are in need of a new goalkeeper after the legendary Fernando Muslera called time on Istanbul after 14 years. The natural response to such news is clearly to seek out Southampton’s Aaron Ramsdale, who might find the fiery nature of Turkish football more alluring than the Championship. The Englishman has a £20m release clause and the Saints would would not be eager to let him go much cheaper, so a loan might need to be considered.
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Everton are closing in on the signing of Fulham right-back Kenny Tete. The Frenchman was offered a new three-year deal at Craven Cottage but fancies a move to Merseyside where he will stay until 2028.
