Premier League transfer news today: Casemiro United exit chat intensifies

Take a read through the latest Premier League transfer news for today with Football Whispers! All possible transfers are rated out of 5, based on their likelihood.

Today's Premier League (EPL) Transfer News and Rumours

Casemiro to leave Man United – 3/5

Casemiro hasn’t enjoyed much of his time at Old Trafford and the last 12 months in particular have been somewhat of a disaster for the former Real Madrid man. Arguably though, his first half showing against Liverpool at the weekend was the low point of his United career and there are now massive questions swirling around his future.

Erik Ten Hag hooked the 32-year-old at half-time against Liverpool and had to deny reports of the player leaving the stadium during the second half. Now we could be about to find out just how much Ten Hag and co want to keep the experienced midfielder around. iSport are reporting that Saudi Arabian clubs are eyeing cut price moves in January whilst a Times report suggest Galatasaray of Turkey are keen on a loan deal where they cover some – not all – of the Brazilian’s wages.

You can see why clubs are sniffing around but surely United feel their depth in that holding midfield role is too shallow to allow Casemiro to leave right now. As for the player, the Mail say he’s keen to stay and prove his worth.

Slot wants Salah to stay – 5/5

It might not be Premier League transfer news per se but Mo Salah’s future soon could turn into that with Saudi Arabia having widely been linked with a move for the Egyptian star. His future is currently up in the air with the player making his stance on things very clear after Liverpool’s win over Manchester United at the weekend as he suggested he could have just played at Old Trafford for the last time. Now though Football Insider are reporting that Liverpool are about to open contract talks with their talisman.

Salah, 32, might be nearing the twilight of his career but he is showing no signs of slowing down. The season is only three games old and already Salah has six goal contributions to his name with three goals and three assists. The power of this potential deal though is firmly in Salah’s hands

Matip a target for West Ham – 4/5

Premier League clubs might not be allowed to make signings from other clubs but that doesn’t apply to registering players who are currently without a club and according to Sky Sports West Ham are looking to add another centre-half to their squad with former Liverpool man Joel Matip their primary target.

The 33-year-old Cameroon defender left Anfield in July after eight years at the club and would bring a vast amount of experience to the Hammers’ squad. Rewind to the start of last season and Matip was a regular for Liverpool at the heart of their backline alongside Virgil Van Dijk – including playing the full 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over West Ham. Then came an extended spell on the sidelines with Matip suffering a cruciate ligament injury. Matip didn’t kick another ball for the Reds with fitness now the main concern for any club looking to sign him.

West Ham don’t have all their eggs in the Matip basket though with John Egan, formerly of Sheffield United, also having been linked.

Trippier to leave Tyneside – 3/5

There is nobody in the North East that is impressed with Newcastle’s summer transfer dealings – expect maybe Sunderland fans. In all seriousness though, Eddie Howe has already publicly spoken about the fact that, whilst content with why, that his squad is potentially weaker than it was at this time last year. Depending on the sources you believe, things could be about to get worse for the Magpies too.

The Sun are reporting that 33-year-old right back Kieran Trippier, who has recently retired from international football, is a target for several Saudi Arabian clubs. Talksport, however, have ran a story rubbishing such claims – albeit that does appear to be fed from club sources.

We’re torn on the subject. On one hand, Trippier endured a torrid campaign at times last season and, with England caps no longer in his future, the pull of a major payday in the Saudi Pro League may well appeal, however, it was widely reported that the former Tottenham fullback took a major pay cut to join Newcastle from Atletico Madrid suggesting his motivation isn’t purely a financial one.

Chilwell Turkey bound – 4/5

The Premier League transfer window might have slammed shut but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the end of rumours relating to top flight stars because clubs in England can still ship their players out.

Ben Chilwell at Chelsea is perhaps the most high-profile player that didn’t get his move before deadline day came and went with Enzo Maresca pulling no punches that he doesn’t fancy him in his system; that means that Chilwell either moves on to a league still able to sign him or he rots with the youth side at Stamford Bridge until, at the very least, January. The latter isn’t much of an option and, according to Givemesport, the 27-year-old could join former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahce with their window open until mid-September with a loan most likely.

It's a move that makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons. Chilwell would get game time at a decent standard with Fener in the Europa League and likely to compete for the Super Lig title, Chelsea will cover a share of his wages and Fenerbahce get a proven quality left-back in an area where their side has been weakened after they lost Ferdi Kadioglu to Brighton

Deivid Washington collapse a sign of the future – 3/5

Sancho set for Old Trafford exit – 5/5

Ever since Erik Ten Hag and Jadon Sancho had a fall out last season it felt inevitable that the only way forward from the situation for the club was with one of the parties involved to move on. Ten Hag extended his stay in the summer and gave an interview in which he claimed the Sancho issues had been solved. Very few brought that as genuine and the winger’s exclusion from the first couple of competitive matches has re-lit the stories of the fall out. Now, with the transfer window winding down, it seems Sancho is finally going to leaving the club.

RMC Sport have linked Sancho with a season-long loan deal to Serie A side Juventus, with the deal said to include an obligation to buy come next summer whilst the Guardian have reported that the England man is taking his time to seal that switch owing to a belief that Chelsea, where he’d prefer to go, are weighing up a move. One thing is for sure though, we won’t see him in a Man United shirt this season.

Toney nearing Chelsea move – 4/5

Chelsea’s need for an out-and-out striker has been an obvious problem for so long that it’s almost impossible to believe they’ve not addressed it before now given they money they’ve been throwing around. Finally, it looks like they’re going to seal a deal for that elusive centre forward with Brentford’s Ivan Toney the player in question; that’s at least the case according to Sky Sports.

Toney is a proven player at Premier League level and will handle the step up to a club like Chelsea without any issues as he demonstrated with the confidence he showed for England at Euro 2024. With a physical presence, ability to hold and link play as well as having a solid record of finding the net in England’s top flight (36 goals in 85 league appearances) he would be a great addition to an inexperienced Chelsea frontline.

That said, murmurs of a mega-money move to Saudi Arabia could still scupper the deal for Enzo Maresca and co.

Ward-Prowse on the move – 3/5

James Ward-Prowse is more than proven in the Premier League after turning in a host of top performances for Southampton prior to their relegation whilst he’s since impressed in the claret of West Ham after joining them for £35m last summer. Despite that, it’s understood that the 11-cap England international is not in the plans of Julen Lopetegui with Football Insider reporting that Nottingham Forest are eyeing a move for the 29-year-old.

Sky Sports don’t quite go so far with their summation but it does seem that the Hammers could be tempted to sanction Ward-Prowse’s exit should a suitable offer arrive in the next few days. Anyone that lands the set-piece specialist would be getting their hands on a top player though and his ability to score and create goals could prove crucial for a side like Forest who, let’s face it, are likely in for a relegation scrap this season. The big question is perhaps “how much?”.

Newcastle still want Trafford – 4/5

Rewind to the start of the summer transfer window and it seemed nailed on that James Trafford was going to leave Burnley to join Newcastle. We’ve only got a few days until the transfer window slams shut now though and the young keeper is still very much the Burnley keeper. According to the Guardian, that could soon change with the Magpies frantically trying to find a way to make Trafford a Newcastle player with a loan and obligation to buy looking a likely outcome.

Trafford, 21, has started the Championship campaign as Burnley’s number one shotstopper but it is notable that they’ve moved to bring in another solid Championship keeper in Vaclav Hladky; he was Ipswich’s number one last season earning rave reviews as the Tractor Boys won promotion. With his arrival to Turf Moor, you have to wonder whether they already had one eye on Trafford moving on.

Gunners desperately want deadline day wide man – 4/5

Arsenal have made smart measured additions to their squad this summer but their business doesn’t appear to be done just yet with Mikel Arteta understood to be keen to add a new winger to his squad before the window slams shut. Any new arrival will come into the Emirates with the intention of competing with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, adding much needed depth to the Gunners wide areas. There are a few names flying around as to who the new man could be.

The Independent are reporting that Raheem Sterling and Kingsley Coman are both under serious consideration by the Arsenal hierarchy with those two fitting into a very similar profile of being slightly more experienced players with a point to prove. Metro meanwhile link Arsenal with a different type of player in Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon. Whilst the former Everton man would be a great addition for Arsenal, it’s unlikely Newcastle would sanction his sale so late in the window. We’ll know soon though.

Nketiah Palace bound – 5/5

If the previous two links have been loosely connected to Arsenal as possible inbound moves, this one is seemingly a definite outbound from the Emirates. The word from the Athletic is that Crystal Palace are agonisingly close to sealing a £25m deal for Gunners forward Eddie Nketiah.

Palace have lost some of their attacking talent this summer and their desire to add to that area of their squad has been well documented with Nketiah a long-term target after he scored five goals from limited gametime last season for Arsenal. Should Palace land the 25-year-old it would not only be a boost for the Eagles but also a bitter blow for Everton; if reports are to be believed, they’ve pushed hard to bring Nketiah to Goodison Park and it would be yet another player that has said ‘no’ to their project.

Celtic eye Edouard return – 3/5

We’ve just touched on the fact that Nketiah is nearing a move to Selhurst Park and it seems that should that move get rubberstamped then Crystal Palace could look to move on one of their existing attackers. Odsonne Edouard looks the likely candidate to head through the exit door with News Shopper reporting that Celtic would be keen for the 26-year-old to return to Celtic Park.

Edouard is adored by the white and green half of Glasgow after a four-year spell in which the former PSG striker produced 125 goal contributions (87 goals, 38 assists) in just 179 matches. From Celtic’s side of things, say no more, it’s clear why re-signing Edouard would appeal. Whether the player would want a Celtic return is a different question. He obviously enjoyed his time in Scotland but is he willing to accept a step back at this stage of his career? Will anyone else in the Premier League take a punt on him? Let’s wait and see – but we look set to find out in the next week and a Palace stay is looking less and less likely.

Osimhen wants Chelsea – 4/5

Victor Osimhen is a name that simply will not go away this window and it looks like his future is going to go down to the wire. From a pure talent perspective, he’s one of, if not the, best players at Napoli but the club clearly want to bring in some money with the Nigerian talisman the obvious golden ticket. Saudi Arabian clubs have been linked throughout the window but the player, who is yet to hit his prime years, has made it clear he does not want that move. Osimhen wants Chelsea. We expect this deal will happen before the window slams shut but how close it will run to the deadline we just don’t know.

Past Premier League Transfer News

Cherki set for Craven Cottage – 3/5

With the transfer window heading towards its close now is the time for some notable deals to start happening. It seems Fulham are not messing about with French publication L'Equipe reporting that Rayan Cherki is on his way to London to sign for the club.

Cherki, 21, has long been raved about as the next big thing in French football with his talent and technique absolutely unquestionable. The youngster, who predominantly operates in the number 10 role but can also play wide and as a false nine, has already racked up a whopping 141 appearances for Lyon during which time he's chopped in with 42 goal contributions; 12 of those 42 came last season at a rate of more than a goal involvement every other game.

With good experience already under his belt, a highlight reel that could legs your head spinning and a ceiling that could see him become one of the elite players in world football it's little surprise that Premier League clubs are sniffing around. If Fulham can get this deal over the line it would be a real coup but we're not sure just yet. Their interest is definitely genuine but some reports are suggesting the player might pass on the move.

Clarke Ipswich bound – 3/5

From Cherki we turn our attention to another talented and attack minded youngster; this time it's Sunderland's Jack Clarke. According to widespread reports – most notably the Sunderland Echo and The Times – newly promoted Ipswich are keen to bring the wiseman in with a £15m bid tabled already to open the negotiations.

Clarke was amongst the top performers in the second tier last season and he's long looked destined to outgrow Sunderland with West Ham, who have enjoyed success picking up players from further down the pyramid, and Italian side Lazio reportedly having shown at least tentative interest throughout the summer. The 23-year-old former Tottenham player hit 15 league goals last season and his style of play is one that is about trying to make things happen.

Ipswich have been keen to bolster their ranks this summer with a failed move for Jaden Philogene the most obvious nod to wanting to recruit in Clarke's primary position on the left hand side.  You would suspect the player would be keen on a move to a top flight club where he's a) going to learn from a highly respected coach and b) play regular minutes. Whether or not Sunderland would take £15m though remains to be seen; it has been suggested the Black Cats wanted £25m for their prize asset but that would probably be beyond the Tractor Boys.

Broja to become a Blue – 5/5

We stay on the Ipswich and Fulham theme here with Chelsea's Armando Broja, who spent last season on loan at Craven Cottage, set for a loan and obligation to buy move to Portman Road – the caveat to that obligation being that Ipswich have to survive in the Premier League.

Kieran McKenna is known to be a huge fan of Broja's with the Albanian very much fitting the profile of striker the Town gaffer likes, however, it's believed a move between two parties fell apart earlier in the window. In one hand, that was due to Chelsea asking for too much money to sanction their player's exit on a permanent basis only and also with the player reportedly keen to see what other offers came his way with links to several of Europe's big five leagues having been floated.

As things have progressed though it seems the two clubs are in agreement about how a deal could be structured. As for the player, Broja, who scored nine goals during a loan spell with then Premier League Southampton in 2021/22, he agreed to visit Ipswich's trading ground on Friday last week and has been wowed by the club's ambition. Broja could trade Chelsea blue for Ipswich blue as soon as later today.

Chilwell in Chelsea exit – 4/5

Staying on Chelsea's potential outgoings it is probably fair to say that Ben Chilwell is nailed on to leave Stamford Bridge before this summer window slams shut with Blues boss Enzo Maresca as good as saying the left back is not part of his plans and is free to leave. According to TalkSport, Chilwell could tread the path walked by Mason Mount last summer and join his former teammate at Old Trafford.

Erik Ten Hag hasn't hidden his frustration about Man United's injury problems and the left back role has been arguably the key problem area for them over the last year – and looks like continuing to be on with Luke Shaw now ruled out for longer after rushing back to help England at the Euros. A move for Chilwell makes a lot of sense for many different reasons.

The former Leicester man would immediately give them an experienced left back who is fit and ready to play but he’d also be a player that would take zero time to adjust to the Premier League whilst we already know he has the mentality it take to perform on the big stage given he’s represented Chelsea and England so well on multiple occasions. For the player, it would see him secure a move to another big club whilst the financial side of the deal could work for everyone too.

Ugarte still on United list of targets – 3/5

Manuel Ugarte is a name that’s been flying around Manchester United gossip columns all summer long and, even now, there are conflicting reports about whether or not the PSG midfielder will arrive at Old Trafford.

With talk of Scott McTominay’s exit forever ongoing, midfield is a position where the Red Devils will need to add you feel and, as such, the reports out of Sky Germany suggest Ugarte’s move is progressing makes a lot of sense with the player clearly on United’s wishlist.

The conflict comes from the Daily Mirror who report that United have not met PSG’s valuation with the French giants firm in their view that they’ll hold out for £51m. Whether or not United get bullied into going that high is something we’ll have to wait and find out because it doesn’t look like the player is going to push for the move.

Premier League transfer targets – Latest rumours

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Aston Villa

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Brighton

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Everton

Fulham

Ipswich

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Nottingham Forest

Southampton

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West Ham

Wolves

In the spirit of the transfer window being open once again, we figured we’d have some fun and look back at some of the more historic transfers to ever occur in the Premier League.

Thierry Henry to Arsenal – 1999

It’s almost hard to believe that this was more than 20 years ago, but in terms of historic transfers, this is one of our all-time favourites. Henry made the move from Juventus to Arsenal for a fee of just over £14 million – one of the bargains of the century looking back. Wenger turned Henry from a dangerous winger into one of the best strikers of all time!

Cristiano Ronaldo to Man Utd – 2003 (& 2021!)

Come on, we had to mention the birth of one of the greatest strikers there has ever been, whether in the EPL or anywhere else. Back in 2003, Ronaldo moved from Sporting Lisbon to join United, under Sir Alex Ferguson, of course. And as they say, the rest is history!

Paul Pogba to Man Utd – 2016

This one is a little more recent, but the transfer fee at the time set a brand new record when Pogba moved from Juventus to United for £89 million. Sure, there are many other transfers today that have broken this record, but this was incredible news at the time.

Didier Drogba to Chelsea – 2004

Finally – Drogba is one of the icons of the Premier League, yet it wasn’t always this way. Chelsea signed the Ivory Coast man in 2004, and he ultimately became one of the best strikers the EPL has ever seen, not to mention the number of trophies he won during his time there.