Manchester City don identify Roma midfielder Manu Kone as one of di players wey dem want bring join dem for dis summer transfer window. Di France international, wey be 25 years old, don already dey linked with Manchester United, but di Cityzens dey seriously consider move wey fit reach around £51m. Kone don play five times for France during di World Cup, and e start four of dia matches for North America before dem crash out for semi-final against Spain.
Di move come after City don sell Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders dis week for around £110m combined. Dem dey try fill di hole for midfield, and dem dey hope to wrap up deal for Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi, wey dey valued at £85m. City still dey interested for Enzo Fernandez, but dem no dey ready to meet Chelsea‘s £120m demand. Meanwhile, Tottenham dey for advanced talks to sign Savinho and Omar Marmoush from City, with di two deals wey fit worth upwards of £140m.
For oda Premier League news, Aston Villa dey interested for Tosin Adarabioyo from Chelsea as possible replacement for Ezri Konsa. Benfica don also contact Chelsea about di English defender. Sunderland dey try to trigger Sporting winger Geny Catamo release clause, wey be £51m. Everton dey want Como‘s Assane Diao, wey fit cost between £50m and £60m. Arsenal‘s Gabriel Jesus no dey looking to move go Napoli despite dia interest.
Across Europe, Barcelona dey monitor Harry Kane contract talks with Bayern Munich. Juventus and Napoli dey interested in Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United, but dem both need to sell first. Barcelona don put attempts to sign Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid on hold. Atletico dey also look to beat Manchester United for Spanish defender Jorge Salinas.
Smaller clubs dey active too. Hull City dey close to agreement with Real Betis for Pablo Garcia. Hull, Ipswich Town and Al-Ittihad dey push for Azzedine Ounahi from Girona. Arsenal dey work on deals for James Scanlon and Habeeb Ogunneye from Manchester United. West Ham dey keen on Sunderland winger Jocelin Ta Bi. Wrexham dey interested for Leeds striker Lukas Nmecha. Burnley dey target Anel Ahmedhodzic from Feyenoord, and dem fit lose Zian Flemming to Lille. Wycombe Wanderers don get bid rejected for Jayden Wareham from Exeter City.
