City, Country – E don dey one month to di kick-off of di Premier League, and di race to sign new strikers don turn hot like palm oil for frying plantain. Chelsea don already chop two new strikers from Ipswich and Brighton, but di likes of Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Arsenal still dey look for dia next frontman. Wetin e mean? Di transfer market dey waka like no be small!
Make we fit take a quick look at di players wey dey hot for dis summer transfer window. First on di list na Viktor Gyokeres wey dey play for Sporting. Dis 27-year-old striker don dey linked to plenty clubs, and e be like say Arsenal dey set to complete beta deal for £63.5m after e score 97 goals in 102 appearances for Portugal. Dey say after dis signing, di Gunners go soon take dia leave from di striker market.
No forget Victor Osimhen, di Nigerian striker wey dey go round like pepper soup for transfer gists. Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea dey eye am, but im future dey shine bright for Galatasaray wey im don spend last season on loan. If dem no fit settle di cash matter, plenty clubs go wan shift closer. Na dem win di Italian title wey him help Napoli carry last season, but we never know wetin go happen for dis season again.
Next case: Alexander Isak from Newcastle United. Dem don clear say him no dey sell, but Liverpool dey eye him with Nkechi na so dem wan break di British record just to shakey him from Magpies hand. BBC Sport don talk say if dem wan sign am, dem go need cough out up to £130m. E don dey near say Liverpool dey close in on Hugo Ekitike, so di hope for Isak dey look shaky.
Speaking of Ekitike, di Frenchman dey near Liverpool deal as dem dey sort wetin dem go give Frankfurt. Newcastle don mix for di matter but dem turn down £70m offer. Chelsea too don eye am, but with dem don sign Delap and Joao Pedro, e dey like say dem no go check Ekitike again.
Meanwhile, Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford dey don cool down as Manchester United take am easy. Dem dey hope to complete di move before di pre-season kickoff. Dem still dey watch Yoane Wissa for Brentford too; he don score 20 goals last season and dey get attention from Tottenham and Liverpool. Action dey happen for di forward market, no time!
Then we go sabi Benjamin Sesko for RB Leipzig. E dey face competition from di likes of Chelsea and Manchester United, but Arsenal dey focus on Gyokeres now, so Sesko move dey look like e go dey on hold for now. Di transfer fee fit reach £85m! Talk about money!
Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa dey piquant for market too. Arsenal don try bid for am but dem reject £40m. Villa dey enjoy am but who sabi wetin go happen if dem get bigger offer? Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace dey also linked to di exit door. Di Eagles no wan let am go; dem wan make sure he go sign long contract with dem.
Last but not least, we get Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea and Dominic Calvert-Lewin wey don become free agent after Everton contract expire. Newcastle and Manchester United dey eye am, but time go tell who go land him!
Na so di striker market dey hot as clubs dey scramble for dia next goal-getter. Na just to keep our eye on di ball like dem go keep dey shake di market till di end of di window!
