Latest transfer news and rumours – 16 August 2023
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers.Premier League summer transfer window opens on June 10 and will close on September 1.
- Manchester City are set to accelerate their move for attacking reinforcements in the transfer market after their star playmaker Kevin De Bruyne was ruled out for up to four months with a hamstring injury.
- Newcastle United are in talks with Arsenal over a deal for Kieran Tierney as they hatch their loan workaround.
- Southampton director of football Jason Wilcox is confident a deal to sell Romeo Lavia to Chelsea will soon be completed.
- Arsenal will decide whether to dip back into the transfer market when they know the full extent of Jurrien Timber’s knee injury.
- Nottingham Forest have made an approach for Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah.
- The Premier League have introduced a new rule following Everton’s Financial Fair Play charges last season which compels clubs with a recent history of overspending to submit their accounts three months before the rest of the top flight.
- Crystal Palace attacker Michael Olise’s proposed move to Chelsea is unfolding amid a backdrop of ‘tapping-up’ concerns.
- Liverpool face a race against time to land much-needed reinforcements in midfield with Fulham’s Joao Palhinha and Crystal Palace youngster Cheick Doucoure among the favoured options.
- Wilfried Gnonto is training alone at Leeds United’s Thorp Arch as he pushes for a move to Everton.
- Brentford owner Matthew Benham has sold his majority stake in FC Midtjylland to Danish businessman Anders Holch Povlsen.
- Aston Villa are closing in on Galatasaray’s attacking midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo and are working on a deal to sign Sevilla left-back Marcos Acuna.
- Ex-Liverpool midfielder Fabinho was so shocked by a Saudi fan’s gift of a luxury watch after his Al-Ittihad debut that he dropped it.
- Manchester United have completed the double transfer swoop of club legend Darren Fletcher’s sons.
- Kepa Arrizabalaga wants a permanent switch to Real Madrid from Chelsea after joining the Spanish giants on loan.
- Luton are eyeing a double swoop for Aston Villa pair Cameron Archer and Keinan Davis.
