Man Utd 'race the clock' to land £50.5m Euro 2024 star as West Ham 'eye' £40m Premier League forward

The Premier League clubs will now be preparing to set off on trips abroad with much of the early fitness preparations coming to an end. We are now getting to the stage where players need to build fitness through match fitness, and pre-season fixtures have already begun.

Many of those fixtures take place abroad these days, but there are plenty of teams who are also playing games on home soil. As preparations on the grass step up, clubs are also battling to secure new signings, and Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are no different. Here we round up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding the Premier League.

Olmo ‘push’

Manchester United are said to be pushing to sign RB Leipzig star Dani Olmo this summer. Olmo was one of the stars of Euro 2024, stepping in for the injured Pedri and winning the Golden Boot award, leading the tournament on goals and assists, albeit he was joint-level with three goals.

According to AS, United are making a real push to sign Olmo, who has a release clause of £50.5million, though that clause will rise from July 20, putting a potential deadline on the deal. Olmo has said: "My advisors, who are dealing with this, already know what I want to do. I don't know if I will stay in Germany, we will see. I want to be in a place where I am appreciated and loved and what I want to do is win. There are several options, we will see what happens."

Madueke ‘interest’

Elsewhere, Newcastle United are said to be hoping to sign Chelsea man Noni Madueke this summer. According to Football Insider, the Magpies have ‘made contact’ with the Blues over a possible deal.

Newcastle are said to want to bolster their options on the right side, and Madueke may find it difficult to secure regular starts at Stamford Bridge this summer. Madueke was signed for £29million in January of last year, and Chelsea will want to at least make their money back if they are to sell. Though, there will undoubtedly be concerns about selling to a direct rival.

West Ham eye Duran

Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth says there could still be a deal done for West Ham to land Jhon Duran this summer. It was reported early in the summer that Chelsea would move to land the Colombian on a £40million deal, but that talk quickly cooled.

The Blues appear to be looking elsewhere, while West Ham are now being linked with a move for the Villa forward. Villa are preparing for Champions League football, but they may need to make some extra spending space this summer due to PSR and big spending last summer. Sheth told GiveMeSport: “There's been lots of reports about so many of the players that they're [West Ham] looking at. Jhon Duran is one that they've looked at. It's gone cool at the moment, but it's still there, I'm told, in the background. I'm told don't rule this one out at all."