Crystal Palace 'identify' Marc Guehi replacement as Liverpool 'agree' £35m transfer
All the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding the Premier League clubs as the action gets underway.
The Premier League is now underway with the new season beginning on Friday night, while we also saw plenty of entertaining action across Saturday. The fun continues on Sunday, and we have three London clubs in action between Chelsea, Brentford and Crystal Palace.
In the meantime, the summer transfer window continues to rumble on with around two weeks now remaining for clubs as they look to strengthen their respective squads. Here we have rounded up all the latest transfer news from around the top flight.
Lacroix links
Crystal Palace are said to be pushing for a deal to sign Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix. With uncertainty over Marc Guehi’s future at the club, the Eagles are reportedly preparing to strengthen at the back.
Sky Germany report that Lacroix has become an option with Oliver Glasner having worked with him previously. Bayer Leverkusen’s Odilon Kossounou is also being linked, but he would cost Palace more than £30million this summer. Lacroix was valued at around £15million last summer but there is no reported fee amid Palace’s interest.
Eze boost
A double Palace update today, and with Michael Olise gone and Marc Guehi the subject of multiple bids from Newcastle United, there is some better news for Eagles fans in that Eberechi Eze now looks likely to stay with his release clause having expired.
Fabrizio Romano tweeted: “The release clause of Eberechi Eze at Crystal Palace expires today and no club has activated it Despite interest from several clubs, the clause expires for England winger as @BobbyManzi called.“ Tottenham were linked with a move for Eze but they have already spent big this summer, perhaps making a deal unlikely.
Liverpool ‘strike deal’
Liverpool are said to have struck a deal with Valencia over the signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili. According to HITC, a £35million deal has been struck with Valencia for the signing of the Georgia international, who will ideally replace Alisson Becker in the future.