Welcome to Thursday’s round-up of all the biggest and boldest Premier League transfer rumours that we’ve seen doing the rounds in the global sports media over the past 24 hours – and we’ll start with some bad news for Crystal Palace fans.
As if their recent form wasn’t tough enough to handle, they also face the prospect of losing some of their star players over the course of the coming year, with the likes of Adam Wharton and Marc Guéhi generating plenty of interest – but one player who is apparently getting his bags packed is Eberechi Eze, according to Caught Offside.
Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are both interested in him, apparently (although we note that the source for that part of the story seems to be the less-than-reliable Football Insider), and the England international has “given a green light” for a move as he “wants to try out a new challenge”. He was available for £68m due to a release clause this summer, but it’s not yet clear what sort of bids will be required to prise him away from Selhurst Park.
The 3AM Verdict: The key to Palace’s future transfer dealings will be whether they continue to play hardball, as they did with Guéhi in August. Eze has a few years left on his current deal, so they have a strong negotiating position, but if they prevent players from moving clubs then they may sour the dressing room. As it stands there’s been a lot of smoke surrounding a move for Eze, but very little fire, so we’ll see what happens.
Toon star set to depart
Speaking of wingers who could be on the way out of their current clubs, TeamTalk have an update on the future of Paraguay international Miguel Almirón, who was linked with a move away from Newcastle United in the summer. It sounds like the likelihood of a transfer away have only increased, and that there’s every chance the winger leaves over the winter.
Apparently most of the interest in a move comes from clubs in the United States and Saudi Arabia, although the report doesn’t name any specific teams. The alleged interest from Everton is brought up as well, but the implication is that the Toffees probably won’t be keen as any move would have to be permanent. Newcastle are probably keen to find a buyer, judging by the claim that they’d use the financial space created to sign Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo.
The 3AM Verdict: Although we’re sure there is interest from the USA and Middle East in Almirón, we can’t help but note a lack of new information in this report, which always make it feel a little less reliable. Still, we don’t doubt that Newcastle do want to sell ‘Wor Miggy’, and we’ve seen the link with Mbeumo elsewhere, which always lends some credence to a rumour.
