The transfer window officially opens for clubs across England to make domestic transfers on Friday and there are quite a few big moves already being rumoured.
Several Premier League clubs are understood to be keen on Montpellier’s Stephy Mavididi with Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United amongst them.
Meanwhile, More than one of Leeds United’s star players are attracting interest from some of the biggest clubs in England and Europe but the Yorkshire club won’t be selling on the cheap and have placed a £60m to £70m price tag on the head of one of their stars.
Brentford are keen on signing a player from relegated Watford but the Hornets are expected to ask for a £20m transfer fee.
Newcastle United are expected to be in for a bus transfer window but appear to have pulled out of the race to sign a Villarreal player who is also on the radar of Manchester United.
Elsewhere, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will battle for the signing of a RB Leipzig defender with the German’s keen to keep a hold of the players while a current Spurs star is attracting interest from Ajax.
Liverpool have set a £15m price tag for a Bournemouth loan star who the Cherries are keen to land permanently while a Reds strike is set to complete his move to Italy later this week.
Finally, Aston Villa are set to finalise a deal to keep a loan player at the club.
Here are the Premier League transfer news stories making the headlines on Saturday morning:
5. Chelsea and Spurs to battle for Gvardiol
RB Leipzig are battling to retain Josko Gvardiol amid mounting interest from England, led by Chelsea and Tottenham (Daily Mail) | AFP via Getty Images
6. Dennis will cost Brentford £20m
Brentford want to poach Emmanuel Dennis from relegated Watford but their London rivals will demand a £20m transfer fee for striker (The Sun) | Getty Images
7. Brighton amongst Premier League clubs chasing Mavididi
Stephy Mavididi could leave Montpellier this summer with many Premier League clubs having approached his agents including West Ham, Brighton, Southampton and Everton (Fabrizio Romano) | AFP via Getty Images
8. Newcastle pull out of Danjuma race
Manchester United and Liverpool have been given a boost in their pursuit of Arnaut Danjuma after Newcastle reportedly pulled out of the race to sign the Villarreal winger (Express) | AFP via Getty Images