After making Carlos Baleba of Cameroon their top priority to take Moisés Caicedo’s position, Brighton is drafting a new offer for Lille.
Lille, who acquired Baleba from École de Football des Brasseries du Cameroun in January 2022, turned down an initial offer of £14.5 million plus £2.5 million in bonuses earlier this week. The 19-year-old’s valuation to the French club is thought to be closer to £30m following some standout Ligue 1 performances under manager Paulo Fonseca.
According to reports, Brighton has been monitoring Baleba for some time and sees him as the best Caicedo successor after the latter’s British record $115 million move to Chelsea.
According to reports, Brighton has been monitoring Baleba for some time and sees him as the best Caicedo successor after the latter’s British record $115 million move to Chelsea.
Now that other Premier League clubs are reportedly interested, they are expected to move fast to complete a deal. Despite rumors to the contrary, Liverpool is not thought to be among them despite having missed out on Caicedo.
Mohammed Kudus, a forward from Ghana, is also coveted by West ham, therefore Brighton’s effort to get him from Ajax has already been unsuccessful.
Hakim Ziyech has been verbally agreed to by Chelsea and Galatasaray. Michael Olise from Crystal Palace and Roméo Lavia from Southampton are on their way to Chelsea. The agreement for the Moroccan forward, whose recent transfers to Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Nassr both fell through, is still
pending further information and a medical exam.
Al-Nassr has increased the pay it is offering to Manchester City to capture Aymeric Laporte. Although a formal offer has reportedly not yet been made to the Spanish defender, verbal negotiations over personal terms are progressing, and City is willing to let Laporte depart if he accepts.
Yassine Bono, a goalkeeper from Morocco, will join Al-Hilal for a fixed fee of £16.2 million plus add-ons. A three-year contract’s personal terms are being addressed, and the deal is anticipated to be finalized following Wednesday night’s European Super Cup match against City.
After leaving Everton as a free agent in June, Andros Townsend is also drawing interest from Saudi Arabia and the MLS.
Nuno Tavares of Arsenal has received a formal proposal from Nottingham Forest to join on a permanent basis, while Lewis Hall of Chelsea is a top target for Newcastle. Hall has a new six-year contract with Chelsea, but he may go on loan because Palace and Chelsea already had a deal in place.
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