Goalkeeper David Raya has rejected two new contract offers, has a year left on his current one, and told The Athletic in February: “I have big ambitions and want to fight to win a European title.” If Brentford cannot convince Raya to stay, they will be in the market for a ’keeper and have been linked with Mark Flekken of Germany’s Freiburg and Alban Lafont, captain of French side Nantes. They face the prospect of losing another one of their star players this summer. They have enough depth up front though, with Kevin Schade, Keane Lewis-Potter, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, that they do not need to hit the panic button. Brentford wanted to wait until the outcome of the investigation before finalising their transfer targets and will look for a replacement. Targets: Striker, at least two central midfielders (one box-to-box type, the other more defensive), left-back and centre-back.īrentford’s plans for the summer have been impacted by Ivan Toney’s eight-month suspension by the FA for breaching its rules around betting on football. There was interest in AZ Alkmaar’s 19-year-old left-back Milos Kerkez but the Dutch club’s run to the Europa Conference League semi-finals has made Bournemouth attaining the Hungarian much more difficult.
The club have a €15million (£13.61m/$16.84m) option to make Vina’s loan from Roma permanent in the summer. Matias Vina is the only natural left-back in the squad with Jordan Zemura set for a free-agent transfer to Udinese of Italy’s Serie A. Jefferson Lerma’s contract is due to expire next month and if Bournemouth are to control more games next season, they will need more of a ball-playing defensive midfielder to replace him if he leaves. With two games left, central midfielder Philip Billing leads the way with seven league goals while Dominic Solanke, who has scored six in the Premier League, has blossomed into more of a creative forward.Ĭentral midfield also needs addressing as they are light there in both quality and quantity.
The lack of a proven scorer in the squad has hurt them on multiple occasions. Targets: Giovani Lo Celso, Marco Asensio ( Real Madrid), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao).īournemouth will look to attack the summer window in a way they were unable to as a newly-promoted side last year amid Bill Foley’s takeover - especially after cruising to safety in their first season back among the big boys. With Emery in charge, Villa are also expected to explore his Spanish homeland for additions.Įmery would like a new No 8 and is into Giovani Lo Celso, the Tottenham Hotspur man who has spent 18 months on loan at Villarreal, the first half of that spell playing under him, but as it’s early days, other players will be considered in the weeks ahead and the search will not be restricted to La Liga. Villa are happy with Ollie Watkins and want to assess 21-year-old Cameron Archer when he returns from a successful half-season on loan at Championship promotion contenders Middlesbrough but are also keen on strengthening further. Top of Emery’s wish list is a striker and/or wide player who can also play as a No 9. Targets: Midfielders (Declan Rice, Moises Caicedo) forwards ( Moussa Diaby of Bayer Leverkusen).Īston Villa are gearing up for a busy summer with head coach Unai Emery looking to strengthen every playing department in his first-team squad. A renewed pursuit for the 21-year-old Ecuador international midfielder would further solidify that area of the pitch for manager Mikel Arteta.īeyond that, reinforcements at centre-back as well in the front line could be added to support Arteta’s first-choice XI as Arsenal return to Champions League football after six years away. Having turned 24 in January, West Ham’s England-international captain has proven himself for club and country and possesses the attributes (defensive awareness and ball carrying) to excel in multiple roles.Īlso, Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi has admitted Moises Caicedo, who was an Arsenal target in this year’s winter window, could depart in the summer. That is why their long-standing interest in Declan Rice makes sense. Reinforcements are needed in midfield, with a lack of quality depth after their first-choice trio. What do other clubs do in a world dominated by Man City?Īrsenal have done most of their heavy lifting, recruitment-wise, over the past two summers, which will allow them to be more specific this time.Premier League permutations: Title, Europe, relegation.But what will each club do before the deadline on September 1? The Athletic’s correspondents have taken a look at each side and their likely targets.
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