Three major Premier League clubs are currently monitoring the situation of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford. While Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal are reportedly interested in the 28-year-old, Manchester United officials are reluctant to facilitate a transfer to a domestic rival. Meanwhile, Arsenal is keeping tabs on Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa, and Juventus is showing interest in Villa’s 33-year-old goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez.
Nottingham Forest appears to be closing in on a deal for Sporting CP defender Ousmane Diomande, a 22-year-old international from the Ivory Coast. In other defensive news, Juventus is also targeting West Ham’s 26-year-old center-back, Jean-Clair Todibo.
Manchester United is still searching for a central midfielder but has stepped back from pursuing Brighton’s Carlos Baleba and Bournemouth’s Alex Scott due to high valuations. Despite interest from Arsenal, Bournemouth intends to retain the 22-year-old Scott, even though he has turned down a contract extension. Elsewhere, Ipswich Town has reached a preliminary agreement to sign Celtic’s Daizen Maeda for an initial fee of £8 million. Finally, Rangers and several Australian clubs are scouting Manchester United’s young full-back, James Overy.
