Premier League managers are preparing for the new campaign that gets underway on Friday evening with a number of their final pre-season press conferences scheduled for Thursday to provide all-important team news.
Fans who are finalising their Fantasy Premier League line-ups will be eagerly anticipating updates as the likes of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Vincent Kompany at Burnley, Sean Dyche at Everton and Steve Cooper at Nottingham Forest all speak to the world’s press today.
Elsewhere, the transfer carousel continues to spin with news that West Ham and Monaco are emerging as main competitors for Folarin Balogun as they are currently the only two clubs capable of meeting Arsenal’s £40m-plus asking price. The young striker’s preference had been to go to one of the Milan clubs, with Inter looking likeliest, but the Champions League finalists cannot get close to the fee.
Chelsea have also made progress in talks over Moses Caicedo but Brighton are now holding the London club to a demand of a £90m basic fee with a further £10m to be made up in bonuses and expected clauses. The Blues are also exploring other midfield options with a £48m bid made for Romeo Lavia, going closer to Southampton’s £50m valuation and hoping to trump Liverpool.
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