Transfer news live: Arsenal and Spurs in Eze update, Newcastle identify Isak replacement, new club in for Chelsea striker

Tottenham Hotspur have identified Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche as a new target due to the lofty asking price for Manchester City’s Savinho, writes Miguel Delaney.

City can also call on Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Oscar Bobb and Omar Marmoush to play out wide, though Savinho remains highly-rated by the club since joining from Troyes for £30.8m in 2024.

And Akliouche has now emerged as a viable alternative, having impressed for the Ligue 1 giants last term with seven goals in all competitions and also registering in the first game of the season, a 3-1 win over Le Havre.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews says he doesn’t know what is happening with Yoane Wissa’s situation but that there has been no change.

“It’s a day-by-day one in terms of Wiss,” the Irishman said. “As far as I know nothing else has happened today, definitely didn’t yesterday, so as it was really.

“I have no idea what the situation will be, I have been up here since yesterday so we will deal with that during the week.

“Hopefully it can resolve itself sooner rather than later.

“We’re always looking and there’s a clear plan at the club if a player leaves.”

Five years ago, Leeds United marked their return to the Premier League with a helter-skelter affair against opposition from Merseyside. Marcelo Bielsa’s side lost 4-3 to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in a classic. In 2025, there was a superficial similarity in the fixture list, none whatsoever in the game but Leeds could savour an outcome they preferred. Everton were beaten 1-0 and, for the second time in the opening round of games, a promoted club tasted victory.

Daniel Farke’s Leeds will never have the romance of Bielsa’s but a prosaic win qualified as a “really magic night” for a manager who entered his 50th Premier League game with just six wins to his name but who could claim the meagre resources at Norwich accounted for that record.

talkSPORT say that Brentford are continuing to block Yoane Wissa’s potential move to Newcastle.

The signing of Dango Ouattara, for a club record fee, was to replace Bryan Mbeumo after his move to Manchester United and the Bees want another forward before Wissa can leave.

Sky Sports News also reported last week that Wissa’s representatives were assured Brentford would engage with Newcastle if there was movement on forward reinforcements.

Newcastle are not expected to offer above £40m who could play into things as well.

Bournemouth’s new signing Ben Gannon Doak arrived from Liverpool where he was registered as Ben Doak.

The Scotland international wishes to be known as Gannon Doak to reflect both of his parents’ names asked for the switch when signing his a five-year deal.

Sky Sports reports that Gannon Doak is viewed as a replacement for Luis Sinisterra, who is set to join Brazilian side Cruzeiro on loan.

Tottenham were interested in bringing Manchester City midfielder Savinho to the club this summer but it seems likely that the 21-year-old will remain at the Etihad.

Spurs are now looking at Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche as an alternative.

Akliouche is 23-years-old and scored five goals with 10 assists in 32 matches for Monaco last season.

Bournemouth have completed the signing of Ben Gannon Doak from Liverpool in a deal worth £25m.

The 19-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the Vitality Stadium.

The agreement between the two Premier League clubs also includes a buy-back option for the Reds.

The concept of “winning” a transfer window more often than not boils down to how many players a team has signed.

That being said, Liverpool could make a genuine claim to the crown with their summer business.

Losing Trent Alexander-Arnold hurt, though to do so for £10m in order for the right-back to participate in the Club World Cup softened the blow of a potential free exit.

“We are keeping balance, and we are respecting the rules,” Unai Emery said about Aston Villa’s transfer window with both Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey having left the club.

Emery added: “We are being competitive in the transfer window. Since I arrived here, we have done fantastic windows, in January and the summer. We now have to be intelligent and alert in everything.

“I think the most important is how we are building the team, trying to get as strong as possible with the players we have.

“The club is working fantastic, and we are ambitious. We are ambitious, respecting the rules too, trying to get the best players possible.

“We are not going to rest in case we can be with an option in the transfer window.”