Transfer News, Tuesday August 15th 2023

Joel JJ By Joel JJ β€’ 15th August 2023


Transfer News, Tuesday August 15th 2023

West Ham are considering pulling out of a deal for Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire, 30, because of the time it is taking to complete. (Telegraph)

If Maguire's transfer is abandoned, Hammers boss David Moyes will turn his attention to German defender Jonathan Tah, 27, and Ivory Coast central defender Odilon Kossounou, 22, who are both at Bayer Leverkusen. (Guardian)

West Ham want to replace Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta, 25, with Ghana and Ajax international Mohammed Kudus, 23, if an agreement can be reached on a fee with Manchester City for the former player. (Talksport)

Brighton are in talks over a Β£15 million deal for Lille midfielder Carlos Baleba, 19, having already agreed on personal matters as they seek to close the gap for Moises Caicedo to Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano)

Liverpool, Newcastle United, AC Milan and Juventus are among the clubs that have been following Baleba. (Mail)

Arsenal defender Gabriel is the latest player to be targeted for a move to the Saudi Pro League, although the Gunners are under no pressure to sell the 25-year-old Brazilian. (Mirror)

Tottenham have identified Gent and Nigerian forward Gift Orban, 21, as the player who will replace Harry Kane after moving to Bayern Munich. (Football Insider)

Nottingham Forest have re-established a partnership with George Syrianos, the club's former head of recruitment. (Subscription Required)

Aston Villa are close to completing a loan deal for Italian midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo, 24, from Galatasaray with an option to buy. (Sport Italia – In Italy)

Newcastle have renewed contact with Arsenal about Scotland full-back Kieran Tierney, 26, although the Gunners' Β£30m price tag could be a stumbling block. (Newcastle Chronicle)

Chelsea's Spanish defender Marc Cucurella, 25, is also attracting the attention of Newcastle coach Eddie Howe. (Telegraph – Subscription)

Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City all turned down the chance to sign Paris St-Germain forward Neymar, 31, before the Brazilian joined Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League. (Independent)

The re-inclusion of striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, in the Paris St-Germain squad depends on the France international signing a new contract at the Ligue 1 club. (L'Equipe)

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