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Your Premier League club's summer transfer plans
June 15, 2026
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The Premier League transfer window is open for the summer and clubs will have until Tuesday September 1 to make signings, with Deadline Day finishing at the later time of 11pm; follow the transfer window on Sky Sports using the Transfer Centre and our dedicated Premier League club blogs
>Arsenal want to invest again in their first XI ahead of next season and, as champions, will target top quality that can improve on what they already have.
>Left wing and central midfield are the priorities – but there are other positions that could be strengthened depending on outgoings. Arsenal are on a drive to be financially sustainable, so there will need to be some sales to make sure the books are balanced.
>One of Arsenal's top targets over the last year has been Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez. He remains hugely admired at the Emirates, but Atletico have shown their determination to keep him by ridiculing attempts from Barcelona and Real Madrid. The player, if he does leave, prefers a move to Barca.
>So Arsenal will likely have to target someone else who can predominantly play on the left wing, and they have been stepping up interest in Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, although his future will not be determined until after the World Cup with England.
>Arsenal like Anthony Gordon but were content to see him go to Barcelona and, while an ideal target, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia is expected to remain at Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal are understood to have watched his club-mate Bradley Barcola and Yan Diomande at RB Leipzig, as well as Eintracht Frankfurt's Jean-Matteo Bahoya. They are also one of the admirers of Bournemouth forward Junior Kroupi.
>In central midfield, Arsenal are in the mix for all the top players such as Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson - who is closing in on a move to Manchester City - Adam Wharton and others, although a clear first-choice target is unknown.
>Anything further is likely to be dependent on which members of the Arsenal squad have interest from elsewhere and indicate they may want to go for more games. However, the club might also look for a young defender who is versatile enough to cover a number of positions at the back, regardless of sales.
>Back in the Champions League, Aston Villa need to freshen their squad and add more numbers but are likely to have to sell a major name or two to stay in line with UEFA's financial rules.
>That person looks most likely to be Morgan Rogers. He has the highest value in the squad (at least £80m) and has serious interest from Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
>Goalkeeper Emi Martinez also has strong interest from Juventus, who are increasingly confident of getting him according to Sky in Italy, while Ollie Watkins is another player who will always have admirers ready to bid at the right price.
>Should Martinez leave, Villa will be in the market for a new first-choice goalkeeper, and they are among the clubs keen on James Trafford at Manchester City.
>Sky Sports News understands the club are also looking at signing another central midfielder, wingers and another striker. They are one of the clubs who want to sign Harry Wilson, who is out of contract at Fulham.
>Bournemouth stars Rayan, Alex Scott and Kroupi Junior are on the radar of some of Europe's top clubs, but all are considered not for sale.
>Rayan has an £86.6m (€100m) release clause that kicks in next summer. However, Kroupi - who is being monitored by Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Arsenal - does not.
>Scott is on the list at Manchester United, Liverpool and many other Premier League clubs, which Bournemouth are aware of - so they are in talks with him about extending his contract.
>As well as keeping these players, Bournemouth's focus is on signing a left-sided centre-back to replace Marcos Senesi, who has joined Tottenham on a free transfer, as well as a new striker.
>Bournemouth are also reviewing their goalkeeping options - with current work going into signing Lazio's Christos Mandas permanently following his loan.
>Then there is the situation around right-back Alex Jimenez. After his suspension by the club, it remains to be seen whether he has a long-term future on the south coast.
>Brentford are looking to freshen their squad in a variety of positions and have already signed the young centre-back Jannik Schuster from Red Bull Salzburg.
>Two positions that have proved elusive in the last few windows - left wing and central midfield - are now the priorities, and they have recently tried for winger Said El Mala at FC Koln.
>That reached an impasse after his family requested Brentford also sign his older brother, so the Bees are now looking at other targets. One of those is thought to be Feyenoord's Leo Sauer. Others they have tried for in the last 12 months are Max Beier at Dortmund and Omari Hutchinson, now at Nottingham Forest.
>Among the names in central midfield they like are Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney, PSV's Joey Veerman and Pape Matar Sarr at Spurs.
>In terms of outgoings, there remains uncertainty around Mathias Jansen and Rico Henry despite the option years in their contracts being taken up. There are discussions about long-term deals, but interest from elsewhere may test these situations.
>Fabio Carvalho, nearing full fitness after a long-term injury, also has interest from elsewhere - but Brentford expect him to have a big season. Centre-back Ethan Pinnock is more likely to go.
>The name on everyone's lips is Igor Thiago - but Brentford have no interest in selling him and they value him way over £100m. There is likely to be speculation, given he was the second-highest scoring striker in the Premier League last season behind Erling Haaland, but will anyone come in with that kind of money?
>Brighton are preparing to make some changes to their squad - amid interest in some of their best players - and have already signed exciting young winger Zadok Yohanna from AIK in Sweden.
>Other positions they want are right-back - Olympiakos' Costinha is a target, centre-backs - with Adam Webster leaving and Jan Paul van Hecke likely to follow - central midfield and striker.
>Van Hecke is the subject of talks over a move to Tottenham and, as those discussions progress, Brighton have made a £30m offer for Spurs defender Luka Vuskovic to replace him.
>Brighton may need to bring in two new centre-backs, and Charlie Cresswell of Toulouse is another top target, having tried to sign him in January.
>Carlos Baleba, meanwhile, has long been a target for Manchester United, among others, while a host of Champions League clubs want Matt O'Riley, including Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
>One midfielder Brighton have previously tracked as a potential replacement for Baleba is Caleb Yirenkyi at FC Nordsjælland.
>Joel Veltman is the only other player out of contract, but talks are ongoing over a new deal, although Brighton will still look to add another right-back, Sky Sports News understands.
>Up front, the club still hope last season's striker signing Charalampos Kostoulas can come good but are open to the market for other ideas, with Danny Welbeck also not getting any younger.
>New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso believes Chelsea have a very strong squad that can be improved this summer - and the club want to add players with exceptional talent and character.
>There are likely to be fewer promising youngsters through the doors of Cobham, therefore, and more established names instead, with goalkeeper, centre-back, central midfield and new left-winger the main areas of concern.
>Chelsea are one of the clubs with serious interest in Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers along with Arsenal and Manchester United.
>In the goalkeeper department, they expect to put Mike Penders in first-team contention following his loan at Strasbourg but have been looking at others too, while in midfield, Sky Sports News understands Chelsea are admirers of Adam Wharton.
>The future of Enzo Fernandez may be pivotal to any bigger changes in midfield, with his name high on the list at Real Madrid. Fernandez is valued at more than £100m and Chelsea are not trying to sell the player. Contrary to reports, Manchester City are not looking to sign him.
>Chelsea have agreed the sale of Cucurella to Real Madrid which means they will likely have to sign a replacement, although Jorell Hato is in contention to take the starting left-back spot from the departing Spain full-back.
>With Emmanuel Emegha coming in from Strasbourg and Nicolas Jackson returning from his loan at Bayern Munich, there are doubts around the future of Liam Delap, with Chelsea having a surplus of strikers.
>Right-winger Geovany Quenda is set to arrive from Sporting CP following the deal Chelsea did last year, and manager Alonso will want to have a good look at all the players at his disposal before making final decisions.
>Coventry face a huge ask to try and stay in the Premier League after sealing promotion from the Championship as champions. Promoted clubs have spent north of £100m in recent seasons just attempting to give themselves a fighting chance.
>It remains to be seen whether the Sky Blues have that kind of money to throw at their survival bid and how they will do the work necessary to give Frank Lampard more than just a season in the top flight.
>Coventry are understood to be open to new players that can improve them in the majority of positions, but priorities currently are left-back, centre-back and the wings.
>Goalkepeer is another area that needs addressing, with last season's No 1, Carl Rushworth, returning to parent club Brighton after his loan. Coventry have seen a £20m bid for the Englishman knocked back.
>Reports have linked Coventry with Francisco Moura, a left-back at Porto, and Matheus Martins, a winger playing in Brazil.
>Crystal Palace can soon start to concentrate on strengthening their squad for a Europa League campaign, with Pierre Sage on the verge of becoming their new head coach.
>But equally important will be trying to keep some key players, notably Ismaila Sarr, Maxence Lacroix and the much sought-after Adam Wharton. He has been on the radars of all the big Premier League clubs and at least one is expected to bid this summer.
>Also in midfield, Palace want to try and convince Daichi Kamada to stay with the club following their Conference League triumph. Palace have also triggered an option in Jefferson Lerma's contract to keep him for one more season.
>But with a new head coach and so many games, there is real work to do to bolster the squad. Sage has been chosen in part due to his Lens team also playing a 3-4-2-1, so they are looking at signing another right wing-back, a centre-back, potentially two central midfielders and an attacking midfielder.
>Jean-Philippe Mateta's future is still uncertain after his January move to AC Milan broke down, and if another club meets their valuation for the 28-year-old, who is entering the final year of his deal, Palace are expected to go to the market for a replacement.
>Everton boss David Moyes has had a few positional priorities for a while. They have wanted to sign a right-back since long before last summer, while there is also a desire to upgrade their striker department.
>Those two positions remain high on the agenda, as does a new defensive midfielder, with Idrissa Gana Gueye out of contract. Although they would be open to keeping him, Everton have also been bidding for Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney.
>At least one offer has been made, but they face competition from clubs such as Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest - and, potentially, Spurs - for Hackney, who was Boro's player of the season.
>Then there is the interest in West Ham's Jarrod Bowen. Moyes was keen for the club to get him last summer and was prepared to pay £60m. Will they go in for him this summer following the Hammers' relegation?
>Everton were in for Liam Delap last summer before he joined Chelsea and now his future is uncertain they have looked into the possibility of a loan.
>At right-back, Everton had a four-man shortlist in January of Emile Holm, Brooke Norton-Cuffey, Zak El Ouadhi and Omar El Hilali. It remains to be seen which, if any, of these remain targets and who has been added. Arsenal's Ben White is deemed out of financial reach.
>Elsewhere, the club want another deal for Jack Grealish from Manchester City, another winger on top of that and potentially a backup goalkeeper and another left-back.
>Fulham's transfer business is up in the air somewhat, down to the fact that they need to find a new head coach to replace Marco Silva. Talks are progressing with former Real Madrid boss Alvaro Arbeloa.
>Getting a new coach over the line is the main objective at the moment, and Arbeloa, or whoever takes over, will have their own ideas on how the squad can be shaped.
>Fulham are in need of a refresh and there are some obvious holes that need filling regardless of who comes in. At least one striker is needed, with Raul Jimenez now a Wolves player and Rodrigo Muniz coming back from a long-term absence.
>Teenage forward Jonah Kusi-Asare spent last season on loan in west London from Bayern Munich without earning too many first-team minutes. According to Sky in Germany, Fulham want to negotiate a lower option price than the £10m that was initially agreed.
>They will also need at least one winger, with Samuel Chukwueze's loan from AC Milan coming to an end and Harry Wilson out of contract, and with interest from elsewhere.
>Sky Sports News has reported Fulham's interest in Celtic midfielder Arne Engels and the club are also having a look into signing a young attacking midfielder at Dinamo Zagreb, Luka Stojkovic.
>Fulham are also understood to be looking at adding to the right-back position.
>Hull City are expected to have the smallest budget in the Premier League, but they are looking to add more depth to their squad.
>The club will target quality, athleticism, and speed to help make them competitive in the Premier League next season.
>Every position is currently being assessed, but the aim is to supplement the strength of the current group rather than break up the squad that won promotion.
>Kieran McKenna's departure has been somewhat of a spanner in the works for Ipswich's summer window, but they still have ambitious plans after earning promotion back to the Premier League.
>Ipswich are willing to spend to stay in the top flight at the second time of asking under this ownership. As many as 10 new players could arrive as they look to bolster the squad.
>Irrespective of who replaces McKenna, Ipswich will be looking to bolster the squad in multiple positions all over the pitch to give the new head coach the best platform possible to avoid relegation.
>Ipswich are working hard to bring someone in within the next week to allow them to make headway with their summer recruitment, which will be crucial to their hopes of staying up.
>Leeds are facing a big summer window as they look to solidify their place in the Premier League. Daniel Farke wants to add more individual quality to a squad that has made a reputation for itself as being one of the toughest teams to come up against.
>Addressing the goalkeeper situation is a top priority. Talks continue with Karl Darlow, whose contract expires on July 1, but if he moves on, Leeds will potentially need to find a new No 1, with question marks about Lucas Perri after he was dropped.
>Leeds bid for Jorgen Strand Larsen in January but refused to match the £48m Crystal Palace paid Wolves. They may look to sign a striker again in this window. Relying on Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha, who both have patchy injury records, would be a gamble.
>Facundo Buonanotte is unlikely to return after his underwhelming six-month loan from Brighton, but signing a forward that can play as a No 10 and a winger has been on the agenda over the last two windows since before Leeds missed out on Harry Wilson on Deadline Day.
>Striker Joel Piroe and winger Wilfried Gnonto are both facing uncertain futures. Piroe chose to stay at Leeds in the previous window despite widespread interest in the Championship as well from Celtic, while Gnonto is wanted by Bundesliga club Freiburg.
>Leeds are thin on the left side of defence, with Gabriel Gudmundsson and Pascal Struijk the only natural options. Farke coped thanks to the adaptability of James Justin and he might look to add another defender with the same versatility this summer.
>Liverpool are planning to sign two wingers to replace Mohamed Salah with Yan Diomande considered the top target. There is a lot of competition for the 19-year-old, who is valued at more than £86m by RB Leipzig and currently at the World Cup with Ivory Coast.