What the papers say
Manchester City have seemingly pulled the plug on a move for West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta and are instead moving their focus towards 25-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze, the Times reports. City have reportedly been monitoring Eze for the last six months.
The Daily Mail says City are also interested in Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes. But the Daily Express reports the Molineux club are unlikely to sell him so close to the end of the transfer window unless City up their bid.
Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe is reportedly looking likely to move to the Saudi Pro League after rejecting a move to Besiktas, Metro reports.
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku could land at Juventus, who would pay Chelsea £35million for his services, but only if the Italian side can sell Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to the Evening Standard.
West Ham are not giving up on their pursuit of Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus after they had two bids turned down from the club, the Telegraph says.
Social media round-up
✍️ Erik ten Hag is keen on adding anothere defender to his Man Utd squad despite Harry Maguire's reluctance to depart…👀https://t.co/Xx4DCyCeM5 pic.twitter.com/CNJKwkzppO
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) August 23, 2023
EXCL: Leeds Utd have sent formal bid to Bayer Leverkusen for Nadiem Amiri as Farke would like to sign him ⚪️🇩🇪
Leeds offering a four year deal to Amiri and it will be now up to the player to decide his future. pic.twitter.com/7EyMG2FoS6
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 23, 2023
Players to watch
Cameron Archer: Sheffield United are close to locking in an £18.5million deal for the 21-year-old Aston Villa striker, according to the Guardian.
Youssef En-Nesyri: Sky Sports says West Ham have begun talks with Sevilla to try and strike a deal for the 26-year-old striker.
