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Transfer notebook: Chelsea could hijack Newcastle deal, Man City will pay Grealish and Walker to leave, Rangers target Premier League star
Newcastle fear their move for Joao Pedro will be hijacked by Chelsea. The Champions League Magpies are readying a formal approach to Brighton for Pedro, who is believed to have expressed a desire to leave this summer. Two of the Premier League’s richest clubs have a keen interest in Brighton star PedroGetty However, Newcastle are cautious of being dragged into a bidding war with several other Premier League clubs, as well as teams in Europe keen on the Brazilian. Eddie Howe’s men are particularly concerned about Chelsea, who have made a habit of taking players and managers from the Sussex coast in recent seasons. Howe has been a long-term admirer of the £70million-rated Pedro and tried to sign him before he joined Brighton from Watford in 2023. The 23-year-old’s willingness to play as a striker, no.10 or out wide appeals to Newcastle manager Howe. Liverpool have also previously been linked with an interest in the three-cap Brazil international. City will pay to get duo out Manchester City are likely to have to subsidise the wages of both Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish to get them off the books this summer. Grealish has accepted his days at City are numbered after being snubbed in the FA Cup final and left out of their Club World Cup squad. The England international is high on Napoli’s wanted list but they cannot afford to match his £300,000-a-week City salary. Walker is also due to return to City at the end of this month after adisappointing loan spell at AC Milan, but is unlikely to work his way back into favour. Everton are among the teams keeping tabs on Walker, as are Jose Mourinho and his Turkish giants Fenerbahce, but would not smash their pay structure to sign the 35-year-old. Grealish and Walker have gone from Man City heroes to being paid off to leave the club this summerAFP New contender for Brentford job Former Ajax boss Francesco Farioli has shown an interest in becomingBrentford’s new manager. Farioli – also linked to Tottenham before Ange Postecoglou was fired – is keen to come to the Premier League. The Italian left Ajax last month after their threw away a nine-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie and failed to win the title. Brentford are looking for a new gaffer after Thomas Frank quit to replace Postecoglou at Spurs. The Bees’ set-piece coach Keith Andrews, who did not follow Frank to north London, is believed to be the leading contender. Premier League ace to Ibrox? Rangers want to sign Bournemouth defender Max Aarons on loan. Aarons is wanted by Glasgow giants Rangers this summerGetty Newly-appointed Gers boss Russell Martin is a big fan of former Norwich full-back Aarons. However, Bournemouth would prefer to sell Aarons, who was loaned out to Valencia last season. Sources have told talkSPORT Aarons is also seeking guarantees of game-time north of the border.
Newcastle fear their move for Joao Pedro will be hijacked by Chelsea.
The Champions League Magpies are readying a formal approach to Brighton for Pedro, who is believed to have expressed a desire to leave this summer.
However, Newcastle are cautious of being dragged into a bidding war with several other Premier League clubs, as well as teams in Europe keen on the Brazilian.
Eddie Howe’s men are particularly concerned about Chelsea, who have made a habit of taking players and managers from the Sussex coast in recent seasons.
Howe has been a long-term admirer of the £70million-rated Pedro and tried to sign him before he joined Brighton from Watford in 2023.
The 23-year-old’s willingness to play as a striker, no.10 or out wide appeals to Newcastle manager Howe.
Liverpool have also previously been linked with an interest in the three-cap Brazil international.
City will pay to get duo out
Manchester City are likely to have to subsidise the wages of both Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish to get them off the books this summer.
Grealish has accepted his days at City are numbered after being snubbed in the FA Cup final and left out of their Club World Cup squad.
The England international is high on Napoli’s wanted list but they cannot afford to match his £300,000-a-week City salary.
Walker is also due to return to City at the end of this month after a
disappointing loan spell at AC Milan, but is unlikely to work his way back into favour.
Everton are among the teams keeping tabs on Walker, as are Jose Mourinho and his Turkish giants Fenerbahce, but would not smash their pay structure to sign the 35-year-old.
New contender for Brentford job
Former Ajax boss Francesco Farioli has shown an interest in becoming
Brentford’s new manager.
Farioli – also linked to Tottenham before Ange Postecoglou was fired – is keen to come to the Premier League.
The Italian left Ajax last month after their threw away a nine-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie and failed to win the title.
Brentford are looking for a new gaffer after Thomas Frank quit to replace Postecoglou at Spurs.
The Bees’ set-piece coach Keith Andrews, who did not follow Frank to north London, is believed to be the leading contender.
Premier League ace to Ibrox?
Rangers want to sign Bournemouth defender Max Aarons on loan.
Newly-appointed Gers boss Russell Martin is a big fan of former Norwich full-back Aarons.
However, Bournemouth would prefer to sell Aarons, who was loaned out to Valencia last season.
Sources have told talkSPORT Aarons is also seeking guarantees of game-time north of the border.
