{"id":8245,"date":"2026-03-12T02:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/12\/summer-transfer-snapshot-adams-leads-a-crowded-market-of-big-money-targets\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T02:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:22:05","slug":"summer-transfer-snapshot-adams-leads-a-crowded-market-of-big-money-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/12\/summer-transfer-snapshot-adams-leads-a-crowded-market-of-big-money-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer transfer snapshot: Adams leads a crowded market of big-money targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several high-profile transfer stories are emerging as clubs prepare for the summer window. Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are all linked with Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams, who is expected to be available for $40.3 million (\u00a330 million) this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea could also see midfielder Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez depart if the club fails to qualify for the Champions League, with PSG reported as a suitor. Napoli midfielder Eljif Elmas has been identified as a potential target for Manchester United and may be available for a move this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Robertson will be allowed to decide his next move as his Liverpool contract winds down. Tottenham Hotspur remain interested after failing to sign him in January.<\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva has decided to leave Manchester City this summer. His agent has held talks with a number of clubs across the globe. His priority is to remain in a top division and Atl\u00e9tico Madrid are emerging as leading suitors.<\/p>\n<p>Defensive business is prominent in the reports. Liverpool would face a $107.5 million (\u00a380 million) fee to sign Inter\u2019s Alessandro Bastoni, while a cheaper alternative could be Real Madrid\u2019s Dean Huijsen, with the Reds preparing a bid of $81.4 million (\u20ac70 million, \u00a360.6 million).<\/p>\n<p>Other names attracting attention include Brentford striker Igor Thiago, with Chelsea reportedly competing with Manchester City and Bayern Munich for his signature. West Ham United could pursue a permanent deal for Chelsea loanee Axel Disasi if they avoid relegation, though Chelsea have not set an asking price.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are considering a bid for Newcastle United right back Tino Livramento, whose asking price is reported at $80.6 million (\u00a360 million). Parma midfielder Mandela Keita, 23, is on the radar of Aston Villa, Brighton &#038; Hove Albion and Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>There is also talk of Athletic Club selling Nico Williams for offers below his $110.5 million (\u20ac95 million) release clause. Real Madrid are linked with a major offer for Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise and are also reported to be lining up a return for Arsenal captain Martin \u00d8degaard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A summer of big-money moves looms as top clubs circle a string of midfielders, defenders and wingers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,1397,1163],"tags":[220,808,988],"class_list":["post-8245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-epl","category-transfer-news","category-transfers","tag-andy-robertson","tag-axel-disasi","tag-bernardo-silva"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}