{"id":9304,"date":"2026-03-22T02:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T00:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/22\/summer-transfer-sweep-premier-league-clubs-linked-to-major-midfield-defensive-and-striking-targets\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T02:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T00:22:05","slug":"summer-transfer-sweep-premier-league-clubs-linked-to-major-midfield-defensive-and-striking-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/22\/summer-transfer-sweep-premier-league-clubs-linked-to-major-midfield-defensive-and-striking-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer transfer sweep: Premier League clubs linked to major midfield, defensive and striking targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fresh wave of transfer speculation links several Premier League clubs with targets across Europe, with interest touching midfield, defence and forward lines.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have both been associated with a move for Be\u015fikta\u015f captain Orkun K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc. Manchester United\u2019s interim manager Michael Carrick has suggested Everton\u2019s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as a possible option; Dewsbury-Hall is also on Aston Villa\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City are reported to be leading the race for Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand after Juventus ended their interest. Another Sporting player, left back Maxi Ara\u00fajo, has attracted attention from both Chelsea and Tottenham following scouting reports.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are open to offers for striker Liam Delap this summer, with Newcastle United among the interested parties and a fee of around $53.4 million (\u00a340 million) indicated. Arsenal have been linked with Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, but PSG are said to be unwilling to sell.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool could see Cody Gakpo depart, with Tottenham among the suitors; such a move would free space for Liverpool to pursue Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon. Scouts from Liverpool have also monitored Midtjylland winger Dar\u00edo Osorio in Europa League action against Nottingham Forest. Separately, Liverpool have renewed contact with Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga and are reported to be ahead of Chelsea in pursuit of a summer deal.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan\u2019s sporting director has been observing several players across Europe, with Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori noted as a recent target. Marcus Thuram could leave Inter despite interest from Saudi clubs; the striker is reportedly keen on a Premier League move, with Aston Villa and Newcastle having made approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Other items of note: Tottenham\u2019s potential relegation could prompt Manchester United to target Archie Gray for a reduced fee. Harry Maguire has reportedly turned down approaches from Everton, Sunderland, Tottenham and West Ham United to sign a new contract with Manchester United. Bayern Munich have shown interest in Barcelona centre back Pau Cubars\u00ed. Barcelona are said to be interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, with Chelsea willing to accept Frenkie de Jong as part of a swap. Atl\u00e9tico Madrid are pursuing Brentford striker Igor Thiago, who may be allowed to leave for $57.8 million (\u20ac50 million).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League clubs pursue midfielders, defenders and forwards across Europe amid transfer talk&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,1017,1397,1163],"tags":[983,506,1425],"class_list":["post-9304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-barcelona","category-transfer-news","category-transfers","tag-agents","tag-anthony-gordon","tag-calafiori"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9304","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=9304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}