5 transfers that could still happen before deadline day

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The Premier League may have returned but the transfer rumours are still flying about, so here are five deals to look out for before the end of the summer transfer window - from Isak's move to Liverpool to Eberechi Eze finally getting his move to Spurs!

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00:00The Premier League may have returned, but the transfer rumours are still flying about,

00:04so here are five deals to look out for before the end of the summer transfer window.

00:10Right then, we begin with the obvious one, Alexander-Izac to Liverpool. Very rarely has

00:15such a transfer caused so much stir late in the window, because despite his agent's claims,

00:20it appears that Izac had no intention of leaving the club earlier in the summer. There wasn't even

00:25talk about it. Now, here we are with limited time left, and upon hearing of Liverpool's interest

00:30in him, the Swede has had his head well and truly turned. Now, this isn't a case, like in many other

00:36transfers, of just going to play Champions League football or earning more money. It's moving to

00:41a bigger club with more chances to win trophies over the course of the next few years. I'm not

00:47saying Liverpool won't win something. They did, in fact, beat Liverpool in a final a couple of months

00:50ago, but given the trajectory of Liverpool right now and the summer window that they've had,

00:55Izac is, of course, looking to join the gravy train. So, does this work, and what do Newcastle

01:01do about it? Firstly, from Liverpool's perspective, yes, it works. They need a world-class striker,

01:05even without selling Darwin Nunes, they definitely need one, and Izac fits the profile to a T.

01:10Quality in both the air and on the ground, with terrific all-round link-up play, he's capable of

01:15sharp movement and all types of finishes. You're always going to have to spend big money for a player

01:19like this, and even though it could and probably will break the Premier League transfer record,

01:23I think Newcastle have every right to hold out for this sort of money when selling such a special

01:28player. The fact that he has effectively gone on strike to force the issue means Newcastle will

01:33have to sell eventually, but they won't be held to ransom. From their point of view, to make this

01:38happen, though, the club are reportedly wanting at least one, if not two, new strikers to make up for

01:43losing Izac, one of which is Brentford's Johan Wisser. And, of course, hearing that Newcastle could be in for a big

01:48payday, Brentford have now upped their asking price for Wisser to around £60 million. That's £20

01:53million more than what they were asking for earlier in the summer. This transfer clearly has many moving

01:59parts, and I'm not sure there's enough time for all parties to resolve things, especially with the

02:03focus now shifting to the fact that the football has started back up again. All I know is, if this

02:08doesn't happen, there will be a seriously wasted talent training in the reserves for the next four

02:13months at least, till January rolls around. Next up then, and Ebereche Eze to Spurs. This one might

02:19even be agreed by the time this video comes out, but it all relies on another transfer. At the time

02:24of recording, Eze's deal to Spurs for around £55 million plus a few million more in add-ons is

02:30dependent on Palace signing Bilal El Canous from Leicester City. On the face of it, that deal taking

02:36him from the Championship back into the Premier League is a bit of a no-brainer. So, once that's done,

02:40Eze becomes a Spurs player. It'll bring to an end a rather long-running saga that has seen both Arsenal

02:47and Spurs linked to the player, and for good reason. Eze's qualities are abundant and clear to see,

02:53whether it's guiding Palace to an FA Cup final victory or helping to beat Liverpool in the

02:58Community Shield final, but for Spurs, he covers a glaring gap in the squad in two key positions,

03:04either as the left winger or as a number 10. He actually arguably does the same for Arsenal too,

03:09but with more attacking options for Mikel Ateta's side, the last thing Eze wants to be doing,

03:14especially in a season leading up to the World Cup, is not getting regular minutes on the pitch

03:18or showing his finest form. For Spurs though, with the departure of club captain Kiong Min-sun,

03:23they are looking light on the left-hand side, and granted, Eze is a very different player to Sun,

03:28this signing would bring some real balance to the team, with new man Kouris on the right wing,

03:32cutting in and using his left foot. It's the same with Eze, but the opposite side. He would also be a

03:38massive upgrade to the inexperience at the minute of either Tell or Odebeer. But in the second

03:43position, and one that I think is even more important, Eze could be the perfect replacement

03:47for the injured James Madison. His injury in pre-season looks like it could keep him out for

03:52the majority of this campaign, and instead of just plugging gaps like we saw Spurs do mid-season

03:57last time around when they had a massive injury crisis, Spurs can actually go and buy a ready-made

04:02top-level replacement in Eze. All they have to do is cough up the cash. There have been plenty of

04:07examples in years gone by of Spurs buying the, let's say, better players from a mid or low table

04:12team or an even relegation-threatened team, and even though some have worked out, others haven't.

04:17Think Richarlison, Madison, Brennan-Johnson, Basuma, even Kouris himself. I'll let you decide how well you

04:23think those players have done. All of these players, though, won't come into the club with as much

04:27certainty around their quality and performance as with Eze. It could be the highlight of a very

04:34decent summer window for Spurs. Right then, up to number three, and this is going to be one hell

04:39of a signing for whoever gets him, and seeing as money talks, it's likely to be Manchester City.

04:44Now, this deal does depend on the future of Ederson in goal, who has been linked with a move away

04:49for pretty much the whole summer, and if he does go, Gianluigi, Donnarumma, arguably the best goalkeeper

04:55in the world, argue with yourselves in the comment section down below, could be on his way to the

04:59Etihad. According to the player's agent, the Premier League is his next destination, and given the

05:04wages, it's probably the only destination. But that, on top of the fee needed and the obvious demand

05:09from him to play in a team fighting at the top of the league and Champions League, this only really

05:14leaves like two, three or four clubs capable of signing him. Arsenal and Liverpool don't need him,

05:19Chelsea have ruled themselves out for some reason, despite needing him, and Man United have no

05:23European football to offer, despite the fact they usually have the money. So this leaves Manchester

05:28City as the only obvious answer. There are two interesting subplots to this move, though. The

05:34first is the recent signing of James Trafford from Burnley, who would have moved to the club under

05:37the assumption that he'd get some serious game time in the future once Ederson leaves. But if they

05:42sign Donnarumma, that could totally change things. I actually saw a tweet that said Trafford knew of

05:46City's plan to sign a new keeper next summer, so maybe it's not even true. But in the same window

05:52you sign, you've seen Donnarumma join the club too. That might be a little bit frustrating.

05:56Anyways, I don't know the ins and outs of Manchester City squad control, but what I do know is that

06:02Donnarumma was dropped by PSG manager Luis Enrique because he wanted a goalkeeper who was better with

06:07his feet. So why does Pep want him? Ederson's capabilities with his feet have arguably got him

06:12out of a lot of hot water when he's dropped a clang or two in recent seasons. But his long balls and

06:17even his assists have been so useful for City that to sign someone who isn't so strong in that

06:22department does seem a little bit odd. Although, like I said, he's the best goalkeeper in the world

06:26and has earned that title by keeping the ball out of the net come hell or high water. So it does make

06:30sense on a base kind of level. Next up then, and it's another huge one into Liverpool in the form of

06:35Crystal Palace defender Mark Gay. Honestly, losing your appeal to play in the Europa League, then potentially

06:40using two of your better players in Eze and Gay really isn't a great start for the new season for

06:45Crystal Palace. But the real reason that this one is interesting is because Liverpool don't actually

06:50need to rush in making a move because Crystal Palace need to sell or they'll lose Gay for a free

06:56next summer or free to a foreign club in January. I mean, they don't need to, but if they want any

07:01money for him, it'll have to be soon. And I know there's not long left in the transfer window, but

07:05maybe Liverpool know this. And the closer we get to the deadline, the more, I guess, desperate

07:09Palace will become. And rumor has it, they'll accept 30 million for the 25 year old at the minute,

07:14which is already a ridiculously good deal. Liverpool, on the other hand, do need him,

07:19though. Last season, they conceded 41 goals in their title victory, which is the most of any

07:24title winning team since 2013. Of course, in the grand scheme of things, they scored way more,

07:29but it's not that important because, well, they won it. But you know what the top level of football

07:32is like? You need to constantly improve year on year in almost every position. They've sold Jarrell

07:38Kwanzaa. And with Conate reportedly on Real Madrid's radar for next summer, with Virgil van Dijk having

07:43turned 34 in the last couple of weeks. Plus, new signing Giovanni Leone definitely deserving of time

07:48to bed into the Premier League and adjust to it all. He's only 18 years old, by the way. Plus,

07:54Joe Gomez being reliable, if not standing out. Gai feels like a great signing for them. Just when

07:59you think Liverpool's window couldn't get any better, even without Izak, by the way, this could

08:03be a great deal for them. Having made 25 million or so from the sale of Ben Doak to Bournemouth,

08:08they've pretty much made all the money they need for Gai, especially as selling a homegrown product

08:13like Doak means that the money is there to be spent from a PSR point of view. Last line on this,

08:19as the centre-half replacement for Crystal Palace, Brentford's Nathan Collins seems to be on his way

08:24out of the club, and Palace honestly could do no worse than bringing him across London.

08:28And finally, we have one deal that could see Manchester United eventually move on from a very

08:33poor financial investment. That of Jadon Sancho. They spent £73 million on him in 2021 and can now

08:39barely get £20 million for him, with the latest offer from Roma breaking down due to contract

08:44issues. I'm sure Sancho doesn't want his career to go to ruin over the fine print, but at what point

08:48do you not take a good deal, which Roma is, and rejuvenate yourself? Look at Scott McTominay,

08:54arguably in a similar position of not having a massive future at United last summer, and one year later,

08:58is a title winner and a Ballon d'Or nominee. The facts are that Sancho's £250k per week contract

09:04to United is unlikely to be matched elsewhere unless he moves to the Saudi League, so I'm not

09:09quite sure which offer in particular he's holding out for. There's persistent links to former club

09:14Dortmund, who could offer Champions League football at least, plus other teams in Europe, like Roma,

09:18who will have some form of European football to offer, even if it's not at the top, top level.

09:24I think in the last few years, the situation at Manchester United meant that there was always a way back

09:28into the squad for Sancho. It seems now, especially with the signing of Umbermo, Cesco and Cugno joining

09:33the club, there is no way back for these players after poor loans and poor performances. So then,

09:39let me know in the comments section down below which one of these five deals you think is the

09:42most likely to happen before the transfer window slams shut, and as the football is back amongst us

09:48and on our TV screens, why not pick up a copy of 442's latest magazine, the season preview,

09:53detailing everything you need to know, everything you need to know before you watch the rest of the

10:02Premier League campaign. I will continue with this outro because I have started. You actually get both

10:07of these magazines in the season preview. It's a very good deal, unlike some of the transfers we've

10:13seen this summer. See you later.

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