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Tuesday’s Premier League transfer roundup was made up of Manchester United and Arsenal’s interest in Chelsea’s Tiemoue Bakayoko, Liverpool’s pursuit of Marco Asensio and Everton’s chase of Barcelona’s Malcom. Today’s edition focuses on the Gunners being offered a Real Madrid star, West Ham’s chance to sign a Ligue 1 ace and a trio of sides in contact with a Senegalese striker.
Mariano offered to Gunners
Arsenal’s relatively small budget has been a big talking point during this summer’s transfer window, and it remains to be seen exactly what Unai Emery can do with it. If the Spaniard is after a striker, though, he may have just been gifted the perfect opportunity to sign one. According to The Daily Mirror, Real Madrid have offered Mariano Diaz to the Emirates outfit, and for a cut-price fee of £18m. The former Lyon man is apparently surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu after the 25-year-old scored just 4 goals in 19 appearances for Los Merengues last season.
West Ham given chance to sign Thauvin
West Ham will start next term without their top goalscorer from the previous campaign following Marko Arnautovic’s departure. With only one other player scoring 10 or more goals last time out, some striking power wouldn’t go amiss. They may just have found that, according to Sky Sports’ Transfer Blog (10/07, 09.45). They are reporting that the Hammers have been offered the possibility to take Marseille’s Florian Thauvin to the London Stadium. A £36m fee, plus Javier Hernandez going the other way, has been discussed. The 26-year-old Frenchman has scored at least 15 goals in each of the past three Ligue 1 campaigns, including 16 strikes last year.
Brighton, Crystal Palace and Southampton after Diagne
Each summer, Premier League clubs are on the lookout to sign the right additions to their squad. According to Turkish outlet Aksam, a trio of top-tier clubs have taken their search to the Super Lig. Brighton, Crystal Palace and Southampton have all been credited with an interested in Senegal and Galatasaray forward Mbaye Diagne. All three have apparently been in contact with the 27-year-old’s manager. The former Chinese Super League attacker has a brilliant strike rate in Turkish football, having scored 42 goals in 46 games in the country’s top division since joining Kasimpasa in 2017.