Fernandez will cost Man City more than £120m - Tuesday's gossip

• Published 17 August 2026

Manchester City are faced with an Enzo Fernandez premium, Chelsea winger Pedro Neto has no shortage of potential suitors, and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is offered a huge salary increase.

Manchester City will have to pay Chelsea more than £120m to land Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez if they try to complete a deal in the final two weeks of the transfer window. (Telegraph - subscription required) , external

Chelsea want close to £100m if they are to sell Portugal winger Pedro Neto, 26, this summer with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal linked with a move. (Mail - subscription required) , external

Manchester City , Arsenal and Tottenham are all also interested in Neto, who joined Chelsea for £54m from Wolves in 2024. (Metro) , external

Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Spain midfielder Marc Casado, 22, who Barcelona have put up for sale. (Sport - in Spanish) , external

Despite Manchester United 's reluctance to sell, Galatasaray have offered Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes £18.3m per season - double his current salary - to tempt him away from Old Trafford. (Telegraph - subscription required) , external

Liverpool are still keen to sign Paris St-Germain duo Bradley Barcola, 23, and Ibrahim Mbaye, 18, with a combined fee of £155m being mooted for the France winger and Senegal forward. (Teamtalk) , external

Bayern Munich are confident of agreeing a new deal with England forward Harry Kane, 33, who is entering the final year of his contract. (Bild - in German) , external

Como have made an offer to take Fiorentina and Italy forward Moise Kean, 26, on loan with an obligation to buy in a package worth £25m. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) , external

Leeds have given Suriname striker Joel Piroe, 27, permission to travel to West Ham for a medical. () , external

AC Milan have agreed a £34m deal to sign Belgium winger Diego Moreira, 22, from Strasbourg . (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian) , external

Sao Paulo and West Ham are among the clubs taking an interest in 39-year-old former England forward Jamie Vardy, who is a free agent. (Talksport) , external

Toure to fly Canaries' nest? - EFL gossip

Norwich City could face a battle to keep hold of forward Mo Toure. The Australian international is a potential transfer target for Hull City and Porto. (Rudy Galetti) , external

Stoke City are interested in taking full-back Triston Rowe from Aston Villa . The Premier League club are understood to be open to either a loan or a permanent deal for the 19-year-old. (The Athletic - subscription required) , external

Meanwhile Stoke and Preston are set to be disappointed in their pursuit of Hull City defender Cody Drameh who reportedly wants to remain with the Premier League club. The two Championship clubs are reported to have offered £1m for the right-back. () , external

Portsmouth are ready to offload goalkeeper Josef Bursik as he nears a return to fitness. The 26-year-old made 11 appearances for Pompey last season but has not played since being injured against Stoke in April. (The News) , external

Portsmouth have also reportedly joined the race to sign Liverpool defender Luke Chambers. QPR and Blackburn Rovers are two other Championship sides interested in taking the 22-year-old on loan. (The Athletic - subscription required) , external

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