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Football Rumours Monday 17th August 2026

last updated Monday 17th August 2026, 8:36 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Juventus have stepped up discussions with Tottenham over a loan with an option to buy 29-year-old Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Aston Villa's Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, will not be joining Juventus this summer following talks between the clubs.
    (Athletic)


  • Manchester City are keen to sign Portugal winger Pedro Neto, 26, from Chelsea but face competition from Al-Hilal.
    (Talksport)


  • New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has approved a move for Arsenal's Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 27.
    (Teamtalk)


  • Nottingham Forest have joined the race to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, with the 23-year-old English striker keen to stay in the Premier League.
    (Talksport)


  • Everton lead the chase for Delap, with Chelsea having already told him that he can leave the club this summer.
    (Teamtalk)


  • Newcastle are preparing a bid of 55m euros (£47m) for Villarreal's Georgia forward Georges Mikautadze, 25, who is also interesting Barcelona.
    (Fichajes)


  • Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen, 27, has refused to rule out a summer move from Galatasaray, with Arsenal interested.
    (Caught Offside)


  • Coventry City are closing in on the signing of Sidiki Cherif from Fenerbahce after agreeing a deal for the Guinea forward, 19.
    (Give Me Sport)


  • Everton are keen to sign English midfielder Marcus Tavernier, 27, from Bournemouth before the transfer window shuts.
    (Football Insider)


  • Manchester City and Barcelona have agreed a £65.4m fee for Rodri. The Spain World Cup winner and former Ballon d'Or holder, who helped City to four Premier League titles and a Champions League triumph, will now head to Barcelona to complete his transfer after seven seasons in Manchester.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Christopher Nkunku has been deemed surplus to requirements at AC Milan and Newcastle are among the teams linked to signing him this summer.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • A deal for Leeds United's Suriname forward Joel Piroe, 27, to join West Ham United is in its final stages.
    (Voetbal International)


  • Leeds United have agreed an £8.5m deal to sign Swiss defender Nico Elvedi. The 29-year-old is travelling to England for a medical on Monday.
    (BBC Sports)


  • Hull City are in advanced talks over a £21m deal for Panathinaikos forward Andreas Tetteh, with Roma also interested in the Greece international.
    (Ekrem Konur)


  • Coventry City have agreed a deal worth about £17m to sign Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
    (BBC Sports)


  • Manchester United are stepping up their efforts to cash in on their academy, with English left-back Harry Amass, 19, potentially a player that could move on for about £7m plus add-ons.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Sunderland have agreed a £25.6m fee to sign left-back Dayann Methalie from Toulouse.
    (BBC Sports)


  • AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim has excluded Youssouf Fofana from his plans for the season, with Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace now interested in the France midfielder, 27.
    (Football Insider)


  • Free agent Jamie Vardy has been approached by Brazilian club Sao Paulo as his search for a new team goes on.
    (Sun)


INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Sebastien Pocognoli is the new Scotland men's head coach after seven years of Steve Clarke.
    (BBC Sports)


OTHER STUFF

  • A Scots-Indian businessman is plotting an ambitious swoop to buy former Premier League champions Leicester City.
    (Sun)























Source BBC Sport/SkySports