5 Realistic Transfers We Could See in the Premier League This Summer

Manchester United are the favourites to sign Sancho from Borussia Dortmund this summer. The Old Trafford club were linked with the 21-year-old throughout the whole of last summer but were unable to meet the £108m asking price that the Bundesliga outfit were demanding.

With rumours circulating that United could sign Sancho for a reduced fee due to the German outfit’s financial difficulties due to the current financial climate, this is arguably United’s best chance yet. United have been chasing Sancho since it was announced that he was leaving City in 2017 in pursuit of first-team football, and are huge admirers of the 21-year-old.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad remain without a senior right-winger, as the last one the club signed was Antonio Valencia back in the summer of 2009, following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. Last summer United managed to get the signatures of Amad Diallo and Facundo Pellistri over the line, however, Diallo has had limited first-team action in what has been a crucial run of fixtures since the turn of the year, whilst Pellistri has been impressing on loan at Deportivo Alaves in La Liga.

A deal which could be integral in the signing of Sancho could be Edinson Cavani’s contract situation at the Theatre of Dreams, as the Uruguayan’s contract runs out at the end of the season and if the former PSG man was to sign a new deal, then it would allow United to delay the signing of a new striker for another 12 months.

Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton are the favourites to sign Norwich right-back Max Aarons at present. The Toffees have had a flurry of defensive injuries this season and currently lack quality in depth, especially in the right-back area.

First choice right-back Seamus Coleman has been a stalwart for Everton since making his move to Goodison Park from Sligo Rovers in 2009, and at the age of 32-years-old, Ancelotti might be looking for a long-term replacement for the Irishman.

Coleman has only been involved in 41% of Everton’s Premier League minutes this season, with Ancelotti opting to use Aarons’ former Norwich teammate Ben Godfrey out of position at right-back instead of Mason Holgate and out of favour Jonjoe Kenny who had played just 80 minutes in the league since returning from a successful loan spell at Schalke last season, before joining Celtic.

With Everton owner Farhad Moshiri trying to execute ambitious plans to get Everton into the Champions League, as shown by their new stadium plans, as well as the progress on the pitch under Carlo Ancelotti, a move to Everton from Norwich would be appealing for the likes of Aarons, as despite being promoted back to the Premier League with the Canaries, as move to the Toffees would certainly be a step up in his career.

Raphael Varane is expected to leave the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, as the 28-year-old Frenchman’s contract expires in just over 12 months’ time, with the upcoming transfer window realistically being the last chance for Los Blancos to cash in on the 2018 World Cup winner.

Chelsea are looking to build on their already impressive defensive record this season under Thomas Tuchel by signing Varane this summer and has recently outlined his side’s ambitions to challenge for the Premier League title by saying that “from day one of next season we will hunt them” prior to his side’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

Chelsea have tended to play a 3-4-3 formation, of which Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva has been the mainstay in the side, despite being 36-year-old, as he has shown a series of world-class displays for the Stamford Bridge club since leaving Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

The addition of Varane would provide athleticism alongside Thiago Silva, whilst giving them another world-class defender to bolster what was a shaky defence prior to Tuchel’s arrival. Those at Stamford Bridge know that they will have to improve on personnel such as Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christiansen if they are to compete at the highest level on a regular basis.

Manchester City look set to be in for the signing of Erling Haaland this summer, as it is well documented that the Citizens are looking for a new striker with Sergio Aguero’s contract being allowed to expire in the summer following a club announcement that this campaign will be his last at the Etihad.

Despite usually avoiding clients under Mino Raiola, they do have connections with the Dortmund man, as his dad Alfe-Inge played for the Blues between the years of 2000 and 2003.

Haaland would be the ideal striker for City, as they need a clinical poacher who can hold up the ball well, due to them predominantly playing a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation with two inside forwards either side of the striker.

City have scored plenty of goals this campaign, as they have found the back of the net 69 times in 33 matches in the Premier League, however, this is quite far off the extraordinary tallies that they achieved in both the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons of 106 and 95 which featured Aguero up front scoring 42 in total across both of those campaigns, hence why they will look to add the 20-year-old Norwegian to their front line.

Leeds United have enjoyed an excellent first season back in the Premier League since the 2003/04 campaign under Argentinian manager Marcelo Bielsa, as the Whites are ninth in the table, just seven points off the European places.

Bielsa and Leeds will know that Europe is in touching distance if they add more quality to their squad, and in the name of Rodrigo de Paul, they nearly did last summer when the Udinese midfielder was priced at £36m.

De Paul’s price is believed to have dropped to around £31.5m since last summer. Argentinian manager Bielsa is still looking for a long-term replacement for Pablo Hernandez who was his side’s talisman when they were promoted from the Championship.

Bielsa is also rumoured to be looking for more goals and creativity from the centre of his side’s midfield, as after Stuart Dallas’ impressive tally of seven goals and two assists across all competitions, Mateusz Klich is the only other central midfielder to have scored for the Whites, with three goals, of which two of these were penalties.

De Paul himself in the summer tweeted out that he wanted a move to Elland Road in the summer during Udinese’s and Leeds’ lengthy and unsuccessful negotiations, which makes the Yorkshire side favourites for the Argentinian.