Football transfer rumours: Morata to Arsenal? Jesus to Tottenham?

Tottenham have joined the race to sign Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus. They will rival Arsenal to sign the Brazil striker who will be allowed to leave following the arrival of Erling Haaland at the Etihad. Someone will have to stump up £50m to get Jesus to move to London. Arsenal have supposedly made an offer for Atlético Madrid’s Álvaro Morata, and firmly have an eye on Ajax defender Lisandro Martínez. It could be a busy summer at the Emirates.

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Jurrien Timber will not be swapping Ajax for Manchester United over fears he could get reduced playing time in the Premier League. The Netherlands international does not want to jeopardise his place at the World Cup by becoming a bit-part player under Erik tan Hag. Supposedly, Dutch head coach Louis van Gaal warned the centre-back against the move, which will not please United fans. A backup goalkeeper is high on the agenda at United and the surprise name in the hat is Rangers’ Robby McCrorie. The 24-year-old has played a grand total of one league game for his club. He has also enjoyed loan spells at Berwick Rangers, Greenock Morton and Livingston.

Finding a reliable No 9 is a tricky business at the top end of the Premier League, so they cost a pretty penny. Manchester United and Arsenal feel they need some freshening up in the final third and have identified Roma’s Tammy Abraham as the man to solve their problems. The England international scored 27 goals in 53 games for José Mourinho’s Roma last season and is reportedly very happy in the Italian capital, so it might be a dead end.

Manchester City and Chelsea, who might need to have a chat about Raheem Sterling soon, are rather keen on Wolves