{"id":291323,"date":"2025-07-25T19:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/291323\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:03:12","slug":"transfer-news-live-liverpool-lead-race-for-alexander-isak-chelsea-outcast-sterling-wanted-by-two-clubs-rodrygo-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/291323\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer news LIVE: Liverpool lead race for Alexander Isak, Chelsea outcast Sterling wanted by two clubs, Rodrygo LATEST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PICTURED: Viktor Gyokeres on plane to London<\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano has revealed a photo of Viktor Gyokeres and his agent Hasan Cetinkaya on their way to London.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede has boarded a private jet as his transfer to Arsenal moves a step closer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"882\" width=\"591\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36018316\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gyok-block-2.png\" data-caption=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gyok-block-2.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><strong>Man Utd scout 6ft5in centre-back likened to Rodri<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United and Bayern Munich are tracking a towering 20-year-old with the potential to be the best centre-back Norway has ever produced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196656\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Red Devils<\/a>\u00a0scouted Brann\u2019s Eivind Helland in his side\u2019s 3-1 win against Viking Stavanger earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>And the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/bundesliga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bundesliga<\/a>\u00a0champions followed suit by dispatching an official to watch the Norwegian Under-21 international in his side\u2019s 2-0 defeat to KFUM in Oslo on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Helland, who was compared to Ballon d\u2019Or winner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/rodri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodri<\/a>\u00a0by Brann coach Freyr Alexandersson before the season began, blotted his copybook by getting sent off in the latter.<\/p>\n<p>A frustrated swipe at a KFUM\u00a0striker\u00a0in stoppage time brought him a second yellow card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/ruben-amorim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>\u00a0has prioritised other positions in his recruitment drive to bring more goals to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/old-trafford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>\u00a0this\u00a0summer.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta provides Gyokeres update<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta is keen to have new boy Viktor Gyokeres on board for Arsenal\u2019s pre-season tour of Asia \u2014 as the Gunners close in on a mega-money move for the Swedish striker.<\/p>\n<p>A deal worth \u00a355million up front, plus another \u00a38.7m in add-ons, has been agreed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/sporting-lisbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sporting Lisbon<\/a>, and Gyokeres is expected to complete his switch imminently.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta, who\u2019s wasting no time in shaping his squad for a title charge said :\u201cOnce everything\u2019s finalised, we want him <strong>i<\/strong>ntegrated with the team ASAP.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wissa talks on-going <\/p>\n<p>Newcastle are still locked in talks to land Brentford striker Yoane Wissa \u2014 with Alexander Isak edging closer to a summer exit.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/bbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>, negotiations hit a brief delay due to a private matter in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1225644\/brentford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brentford<\/a> camp, but discussions are set to resume shortly.<\/p>\n<p>The Bees are reluctant to sell, but could be tempted to cash in if a bid hits their \u00a340million valuation for the Congo international.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brentford's Yoane Wissa playing soccer.\" height=\"960\" width=\"832\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35965757\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/brentfords-yoane-wissa-premier-league-967596255.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/brentfords-yoane-wissa-premier-league-967596255.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a>Everton eyeing World Cup winner <\/p>\n<p>Everton are lining up a move for Argentina World Cup hero Nicolas Tagliafico as part of their major summer rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>The Toffees, now under the ownership of The Friedkin Group, are reshaping the squad ahead of their big move to the new Hill Dickinson Stadium \u2014 and boss David Moyes wants reinforcements across the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/ashley-young\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashley Young<\/a> gone, and doubts over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/michael-keane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Keane<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/nathan-patterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathan Patterson<\/a>, full-back has become a top priority. Now Tagliafico, a free agent after leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1504303\/lyon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lyon<\/a>, is firmly on their radar.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old, who lifted the World Cup with Argentina in 2022, is also attracting interest from West Ham and Sevilla, so Everton may have to act fast to land their man.<\/p>\n<p>Tagliafico can slot in as a traditional left-back or a wing-back \u2014 exactly the kind of versatility Moyes needs as several players head for the exit this window.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been some good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for fans, though \u2014 star centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite has penned a new five-year deal, while Seamus Coleman is staying on for another year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-8703172\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000477877982.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000477877982.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a>Tosin Adarabioyo generating Premier League interest<\/p>\n<p>Tosin Adarabioyo is a man in demand in the Premier League after an impressive first season at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196666\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Palace<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196655\/west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Ham<\/a>\u00a0have shown interest in recent weeks, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196660\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a>\u00a0consider him not for sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PICTURED: Viktor Gyokeres on plane to London Fabrizio Romano has revealed a photo of Viktor Gyokeres and his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,1921,179,189,1922,100,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-291323","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-live-blogs","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-section-sportfootball","14":"tag-sport-live-blogs","15":"tag-transfer-news","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114915429843708608","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}