Sports activities Mole rounds up the most recent switch information and rumours, together with a big-money defensive arrival at Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest’s pursuit of a Championship star.
Bournemouth have reportedly come to an settlement with Lille over a deal for Bafode Diakite, with the 24-year-old set to make a big-money swap to the Cherries within the coming days.
There was a bunch of hypothesis surrounding the centre-back’s future this summer time, with numerous golf equipment believed to be excited by securing his signature.
Nevertheless, based on journalist Ben Jacobs, Bournemouth have received the race, with the Cherries agreeing a bundle value €35m (£30.3m) plus €5m (£4.3m) in add-ons.
The acquisition would be the second-highest in Bournemouth’s historical past behind Evanilson, who value the Premier League membership simply over £40m when he joined from Porto in the summertime of 2024.
Diakite began his skilled profession with Toulouse earlier than shifting to Lille in 2022, and he has represented his present facet on 110 events in all competitions.
Final season, the 24-year-old made 48 appearances for his French membership, scoring 4 targets and registering one help, and he performed 10 instances within the Champions League through the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Forest ‘getting ready supply’ for Ipswich’s Davis
In the meantime, Nottingham Forest are reportedly getting ready a suggestion for Ipswich City’s Leif Davis.
There may be believed to have been Premier League curiosity within the 25-year-old this summer time, however Ipswich have to date resisted the eye of numerous golf equipment.
In line with talkSPORT, Forest at the moment are planning to make a bid for Davis, who has made 124 appearances for Ipswich since becoming a member of the membership from Leeds United in the summertime of 2022.
Davis made 33 appearances for Ipswich within the Premier League final season, however he was unable to forestall the membership from being relegated from the Premier League.
The defender performed the complete 90 minutes of Ipswich’s Championship sport in opposition to Birmingham Metropolis on Friday evening, however there’s nonetheless believed to be a robust probability that he’ll depart earlier than the top of the switch market.
Elsewhere, Galatasaray are reportedly getting ready a suggestion for Barcelona goalkeeper Inaki Pena.
There are three first-team goalkeepers forward of Pena at Camp Nou, and the 26-year-old is about to go away the Catalan giants throughout this summer time’s switch window in quest of common motion.
Como are eager on a deal for Pena, with their curiosity being confirmed by the Italian membership’s head coach Cesc Fabregas.
“I don’t like to speak concerning the market, but when there’s a chance, we’ll see it, we’ll analyse it. I hope any new massive gamers can match into our dynamic, be aggressive within the squad,” Fabregas stated when requested about Pena.
“All nice gamers are welcome at Como, particularly those that can perceive my concepts effectively, serving to with enjoying the ball out from defence, being dominant in possession. You want gamers who really feel it.”
Nevertheless, based on Sempre Barca, Galatasaray are eager on signing the goalkeeper this summer time.
The report claims that the Turkish facet are ready to pay within the area of €8m (£7m) for Pena, who has lower than 12 months left to run on his present deal.
Barcelona would allegedly be on the lookout for a buy-back clause and a future sell-on clause to be included within the settlement.