Kostas Tsimikas: too many left-backs at Liverpool means the Greek cult hero looks to be heading for the exit door.Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA
Another name is ready to graduate from the Mill. Eberechi Eze was set for a move to north London and, even after a late twist, that remains the case. Tottenham were pushing for Crystal Palace’s FA Cup Final hero but Arsenal shot up a hand just before the gavel hit.
It makes for a romantic script – even if Spurs would rather shred it, set it on fire and dispose of the ashes – with Eze rejoining the club he was released by as a boy. Does that stop Arsenal being linked with Aston Villa’s **Morgan Rogers**, price quoted at £80m? Possibly. Possibly not.
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So how about another reunion? **Matty Cash**, the Aston Villa right-back, began his career at Nottingham Forest and has been linked with a return to the club he left in 2020 after making 141 first-team appearances. The heart tugs … yet Forest are also reportedly pursuing Sevilla’s **José Ángel Carmona** to fill that position.
The Mill remains contractually obliged to discuss Newcastle’s striker troubles: a £40m bid for **Yoane Wissa** has been rejected by Brentford while **Alexander Isak** waits in the wilderness. Another forward whose future has been discussed ad nauseum is Manchester United’s **Rasmus Højlund,** who is said to have the attention of Napoli. Milan have been routinely linked with the Danish striker but have got their mitts on Bayer Leverkusen’s **Victor Boniface** instead. A move to Naples would be a decent sequel to Scott McTominay’s transfer last year, Højlund primed for gongs and parades once free of Old Trafford’s haunted spotlight.
**Alejandro Garnacho**’s potential switch to Chelsea continues to move at a tortoise-like speed. Eze’s move to Arsenal presumably ends the tittle-tattle that **Richarlison** was going to be offered to Crystal Palace by Spurs in a part-swap deal. He can’t be going anywhere after launching the Thomas Frank era with an opening-day brace, outrageous scissor-kick included.
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**Tyler Dibling** had Crystal Palace as possible suitors on this page yesterday; it’s Everton who are back making noises for Southampton’s £50m-rated winger. Bournemouth – who have bid farewell to Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez and Illia Zabarnyi this summer – are apparently interested in Chelsea’s **Axel Disasi** as they look to rebuild their backline.
The multi-club operation strikes once again, with Brighton’s **Julio Enciso** expected to become a BlueCo man, joining Strasbourg and creating the opportunity to play for Chelsea down the line.
Liverpool are left-back heavy with Kerkez and Andrew Robertson, so what does that mean for **Kostas Tsimikas**? His name’s been thrown next to Marseille’s. Meanwhile, the club are expected to extend their PSR headroom by selling **Harvey Elliott** to RB Leipzig.