Crystal Palace Plans £50 Million Bid for Jarrod Bowen

Meanwhile, Al Hilal is reportedly targeting a double transfer from the Premier League, seeking Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins, as noted by the Daily Mail.

Aston Villa's manager, Unai Emery, was tight-lipped about Ollie Watkins' future, suggesting it would be best to ask the striker directly following their 4-0 defeat to Brighton, as reported by The Guardian. He did not deny that Watkins had chosen not to play in that match.

In other news, Alejandro Balde, who is a target for Manchester United, was omitted from Barcelona's squad for their La Liga opener against Elche, as per the Daily Mirror.

Before their match on the Premier League's opening weekend, fans of Liverpool and Newcastle honored Kevin Keegan, expressing their admiration for the football legend, according to the Daily Star.

In EFL news, controversial figure Milutin Osmajic from Preston North End is set to move to Serie A after agreeing on a deal with Genoa, the Daily Mail reports.

Former Manchester United player Paul Pogba has significantly reduced the asking price for his five-bedroom mansion in Cheshire from £3.95 million by £450,000 amid his exit from AS Monaco, according to the Daily Mail.

In transfer updates, Diego Simeone confirmed that Arsenal target Julian Alvarez would deliberately not join his teammates in acknowledging Atletico Madrid's supporters after the full-time whistle in a recent match, as reported by the Daily Mirror.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was named the 2026 player of the year in Germany by a sports journalists' association, leading ahead of teammate Michael Olise, according to The Guardian.

Scottish football updates include Couhaib Driouech, who is expected to leave PSV after a previously unsuccessful transfer to Rangers, and former Celtic player Nicolas Kuhn, who has been placed on the transfer list after being excluded from Como's squad. Celtic is also intensifying its interest in Gvidas Gineitis following Tuesday's Champions League play-off.

Lastly, Eddie Hearn is reportedly struggling to keep the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight in the UK, as he has proposed contract changes to make it a US bout, according to The Sun.