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Dutch striker Klaas - Jan Huntelaar was linked with a Premier
League move this summer after a couple of years with German Bundesliga outfit FC Schalke 04, with their shocking start to the season now making a January move even more likely, despite Huntelaar's fine goal against Chelsea nicking a Champions League point.
Naturally, several of them have already been linked with Premier
League moves this summer, and we have brought you the six best young stoppers that could head to the English top flight in the coming weeks.
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This has alerted interest from a number of Premier
League clubs, with Sunderland, Southampton and Norwich all being linked with a
move for Quagliarella as well, though the Hammers now look in pole position to make him their latest signing of a busy
summer.
The England Under 21 international had been expected to follow in the footsteps of his father Paul this
summer and sign for Serie A side Inter Milan, but the former Liverpool trainee opted to turn down Walter Mazzarri's side in favour of a
move to the Premier
League.
Pogba is now closing in on a big - money
move which will see the Italian club make a huge profit on the player they signed for free three years ago, in what will be a big blow for Premier
League clubs who'd also hoped to sign him this
summer.
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With the
summer transfer window edging closer, the Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has sparked rumors of his interest in one of the Premier
League's brightest young talents, Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling, who will be demanding a
move away from Anfield in a meeting with manager Brendan Rodgers and the club's chief executive Ian Ayre this Friday, according to reports.
Liverpool spent over # 120m on new additions over the
summer but are some way off the Premier
League title pace and could struggle to even secure a top four finish and as such a
move for Dzagoev is an understandable one to consider.
Konoplyanka has been key in his side's run to the Europa
League final and the clash against Seville in Warsaw may act as a suitable send off ahead of a possible
summer move.
Mustafi has become one of the first names on the Valencia team sheet since
moving to Spain's La Liga two
summers back but the Spanish club need money after missing out on the Champions
League qualifying spots last season.
Another downer on the situation is that Aubameyang has said himself that he favours the Spanish
League, and Spanish reports have already this month claimed he will be joining Real Madrid in the coming close - season, but that could possibly open the door for another striker to
move this
summer.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will not be making a
summer move to the Barclays Premier
League, according to his international team - mate Antoine Griezmann.
However having seen the club's top talents, Victor Wanyama and Gary Hooper, leave the club in the
summer he may feel that his side will always be used by players as a stepping stone and may also feel that the «challenge» of winning the domestic title is somewhat unfulfilling and could therefore be open to a possible
move to the Premier
League at some juncture.
Turan made over 120
league appearances for Atletico Madrid over a four year career with the team, signing with the team over the
summer but not being eligible to
move to the team until the ban was lifted.
Another goalscorer being linked with a possible
summer move to the Emirates this
summer is 19 year - old Henry Onyekuru, who is currently impressing in the Belgian Pro
League.
Yedlin signed a four - year contract with Tottenham upon agreeing his
move to the Premier
League back in the
summer.
The Blues are the latest of several clubs to be linked with the unsettled Brazilian international, who has recently stated his desire to
move to the Premier
League at the end of his contract next
summer.
These squads have been among the elite in the
League all
Summer long but only one could
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Don Balon are stating that the Blaugrana boss, who is yet to taste defeat in the
league since taking over last
summer, wants the Catalan side to
move for Bartram who left the club in the
summer of 2016.
Man City have been in amazing form since the
summer after a hefty investment in personnel, and some have even
moved to compare their on - fire side to the Invincibles of 2004, and are actually on course to break the Premier
League points and goals records currently held by Chelsea.
The United man experienced something of an average debut season following his big - money
move in the
summer of 2014, making only 16
league appearances, but Luke Shaw had shown a real upturn in form this season prior to his long - term injury.
Highly rated Palermo forward Paulo Dybala, 21, will not be
moving in the January transfer window, according to the club president, but he is set to
move to the Premier
League this
summer --(London Evening Standard)
Clyne is the latest player from the south coast club linked with a
move away, having dealt with a
summer exodus only a year ago and midfield lynch - pin Morgan Schneiderlin's also wanting a
move away, according to the Mirror, if Southampton don't finish in the Premier
League top four.
Still, with Calhanoglu seemingly not keen to open talks with Barcelona, it perhaps seems unlikely that he will be open to
moving to the Premier
League this
summer.
Only made the
move to Spain from Reims in the
summer, but if an offer came in from a Champions
League side then the Poland international is bound to be tempted.
In 29
league outings this season — over 1520 minutes of action — the 25 - year - old has managed just nine goals and it would surprise few if he were to
move on this
summer.
In fact, it had been thought that McCarthy would be
moving to Anfield this
summer after the Englishman's man - of - the - match performance against Brendan Rodgers's side in the Premier
League last April, a display that the Reds boss later called one of the best - ever that he had seen from a goalkeeper in his career.
It would appear that the former Scunthorpe United man is keener on an instant
move to the Premier
League and could well form a strong strike partnership with fellow new signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel, who
moved to Carrow Road from Sporting Lisbon earlier this
summer.
However, the draw of playing in the Premier
League can't be dismissed, and having conquered the SPL and domestic trophies all in one big swoop, Dembele could be ready to
move back south of the border this
summer.
The Premier
League big guns had been monitoring the stopper ever since last season and had been tipped to make a
move for him either over the
summer or during the recent January transfer window.
As all the teams above them have been more consistent and it could be a disaster for Arsenal if they don't make it and not play In the Champions
League next season as it will have a massive impact on Transfers come the
summer as we have all seen how those top players looking to
move teams will only go to another team playing Champions
League football.
Mourinho did go on to insist that he believes Rooney still has plenty to give Manchester United, but clearly he wouldn't begrudge him a lucrative
move to China which will surely perk the interest of the Chinese Super
League clubs mentioned above who could look to swoop in the
summer.
The winger eventually
moved to Sheffield Wednesday, and then onto Nottingham Forest, before making the
move to the Premier
League, to Slaven Bilic's West Ham, this
summer.
The White Hart Lane wide - man has 21 goals to his name in all competition and Andre Villas - Boas must fear that one of Europe's «Elite» will nab Bale this
summer, though clearly if Tottenham secure a Champions
League berth there is less reason for such a
move to take place.
Roma have also been in talks over a
move for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko this
summer in a double raid on the Premier
League.
The Dutch under - 21 international was heavily linked with a
move to the Premier
League last
summer with the likes of Southampton and Sunderland both credited with an interest along with the Gunners.
Willian is proven in the Premier
League and looks ideal to give United more width and quality from midfield, though Chelsea may be wary of selling to a rival again after also letting Nemanja Matic
move to Old Trafford in the
summer.
Dragovic, who joined Kiev from Swiss outift FC Basel in the
summer of 2013, has developed a reputation as a tough tackling defender and was strongly linked with a
move to Premier
League giants Manchester United in the January transfer window.
Also linked with a
move to Liverpool this
summer, Alderweireld is said to be interested in a
move to the Premier
League this
summer, with Norwich leading the chase.
Liverpool continue to track Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld according to the Daily Mirror who is reportedly targeting a
move to either Premier
League or Bundesliga this
summer.
The beaten Champions
League finalists could be in for a long
summer as a number of their other star players continue to be linked with
moves away from the club.
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Eriksen has been heavily linked with a
move to the Premier
League this
summer and Tottenham now appear to be favourites to sign the Ajax midfielder, who only has one year left on his contract at the Dutch giants.
Aubameyang and Bailly won't be the last arrivals and City and United respectively, provided that they do complete
moves, as Mourinho and Guardiola, along with the likes of Jurgen Klopp, Antonio Conte and Arsene Wenger draw their battle lines in the
summer transfer market first before going to war in the Premier
League next season.
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has revealed that star striker Christian Beneteke has a release clause in his contract, amid speculation that Premier
League rivals Liverpool are eyeing a
summer move for the Belgian international.
Mings has been one of Ipswich's key men this season, starting 15
league games, having become the first choice left - back at Portman Road following Aaron Cresswell's
summer move to West Ham United.
The Anfield side have suffered greatly following the sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona and are keen to make a statement of intent in the
summer transfer window and will push to bring in the South American duo though will only make the
move if they have a Champions
League berth.
Meanwhile, the links with Manchester City continued after Bayern boss Pep Guardiola revealed that he was a fan of Weigl, and with the Spaniard set for a
move to the Premier
League at the end of this season, it remains to be seen whether or not he targets the talented youngster in the
summer.