Transfer news and rumours: Palacios to Ipswich, Diouf to Brentford, Flemming Burnley doubts

Ipswich Town are making advancement successful their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Exequiel Palacios, according to a report.

The Tractor Boys person already spent successful the portion of £150m connected 12 caller players this summertime since securing promotion to the Premier League, but Gary O'Neil’s broadside are inactive looking to bolster their squad earlier the September 1 deadline.

Palacios has emerged arsenic a starring people for Ipswich successful the last fewer days of the transportation model and the nine person already seen 2 bids turned down for the 27-year-old.

However, Argentine writer Renzo Pantich, via Sport Witness, claims that the Suffolk-based outfit person made a 3rd connection for Palacios worthy €30m (£26m), including the transportation interest and bonuses, and they present look ‘very close’ to reaching an statement with Leverkusen.

There had antecedently been immoderate doubts implicit Palacios’s willingness to marque the move, arsenic it had been suggested that the midfielder would similar to articulation a ‘bigger club’ if helium near Leverkusen.

However, Palacios is present said to beryllium precise keen connected becoming a Premier League subordinate and is unfastened to finalising a precocious determination to Portman Road.

Palacios represented River Plate for the archetypal 5 years of his elder vocation earlier leaving successful 2020 to articulation Leverkusen, wherever helium has played 186 times successful each competitions and won the Bundesliga rubric successful 2023-24.

Brentford to marque improved £37m bid for Diouf

Staying successful the Premier League, Brentford are reportedly preparing to marque an improved bid for West Ham United left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf.

The Senegal planetary lone joined the Hammers past summertime for astir £19m, but helium is progressively apt to permission pursuing the club’s relegation to the Championship.

According to Football Insider, Brentford person already seen 3 offers for the 21-year-old rejected by West Ham, but they stay determined to unafraid his signature.

The study adds that the Bees are readying a caller bid worthy £37m and anticipation that volition beryllium capable to onslaught an statement with the East London club.

Diouf, who is keen connected a instrumentality to the Premier League, made 32 appearances for West Ham successful the apical formation past season, registering 5 assists.

He played successful the Hammers’ opening Championship fixture of the caller play - a 2-2 distant gully with Burnley - but helium was absent for past weekend’s 2-1 location decision to Charlton Athletic.

Flemming’s Burnley aboriginal remains uncertain

Elsewhere, Burnley head coach Nicky Hayen has refused to regularisation retired the anticipation of prima striker Zian Flemming leaving the nine earlier the transportation model closes.

The 28-year-old scored a team-high 11 Premier League goals past play and has since made a affirmative commencement with the Clarets this term, netting 3 goals successful conscionable 2 games crossed the Championship and EFL Cup.

Flemming has since been linked with Ligue 1 nine Lille and missed Burnley’s 3-1 league decision astatine West Bromwich Albion connected Sunday, with Hayen citing a calf wounded for his lack anterior to kickoff.

However, Hayen revealed aft the lucifer that Flemming could permission the nine earlier the September 1 deadline.

Asked whether helium is assured Flemming volition enactment astatine Burnley, helium told Sky Sports: "I don't know. If determination is an connection that suits the finances of the club, past possibly the transportation tin beryllium done, but I privation him to stay.

"Everyone has the ambition to play successful the Premier League, truthful if helium tin marque that step, past okay, everything should beryllium successful place, but arsenic agelong arsenic that's not the case, Zian stays with us."

Flemming inactive has 3 years remaining connected his declaration astatine Turf Moor and is thought to beryllium valued overmuch higher than the £7m interest Burnley paid Millwall for the striker’s services successful 2024.