Transfer news and rumours today: "Difficult" Bournemouth decision, Aston Villa deal, Leeds United's next target

Bournemouth brag Marco Rose has expressed assurance that the nine tin support Junior Kroupi, Alex Scott and Rayan this summertime window.

The Cherries volition embark connected their archetypal ever European run adjacent season, and they volition request a beardown squad to woody with the demands of the Europa League and the Premier League.

However, a fig of their prima players person been linked with exits, including Eli Junior Kroupi, Alex Scott and Rayan.

Manager Rose was hopeful that Bournemouth could transportation the trio to enactment astatine the Vitality beyond this summer, telling reporters: "The archetypal 4 days, we are successful interaction and my feeling is that the boys are feeling truly bully here. Kroupi made large betterment past season, truthful I deliberation for him there’s nary ceiling.

"Even helium knows that he’s successful a bully spot to improve. He’s playing successful Europe, he’ll person galore games and he’s playing successful the astir competitory and intensive league successful the world.

"So acold I don’t person the feeling that anyone is trying to permission the club. I deliberation Alex knows what helium has with this club, and it’s ever astir the close infinitesimal to bash the adjacent step, due to the fact that if you are a young subordinate and you bash steps – and nowadays it happens galore times – excessively fast, excessively quick, past it’s getting difficult."

Bournemouth would besides beryllium justified successful asking for important sums for their prima players fixed the bonzer transportation fees Premier League clubs person spent truthful acold this window.

Johan Manzambi: Aston Villa motion Newcastle United target

Aston Villa person completed the signing of midfielder Johan Manzambi from Freiburg for a interest of £59.5m.

The 20-year-old excelled for Switzerland astatine the World Cup, scoring 3 goals portion besides registering 2 assists successful 5 games.

Manzambi was thought to beryllium a cardinal people of Newcastle United, who had agreed a interest with Freiburg for his transfer, but the subordinate himself was reportedly not keen connected the move.

Villa rapidly emerged arsenic contenders for the Swiss international, and the nine soon agreed a woody with the midfielder and his nine for a club-record £59.5m.

Manzambi tin play successful deeper midfield roles, and helium could beryllium seen arsenic a replacement for Youri Tielemans, but helium whitethorn beryllium seen arsenic the semipermanent successor to Morgan Rogers.

Leeds United transportation news: Carl Rushworth latest

Leeds United are connected alert due to the fact that Brighton & Hove Albion are prepared to merchantability goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, the latest study has claimed.

After finishing 14th successful the Premier League successful 2025-26, Leeds volition beryllium looking to fortify up of what could beryllium a hard campaign.

Boss Daniel Farke appears to beryllium prioritising defence this summertime fixed the nine person already signed Sassuolo centre-back Tarik Muharemovic.

However, the exit of Illan Meslier to Arsenal and Karl Darlow to Manchester United has near the team's goalkeeping section airy of numbers.

TEAMtalk assertion that Brighton would beryllium consenting to merchantability shot-stopper Rushworth this summertime arsenic agelong arsenic Bart Verbruggen remains astatine the club, and that could unfastened the doors for a power to Leeds United.