Transfer news and rumours today: Jadon Sancho's transfer blow, Lucas Bergvall makes stunning Spurs demand, Kalvin Phillips moves

By Seye Omidiora | 12 Aug 2026 21:27, Last updated: 12 Aug 2026 21:27

Fiorentina person reportedly rejected the accidental to motion former Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho connected a escaped transportation this summer. 

The 26-year-old attacker is presently disposable connected the unfastened marketplace aft his declaration astatine Old Trafford officially expired astatine the extremity of June. 

The wide playmaker spent the 2nd fractional of the 2025-26 run connected indebtedness at Aston Villa, wherever helium featured 13 times successful the Europa League - starting 8 times - en way to Unai Emery's broadside securing the continental title. 

Despite that caller continental success, the Red Devils decided against extending his existing woody successful the North West. 

As a result, his representatives are desperately scouring Europe to find a suitable caller location for the 23-cap England planetary up of the upcoming season.

According to Get Football News Italy, Sancho's entourage explicitly contacted Fiorentina 2 weeks agone to gauge their involvement successful a imaginable determination for the Englishman. 

However, the Serie A broadside are believed to person swiftly rejected the thought of bringing the erstwhile Borussia Dortmund prima to Florence. 

The club's steadfast stance is believed to beryllium mostly driven by lingering concerns regarding his inconsistent performances and wide way grounds successful caller years. 

Sancho remains a escaped cause aft leaving Man Utd, and it remains to beryllium seen whether the ex-Dortmund antheral volition find 1 earlier the escaped bureau model closes. 

Spurs cull 'huge bids' from Premier League rivals for talented midfielder

Tottenham Hotspur are believed to beryllium battling to clasp the services of talented midfielder Lucas Bergvall during the summertime transportation window. 

The 20-year-old Sweden planetary precocious returned from representing his state astatine the 2026 World Cup and is seemingly hopeless for regular first-team football. 

According to football.london, Bergvall's increasing concerns implicit playing clip nether Roberto De Zerbi is believed to person been heavy exacerbated by the precocious sanctioned monolithic £185m treble swoop for cardinal midfielders Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali to bolster their motor room. 

Those deals are understood to person caused Bergvall to formally pass the nine of his tendency to question a caller situation elsewhere to guarantee his continuous improvement is not stalled.

Despite his wide stance regarding a imaginable departure, Spurs person reportedly rejected caller summertime approaches from some Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United. 

The North London clubs are said to beryllium incredibly reluctant to portion ways with the talented youngster and worth him astatine upwards of £60m. 

Bergvall lone penned a lucrative six-year declaration hold past year, meaning the nine stay nether zero contiguous fiscal unit to authorisation a sale.

Englishman departs Man City until 2027

Kalvin Phillips has rejoined Sheffield United connected a season-long indebtedness for the 2026-27 campaign. 

The 30-year-old antecedently spent the 2nd fractional of past play astatine Bramall Lane but endured a frustrating spell heavy disrupted by misfortune. 

After arriving successful South Yorkshire successful February 2026, the combative midfielder was restricted to conscionable 3 appearances crossed each competitions.

Phillips's archetypal stint was abruptly curtailed erstwhile helium archetypal got sent disconnected during a fiery section derby clash against Sheffield Wednesday earlier sustaining an wounded that ruled him retired for the season. 

Despite those erstwhile setbacks, Chris Wilder has present successfully brought the experienced England planetary backmost to the nine to bolster his midfield ranks.

The erstwhile Leeds United academy postgraduate has present enactment pen to insubstantial connected a impermanent woody that volition support him successful the Championship for the full season. 

Wilder precocious revealed that some parties remained successful changeless dialog passim the summertime and were incredibly anxious to facilitate a swift reunion. 

Phillips volition person 1 twelvemonth remaining connected his Man City declaration erstwhile helium returns to the nine successful summertime 2027.