Bissouma was offered to Chelsea - Saturday's gossip
September 4, 2026 21:07
Chelsea were offered former Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 30, who left Tottenham in the summer, as a potential replacement for Argentina's Enzo Fernández, 25, who joined Manchester City for £125m.
OTHER REPORTED INTEREST
- Manchester City and Chelsea were among clubs believed to have shown interest in England midfielder Adam Wharton, 22, before the transfer deadline; Crystal Palace rejected all bids.
- Arsenal are reportedly considering a £68m approach for Barcelona and Brazil winger Raphinha, 29, in January.
- Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle United have shown interest in Spain winger Alex Baena, 25, but Atletico Madrid have no plans to sell him.
- Wolves could have sold Portugal Under-21s forward Mateus Mane before the window closed; Liverpool and Manchester United were named as admirers of the 18-year-old.
- Tottenham have considered paying up Richarlison's contract to allow the out-of-favour 29-year-old Brazil forward to leave on a free transfer.
- Everton made a verbal offer of £40m plus £5m in add-ons to West Ham for Argentine striker Taty Castellanos on transfer deadline day, but the move came too late for the Hammers to sanction his exit.
- Newcastle United rejected two offers for English attacking midfielder Jacob Murphy after manager Matthias Jaissle expressed a desire to keep the 31-year-old.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Arsenal's reported interest in Raphinha is framed as a potential January move; other items above reflect activity and interest reported around the recent transfer window.
Source: BBC Sport Football