West Ham to learn Manchester City decision on Cole Palmer transfer on Wednesday – Alan Nixon
West Ham are one of several Premier League clubs waiting to hear if they have been successful in their pursuit of Manchester City winger Cole Palmer, according to journalist Alan Nixon.
Writing on his patreon page on Tuesday (29 August), Nixon said Premier League champions City are still deciding whether Palmer or James McAtee will depart the club on loan before the window closes.
He added that Burnley and Brighton are also among his suitors but some of Palmer’s interested parties would like to buy him, a scenario City are not willing to entertain at this point.
Only one of the two City youngsters will be allowed to leave on loan, though, with the likes of Sheffield United, Leicester City, and Ajax named as interested in McAtee.
Would be a useful addition
The links with Palmer were particularly prominent when City were heavily linked with a move for Lucas Paqueta, a move that collapsed amid an FA probe into alleged betting breaches by the Brazilian – something he strongly denies (Sky Sports, 23 August).
It seems as though the Hammers are still interested in Palmer, though, and in a campaign when they have the Europa League to throw on top of their domestic commitments, the signing of Palmer – even on loan – would be a particularly useful one.
Brighton, of course, can also offer European football, while Burnley boss Vincent Kompany will hope he can win the day with his close ties to those at the Etihad Stadium.
But with West Ham having made a flying start to the season, that has seen them take seven points from three games to sit top of the table, they may just be able to win the day.
That is, of course, providing City do not opt to keep Palmer and send McAtee out on loan instead.
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Everton suffer setback in pursuit of PSG striker Hugo Ekitike as West Ham match bid
Everton have suffered a setback in their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike as the Paris Saint-Germain striker now looks more likely to join Frankfurt, according to Sports Zone.
The French outlet reported on August 22 that Everton had offered €35million (£30m) upfront for the 21-year-old, plus a further €5m (£4.3m) in bonuses.
However, in an update posted on Twitter on Monday [28 August], it was claimed that West Ham matched that bid and had almost agreed personal terms with the youngster.
But in a potential further twist – and in more bad news for Everton – PSG supposedly want Ekitike to join Frankfurt as a bargaining chip to land Randal Kolo Muani.
Beto over Ekitike
Just how much Everton want Ekitike is unclear at this stage.
The Toffees are closing in on a separate £30m deal to sign Udinese talent Beto, with that transfer on the verge of going through [BBC Sport].
Beto is a similar profile to Ekitike and is valued in exactly the same region, so it was always likely to be a case of signing one or the other.
It could be argued that Ekitike has more long-term potential, but Beto is more of a player for the here and now.
After all, the Portuguese is aged 25 and has scored 11 and 10 goals for Udinese in the past two Serie A seasons respectively.
Ekitike, by comparison, followed up his 10-goal Ligue 1 season with Reims in 2021-22 with just three goals for PSG last time out.
The Frenchman is almost certainly on his way out of the Parc des Princes, but Goodison Park does not look like being his next destination.
