Crystal Palace's Bold Move for Jarrod Bowen and Transfer Updates

Crystal Palace are plotting one of the boldest moves of the window, with a £50m offer being lined up to try to bring Jarrod Bowen back to the Premier League. The Sun report that Palace are ready to test West Ham’s resolve over one of England’s most productive wide forwards, in a move that would reshape Oliver Glasner’s attack and send a jolt through the division.

While Palace aim high at home, Al Hilal are again looking to pluck talent from England. According to the Daily Mail, the Saudi Pro League club are working on a double swoop for Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins. Two of the Premier League’s most relentless attackers, both on the radar of a side intent on turning their growing power into a star-studded frontline.

Watkins’ situation already feels volatile. The Guardian report that Unai Emery did nothing to play down claims that the England international refused to play in Villa’s bruising 4-0 defeat at Brighton on Sunday. It was a damaging afternoon at the Amex, and the cloud around their main striker only deepens the sense of unease.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United’s full-back search has taken another twist. Alejandro Balde, long admired by United, was left out of Barcelona’s squad for their LaLiga opener against Elche, according to the Daily Mirror. Officially, it is just a selection call. In a summer like this, absence will inevitably be read as opportunity.

Away from the transfer board, there was a moment of shared history on the opening Premier League weekend. Liverpool and Newcastle supporters united to pay tribute to Kevin Keegan before their meeting, the Daily Star report. For a man who shaped eras at both clubs, it was a rare and powerful pause in a rivalry that usually crackles.

Down the pyramid, one of English football’s most contentious figures is heading for a fresh start. Preston North End forward Milutin Osmajic, who has picked up multiple bans during his time in England, is on his way to Serie A with Genoa, according to the Daily Mail. A combustible spell in the EFL looks set to close with a move to Italy’s top flight.

Across Europe, Paul Pogba is cutting ties with his old life in England in a more literal sense. The former Manchester United midfielder has slashed the price of his five-bedroom Cheshire mansion, knocking £450,000 off an original £3.95m asking price after struggling to find a buyer, the Daily Mail report. As his time at AS Monaco drifts towards its end, the house that once symbolised his Premier League peak now sits as a reminder he is keen to offload.

In Spain, Diego Simeone has moved to cool the latest swirl around one of the window’s most-watched names. Arsenal target Julian Alvarez did not join his Atletico Madrid team-mates in applauding supporters after full-time on Sunday, but Simeone insisted, via the Daily Mirror, that the decision was planned. In a market this tense, every small gesture is being picked apart for clues.

Germany has already made its mind up on one English star. Harry Kane has been voted 2026 player of the year in Germany by an association of sports journalists, The Guardian report, finishing ahead of Bayern Munich team-mate Michael Olise. It is a striking endorsement of Kane’s dominance and Olise’s rapid impact, and a sign of how firmly both have planted their flags in the Bundesliga.

North of the border, the churn continues. Couhaib Driouech, whose move to Rangers collapsed just nine days ago, now looks set to leave PSV after all, according to the Scottish Sun. The door at Ibrox may have closed, but his exit from Eindhoven appears back on the table.

Former Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn is also on the move. The Scottish Sun report that he has been placed on the transfer list after being left out of Como’s squad entirely, a sharp fall from the optimism that greeted his arrival in Italy.

Celtic themselves are not standing still. They are ready to ramp up their interest in Gvidas Gineitis after Tuesday’s Champions League play-off, the Scottish Sun add. With Europe on the line and the league race already sharpening, recruitment in Glasgow is starting to feel like a sprint rather than a stroll.