{"id":287699,"date":"2023-09-06T07:34:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287699"},"modified":"2023-09-06T07:34:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:34:23","slug":"transfer-gossip-demarai-gray-closes-in-on-8m-move-to-al-ettifaq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/transfer-gossip-demarai-gray-closes-in-on-8m-move-to-al-ettifaq\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSFER GOSSIP: Demarai Gray closes in on \u00a38m move to Al-Ettifaq"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>TRANSFER GOSSIP: Everton wantaway Demarai Gray closes in on \u00a38m move to Al-Ettifaq, Kasper Schmeichel pens a one-year deal with Anderlecht &#8211; and Wolves &#8216;join West Ham in the race for Jesse Lingard&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The transfer window remains open for clubs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohamed Salah is one of the stars being linked with a switch to the Middle East\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The summer transfer window may be a thing of the past as far as Premier League clubs are concerned, but several top flight stars are still looking for new teams with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey still able to sign players.<\/p>\n<p>Davinson Sanchez, Tanguy Ndombele and Eric Bailly have all sealed moves away from the Premier League since deadline day, and more out-of-favour stars will hope to follow in pursuit of more regular first team football.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian giants Al-Ittihad are still hotly pursuing a move for Mohamed Salah after Liverpool rejected their initial bid of \u00a3150million for the Egyptian superstar.<\/p>\n<p>And there are still a handful of free agents, including Jesse Lingard and David de Gea, who have yet to find new homes.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport takes a look at all the latest transfer gossip on Wednesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75107527-12485597-image-a-1_1693980114416.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eric Bailly (right) left Manchester United to sign a one-year deal with Turkish outfit Besiktas<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75107509-12485597-image-m-3_1693980135806.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool rejected a \u00a3150m offer for star forward Mohamed Salah before the transfer deadline<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75107475-12485597-image-a-6_1693980233996.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton are close to agreement with Al-Ettifaq over the \u00a38million sale of winger Demarai Gray<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Everton are close to agreement with Al-Ettifaq over the \u00a38million sale of winger Demarai Gray.\u00a0The winger has been quite clear in his desire to leave the club, citing a lack of respect from manager Sean Dyche. (Mail Sport)<\/p>\n<p>Wolves have joined West Ham in the race to sign former Nottingham Forest midfielder Lingard. He has been training with the Hammers this summer but\u00a0David Moyes wants to be sure about the player&#8217;s commitment before giving the deal the green light, which could pave way for Wolves to swoop in. (Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75107481-12485597-Danish_international_Kasper_Schmeichel_has_signed_a_fresh_one_ye-m-25_1693980442872.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Danish international Kasper Schmeichel has signed a fresh one-year deal with Anderlecht<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were interested in signing Manchester United&#8217;s Jadon Sancho during the summer transfer window. The Blues chiefs ultimately decided to move for Manchester City&#8217;s Cole Palmer instead as they were concerned about the 23-year-old winger&#8217;s mindset. (Mail Sport)<\/p>\n<p>Joao Felix is thought to have snubbed offers from Liverpool, Aston Villa, and Manchester United in pursuit of his dream loan move to Barcelona. He also rejected a switch to Saudi Arabia before penning his deal with the LaLiga giants. (Mundo Deportivo)<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United\u00a0have\u00a0left \u00a340million flop Donny van de Beek\u00a0out of their 25-man squad for the Champions League group stage. The decision could spell the end for Van de Beek at Old Trafford, with the Dutch star struggling to carve out regular minutes under Erik ten Hag. (Mail Sport)<\/p>\n<p>AC Milan are still keenly pursuing Real Betis full-back Juan Miranda despite the close of the summer transfer window. The Serie A giants view the left-back as a strong alternative to Theo Hernandez and will attempt to sign him in January. (Calciomercato).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75107477-12485597-image-a-5_1693980202466.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wolves have reportedly entered the race to sign former Nottingham Forest man Jesse Lingard<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75107629-12485597-image-a-23_1693980369443.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Teenager Ashley Phillips is set to step up after Tottenham sold centre-back Davinson Sanchez<\/p>\n<p>Kasper Schmeichel has signed a one-year deal with Anderlecht. The 36-year-old became a free agent last week after a mutual agreement was reached with Nice to terminate his contract. (Mail Sport)<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona only have two years left to activate Abde Ezzalzouli&#8217;s \u00a317m buy-back clause if they wish to bring the Real Betis star back to the Nou Camp. The Catalans, who sold the 21-year-old for \u00a36.4m, also have a 50 per cent sell-on clause attached to the deal. (Fabrizio Romano)<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham are unlikely to replace Sanchez after his summer move to Galatasaray, with Spurs teenager Ashley Phillips set to step up for Ange Postecoglou. The manager is confident the 18-year-old defender can cover for Cristian Romero and\u00a0Micky van de Ven when called upon. (Evening Standard)<\/p>\n<p>Napoli signing Jesper Lindstrom has revealed why he turned down a &#8216;dream&#8217; move to Liverpool to join the Serie A champions. The midfielder revealed that, despite being a fan of Liverpool, he chose to join Napoli to get regular first-team football. (Mail Sport)<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12485597\/TRANSFER-GOSSIP-Demarai-Gray-Everton-Al-Ettifaq-Kasper-Schmeichel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TRANSFER GOSSIP: Everton wantaway Demarai Gray closes in on \u00a38m move to Al-Ettifaq, Kasper Schmeichel pens a one-year deal with Anderlecht &#8211; 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