Football transfer rumours: Manchester City and Spurs chase Cody Gakpo?
Today’s rumours are so severely underwhelmed After Aston Villa endured a day to forget on the Premier League’s opening weekend, it only stands to reason that they must sign players, and ideally good ones. Milan wide man Rafael Leão has flirted with a move to England in the past and he could be the answer to Unai Emery’s attacking troubles, if that answer is not named Nicolas Jackson or Jean-Philippe Mateta. And Villa
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- The Guardian
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 25 Aug 2026, 08:32 UTC
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- Byline
- Dominic Booth
- Section
- Transfer window
Today’s rumours are so severely underwhelmed After Aston Villa endured a day to forget on the Premier League’s opening weekend, it only stands to reason that they must sign players, and ideally good ones. Milan wide man Rafael Leão has flirted with a move to England in the past and he could be the answer to Unai Emery’s attacking troubles, if that answer is not named Nicolas Jackson or Jean-Philippe Mateta. And Villa
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Football transfer rumours: Manchester City and Spurs chase Cody Gakpo?
Today’s rumours are so severely underwhelmed After Aston Villa endured a day to forget on the Premier League’s opening weekend, it only stands to reason that they must sign players, and ideally good ones. Milan wide man Rafael Leão has flirted with a move to England in the past and he could be the answer to Unai Emery’s attacking troubles, if that answer is not named Nicolas Jackson or Jean-Philippe Mateta. And Villa
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