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Transfer News - 21 Aug 2026

The Premier League's top momentum movers and hottest rumours by heat score, captured on 21 Aug 2026.

Top 3 Momentum Transfer News

Biggest day-over-day movers
  1. 1
    Carlos Baleba headshot
    Carlos
    Baleba
    Brighton
    7 mentions / 4 src · “Carlos Baleba bounced back from Man Utd heartbreak and personal tragedy to brink of sealing dream Old Trafford transfer”
    Man Utd crest
    66.1
    momentum
  2. 2
    Lewis Hall headshot
    Lewis
    Hall
    Newcastle
    7 mentions / 3 src · “Man Utd ‘make contact with Barcelona star Alejandro Balde’ as they target Lewis Hall transfer alternative”
    Man Utd crest
    65.6
    momentum
  3. 3
    Benoît Badiashile headshot
    Benoît
    Badiashile
    Chelsea
    4 mentions / 2 src · “Napoli ‘open transfer talks for Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson with Benoit Badiashile also set to join Italians’”
    Napoli crest
    65.6
    momentum

Top 3 Heat Score Transfer News

Hottest rumours by absolute interest
  1. 1
    Vinícius Júnior headshot
    Vinícius
    Júnior
    Real Madrid crestReal Madrid
    30 mentions / 7 src · “Arsenal hopes dashed after Vinícius Júnior extends Real Madrid contract to 2032”
    Arsenal crest
    100
    heat
  2. 2
    Bradley Barcola headshot
    Bradley
    Barcola
    PSG crestPSG
    9 mentions / 5 src · “Liverpool are still keen to sign Paris St-Germain duo Bradley Barcola, 23, and Ibrahim Mbaye, 18, with a combined fee of £155m being mooted for the France winger and Senegal forward.” (via Teamtalk)
    Liverpool crest
    89.5
    heat
  3. 3
    Gabriel Jesus headshot
    Gabriel
    Jesus
    Arsenal
    7 mentions / 3 src · “Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus is not looking to move to Napoli despite their interest in the Brazil forward, 29.” (via Mirror)
    Napoli crest
    87.3
    heat