Premier League transfer news: Tottenham ahead of Manchester United in the race for young prospect, Arsenal want Serie A midfield genius and more - April 26, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer roundup for the day. Once again a rather quiet day but with some crunching rumours to get us through. Here. We. Go.

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#5 West Ham reject Joe Hart

The Hammers are willing to pass on the opportunity to sign Hart

West Ham had the chance to sign Joe Hart, who is still owned by Manchester City and is currently on loan with the Hammers, but rejected it because of his high wage demands, according to a report from Metro.

Meanwhile, Sky Sports understand that Everton are interested South Korean star Ki Sung-Yeung and could snap him up on a free transfer after his deal with Swansea expires at the end of the season.

#4 Max Meyer to leave Schalke

Meyer is being chased by many teams at the moment

Arsenal and Liverpool target Max Meyer is set to leave Schalke in the summer for free, confirms sporting executive Christian Heidel.

“Max Meyer will definitely leave Schalke this summer. We’re dealing with the situation very professionally. It’s all been very amicable,” he was quoted as saying by TeamTalk.

Meyer also has interest from a number of clubs including Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Inter and Juventus.

#3 Simeone opens up on Arsenal rumours

Simeone says Wenger is a manager he looks up to

With the imminent departure of Wenger at the end of the season, Diego Simeone has distanced himself from the rumours linking him to the Gunners.

“The first thing I’d like to say is that I admire Arsene Wenger a lot,” Simeone was quoted as saying by Football Espana.

“He is a great professional and he has had to reinvent himself so many times over the years to remain at a club of Arsenal’s stature.

“For a young Coach – which I still consider myself to be – he is a figure which to look up to, to respect and to admire.

“No, I have not spoken with anyone at Arsenal regarding the position because I love it here at Atletico and I am very happy.”

#2 Spurs’ chasing three players

Neves wants to stay

Spurs don’t usually make it to this list but when they do, they are always linked with a truckload of players. According to Mirror, Tottenham wants three players to strengthen their unit.

They have been linked with winger Gelson Martins, right-back Cedric Soares and midfielder Ruben Neves, who has been quoted by Yahoo! as saying: “Honestly, I love to play here. I love the boys and I love the fans. I am really happy here,” Neves said at the EFL Awards. “I have it all to stay, but in football, we never know. Yes, I would like to stay."

#1 Tottenham ahead of United in the race for Fulham starlet

Sessegnon has been one of the promising talents in England at the moment

According to The Times, Manchester United want to sign Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham but Tottenham Hotspur are still ahead in the race due to the player’s preference of playing in London.

Arsene Wenger will leave at the end of the season and there will be a takeover in the summer that includes attempting to sign Radja Naingollan from Roma for around £45 million, says The Sun.