Newcastle buy Monaco mid, Chelsea after Leverkusen's World Cup star: Premier League transfer reports, rumors

Chelsea and Newcastle United may be getting even younger if Thursday's Premier League transfers rumors and reports are true. The Magpies continue to renovate their midfield and are on the verge of bringing as AS Monaco 20 year old with Champions League knockout experience. MORE — Arsenal unveil Greek playmaker | List of PL summer transfers Down in London, the Blues are hopeful of grabbing a Bosnian teenager who started 75% of their World Cup games. Here are some notable bits of Premier League transfer buzz this morning. Newcastle continue youth movement with $47 million Monaco midfielder Newcastle's midfield flip continues with the reported acquisition of AS Monaco's Aladji Bamba. The Magpies sold Sandro Tonali to Spurs this summer and are dealing with the unsettling of Bruno Guimaraes by Arsenal, and have brought in Ajax's Sean Steur. Bamba, 20, is said to be undergoing a medical Thursday at Newcastle ahead of the move, which includes a sell-on clause and reportedly totals around $47 million. A France youth international, Bamba is a ball mover with a super range of passing that wins tackles at an elite rate and is very good in the air at both ends. Bamba played 815 minutes in Ligue 1 last season with two assists. He also played five Champions League games, earning a start against PSG in the second leg of a February playoff tie. Kerim Alajbegovic to Chelsea in $40 million move (report) Chelsea continue to invest in youth and now are said to be leading the race to sign Bosnia and Herzegovina midfielder Kerim Alajbegovic. The Bayer Leverkusen teenager turns 19 in September and played in all four games at the World Cup, starting the last three and scoring in the 3-1 group stage defeat of Qatar. The German-born midfielder joined Leverkusen's academy from Koln in 2021 and moved to Red Bull Salzburg last season, where he scored 13 goals with four assists across all competitions including Europa League production against Basel and Aston Villa. Leverkusen bought him back this summer but is already being linked with a move away to either Chelsea or Juventus, with the Londoners leading the way a ccording to The Telegraph .