It’s still a few months before clubs can get their chequebooks out again, but the rumour mill isn’t taking a break for anyone – and we’re back once more with our daily digest of all the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours to help you keep track of all the goings-on.

We’ll start with a story from France – Sport Witness relay reports from Foot Mercato which claim that a few Premier League sides are showing interest in Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, who has scored 12 goals in 20 games for the German side since moving there permanently from PSG in the summer.

Arsenal and Liverpool are both alleged to be interested (and we’ve seen Chelsea mentioned elsewhere) but plucky little West Ham are preparing to take on the big boys to secure the signature of a striker valued by his club at a minimum of €80m (£66.3m), having previously followed him before he left France. The Hammers have “placed themselves” to take part in any potential transfer battle, having been “charmed” by Ekitike’s goalscoring record in Germany. The 22-year-old could be the man they want to break their run of disappointing striker signings.

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