The 2024 summer transfer window has already been one full of intrigue, with plenty of exciting additions being made and fascinating stories doing the rounds.
Premier League sides are all gunning to add quality to their squads before the start of the 2024/25 season, though activity was limited somewhat by Euro 2024 and the Copa America at the start of the summer.
Those international tournaments are over now, however, and teams across England will be desperate to shift some deadwood to make way for new signings they believe can contribute more over the coming campaign.
With that in mind, here is one player each Premier League outfit needs to sell during the remainder of the summer transfer window.
Aaron Ramsdale has got a bit of a raw deal since David Raya arrived at Arsenal.
Previously the regular number one, Ramsdale has been forced to watch on from the sidelines while the Spain international gets regular minutes. Given Raya won the Golden Glove in his debut campaign with the Gunners, he isn’t going to lose favour with Mikel Arteta any time soon.
Ramsdale has proven himself to be a decent Premier League goalkeeper capable of making sublime stops but a move away from north London is required this summer to revive his prospects at both club and international level.
Ollie Watkins was the striker who scored all the goals for Aston Villa last season as they qualified for the Champions League, but instead it’s Jhon Duran whose name is ending up on the daily gossip columns.
The Colombian has been steadily linked with Chelsea throughout the summer and West Ham United more recently after scoring five Premier League goals in 2023/24. Two of those came when he earned the Villans a stunning 3-3 draw with Liverpool in May.
The suggested fees being suggested are pretty ridiculous, so Villa should take any lucrative deal offered and pursue a more proven back-up for Watkins.
Bournemouth’s £12.8m signing of French midfielder Romain Faivre has gone pretty averagely so far.
The Cherries gave Lyon a fair chunk of their transfer budget last year but immediately loaned him back to France, this time with Lorient. He was called in January but only made 37 minutes of appearances in the Premier League.
Manager Andoni Iraola has put his lack of action down to a needed adaptation period, so he could end up staying, but don’t be surprised if the former France Under-21 international is on the move again this window.
Ivan Toney has made little secret of his desire to test himself at the highest level, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur all rumoured to be interested in the expert penalty taker.
However, summer signing and anticipated striker replacement Igor Thiago has suffered a meniscus injury and manager Thomas Frank may not be so keen to let Toney leave just yet.
This is the ideal time for the Bees to sell Toney if they want to before his contract expires, but they might hold out for the highest bidder.
While not the leakiest in the Premier League last season, Brighton’s fascinating approach has at times been scarpered by some lax thinking at the back.
Adam Webster spent some time on the sidelines during 2023/24 and has struggled with knocks regularly in recent years. He made 15 appearances in the league last term, with the partnership of Lewis Dunk and Jan Paul van Hecke often preferred by former manager Roberto De Zerbi.
New boss Fabian Hurzeler may not be too keen on him either and his propensity for a mistake means the Seagulls should search for a buyer.
Raheem Sterling enjoyed his peak years at Manchester City, winning everything there is to win in the domestic sphere before moving back to his hometown with Chelsea in 2022.
He ended last term with ten goals in all competitions but was involved in a few meme-able moments as the Blues spluttered throughout and contributed to their heated discussions around penalties.
Chelsea have young wingers with plenty of potential and might as well start blooding them into the starting XI than persist with a former star who may need another move to return to his best.
Sam Johnstone can count himself pretty unlucky to now be battling Dean Henderson to be Crystal Palace’s starting goalkeeper.
The former West Bromwich Albion stopper had worked his way back into the England squad before he suffered a season-ending injury which allowed Henderson to step in for the Eagles’ excellent end to the campaign.
Manager Oliver Glasner will be pretty happy with the strength in depth between the sticks but Johnstone might feel he will only return to his recent strong form with regular minutes.
If s***housery was a genuine worthwhile quality in the Premier League, clubs would be scrapping from dusk until dawn to get their hands on Everton forward Neal Maupay.
The Frenchman loves getting a rise out of his opponent, whether it be copying their celebrations or flopping around dramatically on the floor. His problem is these aren’t exactly valued characteristics for Toffees boss Sean Dyche.
Maupay was sent out on loan to former club Brentford and did reasonably well in Toney’s absence, but not enough to convince his current side they should keep him around.
Kevin Mbabu is another player who made the lucrative move to the Premier League but hasn’t managed to crack the division.
The Switzerland international has made only seven appearances for the Cottagers since his 2022 transfer, quickly making a loan return to youth club Servette before spending 2023/24 at Augsburg.
Even as a player with respectable international prestige, Marco Silva doesn’t seem keen on Mbabu and a permanent divorce would do both parties good.
Some of Ipswich Town’s heroes from their promotion campaign will sadly have to be left behind in order for greater talent to come through. Marcus Harness is one of those players.
The 28-year-old shows great defensive nous and works hard out of possession, but a haul of only four goals and one assist in England’s second tier doesn’t suggest he’ll make the step up at the elite level.
Boubakary Soumare made his Leicester City debut in a Community Shield victory over Manchester City, but it’s been anything but smooth sailing since.
The former France youth international suffered relegation with the Foxes and didn’t stick around for life in the second tier, getting plenty of games over in La Liga with Sevilla on loan.
Leicester are a club in Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) strife and any sort of chunky bid for Soumare should be accepted.
It’s a new era at Liverpool with Arne Slot coming in and a number of players will hope for a fresh start, Fabio Carvalho included.
The 21-year-old has spoken about how he fancies playing in a central role for the Reds, but the competition for places at Anfield is rife even with their lack of summer transfer activity so far.
Carvalho’s loan spell at Hull City was good enough for another Premier League side to take a punt on him and it’d be a worthwhile move for him if one materialises.
Sorry, no prizes for guessing who Man City‘s entry would be here.
England international Kalvin Phillips’ switch to the Etihad Stadium has been little less than an unmitigated disaster, with his lack of game time under Pep Guardiola attracting the media’s gaze for the last few years.
The former Leeds United star is a proven performer in the Premier League but needs a transfer where he can work his way back to full confidence after a few dismal campaigns.
Casemiro was supposed to be a game-changing arrival at Manchester United, the crunching midfielder who could lay a platform for Erik ten Hag’s side and provide plenty of leadership.
However, his performances during 2023/24 left so much to be desired, often looking clueless when needed in central defence due to United’s injury problems and starting fires when he needed to be putting them out.
Some punters have suggested his ‘legs have gone’, which we can neither confirm nor deny. However, if the Red Devils want to continue splashing the cash they’ll need some more incoming dough and the sale of Casemiro – who’s comfortably past his peak – would achieve that.
Miguel Almiron was arguably the Premier League’s best player for a few months when Newcastle United qualified for the Champions League, but solid runs of form aside from that incredible streak have been hard to come by.
After 11 goals in 2022/23, the Paraguayan contributed only five last term, a haul more comparable to his earlier seasons at St. James’ Park.
Thanks for shutting up Jack Grealish and all that, but it’s time to go.
When teams are scrapping their hearts out at the bottom of the table, the last thing they need is a flappy-handed goalkeeper letting shots through their fingers.
Unfortunately for Matt Turner and Nottingham Forest, that happened a little too often last season. Nuno Espirito Santo eventually decided he’d seen enough and replaced the USMNT international with Matz Sels.
Turner clearly has pedigree having turned out 44 times for the US, but he’s not needed at the City Ground.
Southampton leant on the goals of Adam Armstrong as they won promotion back to the top flight and look set to back the nippy forward again during 2024/25.
That’ll likely consign Paul Onuachu to a bench role. After scoring a decent 15 Super Lig goals on loan with Trabzonspor, it may not be a role he’s particularly chuffed at the prospect of.
Manager Russell Martin has denied reports of the Nigeria international submitting a transfer request, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be off later in the window.
Tottenham Hotspur looked to have nailed down their left-back spot for the foreseeable future when they snapped up Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid.
The Spaniard had won the Europa League with Sevilla and was starting to break into the senior national team, but his spell at Spurs has been punctuated by persistent niggles and spells out of the team.
Destiny Udogie has since taken his position and impressed, while Reguilon spent 2023/24 on loan with Manchester United and then Brentford.
Cor, this is a bit of a tough one to unpack, isn’t it?
Given the current spot-fixing charges currently hanging over Lucas Paqueta, West Ham United might feel they’re better off ditching him this summer and saving themselves a load of hassle. That said, the Brazilian has vowed to clear his name, so it might be uncouth of the Hammers to jilt their star midfielder.
Regardless, West Ham don’t need to be hamstrung by off-field drama while new coach Julen Lopetegui gets settled in and a departure would help in that regard.
Sasa Kalajdzic suffered a truly horrific start to his career at Wolves, being ruled out for nine months with an anterior cruciate ligament problem.
Once he had recovered, he scored two goals in his next 11 Premier League appearances before heading to Eintracht Frankfurt on loan, where he was dealt another ACL setback.
His injury will make it tough for the Wanderers to sell him this summer, but a change of scenery might do the Austrian the world of good.