Full Premier League Summer 2026 Transfer Window Predictions: Where Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson will land

The January 2026 window has barely shut, yet Premier League boardrooms are already pivoting to the summer, and the early forecasts suggest another carousel of headline-grabbing moves is on the horizon.

Newcastle United brace for a double exit. While Bruno Guimaraes remains the Magpies’ most valuable asset, the hierarchy privately accept that Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali are the realistic departures. Tonali, once heralded as Europe’s next elite deep-lying playmaker, has stagnated on Tyneside; a change of scenery is viewed as essential for both club and player. Arsenal are the early frontrunners: Mikel Arteta’s structured midfield environment is seen as the ideal platform to reignite the Italian’s swashbuckling distribution.

In the opposite direction, Liverpool’s pursuit of defensive reinforcements could finally land Lutsharel Geertruida. A last-minute collapse in January has not deterred Anfield scouts, who value the Feyenoord right-back’s athleticism as the perfect counterbalance to Jeremie Frimpong’s attacking thrust. Expect renewed talks once the window reopens.

Manchester United’s midfield rebuild is set to dominate column inches. A three-man shortlist—Elliot Anderson, Carlos Baleba, Adam Wharton—has been drawn up to fill the creativity void. Baleba, fresh from establishing himself among last season’s Premier League top-tier engine-room operators, is the most probable capture, yet United face a derby duel with Manchester City for Anderson. The Nottingham Forest breakout star’s all-action profile fits Pep Guardiola’s search for a high-impact workhorse to potentially succeed Mateo Kovacic.

Across the back line, Ibrahima Konate appears destined for Real Madrid. With Dayot Upamecano and Marc Guehi no longer available on the free-agent market, the Liverpool centre-back is the standout candidate to reinforce Carlo Ancelotti’s defence, following Trent Alexander-Arnold’s recent Santiago Bernabeu switch.

Jadon Sancho’s Manchester United nightmare is expected to end in a permanent return to Borussia Dortmund, provided the winger lowers his wage demands and revives the form that carried BVB to a Champions League final and DFB-Pokal glory.

Elsewhere, Bundesliga exports continue to entice Premier League suitors. Hamburg’s on-loan defender Luka Vuskovic will likely remain in Germany for another season unless Cristian Romero’s unexpected departure accelerates Spurs’ plans. Dortmund’s two-way full-back Daniel Svensson has emerged as Leeds United’s preferred reinforcement, while Wolfsburg forward Mohamed Amoura is tipped to replicate Omar Marmoush’s successful Premier League transition at a bargain fee.

Finally, Bournemouth captain Marcos Senesi is the division’s most underrated free agent. Juventus, perennial scavengers of experienced bargains, view the Argentine as a low-risk solution to their erratic back line.

With budgets reset and ambitions realigned, the summer of 2026 promises another frenetic scramble for supremacy—starting with Tonali’s potential Emirates resurrection and Anderson’s Manchester tug-of-war.