Follow live updates of all the latest transfer news, rumours and done deals as Manchester United close in on a £50m deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Juventus look to finally clinch Matthijs de Ligt, and Liverpool switch targets from Lille’s Nicolas Pepe and sign defender Sepp van den Berg.
Benfica are weighing up a huge £113m offer from Atletico Madrid for their highly rated young talent Joao Felix, while Inter are set to try and entice Romelu Lukaku away from United to Serie A.
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Could Neymar really re-join Barcelona? One of the rumours circulating this morning says he just might, but it’s going to take a few sales first.
Barca could afford to sign Neymar, according to MailSport, if they were to offload Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho, in what would total a £200m deal, but the board are still to be convinced he is worth reclaiming.
Here’s our chief football writer Miguel Delaney on exactly why he isn’t.
Liverpool have completed the signing of Dutch teenage centre-back Sepp van den Berg.
The 17-year-old has been hotly pursued by a number of European clubs, but the Reds have won the race for his signature, and have signed the player on a long-term deal which could rise to £4.4m including appearance-based add-ons.
“It’s just an amazing feeling,” Van den Berg told Liverpool’s official website.
“It is, for me, the biggest club in the world and it’s a dream come true. I am really excited.”
Barcelona have confirmed the signing the Valencia goalkeeper Neto.
The move comes only days after the Barca back-up Jasper Cillessen – who had been linked with a move to Manchester United – went the other way in a £31m transfer.
The only pictures we have of Neto in our system is of him conceding goals, but we’ve been assured he has made plenty of saves too.
Jay Dasilva has drawn time on his career at Chelsea, completing a permanent transfer to Bristol City.
The 21-year-old spent eight years at the Blues, and won three FA Youth Cups during his time with the academy, but never made his first-team debut.
After impressing on-loan with the Robbins last season, he now becomes the permanent replacement to Lloyd Kelly, who joined Bournemouth earlier this summer for £13m.
It is a busy time for Manchester United as they look to bolster their defence with Aaron Wan-Bissaka and a centre-back.
Samuel Umtiti is rumoured to be on their radar, although Barcelona are reluctant to part with the France international.
But Harry Maguire has dropped off the wanted list after Leicester slapped a figure of £100m on his sizable forehead. Read more:
Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson is set to leave the club on loan in a bid to get more first-team minutes.
The 22-year-old impressed last season on loan at Sheffield United and is seen as having the potential to be a long-term successor to David de Gea.
Speaking about Henderson’s future, Sky Sports said: “For his development I would say yes it is the perfect move for him to go back to Sheffield United this season.
“He needs to play, and with a lot of uncertainty really around the future of Manchester United, this could be a really important time for him to be getting game time.
“There’s no resolution as of yet for the contract of David de Gea going forward. So there may well be an opening for the No 1 shirt in the next 18 months to two years.”
PSG have not giving up hope of signing Matthijs de Ligt despite his almost-done-deal with Juventus, in another huge story in the Guardian this morning.
The Ajax captain has already agreed a contract with Juventus worth £21m per year, as the club looks to agree a transfer fee of around £70m with Ajax to complete the move.
But PSG are aiming to scupper all that and have the financial muscle to exceed Juve’s offer. They remain in contact with Mina Raiola, De Ligt’s agent.
Inter Milan are pushing hard to sign Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku, and are prepared to spend £62.8m to clinch it, according to the Guardian.
Inter are pursuing an initial loan move with an obligation to buy at the end of the term, as they also aim to offload Mauro Icardi for a similar total figure.
Chelsea are on the verge of completing a surprising move for Real Madrid’s Mateo Kovacic.
Kovacic played a prominent role under Maurizio Sarri last season but was widely expected to be looking for a new club this summer, with neither his parent club Real Madrid nor his loan club Chelsea wanting to keep the Croatian permanently.
But Chelsea’s hierarchy have decided, with no manager in charge currently, to take the plunge and seal a deal for the midfielder as one of the few players they can sign despite their pending two-window transfer ban.
Benfica say Atletico Madrid have made an offer of 126 million euros to sign teenage forward Joao Felix, touted in Portugal as a possible successor to Cristiano Ronaldo.
The transfer would be one of the most expensive ever, with a higher price tag than what Juventus paid Real Madrid for Ronaldo — nearly 100 million euros — last year.
Benfica said on Wednesday the club was evaluating the offer, which would give them a net value of 120 million euros, equivalent to the player’s buyout clause.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka is in Manchester today to seal his move to United from Crystal Palace, worth up to £50m.
The defender has travelled north with his entourage to and providing he passes a medical this morning, he could be confirmed as a new Manchester United player by the end of the day.
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Tottenham are hoping to complete a deal for the 22-year-old Tanguy Ndombele to fill a gap in midfield, which could see Eric Dier and Victor Wanyama pushed to the fringes.
And Manchester United are rumoured to have pulled out of the race for Leicester City’s Harry Maguire after the club slapped a chunky £100m price-tag on the defender’s siezable head.
