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Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal eye Watkins deal; Gyokeres contract offer; Kerkez to Liverpool; Man Utd latest

Targets: Ollie Watkins, Viktor Gyokeres and Milos Kerkez could all be on the move this summer

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Transfer news LIVE!

The transfer window is officially open once again, meaning the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool can ramp up their business and finalise some big summer deals.

Arsenal, who are confident of signing Martin Zubimendi despite reported interest from Real Madrid, remain on the hunt to bolster their attacking options amid talks for Benjamin Sesko and persistent links to Viktor Gyokeres as well as Ollie Watkins. Meanwhile, Nico Williams, Johan Bakayoko and Antonio Nusa are said to be on the Gunners' radar as is Lille defender Alexsandro Ribeiro. London rivals Chelsea are in talks over German sensation Nick Woltemade and the Blues continue to target Jamie Gittens and Mike Maignan.

Manchester United have turned to Hugo Ekitike and Liverpool are eyeing a shock £100million move for Anthony Gordon as they close in on a £116m British-record deal for Florian Wirtz. Tottenham are pressing ahead with moves to make signings for Thomas Frank, with Bryan Mbeumo and Yoanne Wissa linked with a reunion with their former Brentford boss. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!

Latest transfer news headlines

Arsenal 'freeze' Gyokeres pursuit

Gunners look to hijack Chelsea deal

Manchester United choose Mbeumo alternatives

Chelsea in Woltemade talks

Liverpool eye shock £100m Gordon move

Napoli eye two-for-one swoop for Liverpool pair

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5 minutes ago

Kerkez latest

A new report from Sky Germany claims that Liverpool are ‘100% convinced’ that their deal for Milos Kerkez will go through.

The Hungarian full-back, currently of Bournemouth, will be top priority after the Florian Wirtz deal is finalised.

Personal terms have already been agreed.

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5 minutes ago

Arsenal back in for Watkins

Arsenal are still undecided on their striker options and have not ruled out a move for Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins.

The Gunners attempted to sign Watkins during the January transfer window, but a deal never materialised as Jhon Duran ended up leaving Villa Park for Saudi Arabia.

According to reports, Arsenal feel the price for Viktor Gyokeres is too high and believe they have cheaper options in Watkins and Benjamin Sesko.

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6 minutes ago

Gyokeres contract offer

A development in the future of Victor Gyokeres!

According to Corriere dello Sport, Juventus are planning to take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding the striker's future by hijacking a potential move to Arsenal or Manchester United and bring him to Turin instead.

It is claimed that after talks with Gyokeres’ representatives the Serie A giants indicated they are ready to draw up a contract worth £11m-a-year.

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6 minutes ago

DONE DEAL

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Mathys Tel on a permanent deal from Bayern Munich.

Spurs are understood to have paid around £30million for the 20-year-old, who has agreed a six-year contract and becomes the first official signing of the Thomas Frank era.

Tel made 20 appearances for Spurs last season after joining on loan in January, scoring three goals. He was an unused substitute for their Europa League final win over Manchester United.

In a statement, Spurs said: “We are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Mathys Tel from FC Bayern."

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9 hours ago

Arsenal eye Sesko, Gyokeres and Watkins

An update now on Arsenal’s prolonged striker search.

The Daily Mirror report that the Gunners have held advanced talks over Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres, but do not plan to sign both players.

Rather, new sporting director Andrea Berta is said to be keen to keep his options open this summer.

Arsenal are also apparently not ruling out another move for Aston Villa and England frontman Ollie Watkins.

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10 hours ago

Sverre Nypan nears City switch

Manchester City are close to completing a deal for Sverre Nypan.

The Norwegian wonderkid has today arrived in Manchester to complete his medical and sign his paperwork.

Nypan, 18, will make the move from Rosenborg for a fee reported by Fabrizio Romano to be just shy of £13m.

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10 hours ago

Arsenal confident in Lewis-Skelly extension

Arsenal are confident that Myles Lewis-Skelly will extend his contract amid reports that Real Madrid may look to poach him.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners are ‘not worried at all’ by the transfer links and fully expect him to stay.

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11 hours ago

Al-Hilal not giving up on Osimhen

They are just relentless, aren’t they?

Fabrizio Romano reports that Al-Hilal, the Saudi Pro League side, will not give up in their attempts to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli.

Hilal, now competing at the Club World Cup under former Inter manager Simone Inzaghi, have siganlled their intent to spend big this summer, and have identified the Nigerian striker, who excelled on loan at Galatasaray last term, as their primary target.

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11 hours ago

United 'make contact' for Ekitke

Manchester United have made contact for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, according to Sky Germany.

Chelsea and Liverpool are both interested in the player’s services, and the Blues came close to securing his services ahead of the Club World Cup but failed to reach an agreement.

Frankfurt value the player at £85.1m.

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12 hours ago

Interest in Jhon Duran

Napoli and Fenerbahce have made bids for Jhon Duran.

That’s according to reports in Turkey, that suggest that the former Aston Villa striker could depart the Saudi Pro League just five months into his spell in the Middle East.

Duran joined Al-Nassr in January 2025, and has played 13 times in the SPL, scoring eight goals.

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