Transfer talk: Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke and Cristhian Mosquera could all be on the move to Arsenal this summer
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are among the clubs stepping up their transfer business ahead of the new season. Viktor Gyokeres is pushing to seal his move to Arsenal, who are scrambling to wrap up a deal after Sporting made it clear they will not budge on their asking price for the striker. Noni Madueke is completing his move to Arsenal from Chelsea and the Gunners are also targeting Eberechi Eze and Cristhian Mosquera.
Chelsea are interested in Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman, Morgan Rogers and Gianluigi Donnarumma, and could offload Nicolas Jackson as prepare to step up a mass summer-clear out of unwanted players. Manchester United are being linked with Jackson as they look to finally wrap up the signing of Bryan Mbeumo.
Tottenham remain confident of signing Morgan Gibbs-White despite Nottingham Forest reportedly considering legal action against Spurs over their interest in the midfielder. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
Standard Sport understands the final details of a move are now being discussed and all parties are moving towards reaching a full agreement for the Swede to join the Gunners.
Gyokeres has already agreed personal terms on a five-year deal and has been awaiting a club-to-club agreement. He is now expected to join Arsenal in a deal worth €63.5million (£54.86m), with a further €10m (£8.64) in add-ons.
Sporting want the full add-ons to be realistic and achievable while, the striker’s agent, Hasan Cetinkaya, has waived his entire commission, which was due to be worth around €7m (£6.05m), to help finalise the deal.
Viktor Gyokeres and William Saliba
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The Guardian reports that the Hammers are interested in midfielders Harvey Elliott and Tyler Morton, both of whom are down the pecking order at Anfield.
Harvey Elliott celebrates scoring a late winning goal for Liverpool against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League
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The 23-year-old played 48 times last season for Burnley, as the Clarets were promoted back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
Standard Sport understands the final details of a move are now being discussed and all parties are moving towards reaching a full agreement for the Swede to join the Gunners.
Gyokeres has already agreed personal terms on a five-year deal and has been awaiting a club-to-club agreement. He is now expected to join Arsenal in a deal worth €63.5million (£54.86m), with a further €10m (£8.64) in add-ons.
Sporting want the full add-ons to be realistic and achievable while, the striker’s agent, Hasan Cetinkaya, has waived his entire commission, which was due to be worth around €7m (£6.05m), to help finalise the deal.
Viktor Gyokeres
Viktor Gyokeres
The Sporting Lisbon star did not report for pre-season training in Portugal on Saturday and risks disciplinary action from his current club.
However, the Swede is now nearing a move back to England, where north London appears his destination.
Caughtoffside claim that the Premier League pair want to bring the midfielder back to the English top flight after a pretty miserable spell at Bayern Munich, where he has hardly featured since his switch from Fulham.
Fabrizio Romano reports that the shot-stopper will be on the south coast on Monday to complete his switch to the Blues’ Premier League rivals.
The Black Cats are looking for a new goalkeeper and missed out on Marcin Bulka, and have now turned their attentions to former Arsenal shot-stopper Ramsdale, who currently plies his trade at Southampton.
Nico Schira claims that the Polish centre-back is surplus to requirements at the Emirates Stadium, despite perfoming well in place of the injured Gabriel last season.