Bradley Barcola
Bradley Barcola
Hello and welcome to the Mirror's transfer news live blog for Thursday, June 18.
The World Cup may be underway but Premier League clubs are continuing to work in the background in preparation for the forthcoming season. Champions Arsenal are readying a bid for Paris Saint-Germain star Bradley Barcola according to The Independent.
Mikel Arteta's side are said to be facing competition for the French international from Liverpool, who scored in Les Bleus' 3-1 win over Senegal in their group opener, but the Gunners have made the first move.
Meanwhile, Andoni Iraola appears to be closing in on his first signing as Liverpool boss. It has come as quite a shock as the Reds have repeated history in hijacking a move from Newcastle United.
Late on Wednesday night, it was reported that they had swooped in on the Magpies' move for Victor Munoz from Osasuna. Now, reports suggest Liverpool are on the verge of completing the signing of the 22-year-old Spanish winger.
Speculation suggests that working is still ongoing to land highly-rated winger Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford saw the buy-out clause for a move to Barcelona expire this week after his loan spell at the World Cup. The 28-year-old showed no signs of that affecting his game as he came on to round off proceedings for England in their 4-2 win over Croatia in Dallas.
It is a big summer for the Three Lions forward, while uncertainty remains over his future, reports suggest he could be reintegrated into the Red Devils fold under new head coach Michael Carrick and a firing Rashford could be a huge asset at Old Trafford.
Plus their work continues behind the scenes to land Mateus Fernandes from West Ham.
We will keep you up to date with all the latest right here on our blog, which you can read below...
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 14: Yan Diomande #11 of Cote d'Ivoire controls the ball against Piero Hincapie #3 of Ecuador during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Cote D'Ivoire and Ecuador at Philadelphia Stadium on June 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 14: Yan Diomande #11 of Cote d'Ivoire controls the ball against Piero Hincapie #3 of Ecuador during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Cote D'Ivoire and Ecuador at Philadelphia Stadium on June 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)