Bradley Barcola, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Jules Kounde
Transfer targets: Bradley Barcola, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Jules Kounde
The summer window has taken another huge twist as Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham all work to get deals done before the transfer deadline. The Gunners have been given hope in their pursuit of Bradley Barcola, with the Reds reportedly ready to abandon talks, amid interest in Julian Alvarez and Iliman Ndiaye. Jules Kounde has emerged as a defender target along with Ezri Konsa.
Myles Lewis-Skelly has been offered to Chelsea and Man Utd following Bruno Guimaraes's move to the Gunners, firmly throwing the versatile defender's future into doubt. Man Utd want a left-back, having also been linked with Lewis Hall, David Raum, Antonee Robinson and Jorge Salinas. Chelsea could announce the signing of Pep Chavarria today, and believe Manchester City are interested in Enzo Fernandez.
Tottenham still have both Cody Gakpo and Savinho at the top of their wishlist for the remainder of the window, and are set to sell Cristian Romero to Atletico Madrid, while Inter Milan are back in for Djed Spence. Omar Marmoush, Florin Balogun and Georges Mikautadze have also been linked. Liverpool may move on from their Barcola interest after growing frustrated during talks. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
Latest transfer news and rumours
Arsenal boost as Liverpool 'ready to abandon Bradley Barcola talks'
Liverpool are prepared to walk away from talks over the transfer of Bradley Barcola as they struggle to reach an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain, leaving Arsenal on alert.
The Reds are yet to replace Mohamed Salah, who joined Trabzonspor as a free agent last week, and have earmarked the France winger as a top target.
Talks have been ongoing between the clubs for some time, but an agreement is not thought to be close. According to The Athletic, PSG have set their asking price at around £145million.
Liverpool are not willing to match that fee, and, conversely, PSG will not waver, despite Barcola himself being keen on the move as he looks to boost his minutes.
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Ezri Konsa to Arsenal transfer twist as Aston Villa make key decision
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has confirmed Ezri Konsa will miss the UEFA Super Cup clash against Paris Saint-Germain, amid links to Arsenal.
Villa take on PSG in a meeting between last season’s Europa League and Champions League winners at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg on Wednesday night.
Though, Villa’s hopes of lifting a second European trophy in the space of three months have been hit as Konsa is unavailable for selection along with Emiliano Martinez and Ollie Watkins.
While all three players have been linked with moves away from Villa Park this summer, Emery insists the trio’s absences are not transfer related, rather being given extra time off following the World Cup.
Tottenham have opened discussions with Monaco over for Folarin Balogun.
French outlet, L’Equipe, claim the former Arsenal striker is valued at around €60million (£51.2m) having impressed for USA at the World Cup earlier in the summer.
Spurs, though, may have to move fast as the report states several Spanish sides and Newcastle are interested in Balogun.
Arsenal would have been interested in Anthony Gordon had he not joined Barcelona. Morgan Rogers was the top target but the club were reluctant to meet Aston Villa's valuation and were outbid by Chelsea.
The focus then shifted to Vinicius Jr and Arsenal were willing to put together a huge financial package to land him. However, he opted to stay at Real Madrid as always appeared most likely.
With Yan Diomande joining Real Madrid and Junior Kroupi out for months with a foot injury, the pool of options has shrunk significantly.
Mikel Arteta, Nico Williams, Bradley Barcola and Julian Alvarez
Mikel Arteta, Nico Williams, Bradley Barcola and Julian Alvarez
Morgan Rogers could be in line to make his Chelsea debut this weekend, along with three other summer signings.
Chelsea have played five pre-season friendlies so far, beating Western Sydney Wanderers and AC Milan, and face Real Sociedad on Saturday for Xabi Alonso’s first home game in charge.
Rogers, a £117million arrival from Aston Villa last month, is yet to feature for his new club because of a mandatory three-week post World Cup holiday as he helped England beat France in the bronze final on July 18.
The attacking midfielder has since reported to Cobham to begin what is expected to be a short pre-season and a decision will be made as to whether he is named in the squad to face Sociedad.
Former Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has revealed his next job will be in club football, despite holding talks with the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) over the Netherlands vacancy.
Slot has been out of work since parting company with Liverpool at the end of May, though he was tipped as a surprise contender for the Fulham job prior to Alvaro Arbeloa's appointment.
More recently, there have been suggestions that Slot will become the next Netherlands head coach, succeeding Ronald Koeman who left the role after the World Cup round of 32 exit against Morocco.
However, amid reports he had withdrawn from talks with the KNVB after a dispute over his contract, Slot has issued a statement to set the record straight.
Andy Robertson (Liverpool) Free transfer
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) Free transfer
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) £52m
Martin Dubravka (Burnley) Free transfer
Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) £85m
Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) £100m
Yves Bissouma (Released)
Alejo Veliz (Bahia) Undisclosed
Radu Dragusin (Fiorentina) Loan
Luka Vuskovic (Brighton) £50m
Tynan Thompson (Manchester Untied) Undisclosed
Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) £20m
Manor Solomon (West Ham) Undisclosed
Crystal Palace and Alverca have now agreed a deal for Mofe Jemide, writes Sam Tabuteau.
Standard Sport understands Palace will receive a minimal fee for the 19 year-old defender.
Furthermore, Jemide will sign a three-year contract with the newly-promoted Portuguese Primeira Liga side.
Karl Darlow (Leeds United) Free transfer
Andrey Santos (Chelsea) £48m
Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) £35m
Tynan Thompson (Tottenham) Undisclosed
Andre Onana (Trabzonspor) Loan
Rasmus Hojlund (Napoli) £43.2m ($58.1m)
Casemiro (Inter Miami) Free transfer
Tyrell Malacia (Released)
Jadon Sancho (Released)
Tyler Fredricson (Lausanne Sports) Undisclosed
Altay Bayindir (Celta Vigo) Loan
Radek Vitek (Middlesbrough) Undisclosed
Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) £116m
Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) Undisclosed
Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) Undisclosed
Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) Undisclosed
Bernardo Silva (Real Madrid) Free transfer
John Stones (Inter Milan) Free transfer
Nathan Ake (Fenerbahce) £7 million
Pierce Charles (QPR) Loan
Christian McFarlane (Leicester) Loan
James Trafford (Leeds United) £40m
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