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The new Premier League season is edging ever closer and title hopefuls Arsenal are stepping up their summer business ahead of the big kick-off. Riccardo Calafiori is through the door and now Mikel Merino is in Mikel Arteta's sights with the Real Sociedad midfielder having agreed a four-year contract, while links with Viktor Gyokeres will not go away.
Chelsea are hoping to land a striker as they work on a bold loan move for Victor Osimhen, but the Napoli forward would reportedly rather move to Paris Saint-Germain due to a bigger salary and Champions League football. Aaron Anselmino will definitely be joining after undergoing a medical. Conor Gallagher is discussing a move to Atletico Madrid, after rejecting a latest contract offer, but Tottenham have been tipped to hijack the move and given encouragement over Pedro Neto.
Manchester United are still working on a deal for Noussair Mazraouri, and also want Bayern Munich team-mate Matthijs de Ligt, but need West Ham to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka first. Liverpool continue to be linked with Anthony Gordon and have been rejected by Adrien Rabiot. Follow the latest transfer news and rumours live below!
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Tottenham ready to hijack Conor Gallagher deal
Tottenham will hijack Atletico Madrid’s deal for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher.
According to Football Insider, Spurs are ready to pounce on their long-time target - who they failed to sign last summer - after the Blues lowered their demands.
The 24-year-old is ready to leave Chelsea after effectively being forced out in favour of younger talent across the world, and Spurs hope to convince him to stay in England.
Aston Villa are also interested.
Atletico Madrid close in on Conor Gallagher
Atletico Madrid are growing in confidence they can strike a deal with Chelsea for Conor Gallagher, writes Nick Purewal.
Chelsea are locked in new talks with the Spanish side, who are ready to offer a fee in the region of £34million.
Atleti chiefs now hope that will be enough to convince Chelsea to sell, who had been looking for a higher fee earlier this summer.
Chelsea had rejected our of hand Atletico's first set of proposals at the start of the transfer window, but now the Madrid men have returned with improved offers.
Gallagher has entered the final year of his Chelsea contract, and has rejected the latest offer of a new one.
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Arsenal close in on £25m Mikel Merino
Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Mikel Merino.
According to Fabrizio Romano, an agreement on personal terms has been met - reportedly on a four-year deal - and now talks with Real Sociedad over a fee are progressing.
Romano claims a deal is expected to be reached in excess of €30million (£25m), so Mikel Arteta will get his midfield target.
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McClaren appointed new Jamacia manager after leaving Manchester United
Manchester United coach Steve McClaren has been confirmed as Jamacia's new manager.
The 63-year-old returned to Old Trafford in 2022 to form part of Erik ten Hag's backroom team having previously worked with the Dutchman during his time coaching FC Twente.
The Reggae Boyz have been without a manager since Heimir Hallgrimsson left earlier this month after a disappointing Copa America. The Icelandic coach has since taken charge of the Republic of Ireland.
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Crysencio Summerville heading for West Ham medical after £25m breakthrough
West Ham have agreed a deal worth around £25million for Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville.
The Hammers have been in the market for a wide forward this summer and have looked at a number of players, including Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson.
A move for Summerville is now at an advanced stage, however, with West Ham set to pay £25m plus add-ons for the 22-year-old.
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Romelu Lukaku waits for Napoli green light
Romelu Lukaku has already agreed a £100,000-a-week deal to sign for Napoli.
A three-year contract is sorted between the Italians and the Chelsea striker, as he waits on the clubs to agree a fee, according to Calciomercato.
Antonio Conte has made Lukaku his priority signing to replace Victor Osimhen, who must first seal a move to either PSG, Arsenal, Chelsea or Saudi Arabia before the Belgian can join.
Lukaku, in the meantime, is reportedly training alone at his current club.
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Crystal Palace ponder Jordan Ayew sale
Leicester want to sign Jordan Ayew, with Crystal Palace considering selling the forward this summer, writes Dom Smith.
The newly-promoted Foxes have made a formal approach for the 32-year-old, who joined Palace from Swansea in 2019.
Standard Sport understands Palace are open to letting Ayew leave if an attractive enough offer is made, and the same is understood to be the case for squad player Jeffrey Schlupp.
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Eddie Nketiah told to follow old Arsenal teammate's footsteps
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has made his move to bring Eddie Nketiah to Marseille.
After joining Al Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia, the veteran striker has responded to one fan asking if he can tell Arsenal’s Nketiah to join Marseille.
“Already done,” was Aubameyang’s simple response. And telling too, perhaps...
PSG set to win Joao Neves race
PSG are closing in on signing Joao Neves.
Manchester United and Arsenal have been linked with the Portuguese wonderkid, the latest teenage star out of the Benfica academy.
A Bola say PSG will pay over £50m up front with another £8m in bonuses, with Renato Sanches heading to Lisbon on loan in return.
Neves is expected to fly into Paris on Friday to undergo a medical and sign a five-year contract.
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Fulham open to Jay Stansfield U-turn
Fulham have not ruled out sending Jay Stansfield out on loan again this season, writes Dom Smith.
The 21-year-old striker scored 13 goals on loan last season with Birmingham — who wanted to sign him permanently afterwards — before returning to Fulham this summer. Manager Marco Silva said at the end of last season that he wanted the England Under-21 international to stay with Fulham for the 2024/25 campaign.
However, Standard Sport understands a decision on where he spends this season is yet to be made, with Fulham open to loaning Stansfield out again if an attractive enough proposal materialises.
A sale has also not been ruled out. While that is not Fulham’s desired outcome, any transfer fee would count as pure profit for accounting purposes, given he is an academy product.
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