Transfer news LIVE: Newcastle sign Isak, Man Utd chase keeper, Arsenal and Chelsea latest

Cristiano Ronaldo’s search for a new club is intensifying as the Portuguese forward seeks an exit from Manchester United. Reports suggest his agent Jorge Mendes is working around the clock to find a suitor, with Sporting CP extremely interested and preparing to announce according to caughtoffside, while Sky Sports says Napoli are in the running and looking to make space in their budget for the superstar striker.

West Ham United are preparing a new bid for 24-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta after Lyon rejected an offer worth around £50m. Chelsea are weighing up their next – and possibly final – bid for Leicester’s wantaway defender Wesley Fofana, while Manchester United are doing likewise as they consider upping their offer for Ajax winger Antony. Football Insider claims United are also ready to offer for PSV’s Cody Gakpo despite the Athletic’s claim that interest in the winger had cooled.

Arsenal have been linked with Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans and Wolves forward Pedro Neto, with Nicolas Pepe set to depart on loan to Nice. Chelsea meanwhile are set to let winger Callum Hudson-Odoi join Bayer Leverkusen on loan, as talks continue with Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang continue. Follow all the latest news, rumours and done deals below.

Transfer news LIVE

• Newcastle sign Alexander Isak on long-term deal

• West Ham agree £50m (€59m) fee for Paqueta

• Jorge Mendes working on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Old Trafford exit

• Wesley Fofana to miss Chelsea game

• Man Utd prepare improved bid for Antony

• Bernardo Silva could leave Man City

Eddie Howe hopeful Newcastle will sign Alexander Isak in time to face Wolves

14:42 , Michael Jones

Eddie Howe is hoping Alexander Isak with add “the X-factor” to his team as Newcastle United close in on a club-record signing.

The 22-year-old Sweden international was on Tyneside on Friday with a view to completing a move understood to be worth around £58million from Spanish side Real Sociedad.

Should Isak sign, the deal would smash the £40m the Magpies paid for Brazilian Joelinton during the summer of 2019 and take the club’s spending in the two transfer windows since Amanda Staveley’s consortium took over to around £210m.

Eddie Howe hopeful Newcastle will sign Alexander Isak in time to face Wolves

Newcastle confirm Isak signing

14:36 , Michael Jones

Newcastle United have confirmed the signing of Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad on an undisclosed fee.

The 6ft 4ins striker has signed a long-term deal at St. James’ Park and becomes the Magpies’ fourth first team signing of the summer after Matt Targett, Nick Pope and Sven Botman and will wear shirt number 14.

Isak said: “I’m delighted to have it done. It was a big, big decision for me but it is a decision I am really happy with.

“It is a great, historical club that I think anyone would like to play for, with amazing fans. They were a big part of why I came here - and also the club’s project, which is one that I really believe in.

“You always want to go into a team and know how they play. I think Newcastle play very attractive football and I want to be a part of that.”

Lampard explains Gordon rumours

14:30 , Michael Jones

Frank Lampard says that Chelsea have not submitted a bid for Everton’s Anthony Gordon and expects the attacker to remain at the club after the close of the transfer window.

Arteta on trasnfer market

14:22 , Michael Jones

Mikel Arteta believes the current transfer market is tougher than ever and predicted a ‘very powerful’ end to the window.

Asked what the transfer window is like at the moment, Arteta replied: “If you look at the players who are coming, the amount of money spent, the level that the squads already have and what they are adding it’s something that I haven’t experienced in this league.

“You saw that yesterday with the transfers and I think it’s going to be very powerful.

“Yes (it is tougher to make signings) but the record in terms of performances that the leagues have produced last year it’s the highest ever. When you look at the points you need to achieve certain things it’s never happened before.

“The level has raised so much for every team in this league and you can already see that in these first few games with surprises and results.”

Depay has ‘unfinished business’ says Pires

14:15 , Michael Jones

Arsenal legend, Robert Pires, is in favour of Memphis Depay returning to the Premier League as rumours blossom about a potential return to Old Trafford for the 28-year-old.

Depay bagged 13 goals for Barcelona last season but he found the net just seven times in 53 appearances for United. Ajax forward Antony remains United’s key transfer objective, while PSV’s Cody Gakpo has also been linked.

“I think Depay wants to come back to the Premier League and he feels he has unfinished business in England,” Pires claimed. “It didn’t work out for him at Manchester United and Depay is a very proud player.

“He perhaps feels he wasn’t given a chance to perform and earn the right to stay longer considering he was so young and showed glimpses of undoubted potential.

“Depay might want to return to Manchester United or he might be motivated to prove them wrong by performing for one of their rivals in the Premier League.”

Mikel Arteta will not guarantee Arsenal will sign Nicolas Pepe replacement

14:07 , Michael Jones

Mikel Arteta believes the current transfer market is tougher than ever, predicting a “very powerful” end to the window, but offered no guarantees Arsenal would sign a replacement for Nicolas Pepe.

The Gunners sit top of the Premier League table and are the only club to boast a perfect start to the season following their win at Bournemouth last week.

Recruiting early has been key to their strong opening, with the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko signed before a ball was kicked in earnest.

Mikel Arteta will not guarantee Arsenal will sign Nicolas Pepe replacement

Pepe loan ‘best decision’ says Arteta

14:00 , Michael Jones

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says allowing Nicolas Pepe to leave was the “best decision” for everyone. Pepe - who was signed for £72m from Lille - has joined Nice on loan for the rest of the season.

“It’s been three years and he some good moments, some others where he hasn’t really contributed much in terms of minutes,” said Arteta.

“We decided for every party it was the best decision to allow him to go. He needs to play football.”

Newcastle pushing for Gallagher

13:53 , Michael Jones

Newcastle United are pushing hard to complete a season-long loan deal for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher before the end of the summer transfer window.

The Magpies have already secured the signing of Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak for a club record fee and are now hoping to get more deals over the line ahead of deadline day.

Gallagher is eyeing up game time to make a push for Gareth Southgate’s England squad and could well leave the Blues who are yet to decide how to best utilise his qualities this season.

Stoke in talks with Sunderland’s Alex Neil

13:47 , Michael Jones

Stoke City have been permission to speak to Sunderland boss Alex Neil.

Stoke sacked Michael O’Neill yesterday, and Neil’s stock is high following a terrific six months at Sunderland where he gained promotion to the Championship.

Sunderland have not given up on keeping Neil, and are having conversations with their manager internally.

Atletico target Reguilon

13:40 , Michael Jones

Atletico Madrid have held talks with Tottenham over the loan signing of Sergio Reguilon.

The Spanish left-back has also seen interest from Lazio and Fulham this week as he looks set to spend the season away from Spurs.

The 25-year-old has been told he isn’t in Antonio Conte’s plans this year after falling behind Ryan Sessegnon and Ivan Perisic for a place on Tottenham’s left-flank.

Ronaldo not leaving United

13:33 , Michael Jones

Manchester United have moved to silence rumours of a Cristiano Ronaldo move to Sporting Lisbon.

CaughtOffiside tweeted on Thursday that a Ronaldo return to Sporting Lisbon was ‘99 per cent done’ but an Old Trafford source told the Daily Mail that the 37-year-old striker is still expected to stay with the Red Devils this summer.

Ronaldo has alos been linked with Marseille and Napoli as his agent Jorge Mendes looks to secure him Champions League football this year.

Frank Lampard adamant Everton will sign a striker before transfer deadline

13:26 , Michael Jones

Everton boss Frank Lampard is adamant the club will sign a new striker before next week’s transfer window deadline.

The Merseysiders have been linked with a move for Brighton’s Neal Maupay this week and, while Lampard refused to discuss individual targets, he insisted a signing will be completed.

When asked if the money was available regardless of whether the club accept an offer from Chelsea for Anthony Gordon, Lampard said: “Yes I do.”

Frank Lampard adamant Everton will sign a striker before transfer deadline

Man Utd could still complete four signings

13:17 , Michael Jones

Manchester United could yet sign another four players before the transfer window closes next week.

Their ongoing pursuit of Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong continues although progress is slow to complete the £70million deal and this one seems to be the most tricky to finalise.

However the Red Devils are confident that their third bid for Ajax forward Antony will see them get their man and interest remains in PSV Eindhoven’s Cody Gakpo.

Finally, United are pushing to bring in Newcastle’s Martin Dubravka on a season-long loan from as a back-up to David de Gea.

Is time up for Maguire?

13:10 , Michael Jones

Ex-Manchester United defender Patrice Evra admits that time may be up for Harry Maguire at Old Trafford. The £85million defender has endured a difficult time since moving to the club and was dropped for Monday’s 2-1 win over Liverpool.

The Sun says that Erik ten Hag has told Maguire he is no longer first choice at centre-back and with rumours saying that Chelsea could start to pursue Maguire, Evra reckons his old side should cash in.

“I can say people are too harsh on Harry Maguire, but he is paying the price for his transfer fee.” said the Frenchman, “From that day, I said he is going to have the most difficult season for United because people only looked at the price.

“If we bought him for £5m, people would say he’s an amazing centre-back. We all have bad games but now we’ve got to a point where even if he has a good game people are not happy.

“So there’s a negativity around him.”

Howe reluctant to lose Dubravka

13:02 , Michael Jones

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says he is reluctant to lose goalkeeper Martin Dubravka before the end of the transfer window amid rumours that Manchester United want to sign him.

Howe confirmed that United are in talks with Newcastle over their deputy goalkeeper as they look to provide more competition for David de Gea.

But Howe admits any deal is “out of my hands”.

“I don’t think he’s in talks with Manchester United,” said Howe. “There has been contact between the clubs and those discussions will continue.

“In terms of a final outcome, I’m reluctant to lose any important players from the group.”

Gerrard? Lampard? Moyes? Decisive days ahead will decide Premier League sack race

12:55 , Michael Jones

Even before this season began, the Aston Villa players had noticed something different about preparation. The management staff have a private instagram account that the squad all follow, and it used to be filled with tactical ideas and clips from training. That was at least until this summer, and the departure of Michael Beale.

Since then, the posts have been a lot less frequent. A connected criticism has been that Villa’s tactical set-up is a lot less sophisticated. It may be unfair, perhaps even premature, but it does speak to the idea that it was Beale who did the team shape and Steven Gerrard who did everything around it.

Villa have consequently been easier to get at. The players are still adapting to a new approach.

At West Ham United, who go to Aston Villa this weekend, it’s been the opposite. The players know all of the tactics far too well, to the point it’s all gone stale. David Moyes’ defensive system has never been that enjoyable for the squad, but they were obviously fully invested in it when everything was going well. Now, there’s a growing sense they need something fresh.

Gerrard? Lampard? Moyes? Decisive days ahead will decide Premier League sack race

Aurier agrees Forest move

12:49 , Michael Jones

Ex-Tottenham Hotpsur right-back Serge Aurier has reportedly agreed to join Nottingham Forest and could become the club’s 17th signing this summer.

Foot Mercato say the 29-year-old Ivorian has accepted a two-year contract offer having been released by Villarreal in June.

Former Everton loanee Djibril Sidibe, another free agent, was identified as an alternative and personal terms were also agreed, meaning Forest could yet sign both players.

Gueye wants to return to Everton

12:42 , Michael Jones

PSG’s Idrissa Gueye is hopeful of returning to Goodison Park but the Toffees face competition from Sporting Lisbon and Porto in their bid to re-sign the midfielder.

According to Le10 Sport, the 32-year-old Sengeal international is free to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer and PSG chief Antero Henrique is prepared to let him join either Portuguese club for free though it seems there is an attempt to get Everton to stump up a fee for their former player.

Ralph Hasenhuttl expects Manchester United to be challenging for silverware

12:36 , Michael Jones

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl expects weekend opponents Manchester United to be eyeing silverware this season, despite an unconvincing start to Erik ten Hag’s reign.

A new era at Old Trafford began with defeat to Brighton and a thrashing at Brentford before United silenced some of their critics by beating bitter rivals Liverpool on Monday evening.

The 20-time English champions, who came into the 2022-23 season on the back of their worst Premier League campaign from a points perspective, have been further boosted by the big-money arrival of midfielder Casemiro from Real Madrid.

Ralph Hasenhuttl expects Manchester United to be challenging for silverware

Southampton ‘definitely’ not selling Adams

12:29 , Michael Jones

Southampton boss, Ralph Hasenhuttl, has shut down rumours that forward Che Adams could be making a move to Everton.

The Toffees are interested in the 26-year-old Scotland international but Hasenhuttl addressed the move in his press conference saying:

“He’s our player and we definitely won’t sell him.”

Everton have since moved on to chasing Brighton’s Neal Maupay who is set to complete a medical at the club today.

McTominay staying at Old Trafford

12:19 , Michael Jones

Manchester United have no intention of seeing Scott McTominay leave this summer despite The Daily Mail reporting that Newcastle were interested in taking the midfielder as part of a deal that would see Martin Dubravka move to the Red Devils.

Old Trafford insiders revealed that the club are determined to keep the Scotland international.

The 25-year-old made 37 appearances in all competitions last season but his first team place is now under threat by the arrival of new signing Casemiro.

Isak’s Newcastle deal

12:13 , Michael Jones

talkSPORT reports that Alexander Isak has signed a six-year deal with Newcastle after completing his medical ahead of a club-record £60m move from Real Sociedad.

Newcastle were hopeful of registering Isak by midday so he is available for Sunday’s clash with Wolves though there has not yet been an official announcement of his signing.

Manager Eddie Howe is without first-choice striker Callum Wilson for two weeks due to injury.

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Juventus confirm Milik

11:58 , Michael Jones

Juventus have confirmed the signing of striker Arkadiusz Milik with the Polish international joining the Old Lady on a season-loan from Marseille.

Milik scored 20 goals for the Ligue 1 side last season and has now made the move to Turin in a bid to help solve Juve’s attacking issues.

The forward’s signing also effectively ends Juventus’ pursuit of Memphis Depay who will have to look elsewhere for a club to join.

Umtiti leaves Barcelona on loan

11:51 , Michael Jones

Barcelona have freed up more wages by loaning unwanted defender Samuel Umtiti to Serie A side Lecce.

Barca will likely still need to offload more wages to register summer signing Jules Kounde with exits for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Memphis Depay seemingly on the cards as well.

No offer for Gordon

11:45 , Michael Jones

Chelsea are believed to still be in advanced talks with Everton for the signing of Anthony Gordon but no further offers have come in for the forward according to Frank Lampard.

Speaking at his press conference ahead of Saturday’s trip to Brentford, the Toffees boss rubbished the recent rumours.

“No bid has come in. He’s our player, and he’s in the squad for tomorrow,” Lampard announced. “He’s a huge player for us. He’s of big value to the club, but he’s of big value to the squad too.

“[Chelsea] haven’t bid £60m so let’s not talk about a number.”

Maupay undergoing Everton medical

11:38 , Michael Jones

Neal Maupay is closing in on a move to Everton and is set to undergo a medical at the Merseyside club later today.

Howe wants Isak to be ready for Wolves

11:32 , Michael Jones

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe says he hopes prospective signing Alexander Isak can be registered on time and feature against Wolves on Sunday.

Isak completed a medical at Newcastle yesterday ahead of his £58m move from Real Sociedad - a new club record fee for the Magpies.

“It’s not completed,” said Newcastle boss Howe. “We hope to get it done. Fingers crossed [he can play Sunday]. There’s no guarantee with these things, as it’s in other people’s hands. But hopefully.

“He will probably need to train with us in the next two days to be available to play....we’re very keen to see him get involved as quickly as possible.”

Chelsea chase Russian star

11:25 , Michael Jones

Chelsea have made a £12.7m bid for Dynamo Moscow starlet Arsen Zakharyan.

The 19-year-old midfielder is considered one of Russia’s brightest talents and already has four caps for his country with Zakharyan’s agent Pavel Andreev confirming the deal after telling RB Sport:

“It’s true. The agreement is close.”

Asensio to leave Madrid?

11:19 , Michael Jones

Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio, according to a report in the Telegraph.

It is believed the European giants would be willing to cash-in on the 26-year-old for €30million, although United have a list of other forwards they are prioritising such as the £80m move for Ajax forward Antony.

Arsenal switch to Zaha

11:14 , Michael Jones

Arsenal’s pursuit of a wide forward has seen them rekindle their interest in Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha after it became clear that they will not be able to prise Pedro Neto away from Wolves.

The Gunners have been long-term admirers of Zaha having first contacted Crystal Palace about a transfer when Unai Emery was in charge.

“[Pedro Neto and Yeremi Pino] are not the only two names Arsenal are looking at,” Dean Jones told The Done Deal Show.

“In the background, there is Wilfried Zaha. That deal is not moving forward at the moment, but Zaha is definitely one of those players that ticks the boxes and that Arsenal have an eye on.

“We will have to wait and see if they go down that path, Zaha is obviously in red-hot form at the moment.”

Casemiro to wear No. 18

11:05 , Michael Jones

Manchester United’s newest signing, Casemiro, has been confirmed as squad number 18 and is due to play his first game for the Red Devils when they take on Southampton in Saturday’s early kick off.

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Ziyech wants Spurs move

10:57 , Michael Jones

Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech looks set to leave the club this summer but his destination is unknown as of yet. He has been linked with a potential move to Old Trafford although that seems a long way off as well as a return to old club Ajax.

The Daily Express say that Ziyech would however prefer a move to Tottenham with the Moroccan ‘desperate’ to leave Stamford Bridge in search of more game time.

Everton’s Anthony Gordon could be worth £100m, says Frank Lampard amid Chelsea interest

10:50 , Michael Jones

Frank Lampard believes Anthony Gordon has the potential to become a £100m player as he said Chelsea have not submitted a £60m bid for the winger.

Everton have rejected one offer for the 21-year-old but while the Chelsea target Wesley Fofana has been omitted by Leicester amid uncertainty about his future, Lampard is set to pick Gordon at Brentford on Saturday.

Lampard coached Mason Mount at Derby and Chelsea and believes Gordon could follow the same trajectory to become worth even more than he is now.

Anthony Gordon could be worth £100m, says Frank Lampard amid Chelsea interest

TenHag pushing for Depay

10:42 , Michael Jones

Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag, is reportedly pushing the club to seal a deal for the return of Barcelona forward Memphis Depay.

The 28-year-old was expected to rip up his contract with the Spanish club and join Juventus this summer but the Italian side chose to go a different way.

With that deal collapsed Sport claim United could pick up the pieces with an £8m bid for Depay as Ten Hag is desperate to boost his attacking options before next week’s transfer deadline.

Wolves not willing to sell Neto

10:35 , Michael Jones

Wolves are not willing to let Pedro Neto go this summer dealing a huge blow to Arsenal’s pursuit of the winger.

The Sun says that the Gunners were willing to offer up to £35m for the 22-year-old winger with Wolves demanding at least £50m despite already signing a ready-made replacement in £27.5m Goncalo Guedes from Valencia.

Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth has confirmed Arsenal are keen on Neto, but could struggle in securing his services telling GiveMeSport: “As far as Wolves are concerned, they’ve got no intention of selling in this transfer window, and their stance is that he is not for sale.

“However, money talks, it just depends if Arsenal were to make that interest formal, how much they would test that resolve of Wolves by going in with whatever money they thought deemed fit for Pedro Neto.”

Pepe joins Nice on loan

10:28 , Michael Jones

Nicolas Pepe has joined Ligue 1 side OCG Nice on loan for the 2022/23 season.

The 27-year-old joined Arsenal from French side Lille at the start of the 2019/20 season and has made a total of 111 appearances in all competitions, scoring 27 goals.

The winger notably ended his debut season being in the starting line-up for the 2020 FA Cup Final, setting up the winning goal in a victory over Chelsea.

Everton want Maupay

10:21 , Michael Jones

Sky’s Alan Myers says that Everton are moving closer to landing Brighton’s Neal Maupay as they look to boost their attacking options this season.

The Toffees have been searching for a striker all summer, and are now in advanced talks to bring Maupay up to Goodison Park.

The Frenchman has made 102 appearances for Brighton in the Premier League, scoring 26 goals - a joint record amount for the club that he shares with Glenn Murray.

Maupay looked set to join Fulham last week but a move to London failed to materialise and the 26-year-old has now switched his attention to the Toffees after a phone conversation with boss Frank Lampard.

Aubameyang nearing Barcelona exit

10:14 , Michael Jones

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang appeared to wave goodbye to Barcelona fans after scoring in their 3-3 friendly draw against Manchester City last night.

The forward is close to making a move back to the Premier League with Chelsea preparing an improved offer to the Spanish giants to secure his services.

Chelsea have already seen a bid of €15m (£12.6m) plus add-ons rejected by Barca last week but, Spanish newspaper Sport say they have now returned with an improved bid of €20m (£16.9m), which does not include any add-ons.

However, the report claims that Barcelona are still holding out for their asking price of €30m (£25.3m) which Chelsea may not be willing to pay.

On this day 2014: Angel Di Maria completes British record £59.7m move to Man Utd

10:06 , Michael Jones

Angel Di Maria completed a British record £59.7million transfer to Manchester United on this day in 2014.

Argentina international Di Maria signed a five-year contract and was given the number seven shirt which was previously worn by club greats George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.

At the time, Di Maria became the sixth most expensive player in the world behind Real Madrid signings Gareth Bale, Ronaldo and James Rodriguez as well as Barcelona duo Luis Suarez and Neymar.

On this day 2014: Angel Di Maria completes British record £59.7m move to Man Utd

Dele Alli joins Besiktas

09:58 , Michael Jones

Dele Alli has joined Besiktas on loan until the end of the season.

The 26-year-old midfielder moves to Istanbul after joining Everton from Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the 2022 January transfer window.

Dele, has 37 England caps and made 13 appearances for Everton, including two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season.

West Ham agree fee for Paqueta

09:51 , Michael Jones

In the last few minutes talkSPORT says that West Ham United have now agreed a fee with Lyon for Lucas Paqueta.

The Hammers are set to pay over £50m for the Brazilian who is believed to be signing a five-year contract at the London Stadium.

Lyon reject Hammers’ bid for Paqueta

09:48 , Michael Jones

Lyon have rejected West Ham United’s second bid for midfielder Lucas Paqueta. It is believed the Hammers offered around €50m including add-ons but the French side value the midfielder at a minimum €60m and will not sell for less.

Paqueta’s agents remain in London but West Ham are now deciding whether to go back in with an improved offer or focus on other targets.

With that in mind the club have held talks with former Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj about a return to the Premier League says talkSPORT.

Januzaj played under David Moyes at Old Trafford and is available on a free transfer after leaving Real Sociedad.

Bernardo Silva could yet leave Man City

09:41 , Michael Jones

Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out the possibility of Bernardo Silva leaving Manchester City before deadline day.

The 28-year-old Portuguese midfielder is heavily linked with a move to Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly had £59m bid rejected by the club.

Speaking after their charity friendly with Barcelona last night Guardiola said: "He is our player. We want him to be with us because he is very important.

"Having said that, I don’t want anyone to be unhappy. But I don’t want him to leave because he is a superlative player. As a player and as a person, he is one of the best I have ever had. In any competition he is the best player.

"If an offer arrives there are seven days left and if Bernardo leaves we would have to go to the market and not it’s easy. Having said that, Bernardo likes Barcelona a lot."

Trapp rejects Man Utd

09:34 , Michael Jones

Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp has rejected a move to Manchester United who continue to search for a goalkeeper that can challenge David De Gea.

According to BILD, the German goalkeeper informed the Red Devils yesterday that he won’t be accepting their four-year contract offer.

This could explain the story from Sky Sports who say that United have submitted a bid to sign Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka on loan until the end of the season.

Kevin Trapp was United’s priority option with Yann Sommer and Vlachodimos also on the list but those deals are now complicated.

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch still in hunt for striker ahead of transfer deadline

09:27 , Michael Jones

Leeds head coach Jesse Marsch has not ruled out signing a new striker before the transfer window closes next week.

Seven players have been added to Leeds’ first-team squad this summer, but they missed out on their top target earlier this month when Club Brugge’s Charles De Ketelaere opted to join AC Milan.

Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan is the latest in a list of strikers to have been linked with the Yorkshire club and, with lingering fitness doubts over Patrick Bamford, their search is still not over.

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch still in hunt for striker ahead of transfer deadline

Man Utd confident of landing Antony

09:19 , Michael Jones

Manchester United are confident that they will get a deal for Ajax’s Antony over the line before the close of the transfer window on September 1st.

The club want to sign the forward and Antony wants to join Utd having already handed in a transfer request to the Dutch side. The problem is that Ajax do not want to sell.

Ajax have already rejected an offer of £72.3million last week. It is understood that it will take an offer of £84.5million to force the issue.

However, United are confident of signing Antony in a deal worth up to £80million. They plan to offer to £75m up front with a further £5m due in add-ons.

The club believe their improved bid will get the deal done.

Fofana not travelling to Stamford Bridge

09:11 , Michael Jones

Leicester City boss, Brendan Rodgers, has confirmed that Wesley Fofana will not be travelling to Stamford Bridge this weekend after the Foxes rejected three Chelsea bids for the defender.

Chelsea’s third - and possibly final - bid was for a total £70million but the Foxes are holding out for a record breaking £85m and turned down the offer.

Fofana is believed to be angry and upset at the Leicester hierachy for seemingly pricing him out of a move to London and it has also been revealed that that the defender is still training with the U23 squad after skipping a first-team session last week.

When asked about whether they’re expecting another bid from Chelsea, Rodgers responded that his focus is on the current players he’s got.

He said: “He won’t be available for the weekend and has trained with the U23 squad. I’m not sure, my concentration is on the players that we have, and the team, and I can’t lose energy.

“If something will be done it will be done with the clubs. Until that happens we just have to work with what we have.”

Mendes ‘working hard’ to secure Ronaldo move

09:05 , Michael Jones

Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, is still ‘working hard’ to secure a move away from Manchester United for the 37-year-old striker who wants to compete in the Champions League this season.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Mendes held talks with Napoli this week about a return to Serie A for his client and has even encouraged bids for the Italian club’s star striker Victor Osimhen so they can facilitate Ronaldo’s arrival.

Although backing Ronaldo publically to stay at the club Manchester United seem willing to let him leave if they can secure replacement forwards and are actively in pursuit of Ajax’s Antony, PSV Eindhoven’s Cody Gakpo and possibly Barcelona’s Memphis Depay.

Napoli were yesterday drawn in a thrilling group alongside Liverpool, Ajax and Rangers.

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