Transfer news live: Liverpool close in on Ryan Gravenberch and Tottenham continue Brennan Johnson pursuit on Deadline Day – plus all the latest on Man United, Chelsea, and Arsenal

Man United have ended their ‘shambolic’ transfer window with a ‘desperate’ attempt to find a new left back, MailOnline Sports Editor Anthony Hay has said.

The Red Devils confirmed the loan signing of Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham on Friday, after earlier pursuing Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella.

Reguilon will provide cover for the injured Luke Shaw, but Hay felt the fullback was below the standards fans have come to expect at Old Trafford.

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Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel had been keen to secure a deal for Trevoh Chalobah but that will now not happen because the German transfer window has no closed.

Nottingham Forest have asked about the defender but an agreement isn’t currently close.

Mauricio Pochettino confirmed earlier today that Chelsea have completed their business in terms of incomings, however Tottenham had been hoping to lure Conor Gallagher to the club as Ange Postecoglou looks to bring in more midfield bodies.

The Englishman has struggled for game-time at Stamford Bridge but will be staying there for the meantime at least with Chelsea pricing Spurs out of a deal.

Gallagher is happy staying at Chelsea but the news is a blow to Tottenham.

It’s not the signing that Manchester United supporters have been refreshing their feeds for, but Jonny Evans has completed his permanent return to Old Trafford and has signed a one-year deal in a boost to Erik ten Hag’s defensive woes.

SIMON JONES: The deal for Joao Palhinha to join Bayern Munich was set to go through today but it now looks likely of falling through! Nightmare that could also cast trouble on Liverpool’s deal for Ryan Gravenberch.

The Portuguese midfielder had been completing the last details of the move and was even in the process of getting his pictures taken in a Bayern Munich shirt but that is a move that now looks to be over.

More on this shortly.

Joao Cancelo – remember him? – is still part of Man City’s squad despite Barcelona chasing the full-back all summer. The Spanish side want to bring the wantaway defender to the Camp Nou but are facing a race against time to get the deal done.

Speaking on Mail Sport’s Transfer Deadline Day Live show, Gaughan said: ‘I think they are probably done with incomings. The squad is pretty small and Pep likes to deal with a smaller squad.

‘The only outgoing is Joao Cancelo, Barcelona are still trying to sort a deal for him, it looks like it will be a late night on that, Bayern had a sniff today but if he does seal a move away today then it will be to Barcelona.’

Mail Sport’s football editor Ian Ladyman believes that Salah should stay at Anfield for another season and has explained that the offer for him to move to Saudi Arabia will still be there next summer.

Salah is the subject of an impending £200m bid from the Saudi Pro League side and Ladyman, speaking to Mail Sport’s Transfer Deadline Day Live show, believes the forward should stay with Jurgen Klopp’s side for the meantime.

‘If I am in Salah’s shoes I don’t go, I don’t think footballers are built that way. Someone will be telling him that is once in a lifetime opportunity but if I am him he will know they will want him next summer.

‘That chance will come again next summer, I look at it that way but he will not look at it that way as footballers aren’t built that way,’ he added.

Mail Sport’s Lewis Steele has been covering every angle of Al-Ittihad’s pursuit of Mohamed Salah and has explained that the latest £200m offer would make sense for Liverpool to accept as they can use the cash to re-build their squad with several stars in exchange for the 31-year-old.

Speaking on Mail Sport’s Transfer Deadline Day Live show, Steele said: ‘You can unlock a cheat code in FIFA video game that gives you unlimited funds and that is what they have here, there is no reason they can’t go higher, they can go to astronomical figures, they already are.

‘For Liverpool to have the summer they have had and then £200m on top of that they would be comfortable. They can then make a play at any player in the world, they would have money to completely rebuild a squad by getting rid of a 31-year-old when they did with Van Dijk and Alisson.’

A new world record transfer fee being set on Deadline Day? That is exactly the situation that could be about to play out as Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad prepare to bid £200m for Mohamed Salah in a last-ditch attempt to prize the Egyptian away from Liverpool.

The Reds have already rejected a £150m offer from the Middle Eastern big-spenders, but they are desperate to make Salah their marquee summer of the signing and are ready to break the world record transfer fee currently held by PSG after they paid £198million to Barcelona for Neymar in 2017.

Liverpool have so far rejected all offers, but could they be tempted by this last big offer?!

Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga has completed his move to Bundesliga side Augsburg on an initial loan deal.

The 24-year-old will spend the season in the Bundesliga, where the move could become permanent if certain conditions are met.

Taking to Twitter, Spurs confirmed: ‘Japhet Tanganga has joined Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on loan for the remainder of the 2023/24 season, with a conditional obligation to make the deal permanent next summer.’

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Crystal Palace are working on a deal to sign PSG striker Hugo Ekitike but the move is rated as ‘doubtful’ as it stands.

Palace are also interested in Che Adams at Southampton but he is likely to stay.

Roy Hodgson’s current forward options include Odsonne Edouard and Jean-Philippe Mateta, although neither have been prolific during their time at Selhurst Park.

Patson Daka could still leave Leicester in the final hours of the transfer window with Bournemouth maintaining their interest in the Foxes striker.

Daka is surplus to requirements under boss Enzo Maresca and has been available throughout the summer, without a deal being struck.

But negotiations with the Cherries were continuing on Friday afternoon with both a loan and permanent deal up for discussion.

Bournemouth were also understood to have made a loan bid for Leeds attacker Luis Sinisterra.

Chelsea will give Cole Palmer time to get comfortable in his new environment after completing his £42.5million move from Manchester City, according to Mauricio Pochettino.

The 21-year-old signed a seven-year deal on Friday to swap the club he joined aged seven for Pochettino’s new-look Stamford Bridge outfit.

The City academy graduate played 14 league games during the club’s Premier League title-winning season last term and was an unused substitute as they beat Inter Milan to win the Champions League in June.

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Andy Carroll has completed a move to Ligue 2 side Amiens from Reading.

The former Newcastle and Liverpool striker had fallen out-of-favour with the League One side and will now move abroad for the first time in his career.

Carroll is set to wear the No 99 shirt for Amiens, who are currently second in the French second tier after three wins from four games.

Chelsea defender Bashir Humphreys is poised to sign a new contract before joining Stoke City on a loan deal. 

The 20-year-old is yet to make a Premier League appearance for Chelsea, however, he did make his first start of the campaign for the Blues in Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup win over League Two Wimbledon. 

He spent the second half of last season on loan at German second division outfit Paderborn, where he played 13 times for the club. 

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One young player who is heading out of Chelsea is striker Mason Burstow. He had his pick of four clubs; Sunderland, Millwall, Blackburn and Swansea and has chosen to join the Black Cats on loan.

Burstow is also set to extend his Chelsea contract along with heading out on loan.

He joined Chelsea from Charlton last summer and enjoyed his first first-team experiences this year under Mauricio Pochettino.

He was part of Chelsea’s squad for their pre-season tour to America, where he scored in the friendly against Borussia Dortmund, and has made three competitive appearances, including a first start in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon.

Today has also seen Burstow earn his first ever England call-up to the having been named in the under-20s squad.

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Sergio Reguilon on a season-long loan from Tottenham.

The move for the Spaniard comes following injuries to both senior left backs – Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia – and Reguillon is expected to go straight into first team.

After his move was confirmed, the defender said: ‘In life you have to be reeady for everything and the chance to represent this great club with such an illustrious history is one that I could not turn down.

‘Having spoken to the manager, I know what he needs from me, and I am ready to play my part in helping the team to achieve success.

‘I know that I can contribute to Man United this season; I am ready to fight for this group and show everyone my qualities.’

Everton striker Neal Maupay is heading to Brentford for a medical as the clubs iron out a deal.

The Bees have been desperate to add depth in attack with Ivan Toney currently banned due to alleged betting breaches.

Maupay has endured a dismal time with Everton, scoring just one goal since joining ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.

However, he netted 41 times in 95 games for Brentford between 2017-2019 in what was his first experience of English football.

As reported by Mail Sport earlier, James McAtee has returned on a season-long loan to Sheffield United after turning down a whole host of clubs.

The 20-year-old had Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Feyenoord all offering to take him on loan but after the campaign he had helping the Blades earn promotion he felt an emotional pull back to Bramall Lane

McAtee found it difficult to turn to down former City coach Enzo Maresca in particular especially with the size of the club and style of Leicester’s play but the lure of playing in the Premier League regularly under Paul Heckingbottom, a manger he knows well, has proved too great to resist. 

Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen wants to stay at Chelsea and is prepared to turn down the chance to join Burnley.

Vincent Kompany’s side have offered a loan deal with an obligation to buy of £31.5m for the 21-year-old left-back who was at Turf Moor last season but impressed in pre-season under Mauricio Pochettino.

He has also featured as a substitute against both Liverpool and Luton, and it remains to be seen whether he will remain or depart Stamford Bridge for a potential fee that will raise eyebrows.

We mentioned earlier that outgoings was key at Arsenal and within that was moving on from Rob Holding. 

He is now preparing to move from north to south London with Palace agreeing a deal. 

Mail Sport’s Chief Football Reporter Sami Mokbel on the latest situation with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg…

Kieran Tierney has revealed he has ‘no problem’ with Arsenal after leaving the Premier League side for Real Sociedad.

The Scotland international completed a season-long loan move to the Basque outfit on Monday after struggling for game time at the Emirates Stadium last term. 

The arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko in north London last summer limited Tierney to just six Premier League starts in the 2022-23 season. 

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Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga is in Augsburg having his medical.

The 24-year-old is heading to the Bundesliga club on loan as he looks for regular playing time.

Tanganga made his Tottenham debut in 2019 and has played 50 times for the club.

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Ibrahim Sangare is closing in on a move from PSV Eindhoven to Nottingham Forest for a possible club record fee in excess of £30m.

Personal terms not expected to pose a problem – it will then fall to the player to decide whether he wants to give up Champions League football to join Forest.

Sangare has been linked with several top flight clubs in recent transfer windows and it looks as if he was finally get his move.

It’s been a hectic deadline day already and there’s plenty more drama expected over the coming hours.

The UK deadline is 11PM tonight, but for teams to have their new signings available to play this weekend, they must be have been signed and registered before midday today.

An intriguing point to note is that the German window closes earlier – at 5PM – and that could have implications for Bayern Munich’s attempts to sign Trevoh Chalobah on loan, with Nottingham Forest now posing rival interest after making a £25m bid and Mail Sport understands Chelsea would prefer to sell.

We’ll be bringing you all the major updates and deals as they happen right up until the deadline.

Cost of living crisis you say? Not in Premier League football and not in this transfer window.

By 2.30pm this afternoon, England’s top-flight clubs had already absolutely SMASHED the all-time spending record for any single football division in any one window, ever.

The record before this summer was the £1.9bn the 20 clubs spent in summer 2022. Already this summer’s total is almost £2.26 BILLION, and rising.

That’s the gross spending but even the net spending is close to a billion, with hours of trading left.

Chelsea (who else?) have had the biggest gross spend on £428.8m this window so far.

And Luton at the other end have spent just £20m.

See the below table for club-by-club details.

Brennan Johnson’s medical at Tottenham is scheduled to take place between 4pm-5pm ahead of a late night announcement. 

The two clubs have agreed a £45m fee for the Nottingham Forest star after Spurs fought off competition from Brentford.

Forest are expected to bring in Callum Hudson-Odoi from Chelsea and they believe that the Englishman, plus Anthony Elanga – who joined for £15m earlier this summer – will help them fill the void of Johnson’s departure.

He’s not quite here yet – this is an old photo – but Sofyan Amrabat is expected to join Manchester United now with a deal agreed.

Mail Sport understands it is an £8m loan fee for the Fiorentina midfielder plus a £21m option to buy.

This one has rumbled on all summer, but it looks as if United will finally get their man.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s game with Liverpool.

Here’s what he had to say when discussing transfers.

On loan signing Clement Lenglet: ‘Lenglet was a good opportunity. He has experience playing at a high level in Europe. He has the capacity to help and support Pau Torres in the same side. I am happy.’

And on the possible departure of Philippe Coutinho: ‘He is close to leaving. We are waiting to see if the deal is completed or not. We spoke to him and agreed if there was an opportunity that was good for him and the club, he could leave and try to find his best performances.’

Erik ten Hag has revealed that Sergio Reguilon has trained with Man United despite the club having not yet announced the defender’s loan move from Tottenham.

United moved to bring in the left-back on loan following injuries to Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. 

Reguilon could be in line to make his debut for United away to Arsenal on Sunday.

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‘I’ve just finished Mauricio Pochettino’s press conference. He said he expects their incoming business is now complete, with a playful smile on his face, following the £42.5m arrival of Cole Palmer from Manchester City.

‘He was generally guarded about the possible departures from Chelsea with time in the window still to go but Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah remain live situations.

‘Talks are ongoing with Bayern regarding Chalobah and there remains a belief that a deal there could still be done. There is far less certainty about the prospect of Gallagher leaving for Tottenham, a deal that remained a possibility this morning if certain things fell into place such as Spurs making space in their squad.

‘Chelsea want Gallagher, who captained the side in midweek, to stay putting the onus on Tottenham to make that deal happen.’

Nottingham Forest have made a £25m bid for Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.

Chalobah was widely expected to join Bayern Munich on a season-long loan, but Forest – who are set to rake in £45m from selling Brennan Johnson – are now rivalling the German giants.

It remains to be seen what happens next, with the Blues likely to be prefer a permanent exit for a significant fee, rather than a flat loan.

In case you missed it earlier, here is a recap from our Transfer Deadline Day live show when the panel discussed Al-Ittihad’s mega £150m bid for Mohamed Salah.

SAMI MOKBEL revealed Liverpool have been looking at contingency options, while LEWIS STEELE provided more background having spoken to those at the club.

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Manchester United defender Alvaro Fernandez is set to join Granada on a season-long loan following the arrival of Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham.

Fernandez excelled at Preston North End last season and has had interest from Burnley also.

The Spaniard, 20, may be frustrated that he hasn’t been given an opportunity despite injuries to the club’s two senior left backs in Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, but he will now spend the campaign with the newly-promoted LaLiga outfit in his homeland.

Burnley, Nottingham Forest and Fulham are looking at a late deal for AC Milan’s Divock Origi. 

The former Liverpool striker could return to the Premier League after a fairly unsuccessful spell in Serie A.

The Belgian striker has struggled for gametime after picking up a succession of injuries.

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Liverpool have come up with a contingency plan for forward options in the event that Mohamed Salah does make a shock move to Saudi Arabia, Mail Sport’s Sami Mokbel has revealed. 

The Reds have already rejected a £150m offer Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad, and the stance remains the same, that Egyptian is not for sale – especially with it being so late in the window.

However, the concern remains that although the European transfer window closes on Friday September 1 at 11pm, the Saudi market remains open until September 7. 

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Though it has not been announced, and is unlikely to be announced until next week, Mail Sport can report that West Ham are securing at least one signing on deadline day – Andy Irving of SK Austria Klagenfurt.

You may ask: who? Well, he’s a 23-year-old Scottish midfielder, and he is set to be loaned straight back to the Austrian side.

Sources say this could be the start of an affiliate partnership between the two clubs. West Ham will be able to send players on loan to Klagenfurt, who can provide them with first-team opportunities.

Other clubs have similar affiliations. Brighton sent Kaoru Mitoma on loan to Union SG (also owned by Tony Bloom) before he became the Premier League’s latest star, for example. 

Fulham have made an enquiry to Manchester United about the availability of midfielder Scott McTominay on transfer deadline day, according to reports.

The Cottagers are hunting for reinforcements in the middle of the park after reportedly agreeing to sell Joao Palhinha to Bayern Munich.

The Palhinha transfer will supposedly only go through if Fulham can find a suitable replacement, leading to their interest in McTominay.

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Manchester United and Fiorentina are closing on agreement over deal for Sofyan Amrabat

Final terms are being discussed on loan with obligation to buy. Fiorentina sources insist it is an £8m loan fee plus £21m option to buy, but this is yet to be confirmed by those at Old Trafford.

This one has rumbled on all summer, but it looks as if United will finally get their man.

Tottenham have had a £20million offer for Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly rejected.

The 24-year-old is out of contract next summer and is likely to see out his deal ahead of exploring options abroad.

Spurs and Ange Postecoglou are keen to strengthen in defence with Eric Dier out of favour and the club keen to move on Davinson Sanchez. 

Brighton have signed Ansu Fati on a season-long loan from Barcelona.

The talented winger has linked up with Roberto De Zerbi’s team after growing frustrated at his lack of regular starts under Barcelona boss Xavi.  

Fati will hope to get his career back on track on the south coast.

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As Mail Sport reported on Wednesday evening, Wolves have been in negotiations with Strasbourg for midfielders Habib Diarra and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.

They have had offers rejected for both but talks are ongoing for Bellegarde who wants to move to Molineux.

Gary O’Neil’s side are looking to strengthen in midfield following Matheus Nunes’ £53m departure to Manchester City.

Fulham have been looking at replacements for Bayern Munich-bound Joao Palhinha.

However, one player who won’t be joining is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, with the Tottenham midfielder turning down their interest.

This could have a knock-on effect onto Spurs’ hopes of signing Conor Gallagher.

Meanwhile, Japhet Tanganga’s departure to Augsburg is expected to be confirmed later today.

Barcelona are understood to have late rival interest in Joao Cancelo from a Champions League club but remain confident of getting a loan deal done.  

Cancelo has been free to leave Manchester City all summer after a bust-up with Pep Guardiola in January but is leaving it a bit late… 

Tottenham made a verbal offer of up to £40million including add-ons for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher. 

The bid is £5m short of Chelsea’s valuation of £45m for the 23-year-old.

As Mail Sport reported yesterday, the England international is weighing up his future after Chelsea brought in Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia for their midfield.

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In more positive news, Ryan Gravenberch’s move to Anfield is expected to be announced today.

Klopp is a huge fan of the Dutch midfielder and likes his versatility to play as either a No 8 or No 6.

He will be the fourth midfielder arrive to the club this summer as they complete their much-discussed midfield rebuild.

As revealed by SAMI MOKBEL just now, Liverpool have rejected a mega £150m bid from Al-Ittihad for Mo Salah.

It’s the first official bid for the Egyptian from the Saudi champions. Jurgen Klopp and the club are desperate not to sell Salah.

However, SAMI MOKBEL has also added that the Reds have been keeping an eye on potential attacking options in case Salah did depart.

LEWIS STEELE has revealed that if a move is to happen, Salah will have to force it through with just hours to go until the UK deadline. 

United are closing in on a move for Sergio Reguilon, who is a direct replacement for the injured Luke Shaw.

They are still working hard on a deal for Sofyan Amrabat.

There has been interest in Mason Greenwood from both Serie A and LaLiga but any move is likely to be a complicated process to sort.

Tottenham and Forest have agreed a deal in principal worth £45m for Brennan Johnson.

Callum Hudson-Odoi to Forest is fast-moving and should be done.

Ansu Fati to Brighton is very close.

Watch ‘It’s All Kicking Off! Transfer Deadline Special’ in two minutes for the latest instalment of our live show.

Charlotte Daly will be joined by Sami Mokbel and Craig Hope, along with special guests.

There will be an update on the goings-on at Man United with Ian Ladyman, as the panel discuss all of the Red Devils’ potential incomings and outgoing today.

Meanwhile, our Merseyside reporter Lewis Steele joins us to discuss the latest with Mohamed Salah, Ryan Gravenberch and Alex Iwobi’s pending move to Fulham, while there will be plenty of other topical subjects on the agenda.

You don’t want to miss this one so make sure to join our live show!

After revealing earlier that there is interest from Serie A in Mason Greenwood, Mail Sport understands there is also loan interest in the forward from Spain.

Getafe, currently 11th in La Liga, are interested in a deal for the 21-year-old.

We previously reported how sources indicated to Mail Sport that Lazio are among the clubs looking at that situation, with talks over a possible move to Italy for the Manchester United striker taking place this morning.

Significantly, it is understood there’s reservations at Lazio about the deal. This one is in the balance.

Callum Hudson-Odoi’s move to Nottingham Forest will be announced in next few hours.

The final details are being sorted but everything is agreed. This represents a fresh start for the 22 year old who made his England debut at 18 becoming the youngest ever player to make a debut in a competitive game.

He struggled in recent years to make progress following his Achilles injury. That said, he’s been a starter at Chelsea in the World Club Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

Ultimately, the lure of Steve Cooper, his England Under 17 coach, was decisive. Cooper believes he can get Hudson-Odoi back to his best and the player believes Cooper is the best coach to do that.

Reports in France claim PSG have reached a €90m (£77m) agreement to sign Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Parisiens have been chasing the French forward all summer, with Kolo Muani skipping training this week in order to force through a move.

After making his name with Nantes, Kolo Muani has been a key player for Frankfurt in recent years and impressed at the World Cup with France last year, scoring in the semi-final against Morroc, although he did miss a guilt-edged chance in the final.

Arsenal are contemplating terminating the contract of Nicolas Pepe as the winger continues to struggle to find a move away from the club before Friday’s transfer deadline.

Pepe, who was signed for £72million from Lille in 2019, spent last season on loan at Nice in Ligue 1 after falling out of favour under Mikel Arteta.

He started just five Premier League games in his last season at the Emirates Stadium, with Arteta more than happy to let him leave.

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Genk winger Mike Tresor is in the country to complete a medical with Burnley ahead of a loan move.

It’s one that has been ongoing for weeks but set to come to a conclusion today and the Clarets will have the option to buy the 24-year-old at the end of the season.

Tresor has nine goals and 33 assists for Genk over the last two seasons and will become the fifth Belgian in Vincent Kompany’s squad.

Kompany still wants a striker – with links to Divock Origi – and a central midfielder before the window closes.

Nottingham Forest have a £30m plus deal in place with PSV Eindhoven for midfielder Ibrahim Sangare once Brennan Johnson’s move to Tottenham is agreed.

Personal terms not expected to pose a problem – it will then fall to the player to decide whether he wants to give up Champions League football to join Forest.

Sangare has been linked with several top flight clubs in recent transfer windows and it looks as if he was finally get his move.

Alex Iwobi is having his Fulham medical ahead of £20m plus add-ons move from Everton.

Marco Silva has been desperate to add signings in the final few days of the window with the club having lost star man Aleksandar Mitrovic this summer, while Joao Palhinha, Harrison Reed and Tosin Adarabioyo could also depart.

All four played important roles during the Cottagers’ impressive 10th-placed finish last season.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool have not received an offer from Saudi Arabia over the signing of Mo Salah and claims their position on the subject ‘remains the same’. 

Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad are said to be willing to pay over £120million to land the Egyptian international this summer. 

The latest offer trumps the £118m fee that the Middle Eastern mega-spenders had been readying as they try to convince the Reds to sell.

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The financial problems at West Brom have been seen on various occasions this summer with important first teamers such as Dara O’Shea sold in order to keep the club’s finances ticking over.

Forward Brandon Thomas-Asante has attracted interest from fellow Championship clubs – including Stoke – but as of yet no bid has met the Baggies’ asking price.

The 24-year-old was the club’s top goalscorer with nine goals last season after making the step up from Salford City in League Two.

Leicester have moved for Everton forward Tom Cannon in a deal likely to be worth up to £7million if it goes through – and that means a striker is likely to leave on deadline day.

Until now the Foxes have stuck firmly to their asking price of about £20million for Kelechi Iheanacho, which has deterred Crystal Palace and Wolves.

Patson Daka, meanwhile, is a loan target for AC Milan, while Jamie Vardy also remains at the club. Daka the likeliest of the trio to depart today.

Cannon had offers from Norwich City and Preston North End while Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday had wanted him on loan.

Brennan Johnson was preparing to travel to London on Friday morning for a Tottenham medical in anticipation of a £45million transfer from Nottingham Forest.

Forest have been ready to sell Johnson since the end of last season and had knocked back two bids from Brentford for their homegrown star, plus an initial enquiry from Tottenham on Thursday.

If Johnson’s move proceeds as expected, Forest will set their sights on PSV Eindhoven midfielder Ibrahim Sangare.

Fee and personal terms not expected to pose a problem – it will then fall to the player to decide whether he wants to give up Champions League football to join Forest.

Former Everton and Tottenham midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson is back in football, penning a one-year deal at his new club.

The 33-year-old has been without a club since being released by the Toffees at the end of the 2021-22 season following the expiration of his contract. 

Sigurdsson’s last competitive game came during a 5-0 loss to Man City on the final day of the 2020-21 season.

Tottenham have made contact with Chelsea over a potential deal for midfielder Conor Gallagher.

As Mail Sport reported yesterday, the England international is weighing up his future after Chelsea brought in Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia for their midfield.

Gallagher captained Chelsea against AFC Wimbledon and would prefer to stay if he continues to get regular game time but is realistic about his opportunities.

Tottenham need to offload players first before they are likely to bid and their immediate focus is on signing Brennan Johnson from Nottingham Forest amid competition from Brentford.

However, Pierre Emile Hojbjerg and Tanguy Ndombele are likely to depart today. Spurs have a bid from Fulham on the table for Hojbjerg plus loan offers from Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray. Ndombele has interest from Inter Milan.

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The Blues confirmed the £42.5m signing of Man City starlet Cole Palmer on a seven-year deal this morning, with the option of an extra 12 months. 

Chelsea will pay an initial £40m with the remainder of the package for the 21 year-old made up of add-ons.

The deal takes Chelsea’s spending since Todd Boehly took over the club last year to £1bn in what has been a remarkably aggressive recruitment policy.

We are yet to see the results on the pitch, with the west London side winning just 12 of their 41 games during the US businessman’s tenure.

However, there have been some positive signs during the early days of Mauricio Pochettino’s reign at the club.

‘He wasn’t happy with his situation here as he sees the chance in Liverpool to fight for a place in a 433.

‘He’s wanted to go for a while. An offer came in, we discussed it. The outcome is clear.’

Fiorentina would prefer to reach agreement on a sale for Sofyan Amrabat as Manchester United continue negotiations.

The Morocco international is valued around £25m-£30m and United are looking to agree a loan with obligation for the 27-year-old who has one year left on contract.

The Italians, however, know that United have room for manoeuvre within financial fair play after bringing in £20m from Crystal Palace for Dean Henderson yesterday.

They want a fee agreed now with Amrabat a free agent next summer. United’s Matt Hargreaves has flown over to Italy to conduct negotiations.

Meanwhile, Manchester United’s 19-year-old defender Marc Jurado has completed a permanent move to Espanyol with a sell-on clause. Jurado had joined United from Espanyol’s rivals Barcelona three years ago but also had interest from Real Betis last week.

There is plenty going on around Man United today.

Two new faces look likely. Discussions are ongoing with Fiorentina for Sofyan Amrabat, while they are working on completing a loan deal for Sergio Reguilon from Spurs.

As Sami Mokbel reported earlier, Lazio are interested in Mason Greenwood.

Donny van de Beek and Eric Bailly could also leave today. Scott McTominay is expected to remain at Old Trafford alongside Harry Maguire amid interest from elsewhere. 

There have been some interesting comments from Wolves’ sporting director Matt Hobbs after Matheus Nunes’ £53m move to Man City was confirmed.

Nunes went on strike to force through a transfer to the Treble-winners, with his last appearance for Gary O’Neil’s side seeing him get sent off for ill-discipline during a 4-1 defeat to Brighton.

Hobbs said: ‘I was disappointed with how it ended, it wasn’t necessary the stance Matheus took, but we ended with a good resolution for everyone.

‘Matheus is a hugely talented player but would admit that last season he didn’t hit the heights he expected, but it was a tough season for the team, so maybe he wasn’t allowed to do that.

‘We’ve lost a player with a lot of potential, a lot of ability, but the situation has led to us bringing a greater number of players in to improve the squad and provide competition in the group.

‘The players here want competition in training, so while we’ve lost a good player, it’s made us a more competitive and better squad overall.’

Man City midfielder James McAtee has chosen a return to Sheffield United on loan.

The 20-year-old had Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Feyenoord all offering to take him on loan but after the season he had helping the Blades earn promotion he felt an emotional pull back to Bramall Lane

McAtee found it difficult to turn to down former City coach Enzo Maresca in particular especially with the size of the club and style of Leicester’s play but the lure of playing in the Premier League regularly under Paul Heckingbottom, a manger he knows well, has proved too great to resist. 

It’s a busy day at Manchester City, who have announced the £53million deal for Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes.

It’s mostly outgoings this morning though, with Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Tommy Doyle sorting loans moves away to Southampton and Wolves respectively. Both of those academy products will have played their last games for the club, with purchase clauses in the deals.

Cole Palmer has gone to Chelsea, while James McAtee is also closing on a loan return to Sheffield United.

All four of those players were seen as potential first-team players at one stage.

Positive signs for Tottenham as they look to make their first signing of deadline day.

There are several players they are keen to move on such as Eric Dier and Davinson Sanchez, while Ange Postecoglou’s side are also interested in Conor Gallagher.

It promises go right down to the wire in north London.

Matheus Nunes has promised to inject more energy into Manchester City’s midfield after sealing a £53million switch from Wolves.

The Portugal international went on strike earlier this week in a bid to force through a move to the Treble winners, angering Wolves boss Gary O’Neil.

City were willing to walk away from the deal as the two clubs haggled over a fee but secured Nunes before the transfer deadline – and in time to name him in Saturday’s squad to face Fulham.

The 25-year-old will have to wait to meet Pep Guardiola, who remains in Barcelona recovering from back surgery.

The key thing to remember with Brennan Johnson is this: Forest are more than open to a sale.

Like every club, they must take account of FFP and whatever they receive for Johnson represents pure profit.

Personal terms are not expected to cause an issue and though it may go to the wire, there was cautious optimism on Friday morning that Johnson would end up a Spurs player when the window closed.

Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez has admirers at Forest and Spurs are willing sellers, but as yet the Colombian has shown little interest in moving to the City Ground.

This is a problem for Spurs: plenty of players they are willing to move, but those players are not so easy to shift.

Qatari club Al-Duhail are confident of completing the signing of Philippe Coutinho from Aston Villa, despite the Brazilian having interest from Besiktas and Real Betis.

The attacking midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at Villa Park, despite being one of the club’s top earners.

Villa also added Nicolo Zaniolo in this window which is expected to impact Coutinho’s gametime even more.

His last start for Unai Emery’s side came in their 4-2 defeat to Arsenal in February.

Leeds United defender Cody Drameh has just agreed to join Birmingham City on loan.

The 21-year-old right-back has previously been on loan with Luton Town and Cardiff City 

Meanwhile, Daniel Farke’s side are continuing talks with Roma over a £4m deal for winger Ola Solbakken, who also has interest from Olympiacos.

Bayern Munich have reportedly agreed a £55million fee with Fulham to sign Joao Palhinha.

Fulham rejected Bavarian giants’ initial offer of £47m for the Portuguese midfielder earlier this week but negotiations between the two clubs continued.

The 28-year-old is said to be determined to secure a move to join Thomas Tuchel’s side and has flown to Munich in anticipation of the move being completed before Friday’s deadline.

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Nuno Tavares has joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan from Arsenal, with an option to buy.

The left-back spent the 2022-23 campaign with Marseille in France after falling out of favour with the Gunners.

Forest have been desperate to strengthen on the left-side of defence with Harry Toffolo recently charged with alleged betting breaches and Omar Richards on loan with Olympiacos.

Tavares is expected to be one of a number of arrivals at the City Ground on Friday, with Bologna midfielder Nicolas Dominguez and Benfica goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos, while Callum Hudson-Odoi is another expected to arrive should Brennan Johnson join Tottenham as expected.

The big one to watch is PSV midfielder Ibrahim Sangare. Forest have followed him all summer for the defensive midfield role and if they can do a deal, it is likely to break their transfer record.

Wolves remain in talks with Southampton over a deal for striker Che Adams, who the Championship club will allow to leave under the right circumstances.

Mail Sport revealed on Thursday that Adams was high on Wolves’ list after they decided Leicester’s £20million asking price for Kelechi Iheanacho was too high.

Adams has only one year left on his contract and is keen to return to the Premier League following Saints’ relegation last term.

Meanwhile, Wolves are desperate to find a taker for forward Daniel Podence, who has interested from clubs in Qatar.

Manchester United striker Charlie McNeill is set to join Stevenage on loan for the season.

McNeill, 19, spent the second half of last season on loan at League Two side Newport County, scoring twice in 20 appearances.

He made his senior United debut last September, in the Europa League defeat by Real Sociedad.

The striker is currently undergoing a medical ahead of his move to the Lamex Stadium where he will link-up with Steve Evans’ side.

Boro have begun their campaign positively and currently sit fifth, which comes following promotion from League Two last season.

Evans has a good record for developing young strikers, with the Scot having played a key role in improving the likes of Ivan Toney and Chris Wood during their formative years.

Tottenham have communicated to Nottingham Forest that they want to lock in a couple of outgoings before submitting an improved offer for Brennan Johnson, who is still attracting interest from Brentford and one other Premier League club.

Spurs have already made one offer of around £40m that has been turned down by Forest.

Ange Postecoglou’s side are leaving it late for Johnson, with this one expected to run close to the deadline.

Manchester United are focusing on the transfer of Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat.

The clubs are discussing a loan with obligation to buy the Morocco international who has been training away from the first team group while his future is resolved.

Amrabat – who is yet to play this season – shot to stardom with his superb performances at the World Cup for Morocco last year and he was key as Fiorentina reached both the Europa Conference League and Coppa Italia final.

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Cole Palmer from Manchester City.

The attacking midfielder has joined in a deal worth up to £42.5m and has signed a seven-year deal that includes an additional one-year option.

Chelsea will pay an initial £40m with the remainder of the package for 21 year-old Palmer made up of add-ons.

Manchester United have signed Tottenham full back Sergio Reguilon on loan as cover for the injured Luke Shaw.

United went into the market for a left-sided defender after injuries to Shaw and Tyrell Malacia left Erik ten Hag short in the position. Mail Sport revealed on Thursday that the England international would be out for 10 weeks.

The club had initially targeted a move for Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella but talks stalled after he featured for the Blues in their Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday. 

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England Under-21 captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis has completed a loan move to Southampton.

The Manchester City academy graduate made eight appearances in cup competitions under Pep Guardiola but has largely spent the last two years out on loan.

There is an obligation to buy clause, worth around £20million, in the loan if Saints win promotion back to the Premier League following relegation in May.

Harwood-Bellis was due to be out of contract at the Etihad Stadium next summer but has extended his contract by 12 months, which offers City flexibility on a transfer fee if Southampton don’t go up.

Nottingham Forest and Fulham had been keen on the 21-year-old after his performances for Burnley as they won the Championship title last year.

Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga is in Augsburg having his medical ahead of a loan move.

Burnley, Forest and Fulham are looking at a late deal for AC Milan’s Divock Origi.

Everton have offers of over £6m from Norwich, Leicester and Preston for striker Tom Cannon.

Arsenal are believed to not be expecting any transfer incomings today. The club’s main focus is to now find moves for Nicolas Pepe, Rob Holding and Nuno Tavares. 

Tavares’ loan move to Nottingham Forest is all but done, and expected to be announced in the coming hours.

The Gunners have been doing their upmost to find clubs for Holding and Pepe for months, though in the case of Holding it appears a deal could be struck before the window closes.

Wolves and Crystal Palace are said to be in a race to sign the defender.

Though Pepe remains a conundrum. Arsenal are desperate to get the winger off their books, and are now even contemplating terminating his contract if a move is not secured for him.  

Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah is edging closer to an exit from Stamford Bridge.

A loan deal to Bayern Munich for the 24-year-old is being discussed by the clubs, with the player keen on the move.

If the transfer is completed, Chalobah would be reunited with Thomas Tuchel – the manager who he made his breakthrough under for the Blues.

A loan is the preferred option for Bayern, with the German giants putting their money into a deal for Palhinha.

Manchester United have signed Altay Bayindir from Fenerbahce for £4.2million as cover for Andre Onana.

The 25-year-old sorted a move after Dean Henderson went to Crystal Palace in a £15m switch yesterday.

‘It’s a huge honour to join United and become the first Turkish player to represent this incredible club,’ Bayindir said.

‘I will give everything to help this special group of players to achieve our ambitions.

‘I cannot wait to get started working with such an experienced goalkeeping unit. We will support each other and drive high standards every day so that each of us is ready to perform whenever called upon.’ 

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Tottenham have reshaped their side nicely since Ange Postecoglou came in as manager and have the £100m received from Harry Kane’s sale to spend.

Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher has duly moved onto their radar in the final two days of the window. No formal approach has been made as yet but Gallagher is aware of their interest.

Any deal will hinge on whether Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is loaned out to Atletico Madrid, creating a vacancy in their midfield.

Gallagher turned down a £38m offer from West Ham earlier in the window but his head may be turned by Spurs given that opportunities may be limited under Mauricio Pochettino.

There is interest this morning from Serie A in Mason Greenwood.

Sources have indicated to Mail Sport that Lazio are among the clubs looking at that situation, with talks over a possible move to Italy for the Manchester United striker taking place this morning.

Significantly, it is understood there’s reservations at Lazio about the deal. This one is in the balance.

Mere hours now remain in the transfer window and it’s now or never for those clubs who still want to strengthen before Friday’s 11pm deadline.

A significant number of Premier League clubs are still in the market for new recruits either through panic at the way their seasons have started or simply a desire to grow even stronger.

Mail Sport takes a closer look at the big deals that could still happen before the window slams shut.

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There’s no one quite linked to deadline day like Jim White and his infamous yellow tie.

The former Sky Sports presenter joined Mail Sport’s Transfer News Live 48-hour stream yesterday – ahead of Friday’s deadline – sharing some of his fondest memories of deadline days over the past, having covered some 44 iterations himself in the past. 

From Fernando Torres’ dramatic move to Chelsea, West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie turning up unannounced at QPR to force through a move and Kaka being spotted at Seven Sisters – White recalled several iconic moments from down the years.

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Missed any transfer that’s happened so far in the window? 

Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered with our comprehensive club-by-club list of all the summer moves in 2023.

We’re all set for a dramatic day ahead, with plenty of Premier League and Football League clubs looking to put the final touches to their squads.

The deadline is open until 11PM tonight, but for teams to have their new signings available to play this weekend, they must be signed and registered before midday.

Unfortunately, this means that Luton and West Ham – who take on each other at Kenilworth Road tonight – will not have the opportunity to play any signings that are yet to be announced.

We’ll be bringing you all the major updates and deals as they happen throughout the day.

Crystal Palace are emerging as the leading contenders to land Arsenal defender Rob Holding before tonight’s transfer deadline.

Centre-back Holding has been among the players Arsenal have been open to offers for in this window.

He has been subject of interest from clubs in England, Italy and Spain this summer but the Selhurst Park club are increasingly hopeful of strengthening their defensive options by securing the 27 year-old.

Holding has been at Arsenal since 2016 and made over 150 appearances for the club.

Bayern Munich’s protracted move for Fulham Joao Palhinha made ‘good’ progress overnight.

The clubs ‘weren’t close’ to an agreement as of Thursday afternoon but there is now a feeling that an agreement can be reached.

Fulham are looking at replacements but given the Portuguese midfielder made the most tackles in the Premier League last season, his departure would be a huge blow.

Cole Palmer’s £45m move from Man City to Chelsea is expected to be confirmed mid-morning.

He finalised a deal last night, signing a seven-year contract with the option of an eighth, with it done in time to make the squad to face Nottingham Forest tomorrow.

Palmer will be reunited with Raheem Sterling, who was a big advocate of his when the pair were at City. 

Omari Kellyman’s senior debut for Aston Villa will earn Derby an additional six-figure sum under the terms of the teenager’s £600,000 move to Villa in 2022.

The 17-year-old forward impressed during their 3-0 victory against Hibernian on Thursday in the Europa Conference League qualifier.

With Cole Palmer expected to be final major addition for Chelsea focus will be on last few outgoings today. Couple of updates along those lines. Callum Hudson-Odoi is due to arrive in Nottingham this morning to finalise his permanent move from Chelsea.

Also, Ian Maatsen is another Chelsea player who has attracted interest this summer after impressing on loan for Burnley last season. He’s primarily been a left-back and there has been some conversation about whether he might be a late mover given the interest in him and now with Marc Cucurella set to stay.

However feeling is heading into the final day of the window – and was given a big percentage chance – that he will remain at Chelsea. Something else to consider is that Maatsen has also been deployed further forward under Mauricio Pochettino so that could be another factor lessening the link between his situation and Cucurella’s.

Forest are expected to sell Brennan Johnson to Tottenham for around £45million. Meanwhile, Forest were looking to sign Davinson Sanchez, but, as of yesterday he didn’t want to leave.

Forest are also signing Nuno Tavares from Arsenal, Nicolas Dominguez from Bologna and will try for Ibrahim Sangare from PSV – which could be a potential club record deal. 

Others will leave, possibly Boly and/or Kouyate depending on who comes in, although the market in the Middle East stays open for longer so not everything has to be done today.

Wolves are expecting to sign Che Adams on loan as we indicated yesterday. They’re desperate to shift Daniel Podence who may end up going to Qatar.

Villa will announce Clement Lenglet on loan this morning and sell Coutinho to Al-Duhail in Qatar. Youngster Jaden Philogene will join Hull.

They’re pretty well set but I think Emery wants to do one more, probably an attacking midfielder with Coutinho going out and Buendia injured long term. 

Here is a round-up of the big deals we will be focused on today in the Premier League:

– Manchester United’s move for Tottenham left back Sergio Reguilon

– Liverpool tying up a deal for Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch

– Bayern Munich’s move for Fulham’s Joao Palhinha

– Tottenham’s pursuit of Nottingham Forest attacker Brennan Johnson

– Chelsea completing a £45m move for Man City striker Cole Palmer

Plenty of whispers in the world of football about who could be on the move today.

Stick with us so you don’t miss a single deal.

FULL GOSSIP COLUMN HERE.

There are plenty of deals to stay on top of but here is one man expected to be grabbing plenty of headlines today.

Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso has revealed that while Manchester United are pursuing, other clubs have entered the race for Amrabat.

Speaking after Fiorentina’s Europa Conference League win against Rapid Vienna, Commisso told Sky Italy: “There are other clubs for Amrabat too. I cannot give an answer right now, because not even I know what will happen tomorrow. 

“We told Amrabat that if he has an opportunity to leave, then we’ll let him go. If this deal cannot be done, then he has two years left on his contract and will remain.

“There are many negotiations in progress. I don’t want to name names. So wait 24 hours and then you’ll know what happens.”

Craig Hope, Sami Mokbel and Charlotte Daly will be back today to front our live show coverage of Deadline Day, bringing you all the latest from reporters across the country, as well as their own sources on the biggest deals happening across Europe.

More information on how to watch below…

It appeared as if that was that and Kylian Mbappe would stay at PSG to see out his contract this summer.

And yet comments made after Thursday’s Champions League draw, in which PSG were paired with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle United, teased a potential late twist, a new deal perhaps?

“We have more than 24 hours. Kylian is a PSG player,’ chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi told reporters.

‘We have very good discussions with him, he is a magnificent player, as a person and as a professional. We spoke with the rest of his family.

‘There are more than 24 hours for the transfer window. We’re going to work, try to do something. If we can, why not. Otherwise, we’re ready, we’re good. An extension? I don’t want to talk about that.’

After Mail Sport exclusively revealed that Luke Shaw is set to be out of action for 10 weeks, Manchester United knew they had to act in getting in another left back.

Sergio Reguilon has passed his medical and this one should prove – hopefully for United – to be a formality today.

FULL STORY HERE.

Good morning for this bright and early start to Transfer Deadline Day, a day to expect the unexpected. 

Plenty of teams are still plotting some late business but they are firmly up against the clock now to get negotiations finalised and a medical over the line. 

Stick with Mail Sport throughout the day until the 11pm deadline to be across all the big developments.