Thursday's transfer news: Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham rumours and gossip
The latest transfer news and reports from Thursday 25 July
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Manchester United are still attempting to finalise a deal for Harry Maguire, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side yet to meet Leicester’s £80m evaluation. Meanwhile, the Red Devils are also set to make their first official bid for Bruno Fernandes, after the midfielder impressed and scored in a friendly against Liverpool yesterday. North London neighbours Tottenham have made contact with Juventus over signing Paolo Dybala, however, the move is believed to be a negotiating tactic on the part of Spurs as part fo the club’s pursuit for Real Betis’ Giovani Lo Celso.
Arsenal are set to complete two deals imminently, with William Saliba‘s agent arriving back in France after negotiations were concluded with the club. Saliba will return to Saint-Etienne on loan this season once the £30m deal is completed. The Gunners are also set to secure the signing of Real Madrid’s Dani Ceballos on loan after the Spaniard arrived in London to complete his medical. However, the club’s pursuit of Wilfried Zaha has hit another stumbling block as Everton entered the race to sign the winger.
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Pedro Obiang has left West Ham to join Sassuolo for an undisclosed fee.
The 27-year-old spent four years in east London, after leaving Sampdoria, but will no return to Italy.
Everton, Wolves, Valencia and Napoli have reportedly all entered the race to sign Lille forward Rafael Leao.
The Ligue 1 side are demanding a fee in the region of £30m.
Crystal Palace have signed Jordan Ayew from Swansea on a three-year deal.
The Ghanaian spent last season with Palace, making 20 appearances.
"I enjoyed the stadium, the fans, the boys - they were really good to me - everything here was positive and that's why I decided to continue with Crystal Palace."
Breaking: RB Leipzig have confirmed they have completed the signing of Ademola Lookman, for a fee believed to be in the region of £22.5m.
Swansea have signed Ben Wilmot on a season-long loan from Watford.
The 19-year-old becomes the club's second signing of the summer.
Sky Sports are reporting that Wolves are close to signing Italian forward Patrick Cutrone.
A deal worth £16m plus add-ons is being negotiated by the clubs, Milan were holding out for £23m but are under FFP restrictions and need to recoup funds.
Cutrone is with the Milan squad in the US and is not wanting to rush a decision.
Sky Sports are also reporting that Wolves are interested in signing Mario Lemina from Southampton.
Nuno Espirito Santo wants to bring in a new central midfielder before the transfer deadline and Lemina is on the list alongside Lille’s Boubakare Soumare.
Football Insider claim Queens Park Rangers and Wigan have joined Middlesbrough in the chase for former Chelsea defender Todd Kane.
Kane is available for free after his contract with Chelsea ended earlier this summer.
Manchester United will offer 17-year-old Mason Greenwood a new contract according to The Sun.
The winger has scored twice so far this pre-season, against Leeds and Inter Milan, and are set to offer him a new deal as reward for his impressive displays.
“Ole wants him to focus on his football at the moment and he is doing a terrific job of that.”
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has said the club are not under pressure to invest heavily in the transfer market despite signing a record shirt sponsorship deal.
Spurs announced an eight-year agreement with AIA where they willl earn £40m-a-season from the deal, up from the £35m-a-year the previous agreement provided, putting them on a similar level to Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
"We don't feel the pressure. Our view is, wherever we can, we will improve the team.''
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