Thursday’s transfer news: Man Utd, Arsenal and Real Madrid rumours as PSG propose Neymar swap
The window remains open across Europe with some big deals ready to be pushed through
Neymar’s Paris Saint-Germain exit looks a mere formality now with Barcelona the favourites, but Real Madrid not completely out of the picture.
Premier League clubs may yet sell some of their players to trim down their squads too: Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren and Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen have been linked with moves away.
Paul Pogba now looks set to stay, despite Real Madrid and Juventus linked throughout the summer.
Paulo Dybala is so far resisting Juventus’ attempts to push him out the door, while the likes of Bayern and PSG continue to look for solutions as they finalise their squads.
Here are the latest rumours and done deals from across Europe.
Transfer deadlines
Italy’s Serie A is the next big transfer deadline. The Italian window shuts on 23 August.
The transfer window in La Liga, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 meanwhile shuts on 2 September.
For a comprehensive review of the English transfer window: click here.
Michy Batshuayi could join Roma as an alternative to Timo Werner, who is interesting Bayern Munich.
Gazzetta claim their failure to secure Mauro Icardi or Gonzalo Higuain could see them move for the Chelsea forward.
The Belgian was an unused substitute in the Uefa Super Cup on Wednesday.
Former Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole is on trial at VVV-Venlo.
The 31-year-old midfielder ended his 10-year association with the Black Cats and is now searching for a new club.
Monaco have made a formal offer to loan Tiemoue Bakayoko.
The Chelsea midfielder is out of favour under Frank Lampard.
Bakayoko could return to Monaco after a year on loan at Milan.
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