Wednesday’s transfer news: Dybala in United talks, Arsenal want Tierney on top of Pepe signing, Spurs and Chelsea latest

All the biggest transfer news, reports and done deals from Wednesday 31 July

Transfer deadline day summer 2019: The deals done so far

Follow the latest updates with our transfer live blog as Manchester United and Arsenal enter the final week of the summer window looking to make big moves that could send out a major statement. The Gunners are closing in on a club-record deal for Lille winger Nicolas Pepe that is expected to be announced today, but they have not yet dropped their interest in Celtic’s Kieran Tierney either.

United meanwhile have entered talks with Juventus about a swap deal involving Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku, with the Argentine’s agent already in England to hold negotiations with the Premier League club. Gareth Bale meanwhile continues to be trapped at Real Madrid, with the club now claiming that he is “not fit enough to play” despite blocking his move to China last week.

Bayern Munich’s pursuit of Leroy Sane has hit a stumbling block, with club chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admitting that he doesn’t know why manager Niko Kovac is “very confident” of signing the Manchester City winger, while Newcastle United goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is attracting interest from Arsenal and Celtic. Follow the live updates below.

The summer transfer window closes at 5pm on Wednesday 8 August for all Premier League and Championship clubs, with teams in League One, League Two and across Europe able to sign new players until 11pm on Monday 2 September.

Key Points

• Arsenal to confirm club-record signing of Nicolas Pepe today
• Manchester United in talks to sign Paulo Dybala
• Deal would see Romelu Lukaku join Juventus in swap move
• Pochettino makes admission about Tottenham transfer business
• Gareth Bale ‘injured’ despite Real Madrid blocking China move

[31 July 2019 18:18 · Samuel Lovett]

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