Transfer news LIVE! Balogun breakthrough; Johnson snubs Chelsea for Spurs; £100m Arsenal plan
Today promises to be another big one in the summer transfer market with Arsenal closing in on a big part of their £100million plan to raise funds through player sales. An agreement has almost been reached on the sale of Folarin Balogun to Monaco.
Chelsea were keen on the striker but look set to miss out, as they are with Brennan Johnson. The Nottingham Forest striker is said to prefer moving to Tottenham over Chelsea, ahead of a bid landing from Spurs for the £50million-rated player. However, the Blues are preparing to land a new signing of their own after a medical for Deivid Washington.
Mohammed Kudus has been a target for both Arsenal and Chelsea but West Ham have now sealed an agreement to sign the Ghanaian midfielder. Manchester United are closing in on a £34m deal for Jean-Clair Todibo. Follow all the latest transfer news, rumours and deals with Standard Sport’s live blog!
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Mohammed Kudus: Ajax manager confident of keeping £38m West Ham target
Ajax manager Maurice Steijn is confident West Ham target Mohammed Kudus will feature for the club in their Europa League qualifier double-header against Ludogorets.
The Hammers are on the verge of a breakthrough in talks with the Dutch giants over a move for the Ghanian international in a move worth up to £38m.
Despite reported interest from the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea, Kudus is set to accept a move to the London Stadium and would represent something of a coup for David Moyes.
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Marco Silva addresses Moise Kean latest as Fulham look for new striker
Marco Silva says Fulham are not interested in signing striker Moise Kean from Juventus, writes Dom Smith.
The club are in the market for a striker after selling Aleksandar Mitrovic to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia for a club-record fee of around £46million last weekend.
Kean, 23, moved to Everton for £27.5million in 2019 to play under Silva, but his time on Merseyside was not what the striker hoped for.
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Liverpool discover price for Brazilian midfielder
Liverpool have been told to pay £34m for Fluminense midfielder Andre.
Brazilian outlet Globo reveal a £25m bid has been knocked back as the Reds look to round off their summer business with one more signing.
The player is said to have a release clause in the region of £68m.
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Done deal! Aymeric Laporte leaves Man City for Al-Nassr
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Hugo Lloris no closer to leaving Spurs
Hugo Lloris’ future is in limbo after he rejected Lazio.
TMW say the Tottenham goalkeeper has become frustrated by ongoing talks with the Italians leading nowhere.
Lazio are now said to favour a deal for Luigi Sepe to bolster their shot-stopping department instead.
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Done deal! Man Utd send Brandon Williams to Ipswich on loan
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Monaco make Folarin Balogun breakthrough
A deal has almost been agreed for Monaco to sign Folarin Balogun.
Sky Sports say talks with Arsenal have advanced with only the payment structure and certain terms left to be decided on the striker’s future.
Arsenal have set a price tag of £50m on academy graduate Balogun, who missed training today, with Chelsea keen on the deal too.
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A solution to Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku problem?
Roma could rescue Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku problem.
After seeing a bid for Atalanta striker Duvan Zapata blocked, TMW say Jose Mourinho could make a move for the Blues outcast.
A deal is said to be difficult however, with a loan deal most likely.
“At the moment, we are very relaxed and nothing has happened,” Mauricio Pochettino has just told his press conference. “Nothing has changed.”
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Nine Spurs players up for chop
The final week of the transfer window is often considered Daniel Levy’s time to shine — and this summer the Tottenham chairman has his work cut out, writes Standard Sport’s Dan Kilpatrick.
With next Friday’s 11pm deadline looming, Levy’s club is in an all-too-familiar position of attempting to find buyers for a raft of unwanted players.
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Gabri Veiga set for shock Saudi switch
Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli are on the verge of signing highly-rated Spanish midfielder Gabri Veiga.
The 21-year-old has caught the eye of Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, among others, in recent months after a breakout season with Celta Vigo.
A move to the Premier League was thought to be on the cards with Veiga available for his £34.4million release clause.
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