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Arsenal are continuing their pursuit of a striker, but could opt to move on from Benjamin Sesko as they grow frustrated over his wage demands. Viktor Gyokeres is still pushing to make the move the north London. The Gunners are said to have made an approach for PSG star Bradley Barcola, while Rodrygo has also been linked and Leicester midfielder Bilal El Khannouss is on the radar too.
Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Jamie Gittens, while Joao Pedro, Mohammed Kudus and Malick Fofana are on the shortlist too. The Blues are weighing up whether to go back in for Mike Maignan and have interest in Ousmane Diomande and Murillo as they bid to boost their defence. A shock swap deal with Manchester United could be on the cards involving Christopher Nkunku and Alejandro Garnacho. United, meanwhile, have submitted an improved bid of more than £60m for Bryan Mbeumo and have received encouragement in their pursuit of Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
Liverpool are set to finally announce Florian Wirtz, have booked a medical for Milos Kerkez and are now plotting a move for Marc Guehi. Tottenham are targeting Eberechi Eze as a major signing to kickstart the Thomas Frank era. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
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By all accounts, Milos Kerkez has completed his Liverpool medical and all the paperwork has been signed.
An official announcement confirming the left-back as a new Liverpool player is pending. Will that happen in the next few hours?
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Rob Edwards says he can’t wait to get started at Middlesbrough after being appointed as Michael Carrick’s successor.
“It’s a real privilege to be given the opportunity to be head coach of this great football club,” Edwards told the club website,” he said.
“It’s something that’s not lost on me, how big this is, how important this is, and what it means to people. There is an amazing fanbase.”
“It felt instantly that this was right for me and it got me excited. If I was going to come back in, I wanted to come back in at a place where we had a chance, and we have a really good chance here.
“We have a brilliant owner who historically gives his coaches time, support, and the tools needed to try and be successful. I can’t wait to get started now.”
Brentford have agreed a deal to make Keith Andrews their new head coach following the departure of Thomas Frank to Tottenham.
Andrews, who joined the Bees last season as a set-piece coach, has never previously held a head coaching role.
As Standard Sport reported back in April, Andrews previously made the four-man shortlist for the vacant managerial position at MK Dons, where he’d previously played and served as an assistant during the 2015-16 season under Karl Robinson.
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Kota Takai may be a relative unknown to Tottenham fans, but the 20-year-old, set to join in a £5million deal from Kawasaki Frontale, has always known this day would come – the day he became the record J-League sale for a Japanese player.
Confident without being arrogant, centre-back Takai has been targeting a move to Europe for many years.
On Kawasaki Frontale’s website in 2023, he stated that his main ambition was to speak English fluently. His footballing idol? Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk.
He’ll have his sights set on getting the better of the Dutch defender when the two teams meet next season, such is his belief that he can challenge for a regular role at Tottenham.
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Flamengo full-back Wesley is NOT on Chelsea’s radar right now.
The 21-year-old is considered one of the rising stars of Brazilian football and has plenty of suitors in Europe, including Brighton, who have reportedly already made a bid for him.
Chelsea have also drawn into the mix, particularly after the player impressed against the Blues in Flamengo’s 3-1 win over Enzo Maresca’s side at the Club World Cup last week.
However, Jorge Nicola insists reports linking Wesley with a move to Stamford Bridge are wide of the mark.
Nicola said: “Just to clarify something, many people said that after the match against Chelsea the English club would also join the fight to sign Wesley. That’s not true.
“Wesley is well-regarded at Chelsea; he played well despite the goal. Despite this mistake, the evaluation was positive.
“But Chelsea is not thinking about signing him because they already have at least two players with a great future for the position.”
Now, here’s a name you probably haven’t heard in a while…Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Since leaving Liverpool in summer 2023 the midfielder has been in Turkey with Besiktas, although his time there has been far from smooth and is now being offered an escape route.
According to reports in the Turkish media, Besiktas are again looking to offload the former Arsenal and Liverpool player after failing to sell him last summer.
In addition, it is claimed that Burnley have been offered the chance to sign Oxlade-Chamberlain but the Premier League newboys are only prepared to take him on a free transfer.
Nottingham Forest have confirmed that Andrew Omobamidele has completed a move to Strasbourg.
The defender joined Strasbourg on loan in January, with the Ligue 1 side now activating an option to make the transfer permanent.
Atalanta have reportedly made it clear to Newcastle that defender Giorgio Scalvini is not for sale.
The 21-year-old emerged as a target for the Premier League side last week amid claims of them weighing up a bid in the region of €40m-€50m (£34m-£42m).
This was said to be lower that the Serie A outfit’s valuation of the talented youngster, but in any case TuttoAtalanta state that Scalvini is seen as ‘untouchable’ by La Dea.
Nat Phillips has bid an emotional farewell to Liverpool after leaving the club on a permanent transfer.
The versatile defender’s departure from Anfield was confirmed on Monday as he joined Championship side West Brom for an undisclosed fee believed to be £3million including add-ons, signing a three-year contract at The Hawthorns.
That move officially ended Phillips’ nine-year association with Liverpool, whom he joined from Bolton in 2016 and went on to represent 29 times at senior level across all competitions, though not since January 2023.
Despite not featuring regularly during his near-decade at Liverpool, the club clearly had a huge impact on Phillips as he paid heartfelt tribute on social media following confirmation of his switch to West Brom.
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Kevin De Bruyne held talks about a surprise move to Liverpool before opting to sign for Napoli this summer.
There had been some doubt over where De Bruyne would end up, with Inter Miami initially raised as a possibility as well as a number of clubs in Saudi Arabia.
The Athletic report that even Liverpool had a conversation with De Bruyne over a shock switch to Anfield, but those did not materialise into anything serious.
Liverpool were at that point already lining up a move for Florian Wirtz, who they have now signed in a £116m deal.
They were also considering Rayan Cherki, since signed by City from Lyon as they look to fill the void left by De Bruyne.
Reports claim that De Bruyne did not have any interest in a squad role and so Liverpool were unlikely to be an appealing option.
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