We are now in the final week of the 2024 summer move-in window and Premier League clubs are expected to be busy.
This summer, the window closes on Friday, August 30 at 11 p. m. m. And some major deals may need to be closed before then. Arsenal are set to make Real Sociedad’s Mikel Merino their next signing.
Manchester United are also looking for a new midfielder and will reach an agreement with PSG for Manuel Ugarte. Attention then turns to the exits at Old Trafford with Jadon Sancho in talks with Juventus.
His English colleague Raheem Sterling could also be on the move. He has fallen out of favor at Chelsea, with Aston Villa and Crystal Palace among his teams.
Finally, Liverpool are finally close to their first signing of the Arne Slot era and Giorgi Mamardashvili is set to move to Anfield.
Follow the latest news on those deals, and much more, on the Mirror Football moving blog below. . .
In case you missed it, Liverpool star Alisson Becker has shown that he has REFUSED a move to Saudi Arabia.
As quoted by ESPN, the Brazilian foreigner said: “I need to honor my contract and terminate my contract here or make a new one. I’m satisfied here. My family circle is satisfied.
“I was never given to the point of talking about salaries and things like that. It’s just interesting, but when you hear the numbers that other players get, you’re drawn in. It’s normal. “
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The Tractor Boys have one up for grabs! We met the former Tottenham player on his way to his medical at Portguy Road and he has now signed on the dotted line.
After scoring 28 goals in 114 games for Sunderland, Clarke has declared himself fit to start a new bankruptcy and try his luck in the Premier League.
“I’m excited to have joined the club and can’t wait to get started,” Clarke said.
“Ipswich have been on a really smart trajectory in recent years and this summer’s recruitment has been very impressive, so it was whatever interested me.
“Talking to Kieran McKenna sells the club and the adventure they are on, as well as what they are still looking to achieve, and you are almost a fool if you need to sign up for the way things are going. ”
Porto have unveiled Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion as their new signing, weeks after his move to Chelsea fell through.
The 20-year-old looked set to be a Blues player earlier this month before the £34. 5m deal was finalised, which had a knock-on effect that derailed Conor Gallagher’s move to La Liga side.
While Gallagher nevertheless secured his signing for Atletico, Chelsea cancelled negotiations to sign Omorodion and now Porto have shown a video of the player being applauded by the fans at their stadium.
Southampton have reached an agreement to sign Justin Bijlow from Feyenoord to Fabrizio Romano.
A verbal agreement has reportedly been reached and the next step in sealing the deal will be an examination.
The news is a blow to Aaron Ramsdale, who has been linked with a move to the Saints as he ponders his future.
The English foreigner forced a moment of trouble against David Raya at Arsenal.
And with the Spanish making his loan deal with Brentford permanent this summer, Ramsdale will rack up normal competitive minutes.
Alex McCarthy this season as Southampton’s first-choice goalkeeper but is likely to be overthrown by Bijlow once he arrives on the south coast.
The Sporting CP striker put an end to rumours that he could consider an exit from the club in the final days of the summer transfer window.
Arsenal have shown interest in Sweden during the summer window, and now the player himself has addressed the move window links in recent days.
“We don’t know what will happen,” he told the Portuguese media.
“He doesn’t count only on me, we’ll see, but I feel intelligent here. I don’t feel any tension about doing anything else, but in football, the window of movements, it’s general that there are things you do. “I don’t know. It can happen quickly, but I like it here and there’s no tension.
Chelsea youngster Tino Anjorin will leave Stamford Bridge.
According to The Athletic, a verbal agreement has been reached with Serie A Empoli for Anjorin.
The highly valued 22-year-old has spent the past few seasons on loan at Lokomotiv Moscow, Huddersfield Town and Portsmouth, but will permanently move to the Italian striker when he passes his medical next week.
Anjorin’s departure would mark the latest academy product to leave the club, having progressed through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge since joining the under-7s and making five appearances for the senior team.
Ipswich have agreed a deal to sign Dara O’Shea from Burnley to The Telegraph.
The Tractor Boys have reportedly made an offer worth around £15m, with the 25-year-old set to sign a five-year deal with the newly promoted side.
The 25-year-old centre-back from the Republic of Ireland caught the eye of Brentford earlier in the window.
The Brazilian is absent from Arsenal’s Premier League squad with Aston Villa due to an abductor problem.
His absence means that Kai Havertz continues to play the role of number nine. Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are by his side in the front line for Arsenal.
Havertz’s role as Arsenal’s default No. 9 has not been well regarded in every corner of Arsenal’s fan base, despite his brilliant performance in the Gunners’ first game of the season, in which he scored one goal and provided the other in a 2-0 win. . The wolves.
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Real Sociedad will sign Mats Hummels, according to The Athletic.
Hummels, 35, is a free agent after leaving Borussia Dortmund. He would upgrade Robin Le Normand, who left Real for Atletico Madrid earlier this summer.
Mikel Merino will soon be announced as an Arsenal player, and Paul Merson has given his verdict on the £27m plus £4. 25m midfielder.
“I don’t think he’ll come in and play straight away,” former striker Merson said on Sky Sports Soccer on Saturday. “Courage tells you. I think he plays where Partey plays. He adapts to the structure of Arsenal and they are buying a very, very intelligent player.
Aaron Ramsdale traveled to Birmingham with Arsenal and is on the bench for Aston Villa’s 5. 30pm kick-off.
Ramsdale has been linked with a move to Wolves or Southampton in days.
Billy Gilmour played in Brighton’s 2-1 win over Manchester United today, despite being in the middle of a saga of moves involving Napoli.
Fabian Hürzeler on Billy Gilmour’s (exceptional) play despite communications with Napoli: “What I can say is that I’m not surprised how he played today. I see his attitude and his skills. He was absolutely focused, which is not that simple when other people reach out and say he is leaving the club#BHAFC
Chelsea have accepted Romelu Lukaku at Napoli.
Lukaku will leave for Napoli for £25m (€30m) plus up to £13m (€15m) in add-ons after Napoli replaced his movement technique with Antonio Conte.
Neal Maupay may return to France, and Nice is pushing to get his signature, according to reports.
Everton are in a position to sell the striker but rejected a loan offer from Marseille earlier this summer. He is in the final year of his contract with Everton and is fit to return to his former club.
Brentford are also said to be interested in re-signing Maupay, with Ivan Toney heading to Saudi Arabia.
Today we report that Southampton are in talks with Arsenal about the signing of Aaron Ramsdale.
Well, there may be a cat among the pigeons there, with reports in Holland suggesting the Saints are in the process of completing a move for Feyenoord goalkeeper Justin Bijlow.
Bijlow will be absent from the Feyenoord squad for Sunday’s game ahead of a move next week.
Manchester United are targeting Fluminense midfielder Andre as a less expensive option in case they are unable to sign Manuel Ugarte from PSG, according to reports in Brazil.
United are still chasing Ugarte, but have yet to reach an agreement. So they signed Fluminense than Andre, who would be paid much less: Fulham saw an offer of €25m (£21. 2m) rejected earlier this summer.
There is speculation that United could try to pressure PSG to reduce the €60m (£50. 8m) asking price for Ugarte through another player.
Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick for Sporting Lisbon last night, before hinting he could leave.
Gyokeres has been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal, both of whom are still interested in signing a striker, and it’s still where he’ll end up.
“We never know what’s going to happen,” Gyokeres told Sport TV. “It’s not just me. We’ll see, but I feel intelligent here. I don’t feel any tension about doing anything else. In football “In the moving window it’s normal, there are things that we don’t know, that happen temporarily but I like being here , there is no tension. “
Erik ten Hag has explained why he once left Jadon Sancho out of his team amid interest in the Manchester United winger from Juventus.
United face Brighton in the Premier League opener, but Sancho is involved.
“He’s here,” Ten Hag told TNT Sports before kickoff. “But I have to make a selection. We had some problems, but we want a complete team. He is one of them and he has to compete for his position and game after game, we are going to watch him. But in the team, in each and every one of the positions we want the double because it is going to be a long season.
Emiliano Martinez believes Aaron Ramsdale will leave Arsenal for Wolves, and the Aston Villa goalkeeper is also looking to dig into his former club.
“I think he’s in a different position than me. . . signed for £32 million, he was Arsenal’s number one. “I’ve never had that opportunity,” Martinez said. When you play every single Premier League game and then come off the bench with Aaron’s quality. . . I think he finds a position to play where he feels loved.
“I’ve heard that he could sign for Wolves, which I think may be a smart decision for him. He is a player that England want in their goalkeeping area. He still has a great future. “
Manchester United have been placed on red alert after Fluminense president Mario Bittencourt revealed that he had promised midfielder André to “make his dream of betting in Europe come true”.
Reports from Brazil have connected Andre with United and Wolves and Mirror Football understand that Wolves have interest in the player, but are actively looking for a deal at the moment, putting United in pole position if a deal for Manuel Ugarte falls through.
“He is the player we have been waiting for over a year to get offers for. If we do not receive an offer, we will remain the player and increase his price even more. Offers may come in December, January or the middle of next year. Honestly, the player and his agent were very fair to us last year.
“It’s the player who decides, the player leaves when he needs to. It’s not smart to have a disgruntled player. Last year he said that if we didn’t need to sell, he would stay to win the Libertadores. Now I have given My word to him to achieve his dream of playing in Europe. “
Joe Gomez is expected to remain at Liverpool despite being left out of the squad that beat Ipswich on matchday one. The defender made a play after that game, but Slot has now ruled out the option of that happening.
“At the moment I hope everyone is there. But as you know, everything can change. He has worked very hard since he came back, but he didn’t play much in the Euro Cup. When he came back in the first session, he couldn’t exercise during all the sessions” , said.
“So we had to manage their cargo a little bit. That is also why he was not in the team last Saturday. But this week had a smart week in terms of loading and what I could do with the team. It’s been a smart week for him and for us so far. “
Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke has claimed that signing Eberechi Eze would make no difference as they prioritise a more defensive midfield.
“Not even Eberechi Eze would push Manchester United to the next point because they don’t win the ball back in the right areas,” Yorke told CSGOLuck. “United’s approach is to get the ball to you as temporarily as possible, but United are slow on the ball and allow themselves to be detected.
“No matter what type of player they bring in, they may not be able to express themselves because they may not receive the balls in the right areas. Mason Mount has suffered because he does not win the ball back in the areas, they want a player like Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes or Roy Keane wins the ball and gets it to the right players quickly.
“Casemiro has come back and Kobbie Mainoo had a wonderful season last time, but he’s very young. Ten Hag is asking a young man to do a task that takes time to learn. United want a sixth-placed player who plays up front and not because of that’s what United did and it’s bullshit.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has defended the strategy of promoting young players this summer. Slot has yet to see a new signing arrive at Anfield, but he has lost several young stars from his Reds team.
“It’s complicated because young players also need to play and if they need to develop, they have to play. That’s how it is. They rise through the ranks in academia,” he said.
“Either you’re smart enough to play with us for several minutes, or you’re not there yet, or there’s too much festivity in your position. I think this team, with what we have, has a lot of local players. “
According to The Guardian, Armando Broja’s loan to Ipswich is on the brink of collapse.
Broja was due to sign for Ipswich from Chelsea on a season-long loan, but it is claimed that “problems with paperwork” could ruin the deal and Ipswich are already looking at possible alternatives. Everton are also said to be interested in Broja.
Southampton are reportedly in talks with Arsenal over a potential loan deal for goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
The England international’s long career with the Gunners looks doubtful after squandering the No. 1 shirt against David Raya. And with Raya leaving Brentford for north London this summer, Ramsdale looks set for another season with limited playing time if he stays in the Emirates.
Ramsdale is reportedly willing to look for consistent playing time elsewhere. The club said the 26-year-old could simply leave if the right offer is made, noting that the goalkeeper’s price would only be minimised if he remained on the bench.
The Gunners would prefer to proceed with a permanent sale, or at least a loan with legal responsibility to buy. And according to Sky Sports, Arsenal and Southampton are lately discussing such a move, with the newly promoted Saints forced to buy Ramsdale if they keep their Premier League next season.
United legend Gary Neville has overtaken Matthijs de Ligt as signing of the season. The Dutchman came just before the win over Fulham, in the last nine minutes of that game.
De Ligt deserves to be a temporary starter with Erik ten Hag once installed. And Neville believes he can be a key player for United, to the point where he could be the star signing of the summer.
Neville told Sky Sports: “I’d like to think it’s going to be De Ligt. I would like to think that De Ligt will be the most productive signing. I think those two (De Ligt and Neto) are going to have the maximum transformative effect on their teams. United want to move from eighth to third or fourth place, and Chelsea want to move from fifth.
Six would be behind Kiernan Tierney.
Arteta is reportedly keen to leave Tierney in the Emirates and sees him playing a vital role in their challenge for the name, despite the contest for a starting spot at left-back.
Tierney is said to be pushing to revive his career with a value pegged at around £25million. But according to Caught Offside, Celtic, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Girona, Sevilla and Valencia are interested.
Chelsea’s decision to get rid of several players before the transfer window closed was described as “crazy” by former Premier League defender Phil Jagielka.
“I think the way Chelsea are doing it is crazy,” Jagielka said on the Seaman Says podcast, sponsored through Betway. “Basically, if they don’t need you, then you can’t work out with the first team. ” It happened with the bad eggs in your locker room, the ones you didn’t need there because they were causing the apple basket.
“Most of the other people who potentially want to leave are on nine-year contracts, so that’s not going to happen. I don’t understand how they do it. Surely there has to be a better way. “
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