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Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are among the clubs stepping up their transfer business ahead of the new season. Viktor Gyokeres is pushing to seal his move to Arsenal, who are scrambling to wrap up a deal after Sporting made it clear they will not budge on their asking price for the striker. Noni Madueke is completing his move to Arsenal from Chelsea and the Gunners are also targeting Eberechi Eze and Cristhian Mosquera.
Chelsea are interested in Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman and Morgan Rogers, and could offload Nicolas Jackson as prepare to step up a mass summer-clear out of unwanted players. Manchester United are being linked with Jackson as they look to finally wrap up the signing of Bryan Mbeumo.
Tottenham remain confident of signing Morgan Gibbs-White despite Nottingham Forest reportedly considering legal action against Spurs over their interest in the midfielder. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
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Another player who looks to be on his way out of Chelsea is Joao Felix.
Benfica are in talks over a move for the 25-year-old and reports in Portugal claim they are eyeing a £21.6million deal.
A Bola say Benfica want a cut-price deal for a player they sold to Atletico Madrid for £113m in 2019.
Talks are continuing but Benfica are said to be keen to keep the transfer fee involved in any potential deal “under control”.
Christopher Nkunku have set an asking price of over £30million for Christopher Nkunku, according to fresh reports in France.
Nkunku wants to leave Stamford Bridge this summer and has been linked with several clubs including Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
L’Equipe say Chelsea want €35m (£30.3m) for the 27-year-old, who is in the Blues squad at the Club World Cup.
Fulham face a fight to keep hold of the “crown jewel” of their academy, as Paris Saint-Germain and top Premier League clubs target England Under-17s captain Seth Ridgeon.
Ridgeon is considered one of the best young talents in the country and Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City Liverpool, Newcastle and Aston Villa are all keen on the midfielder.
TBR Football claim Juventus and Borussia Dortmund are also interested in Ridgeon, who was not among the Fulham scholars to sign fresh terms last week.
Former Newcastle, Liverpool and West Ham striker Andy Carroll has completed a shock move to join non-League side Dagenham and Redbridge on a free transfer.
The 36-year-old has signed three-year deal with the National League South club after leaving Bordeaux last month.
Carroll said: It doesn’t matter the level, or anything, as long as I get on the pitch and play football, that’s all that matters.
“Coming here and showing people I am just playing for the love of football rather than the money and the level is something I wanted to do.
“This is something which could be fantastic. We have a project to get them out of non-league and back up the leagues.”
Arsenal and Chelsea have stolen a march on Manchester United in the race for Barcelona midfielder Marc Casado.
The 21-year-old is attracting interest from top clubs around Europe and a fresh report claims Arsenal and Chelsea have both enquired about the possibility of signing him.
CaughtOffside say the two London clubs are “making initial enquiries”, while United are yet to “establish any kind of contact”.
Casado has a €100million release clause in his Barcelona contract but there is a feeling the Catalan giants could be under financial pressure to sell players this summer.
Manchester United are eyeing a shock move for Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson.
Jackson could be on his way out of Chelsea following the signings of Joao Pedro and Liam Delap.
And United are said to be interested in a deal for the 24-year-old as they close in on the signing of Bryan Mbeumo.
According to French journalist Nabil Djellit, United and Aston Villa are both interested in Jackson and have asked about the conditions of a deal.
The report says Chelsea want around £60million for Jackson and a decision on his future will be made after tonight’s Club World Cup final.
Arsenal are weighing up their next move after Sporting president Frederico Varandas said last night that they will not budge on their valuation of Viktor Gyokeres.
Gyokeres has gone on strike to force through his move to Arsenal but Sporting are holding out for £60.5million up front for a move to go through.
The Gunners are now considering their next move as they look to finally wrap up a deal to sign the elite-level striker that Mikel Arteta has been targeting.
In a fresh update on the situation, Fabrizio Romano has said: “Gyokeres feels betrayed. He feels there was a pact for him to leave for €60m plus €10m in add-ons. He does not feel that pact is being respected.
“Arsenal offered €65m up front, so even more than Sporting asked for, but Sporting did not accept because they want at least €70m.
“There is still a tense situation. Arsenal are still working on the deal.”
It might be a case of who blinks first in this transfer saga.
Viktor Gyokeres has reportedly made it clear he will not return to Sporting, effectively going on strike to force through a move to Arsenal.
Though it doesn’t appear that Sporting president, Frederico Varandas, is going to budge on his asking price for the striker.
As for Arsenal, it’s been reported that Mikel Arteta wants a deal wrapped up before they head off to Asia for their pre-season tour next weekend.
Guess the next few days and hours will be very telling.
With Morgan Gibbs-White’s move to Tottenham on hold, many Spurs fans will have noticed the midfielder wasn’t in the Nottingham Forest squad for their pre-season friendly against Chesterfield earlier this afternoon.
A reason for his absence hasn’t been confirmed, but it could have something to do with having extra time off after playing for England at the end of last season.
Former Liverpool and Newcastle striker Andy Carroll has agreed a deal to join Dagenham and Redbridge.
The 36-year-old, who played nine times for England, has made the switch to the National League South side on a three-year deal. Dagenham announced earlier on Saturday that they had been taken over by a Qatari consortium.
Carroll left Bordeaux last month following one season in the fourth tier of French football.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “The level doesn’t matter as long as I get on the pitch and play football.
“I have had clubs ringing me up, higher leagues, but it has to be the right fit and I need to be in control of what I want to do and not go somewhere because it is higher or there is more money involved.
“I know what will suit me and this is something I believe can be fantastic. There is a project in place, getting them back out of non-league and up the leagues. It is just a great place to be.”
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