Wednesday's transfer news: Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea rumours
All the biggest transfer news and rumours from Wednesday 24 July
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We could be in for a manic last few weeks in the window as Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Tottenham all look keen to spend.
With the domino effect likely to spark a flurry of deals, the end of the summer could hinge on Neymar and his desire to leave PSG.
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Arsenal's move for Dani Ceballos could be in doubt, with Marco Asensio's ACL injury causing problems for Real Madrid and their plans.
Zinedine Zidane is admittedly concerned: "It has nothing to do with one thing. We are all touched by Marco, hopefully as little as possible, just that,” said Zidane.
“We're a little worried (by Asensio). It's the knee. He went straight to the hospital to get tested and see. But it looks bad. It's the bad thing of the day for us. because we lose a player and we are a little touched, yes.”
Lincoln City have signed former West Bromwich Albion midfielder Alex Bradley following a successful trial period.
The 20-year-old midfielder featured throughout pre-season for the Imps, and has scored in the victories over Lincoln United and Leicester City Under-23s.
"I'm absolutely delighted to be here, I can't put into words how happy I am to be here. It's a great club with huge ambition and I just want to kick on now."
Gazzetta dello Sport are claiming that Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is ''really close'' to signing for Manchester United.
They say that United are prepared to sell Paul Pogba to Real Madrid and had offered a first bid of €75 million to Lazio for the Serbian, which was seemingly rejected.
The deal should eventually go through with the player signing a five-year contract worth €6 - 7 million a year.
Mauricio Pochettino has vented his frustration at being blamed for when transfers do not work out at Tottenham, despite not having complete control over his targets.
"To say I was very successful with signings is not true," Pochettino said. "The club always signs players – not Mauricio. Of course, in that structure, sometimes you have a more important part in [giving] your opinion to the club, sometimes not.
"Sometimes some players who sign are very successful and we share [the credit], and when they fail, we accuse the manager [and] I am responsible.
"I told you before in my previous press conference, I’m going to be happy with the squad we have to work at the end of the transfer window."
Steven Gerrard has confirmed that Kyle Lafferty is close to completing his Ibrox exit.
The Northern Ireland international returned for a second stint with the Light Blues last year but struggled to oust Alfredo Morelos and Jermain Defoe from Gerrard's line-up.
"I'm told Kyle Lafferty is close to finding a solution from a mutual point of view.
"I think there's something loading there that might be released today or tomorrow so we wait and see."
Celtic have signed Hatem Abd Elhamed from Hapoel Be’er Sheva on a four-year contract.
The Israeli international signs a four-year deal with the Scottish champions.
“When you play football you want to climb to the top and be the best you can be, and I know that I have found the best place for me - a club that has a tradition of playing quick, attacking, exciting and successful football and I am delighted that I am going to be part of this.”
Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane has said that striker Mariano Diaz isn't part of his plans for the coming season.
Mariano didn't play a single minute against Bayern Munich in Real Madrid's first International Champions Cup match of the summer and he was kept from the pitch again against Arsenal on Tuesday night.
''I don't have a plan for Mariano," Zidane said.
"He is training with us and I have to name a team. We'll see what happens in the third match."
Arsenal are on the verge of announcing two signings in Dani Caballero and William Saliba.
It is understood that one could be announced as soon as this afternoon with Caballero arriving on a season-long loan and Saliba expected to immediately return to Saint-Etienne on loan for the 2019/20 campaign.
Arsenal forward, Emile Smith-Rowe, will be sent out on loan this season, although his destination remains unclear.
Wolfsburg are the latest Bundesliga club to enquire about taking the 18-year-old on loan, who made a positive impression in Germany with RB Leipzig, despite being limited to 28 minutes of playing time due to injury.
Leipzig remain interested in Smith Rowe returning for another year, alongside a number of Premier League and Championship clubs who have expressed concrete interest in the player.
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