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.”
Sky Sports are reporting that Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye looks set to sign for PSG.
The two clubs have agreed the fee, believed to be in the region of £28 million, and the player’s wage negotiations are not expected to pose a problem, bringing his three-year stay at Goodison Park to an end.
It is thought that Everton are unwilling to approve the move until they have brought in a suitable replacement, with manager Marco Silva insisting the arrival of Fabian Delph from Manchester City does mean Gueye would be leaving Goodison Park.
Portuguese full back, Ruben Vinagre, has agreed a new long-term contract with Wolves, the club have announced.
The 20-year-old initially joined the club on loan from Monaco before making the move permanent in 2018.
Wolves' sporting director Kevin Thelwell said: “Ruben has developed impressively since joining the club two seasons ago and is an important part of Nuno’s squad.''
Watford are in advanced talks to sell winger Dodi Lukebakio to Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin, according to Football Insider.
Hertha are prepared to pay £17.7million for the 21-year-old forward and the Premier League club are ready to let the player go for the eight-figure fee.
Lukebakio spent last season on loan at Fortuna Düsseldorf scoring 10 goals and four assists in 31 league appearances, with a hat-trick against eventual champions Bayern Munich.
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo would not comment on the speculation surrounding the transfer of striker Patrick Cutrone during his press conference before Wolves' Europa League qualifier first leg with Belfast club Crusaders.
Nuno refused to comment on any specific transfer targets but admitted the club is working behind the scenes in order to get some deals over the line.
"We know what we have to do. Approaches in the market are being done by the club."
"We still have time and things will go normally and as expected. We don't speak about players who are not in the squad."
Mauricio Pochettino may not want to be held accountable for Tottenham‘s signings, but that is the reality, despite not possessing complete control.
The Argentine has been speaking about the perception of himself when a transfer is deemed a success or not.
And with Tanguy Ndombele headlining this summer, there is likely to be more to come to heap the pressure on.
Here are the latest Spurs rumours and gossip.
West Brom goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has joined Rochdale on a season-long loan.
The Spaniard made 17 appearances in League Two during a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers last season.
Bayern Munich manager, Niko Kovac has said that Manchester City winger, Leroy Sane, would be a dream signing.
''We all know that Leroy Sane is our dream player,” Kovac said.
"You can see that the transfer is not easy. But I know that our people are working very hard to make it happen. We will do everything to realise this transfer.”
Speaking after his side's 6 - 1 pre-season win, Pep Guardiola reiterated his desire to keep the German.
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