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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest transfer news live as we bring you all the done deals, rumours and gossip throughout the summer. Fresh from sealing their £50m signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Manchester United will continue their squad revamp with planned moves for Bruno Fernandes and Sean Longstaff.
But any plans for a big signing at Arsenal look to have taken a hit after Crystal Palace put a £100m price tag on Wilfried Zaha in an attempt to price the Gunners out of the market. Liverpool meanwhile are rivalling both Arsenal and United in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Jacob Bruun Larsen, with the 20-year-old attracting attention from all over Europe.
Tottenham are understood to have contacted Real Madrid over their interest in midfielder Christian Eriksen, while in France Kylian Mbappe looks to by trying to engineer a future move to Real Madrid. Follow the latest news live below.
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Elsewhere, the father of Juventus striker Moise Kean, 19, who is a target for Everton, has said his son wants to switch to the San Siro and join Inter.
Paul Pogba's future at Manchester United remains up in the air with the club determined to keep him and the player wanting out this summer.
The Sun reports that Pogba will return from holiday next week to hold talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, where he will make it clear to the United manager that he wants to leave the club in the next two months.
Manchester City are eyeing Real Madrid star Isco to bolster their attacking options next season.
According to the Express, Pep Guardiola sees Isco as the perfect replacement for David Silva, who is set to depart the Etihad next summer.
Zinedine Zidane prefers Isco to Gareth Bale and would ideally like to keep the Spain international, but knows he needs to recoup funds after the club splashed out on Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic and others early in this window.
Somebody at Chelsea may be in for a bit of a telling off...
The club are currently in talks to sign Matteo Kovacic on a permanent deal from Real Madrid after his loan spell at Stamford Bridge.
But Chelsea appear to have accidentally confirmed the move after posting the news on their official club app, before removing the post once the error was spotted.
Arsenal have received some pushback in their hopes to sign Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney.
The 22-year-old left-back is high on the Gunners' wanted list but Celtic manager Neil Lennon has demanded they must pay "a lot more" if they are to land their man, according to the Telegraph.
Arsenal had a £15m bid rejected earlier this month with Celtic said to be holding out for at least £25m.
Tottenham supporters will be growing increasingly nervy at the news that Christian Eriksen's family have been spotted house-hunting in Madrid.
The Denmark international is wanted by Real Madrid with a view to freshening up their aging midfield, and The Timesclaims that his partner Sabrina Kvist Jensen has been seen looking at various properties in the Spanish capital.
Unsurprisingly, Spurs will dig their heels in if any approach is made though, with the former Ajax star valued at £100m and Daniel Levy insisting he will not lower that price tag under any circumstances.
Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana will not be leaving the Netherlands anytime soon despite several Premier League clubs, including Manchester United said to be interested in signing him.
The goalkeeper says he wants to continue playing for the Champions League semi-finalists.
“It is important to me that I play at a good level and that I can continue to develop,” Onana told Voetbal International.
“I am still young and with Ajax we have just proved how much we can achieve with this club.
“It will not be easy to surpass that. But I want to fight for new success with Ajax.”
PSG and France superstar Kylian Mbappe has reportedly turned down a new contract offer from the his club, prompting further speculation about his future.
Mbappe and Neymar were told by the PSG ownership to buck up their ideas and be ready to leave if they don't following another disappointing season in the Champions League.
It's now been reported by Spanish newspaper Marca that the French forward has rejected an extension on his current contract that expires in summer 2022, sparking chatter that he could be sold next summer so PSG can cash in on maximum value.
Adrien Rabiot will have a medical at Juventus tomorrow, according to Sky in Italy.
The French midfielder will become the second player to join the French champions for free, following Aaron Ramsey's move from Arsenal.
Rabiot let his PSG contract expire and was subject to interest from many top clubs in Europe, including Barcelona.
Lille have signed United States international winger Timothy Weah from rivals Paris St Germain on a five-year contract, the French Ligue 1 side said in a statement.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but L'Equipe reported that Lille had paid PSG about 10 million euros ($11.37 million) to secure the services of the 19-year-old.
Weah, the son of former AS Monaco and AC Milan player and current Liberia president George, joined PSG in March last year and made six appearances for the French champions before being loaned to Scotland's Celtic in January.
He scored four goals in 17 appearances for the Scottish champions last season. Lille CEO Marc Ingla said the French side had beaten several other suitors to get his signature.
"We are very pleased to have signed Timothy Weah; many good clubs were courting him and Timothy chose our proposal," Ingla said in a statement on Lille's website.
Lille qualified for next season's Champions League after finishing runners-up in France last season and Weah said the chance to play in Europe's elite club competition had helped to make up his mind.
"For me, (Lille) is the best choice to progress and get playing time. It's a young and ambitious team," he said.
"Joining LOSC is a big deal, this team had a great season last year, finishing second is a great performance, playing in the Champions League is also a dream that I will be able to achieve.
"I want to score goals in my new colours and help this club to win games and trophies."
This should put an end to speculation working out where Adrien Rabiot will be playing next season.
Juventus have beaten Barcelona and a host of Premier League clubs to the former PSG midfielder's signature and are picking up a talented player without spending a penny on transfer fees.
It is good business to add to the deal to bring Aaron Ramsey to Turin for nothing. Juventus also appear to in pole position to sign Matthijs de Ligt, who attracted attention from Barcelona, Manchester United and PSG after revealing he wants to leave Ajax.
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