Hello and welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of the latest transfer news and rumours from around the world of football on Thursday, August 24.
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Manchester City have signed Belgian winger Jeremy Doku from Rennes.
The 21-year-old joins the Premier League and Champions League winners on a five-year deal until the summer of 2028 and will wear the number 11 shirt at the Etihad.
Man City are understood to have paid around £55.7m for Doku, who becomes the Citizens' third signing of the summer window after Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol.
Al-Ittihad are reportedly preparing to 'go all out' in a bid to sign Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah, with the Egyptian potentially being offered the chance to become the highest-paid player in Saudi Arabia.
Salah, 31, made the move to Liverpool from Roma in July 2017, and he has enjoyed a hugely successful spell with the Reds, scoring 187 goals and registering 80 assists in 307 appearances.
The forward is already off the mark in terms of the new season, scoring in his side's 3-1 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, while he provided the assist for Luis Diaz to register in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea on the opening weekend of the new campaign.
Salah penned a new deal with Liverpool last July, and his agent Ramy Abbas Issa recently denied that the attacker could be on the move this summer.
Arsenal defender Brooke Norton-Cuffy has joined Millwall on loan for the 2023-24 season.
The 19-year-old returns to the Championship following two separate spells with Rotherham United and Coventry City last term, firstly setting up two goals in 20 appearances for the former team.
Norton-Cuffy switched allegiances to Coventry for the second half of the 2022-23 campaign, and he was a key component in the Sky Blues' promotion-chasing side, playing 21 times in the regular season to help Coventry reach the playoffs.
Norton-Cuffy - who primarily thrives in a wing-back role - started all three of Coventry's post-season matches, as the Sky Blues defeated Middlesbrough in the semi-finals before missing out on a Premier League place to Luton Town.
Manchester United have confirmed that Brandon Williams has joined Championship outfit Ipswich Town on loan for the 2023-24 campaign.
The 22-year-old is not in the plans of Red Devils head coach Erik ten Hag for the season and has therefore been allowed to depart in search of regular action.
There is believed to be the option to make the move permanent at the end of the campaign, and Williams has reunited with former Man United coach Kieran McKenna, who has been in charge of Ipswich since December 2021.
"It feels good to be down here and I can't wait to get started," the Englishman told TownTV. "I'm coming here to hopefully get into the team and play a lot of games. There is some very good competition, which is a great challenge, but I'm excited to meet the players and get started.
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that Luka Modric will not be leaving the club in the latter stages of the transfer window.
The experienced midfielder was linked with a move away from Bernabeu earlier this summer before it was confirmed that he had agreed a 12-month extension with the Spanish giants, with his current deal due to expire at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.
The 37-year-old has not started this season in the first XI, though, with Ancelotti using Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham and Toni Kroos ahead of him.
Modric's two appearances against Athletic Bilbao and Almeria have come off the bench in the latter stages, leading to claims that he is unhappy with his situation.
Manchester United are reportedly in pole position to acquire Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat before the end of the summer transfer window, with Liverpool pulling out of the race.
The Morocco international is currently training alone at his Italian club amid the speculation surrounding his future, and he has been left out of their squad for Thursday's Europa Conference League playoff first leg with Rapid Vienna.
Amrabat was an unused substitute during Fiorentina's Serie A opener against Genoa last weekend, meanwhile, with the 27-year-old pushing for an exit before the deadline.
Man United have been heavily linked with the midfielder over the last few weeks, although there is uncertainty when it comes to a deal, with the Red Devils allegedly needing to move some more players on before being able to bring him to Old Trafford.
Chelsea have announced that they have completed the signing of Santos forward Deivid Washington.
On Thursday afternoon, head coach Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that the Blues were in the market for a new attacking player to help cope with the absence of several first-teamers.
However, in the background, Chelsea have been bidding to secure the signature of another young Brazilian talent having already signed Andrey Santos and Angelo Gabriel.
The latter was an established member of the Santos senior ranks before he finalised a switch to Stamford Bridge and went out on loan to Strasbourg.
Crystal Palace are reportedly yet to make a breakthrough in talks over a deal for Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
The 26-year-old has been given the green light to make his departure from Old Trafford this summer after failing in his attempts to become the Red Devils' number one.
Following public criticism of his treatment last summer, Henderson was loaned out to Nottingham Forest and kept six clean sheets in 20 games to help the Tricky Trees stay afloat in the Premier League.
Fellow loan signing Keylor Navas stepped in while Henderson was recovering from injury, but Steve Cooper's side were still believed to be interested in a permanent deal for the England international.
Manchester United and RB Leipzig are reportedly going head-to-head for the services of 16-year-old Croatian starlet Dino Klapija.
The striker was born in the United States and plied his trade in the New York City FC academy before making the move to Dinamo Zagreb in March.
Klapija left Dinamo Zagreb after a few months to join Kustosija, where he is yet to make his first-team breakthrough, but he has earned plaudits for his showings at youth level.
The 2007-born teenager also made his debut for Croatia's Under-17 team last December, playing 41 minutes of a 2-0 friendly over Montenegro, although he is still eligible to represent the USA at senior level.
Arsenal could reportedly be open to selling key defender Gabriel Magalhaes in the final knockings of the transfer window should they secure a suitable replacement.
The Brazilian defender's partnership with William Saliba was crucial to the Gunners' ultimately unsuccessful title push in 2022-23, as he was hailed as one of the Premier League's best defenders last term.
However, Gabriel has started the new season on the bench, only coming on for cameo appearances in Arsenal's opening fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
Thomas Partey has been occupying a hybrid right-back role in Arsenal's new system, meaning Ben White and Saliba have paired up in the heart of defence, while Jurrien Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu were given the nod against Forest and Palace respectively.
Manchester City have confirmed the sale of defender Aymeric Laporte to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.
The 29-year-old took to social media on Wednesday evening to announce that he will be ending his five-and-a-half-year association with the Citizens.
Laporte joined Man City for around £57m from Athletic Bilbao in January 2018 and he went on to make a total of 180 appearances for the club across all competitions, winning 13 trophies.
The Spain international departs the Etihad Stadium as a five-time Premier League winner, while he also lifted three EFL Cups, two FA Cups, one Champions League, one Community Shield and one UEFA Super Cup during his time on the blue side of Manchester.
"It feels good to be down here and I can't wait to get started," Williams told itfc.co.uk. "I'm coming here to hopefully get into the team and play a lot of games. There is some very good competition, which is a great challenge, but I'm excited to meet the players and get started.
"I played a lot of games when I broke through at United and have had a couple of tough seasons, too, so it's good for me to get back out and start playing again."
Head coach Mauricio Pochettino has reiterated that he is yet to hold a conversation with Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku.
To coincide with Pochettino's arrival at Stamford Bridge earlier this summer, Lukaku made his return to his parent club after a loan spell with Inter Milan.
With the Belgium international making his first appearance at the club's training ground after the Premier League outfit had travelled to the United States for a pre-season tour, there was not a time for Pochettino to speak with the player.
Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital had initially hoped to have parted ways with Lukaku before Pochettino and his squad returned from their time Stateside.
Fluminense midfielder Andre has admitted that he is "happy" to be linked with a move to Liverpool but insists that he is only focused on representing his current club.
The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to Anfield throughout this month as Jurgen Klopp seeks to further bolster his options in the middle of the pitch.
Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Wataru Endo have all joined the Reds this summer, but after seeing as many as seven midfielders depart earlier this summer, Klopp is believed to be keen to recruit at least one or two more before the transfer window closes on September 1.
Liverpool were understood to have stepped up their interest in Andre after losing out to Chelsea in the race to sign both Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia earlier this month.
RB Leipzig director Oliver Mintzlaff has confirmed that star attacker Dani Olmo will not be sold this summer amid reported interest from Manchester City.
The 25-year-old has established himself as one of the best players in the Bundesliga in recent seasons and is considered an integral member of Marco Rose's first-team squad.
Olmo has scored 25 goals and provided 29 assists in 125 appearances for Leipzig across all competitions, including five strikes and 11 assists in 31 games during an injury-hit 2022-23 campaign in which Die Roten Bullen won the DFB-Pokal.
The Spain international has since made a bright start to the new season, scoring a hat-trick in the 3-0 German Super Cup triumph over Bayern Munich before finding the net in Leipzig's 3-2 Bundesliga defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last weekend.
Manchester City will have to pay in excess of £60m to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Matheus Nunes, according to a report.
The 24-year-old has emerged as a leading target for the Citizens after they decided to walk away from negotiations with West Ham United to sign Lucas Paqueta amid a FIFA and FA betting investigation into the midfielder.
Following the departure of Ilkay Gundogan to Barcelona and the injury suffered by Kevin De Bruyne, Pep Guardiola is looking to recruit a new midfielder before the summer transfer window shuts on September 1.
A recent report claims that Man City have stepped up their interest in Nunes and have submitted an initial bid in excess of €50m (£42.7m).
Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in signing Southampton defender Armel Bella-Kotchap before this summer's transfer window closes for business.
The 21-year-old has recently been linked with Borussia Dortmund, as he prepares to leave the Saints following their relegation to the second tier of English football.
However, according to the Daily Mail, there is also serious interest from Bayern, with the German champions keen to explore the possibility of signing him before the end of the market.
The report claims that Bella-Kotchap is keen to return to Germany, having represented VfL Bochum ahead of his move to Southampton in the summer of 2022.
Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga has reportedly decided to shun a move to a European club in order to sign for Al-Ahli.
The 21-year-old endured a breakout campaign in 2022-23, contributing 11 goals and four assists from his 36 appearances in La Liga.
As a result, Veiga has also gone on to earn nine caps for Spain Under-21s, while a release clause in his contract has led to widespread interest this summer.
Moving to a Premier League club appeared a foregone conclusion at one stage with the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle United all being heavily linked.
Liverpool have reportedly identified Leroy Sane and Federico Chiesa as potential transfer targets for 2024.
The Merseyside giants have enjoyed a relatively productive summer window, despite the issues surrounding Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have all been acquired to boost their midfield ranks, the latter also able to feature in the final third.
Attack is an area where Liverpool are well stocked, yet there is uncertainty over whether they will be able to retain the services of Mohamed Salah in the long term.
Manchester United have reportedly identified Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Nelson Semedo as a potential transfer target.
The Red Devils have endured a mixed summer window thus far, even though they have added Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund to their ranks.
Head coach Erik ten Hag has been left frustrated that he has been unable to add a new centre-back and central midfielder to his squad, a consequence of the necessary sales not materialising.
As the transfer window draws closer to a conclusion, the likelihood is that United may be able to offload a number of squad members in the hope of signing at least one fresh face.
Burnley have announced the signing of midfielder Aaron Ramsey from Aston Villa on a five-year deal, with the youngster becoming the Clarets' 11th arrival of the summer.
The 20-year-old departs the club that he joined as a boy in order to switch to Turf Moor, where Vincent Kompany's Clarets will be looking to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.
Ramsey has enjoyed three loan periods away from Villa Park over the past two seasons, firstly heading to Cheltenham Town for the latter part of the 2021-22 term.
Temporary spells at Championship sides Norwich City and Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough in 2022-23 have allowed the playmaker to further develop his talents, with the player scoring eight goals and providing four assists in 29 second-tier appearances.
Brighton & Hove Albion have reportedly identified Arsenal midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga as an ideal alternative to Carlos Baleba.
The Seagulls are on the hunt for a successor to Moises Caicedo following his British-record move to Chelsea and were believed to be advancing in talks over a £25.6m move for Lille's Baleba.
However, according to talkSPORT journalist Alex Crook, a deal to bring Baleba to the Amex has stalled, and Brighton have turned their attention to Arsenal and Belgium lynchpin Lokonga as a result.
The 23-year-old arrived at the Emirates from Anderlecht in 2021 and was tipped to become a success at the Emirates, but he has failed to live up to his potential under Mikel Arteta.
Burnley and Granada are among several teams who are reportedly considering a move for Manchester United's Alvaro Fernandez in this summer's transfer window.
The 20-year-old is yet to make a competitive appearance for the Red Devils since switching to Old Trafford from Real Madrid in 2020, however the defender did get his first experience of first-team football last term.
Fernandez was sent out on loan to Championship side Preston North End, appearing in 39 second-tier matches and providing four assists for teammates as the Lilywhites finished 12th under Ryan Lowe.
The youngster has relative international pedigree under his belt, having been selected for camps with Spain Under-19s, with United believing that he could be a regular for their senior side in the future.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Luton TownLuton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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