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Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said in his press conference today that he wouldn’t have any new players in his squad for their trip to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday (1.30pm BST).
The Eagles are, however, currently teasing a new signing on social media. We’ll keep you posted.
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Manchester United have signed midfielder Sekou Kone from Guidars FC in the 18-year-old’s homeland of Mali.
The reported fee for the Mali youth international is around £1m.
🔴🇲🇱 Sekou Kone joins Manchester United as 2006 born Mali midfielder completed his move.
Exclusive story, confirmed. 🔐 pic.twitter.com/du7SQMVF63
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2024
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Burnley have signed experienced midfielder Josh Laurent from Stoke City on a two-year deal, with the option of a third.
The 29-year-old, who has played more than 150 games in the Championship, becomes Scott Parker’s 11th new signing of the summer.
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Newcastle defender Harrison Ashby is off to Championship club QPR on a season-long loan.
The 22-year-old right back joined the Magpies from West Ham in January 2023 from West Ham and made 16 appearances in all competitions last season while on loan at Swansea City in the second tier.
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Everton have signed 26-year-old Belgium midfielder Orel Mangala from Lyon on a season-long loan.
Mangala is the Blues’ seventh summer deal following the return of winger Jack Harrison on loan and additions of midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, forwards Iliman Ndiaye and Jesper Lindstrøm, defender Jake O’Brien – Mangala’s former Lyon team-mate – and goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
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Another Fulham loan deal: goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond is off to try to thwart League Two strikers for a second successive campaign.
The 23-year-old has gone to early leaders Gillingham this time. He spent the first half of last season on loan at Crawley Town and the second with Notts County.
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Manchester United Premier League 2 captain Sonny Aljofree has joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan for the rest of the season.
This is the 19-year-old defender’s second temporary move away from Old Trafford, having played for non-league Altrincham last season.
#Accrington Stanley have signed defender Sonny Aljofree on a season-long #Manchester Utd#asfc | #mufc | #bbcfootball pic.twitter.com/Orj4IMc8OD
— BBC Sport Lancashire (@BBCLancsSport) August 30, 2024
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DC United forward Kristian Fletcher has joined Nottingham Forest’s academy on loan with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.
“He brings experience of playing in the MLS and with the potential he has, we are looking forward to working with him and watching him progress further as a player,” says Forest academy boss Chris McGuane.
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West Ham defender Nayef Aguerd is reportedly in talks with La Liga side Real Sociedad over a loan.
The Morocco international has been linked with a number of clubs, including Wolves, who sold Max Kilman to West Ham and who has started ahead of Aguerd under new coach Julen Lopetegui.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the pitch for the Hammers…
Antonio will join Jamaica for their upcoming CONCACAF Nations League matches 🇯🇲 pic.twitter.com/dbs7rrNvle
— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 30, 2024
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Nottingham Forest winger Josh Bowler has joined Championship Preston on a season-long loan.
The 25-year-old moved to the City Ground from Blackpool two years ago but has spent most of his time away on loan at Olympiacos, back at Bloomfield Road and Cardiff.
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Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic has joined RB Salzburg on a season-long loan.
The 19-year-old Spaniard is reunited with former Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders, who was appointed head coach at the Austrian club this summer.
Bajcetic joins former Liverpool attacking midfielder Bobby Clark, who made a permanent move to Salzburg last week.
Good luck to our Ecuadorian Jeremy Sarmiento, who is joining Burnley on a season-long loan. 🤝
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) August 30, 2024
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Brighton winger Jeremy Sarmiento has joined Championship Burnley on loan for the season.
The Ecuador international joined Ipswich on loan last January and helped the Tractor Boys gain promotion from the Championship.
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Wolves have had a tough start, losing 2-0 at Arsenal and 6-2 at home to Chelsea, to whom they lost winger Pedro Neto for £54m earlier this month.
They’re away to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League tomorrow (3pm BST), and it sounds like O’Neil feels he needs reinforcements.
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Wolves manager Gary O’Neil says the club will be “working hard” on transfer deals “right up until the close”.
“We’ve not turned the lights off and shut the door,” he continues, using some excellent deadline-day parlance. “We’re still working very hard upstairs to do anything that might become available to us.”
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An outgoing at a Premier League club: Scotland Under-21 defender Ibane Bowat has joined Portsmouth from Fulham on a three-year deal.
A graduate of the Cottagers’ academy, Bowat’s been on loan at FC Den Bosch and TSV Hartberg during the past two seasons. “Ibane is a cultured and athletic player, who’s comfortable on the ball and also enjoys his defending,” says Pompey manager John Mousinho.
Good luck to Ibane Bowat, who has joined @Pompey on a permanent deal. 🤍
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 30, 2024
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Thought Manchester United were done today? Maybe think again.
Sporting director Dan Ashworth just told TNT Sports: “There are still a few hours to go, so who knows what will happen? But so far we have been really happy with the business we have done in and out.”
“We have a couple of conversations going on. That’s all I can say.”
With the Premier League, two domestic cups and Europa League to contend with, is Erik ten Hag’s squad deep enough?
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Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic has joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season, having made 31 appearances for the Blues.
Petrovic arrived from New England Revolution in 2023 for £12.5m plus £1.5m in add-ons. The Serbia international made his Premier League debut in December and played in their Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool in February.
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You couldn’t write it! Around an hour after Ten Hag suggested Sancho would be staying, reports suggest Chelsea have submitted an official proposal for the winger.
Manchester United are exploring a deal for Carney Chukwuemeka and could move to include the midfielder in a swap deal for Sancho.
The Red Devils have also considered a separate deal for the 20-year-old, although nothing is said to be advanced as of yet.
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Another update on Jadon Sancho and it seems the winger may be staying at Manchester United after all.
Asked about the England international in his press conference this lunchtime, and whether he would be remaining at Old Trafford, United boss Erik ten Hag said: “As I know, yes.
“He is in our squad and we are happy with him. We need a good squad, we need depth. We have to play many games until January. After the break we play every third day so we need options.”
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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has confirmed that Marc Guehi will be staying in South London despite Newcastle’s persistence.
The defender looked to be on the verge of heading to the North East but now will remain an Eagles player, where he was made captain this season.
Glasner said: “Congratulations to our owners because they didn’t give up. He always told me that he’s not pushing to leave Crystal Palace.”
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We have official confirmation that Aaron Ramsdale has joined Southampton from Arsenal.
The 26-year-old is heading back to the South Coast having previously played for Bournemouth.
BBC Sport report the Saints will pay an initial £18million for the England international, with the fee potentially rising to £25m.
Ramsdale has signed a four-year deal with the Premier League side.
Wizard in the window 🪄
We are delighted to confirm the signing of @AaronRamsdale98 on a four-year contract from @Arsenal 🤩
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) August 30, 2024
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Stories are starting to emerge regarding the future of Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho.
As we mentioned earlier, his supposed truce with Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford hasn’t led to more playing time with Sancho not featuring in either of United’s opening two Premier League games.
Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are rumoured to be interested but it now seems Chelsea (of course, it had to be Chelsea) are looking to take him to Stamford Bridge. Despite having a plethora of wide players, it seems Sancho is a player of interest to Enzo Maresca.
That may have have a knock-on effect for Raheem Sterling, who is surplus to requirements and free to leave.
Reports suggest he has been offered to Arsenal but he may be included in any deal for Sancho and make a move back to Manchester.
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West Ham are looking busy on Deadline Day…
The Hammers are set to bring Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Carlos Soler in on loan with an obligation to buy, according to Fabrizio Romano.
At the same time, James Ward-Prowse will be heading out on loan to make way for the Spaniard.
Nottingham Forest are finalising a deal for the 29-year-old, who only joined West Ham last summer.
🚨⚒️ Confirmed: Carlos Soler to West Ham, here we go! Loan deal with buy option clause agreed with PSG.
West Ham will cover the salary as part of the agreement. Soler travelling to London for medical tests.
↪️🌳 Ward-Prowse leaves West Ham and joins Nottingham Forest. pic.twitter.com/imD08qojaj
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2024
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There is only 12 hours to go until the window slams shut but Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has not given up hope of signing Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace just yet.
He has been speaking to the media ahead of the Magpies’ game against Tottenham this weekend and says things can still happen late in the day.
Speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle, he said: “There is still work going on to try and see what we can do in the last few hours of the window. So while there is time, there is hope.”
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Everton have confirmed Neal Maupay has joined Marseille on a season-long loan with the Ligue 1 side having an obligation to buy the striker next summer.
Maupay has endured a miserable spell on Merseyside, scoring just once in 32 appearances but will now reunite with Roberto De Zerbi with whom he worked at Brighton.
The Toffees will be pleased to have got the Frenchman off the wage bill.
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Wolves have signed goalkeeper Sam Johnstone from Crystal Palace for a fee reported to be in the region of £10million.
The 31-year-old England international has signed a four-year deal at Molineux.
Your new home, @samjohnstone 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/MkdyXiaixT
— Wolves (@Wolves) August 30, 2024
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Wow, that’s quite a twist.
Sky Sports News are now reporting Al-Ahli have also agreed a deal to sign Brentford’s Ivan Toney for £40million. Do the Saudi Arabian side really want both Toney and Osimhen?
Or does this mean Osimhen has rejected a move to the Middle East, meaning they are now targeting Toney?
And how do Chelsea fit into all of this…? Intriguing.
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Arne Slot is speaking to the media now ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Manchester United on Sunday.
The Dutchman, who yesterday brought Federico Chiesa to Anfield, is unlikely to be busy today, although he refused to rule it out entirely.
He said: “I’m not expecting anything… but if we see an opportunity we could act.”
Good morning, Reds 👋 pic.twitter.com/NNVrq6gYpj
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2024
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Four-time defending champions Manchester City have signed Savinho and Ilkay Gundogan in this transfer window. City as a rule tend not to do much business on deadline days – Pep Guardiola is not one for scrambling round in the bargain bucket.
City aren’t expected to do anything today with full focus on tomorrow’s trip to West Ham.
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Another man worth watching today is Jadon Sancho. The England winger has again been frozen out at Manchester United despite a reported reconciliation with Erik ten Hag. Juventus appear in pole position although Paris Saint-Germain could make a late move.
Sancho spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund but the Bundesliga side have ruled out bringing him back to the club for a third time on financial grounds.
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Frustration for Chelsea?
Sky Italy are reporting Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is set to sign for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli. The Nigeria international was a reported target for Enzo Maresca whose bloated squad is arguably still short of a number nine to compete with Nicolas Jackson.
Does that put Ivan Toney in the frame for a move to Stamford Bridge?
🚨🇸🇦 BREAKING: Napoli reach total agreement with Al Ahli for Victor Osimhen!
Club to club deal done for €75/80m total package, Al Ahli have already booked a medical.
Four year contract worth €25/30m per season net to Osimhen + RELEASE clause.
Final green light up to Victor. pic.twitter.com/EEAm9mdtgJ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2024
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An early move from Arsenal with Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto having a medical in North London this morning.
With Aaron Ramsdale seemingly on his way to Southampton, Mikel Arteta needed a new back-up goalkeeper and Neto became available after Bournemouth signed Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan yesterday.
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Good morning and welcome to our deadline day blog in which we will cover off all the major deals before the window closes tonight at 11pm.
There are a number of players to keep an eye on as clubs scramble to bolster their squads ahead of another long season.
Will Chelsea’s frantic activity continue? Can they sign a new striker with Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen reportedly on their wishlist? And what of their ‘bomb squad’? Will the likes of Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell find new clubs?
Manchester United have also been active but Manuel Ugarte has yet to complete his move to Old Trafford from Paris Saint-Germain.
Another club seeking a number nine are Arsenal. Will the Gunners make a late move in the market?
