Transfer window closing dates
- Aug 31: Window closes in Spain, France, Germany
- Sept 1: Scotland, Turkey
- Sept 2: Italy, Holland
- Sept 6: Russia
- Sept 22: Portugal
What the papers say
GEORGES-KEVIN NKOUDOU is closing in on his move to Besiktas, according to L’Equipe.
It is reported that Spurs will offload the out-of-favour French winger for around £4.5million.
He is expected to pen a four-year deal with the Turkish club – who finished third in the Super Lig last season.
Watford want Troy Deeney to commit the rest of his career to the club.
The Hornets are ready to open talks over a contract to extend their captain’s current deal which has two years left to run.
He could land an extra two seasons on £75,000 a week which would take Deeney into his mid-30s, says The Sun
Huge offers from Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid to lure Brazil forward Neymar from Paris St Germain have fallen on deaf ears. Barca’s first bid for a loan move with a 150million euros (£137million) option to buy the 27-year-old has been rejected, with PSG wanting 250m euros (£229m), according to Marca. And L’Equipe reports PSG have turned down a big offer from Real of 100m euros (£91.4m) plus three players – Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and goalkeeper Keylor Navas. View this post on Instagram
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Marca also reports that Navas has handed in a transfer request. Meanwhile, Juventus are poised to try to poach striker Luis Suarez from Barca should the Catalan club land Neymar, The Sun reports.
Chelsea are set to stave off Bayern Munich’s advances towards Callum Hudson-Odoi by tying down the exciting young winger with a five-year deal worth £200,000 a week, according to The Sun. Bayern have had transfer bids of up to £35million for the England star turned down, with Chelsea poised to sign him to a contract worth £52million through to 2024.
Manchester United are keen to sign Borussia Dortmund’s England international winger Jadon Sancho in the January transfer window. The Sun reports United are preparing a £100m bid for the 19-year-old.
ARSENAL want to extend the contracts of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette — but without increasing their basic pay.
Instead they are asking the duo to sign new deals with hefty bonuses for achieving agreed targets, most notably Champions League qualification.
United face a whopping payout of £36million if Alexis Sanchez completes a permanent move to Inter Milan, the Mirror reports. Sanchez’s current deal with United – running till 2022 – brings the Chile international £500,000 a week. With Inter willing to pay him only £150,000 a week, making up the shortfall will cost the Old Trafford club the £36million figure to be rid of the 30-year-old.
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Players to watch
Kai Havertz: Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are some of the major European clubs interested in signing the 20-year-old, who is valued at £91m, from Bayer Leverkusen, according to German TV station Sport1.
Thiago Almada: The 18-year-old midfielder from Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield is yet to re-sign with his club, and Manchester United are eyeing him off, according to Portuguese website A Bola, via the Manchester Evening News.