🚨 DONE DEAL for Tottenham, Arsenal "on verge" of €52m signing, Man United eye former Chelsea star, Liverpool keep chasing CB, & more

The deadline is getting closer and we have MAJOR updates from Spurs, Arsenal, United, Liverpool and more!

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Good morning folks and welcome to another Daily Briefing! Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy :-)

Today’s top stories:

• Conor Gallagher to return to the Premier League?

• Nicolas Jackson to Bayern Munich has been agreed

• Arsenal on the verge of another signing

• Plus Man United, Liverpool, Spurs & more

AC Milan

• AC Milan director Igli Tare on Manuel Akanji: “The change of system put us in a difficult position because we need to be smart and sign an experienced player, and he’s a fitting profile.” (Sky Sport Italia)

• AC Milan have turned down a loan offer for Alex Jimenez from Bournemouth with an option to buy for about £17m. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Arsenal

• Arsenal are on the verge of agreeing a deal for Piero Hincapie, while Jakub Kiwior to Porto has been described as ‘here we go’ as the Gunners were keen to get both deals done. (Fabrizio Romano)

• Arsenal have agreed to sign Piero Hincapie on an initial loan with a €52m buy option. The Bayer Leverkusen defender will have his medical this weekend and would sign a five-year contract if he joins permanently. (David Ornstein)

• Marseille are working on deal to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko from Arsenal. The Ukraine international is being targeted in a permanent move, but his salary is considered a major issue. (David Ornstein)