🚨 Man United want English midfielder, Chelsea sign attacker, Liverpool star unhappy, Pep aims dig at Isak & more
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Today’s top stories:
Man United interested in Wharton.
Chelsea set to sign Emanuel Emegha.
Updates on the future of Saka, Saliba, Grealish, Garnacho.
Arsenal
Latest update on the future of Bukayo Saka and William Saliba at Arsenal. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside)
Fabrizio Romano confirms Arsenal turned down approach for winger from Bayern Munich. More details!
Bayern Munich
Nico Jackson on facing Chelsea next week: “I'm very happy to see my friends and teammates from Chelsea. Hopefully we have a good game and we win”.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund could try to permanently sign Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino, 20, if he impresses on loan from Chelsea. (Bild)
Chelsea
Chelsea tried to sign Ghana winger Mohammed Kudus, 25, before he joined Tottenham in the summer, but could not persuade West Ham to accept a player-plus-cash deal. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea, Everton and Brighton all made summer enquiries with Barcelona about 18-year-old Spanish midfielder Marc Bernal. (Mundo Deportivo)
Chelsea are interested in signing 20-year-old Juventus and Turkey striker Kenan Yildiz, but will have to pay £86m. (Fichajes)
Enzo Maresca: “There’s NO way back into our squad for Axel Disasi and Raheem Sterling”.
Enzo Maresca: “Ale Garnacho needs to work. He is working well. For sure, he needs to work because he arrived here not 100% fit. Hopefully we can give him minutes”.
Enzo Maresca: “Romeo Lavia and Badiashile are not available for today. Both are close, but not ready yet”.
Fabrizio Romano says exciting Chelsea transfer is already “here we go” for 2026. More details!
Everton
Everton’s Jack Grealish named Premier League Player of the Month for the first time in his career.
(Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Everton are hopeful they can sign England winger Jack Grealish from Manchester City for a figure lower than the £50m fee they agreed as part of the 30-year-old's loan deal with the Toffees. (Telegraph)
Fulham
Fulham will look to cash in on midfielder Harry Wilson in January to avoid losing the 28-year-old Wales international for free in the summer. (Football Insider)
Liverpool
Liverpool and Manchester United are among a number of clubs keeping tabs on Ajax's 17-year-old teenage star Jorthy Mokio, who has already been capped by Belgium and can play at the back or in midfield. (Teamtalk)
Arne Slot: “I think it would be ridiculous if I will deny we were close to signing Marc Guehi… these things happen in football. We would like to sign him of course because we were in for him. January or summer? I don't tell you”.
Arne Slot on Chiesa out of UCL list: “It was tough for me, it is difficult for him. Of course he wasn't happy with that decision but he understood the argument. He gave the answer you want to hear from a player and he will be there to help in the other cups and in PL”.
(Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Arne Slot explains why Chiesa was left out of the Champions League squad. Read here!
Arne Slot: “The thing that pleases me the most is us getting the deal from Isak over the line. Richard, ownership, everyone worked so hard to get that deal done. We’ve to build him up gradually. We have not signed him for next 2 weeks, we have signed him for six years!”.
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola on Alexander Isak or Haaland: “For me, Haaland is little bit above. I’d not change Haaland with any other striker”.
Kalvin Phillips, included into Man City 25 men squad for Premier League season.
OFFICIAL: Rico Lewis signs new deal at Manchester City until June 2030.
“There’s nothing else in my head apart from happiness. It’s a proud moment for myself, my family”.
Pep Guardiola: “Donnarumma to start vs Man United? We will see. The market gave us a chance to take Gigio; he’s 26, incredible experience with big clubs, the national team. We didn't take Gigio to do what Ederson has done. Gigio has other qualities, it will be good”.
Pep Guardiola confirms Omar Marmoush will be out for “few weeks” with knee injury, missing the Derby. Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rayan Cherki also out for the Manchester Derby.
Manchester United
Manchester United's 21-year-old English winger Sam Mather is in talks to make a permanent move to Turkish club Kayserispor. (Manchester Evening News)
Ruben Amorim says Matheus Cunha is "pushing hard" to return earlier than first expected. However, the Manchester United boss refuses to put a timeframe on his return.
Paul Merson names three players who can hurt Man City. Read here!
Rúben Amorim: “Onana did great at Inter but as a club now we needed a change. Sometimes it’s hard to point why, the performance, the moment, the bad luck in some moments was hard on him. I wish André all the very best”.
Rúben Amorim: “Senne Lammens has the potential to be Man United goalkeeper for many, many years”.
Ruben Amorim confirms Altay Bayindir will start in goal for the Manchester Derby.
Man United eye transfer move for star whose price has been cut to £60m. More details!
Man United to assess the future of both Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw. Full Story here!
Newcastle United
Eddie Howe: “Yoane Wissa will not be able to play this weekend, he has a knee injury but I don’t know any more than that. We only saw him for the first time yesterday”.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest will have an obligation to buy on-loan Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, for 25m euros (£21.6m) if the Brazil international plays 45 minutes of 15 Premier League matches this term. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
Nottingham Forest chief football officer Ross Wilson will vacate his role at the City Ground to become Newcastle's third sporting director in three years. (The I paper)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid defender Toni Rüdiger has suffered an anterior rectus injury in his left leg and is expected to be sidelined for around three months, with hopes of returning by December depending on his recovery progress. (Fabrizio Romano)
(Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) Real Madrid did not challenge Liverpool for summer signing. Full Story here!
Xabi Alonso on Jude Bellingham return: “I want to be optimistic, I hope he can be back before October. We are waiting for him”.
Real Madrid ready to rival Man United for English midfielder. More details!
Trabzonspor
André Onana will be the best paid player at Trabzonspor and among best paid in the whole Turkish Super Lig. He’s receiving higher salary than the one at Man United due to signing fee plus bonuses. (Fabrizio Romano)