🚨 Mason Greenwood offered to Serie A club, Ryan Gravenberch to Liverpool, Roberto De Zerbi key in Ansu Fati deal, busy deadline day for Nottingham Forest, and more

Today's transfer headlines, featuring Liverpool, Man United, Brighton, Nottingham Forest and more!

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Today’s top stories:

• Serie A club offered chance to sign Mason Greenwood.

• Roberto De Zerbi key to Ansu Fati’s Brighton loan.

• Ryan Gravenberch to Liverpool… Here we go!

Atletico Madrid

• Al Shabab are closing in on deal to sign Yannick Carrasco from Atletico Madrid - An agreement is imminent between clubs after long negotiations. The deal’s fee will be in excess of €15 million. Personal terms agreed days ago - player offered a three-year deal.

Aston Villa

• Clement Lenglet has completed his Aston Villa medical. Documents will now be exchanged between Barcelona and Villa.

• Real Betis and Besiktas have approached the Villains to sign Philippe Coutinho. Villa open to letting Coutinho leave on their terms - an agreement after a suitable offer on club side won’t be a problem. It’s up to the playmaker now.

Bayern Munich

• Bayern are actively working on signing Joao Palhinha from Fulham. The player has told Fulham he would like to join the Bavarians. Negotiations are ongoing but Cottagers will only approve a potential move if they can find a top replacement. Talks will continue but Marco Silva still hopes to keep the midfielder.

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• Chelsea received a new proposal for Trevoh Chalobah on a straight loan from Bayern Munich. Discussions are ongoing.

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Brentford

• Brentford closing in on a deal to sign top talent Johan Bakayoko from PSV Eindhoven. Official bid was submitted yesterday for total package worth up to €40 million including add-ons and future sell-on clause. Final details are being worked on.

Brighton

• Ansu Fati arrived at Brighton’s training ground yesterday. The Seagulls will pay around 80 per cent of his salary - Roberto de Zerbi was crucial for this deal to happen.

Borussia Dortmund

• Borussia Dortmund are closing in on Niclas Fullkrug — agreement on the verge of being sealed, player set to travel for medical. His contract will be valid until June 2026.

Burnley

• Burnley have sent an initial bid to Benfica for Portuguese talent Tomas Araujo. The proposal is a loan deal with an option to buy worth around €20 million — it becomes mandatory if Burnley stay in the Premier League. Bundesliga club Stuttgart also sent a loan proposal to Benfica.

Chelsea

• Chelsea have presented a formal bid to Corinthians for 2005-born top talent Gabriel Moscardo worth €21 million fixed (no add-ons or sell-on clauses). I am told Corinthians now want €25 million to sell Moscardo and make it a club record sale. It’d be a signing for the future. The idea is for the 17-year-old midfielder to stay on loan at Corinthians until June. Corinthians currently asking for a higher fee to make it happen.

🚨 ICYMI - Romelu Lukaku has joined AS Roma on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea. No buy option clause included — back to Chelsea next summer. “Roma fans were incredible to me — I can’t wait to get started. The owners here have huge ambitions,” Lukaku said yesterday.

• Cole Palmer has completed his medical tests as new Chelsea player. The deal’s documents are being signed between the two clubs and now up to player side — then the official statement will come.

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Genoa

• Berkan Kutlu will join Genoa on a loan deal from Galatasaray with a buy option clause not mandatory worth €5 million.

Inter Milan

• Inter Milan have not submitted a formal bid for Tanguy Ndombele yet. The Italians have just asked for conditions of a potential deal — waiting for the internal decision. Galatasaray remain keen on signing Ndombele in case any European loan deal collapses.

• Inter approached AS Monaco to ask for a loan deal with a buy clause for French midfielder Youssouf Fofana. Manchester United also asked for the same conditions. AS Monaco rejected both approaches as they don’t want to let Fofana leave on loan.

Leeds United

• Glen Kamara from Rangers to Leeds, deal agreed and here we go — player travelled for his medical yesterday.

• Ilia Gruev has signed for Leeds United from Werder Bremen on a four-year deal and a £5 million fee.

• Cody Drameh has signed with Birmingham City from Leeds United, a season-long loan with an option to buy. Tom Brady and the new owners were the driving force behind the deal.

Liverpool

• Ryan Gravenberch to Liverpool, here we go! €40 million plus €5 million in add-ons and a five-year deal. Player flew to Liverpool last night Agreement in place and medical tests booked.

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• Nat Phillips has joined Celtic on loan from Liverpool after the defender passed his medical yesterday.

Manchester United

• Sergio Reguilon to Manchester United, here we go! Verbal agreement in place with Tottenham for a loan deal. Players’ medical tests are took place on Thursday evening. There will be a clause to break the loan deal in January. Marc Cucurella’s deal is OFF.

• Manchester United also opened another round of talks with Fiorentina on Thursday night over a possible deal for Sofyan Amrabat.

• Lazio have been offered the chance to sign Mason Greenwood in the final hours of the summer transfer window. No decision has been made yet.

Nottingham Forest

• Odisseas Vlachodimos has agreed personal terms with Nottingham Forest. Negotiations are ongoing with Benfica to reach a total agreement.

• Forest also pushing in talks with PSV Eindhoven for Ibrahima Sangare. Negotiations took place in London yesterday. Sangare out and Lozano in could be a key part of the domino for Johan Bakayoko to leave PSV.

• Despite their pursuit of Sangare, Forest also keep working on a deal for top target Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester City.

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• Documents were exchanged on Thursday night between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal for Nuno Tavares. Defender will complete a loan move with £12 million buy option clause.

• Callum Hudson-Odoi to Nottingham Forest, here we go! Deal finally sealed with Chelsea after a verbal agreement was reached last night. Medical tests booked for early this morning.

PSG

• Bradley Barcola completed his medical tests yesterday and is now set to sign a five-year deal.

PSV

Hirving Lozano will undergo medical tests today as new PSV Eindhoven player. He’s back!

Tottenham

• Dane Scarlett has joined Ipswich Town on loan from Tottenham.

• Japhet Tanganga is closing in on a move to German side Augsburg on a loan deal.

• Tottenham considering a possible move for Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth. No formal bid or concrete talks yet as a lot depends on outgoings because Spurs need players to leave. Bournemouth would also need to replace Kelly, so it is not an easy deal to conclude - Eric Dier could be offered as part of the deal though.

Union Berlin

• Union Berlin are close to completing a deal to sign Leonardo Bonucci. The defender travelled to Berlin yesterday. Contract until June 2024, option for further season discussed.

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Wolfsburg

• Amin Sarr has joined Wolfsburg on loan from Lyon. His deal includes an option to buy for €15 million. The clause would become mandatory if Lyon qualify for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, or if the player makes a certain amount of appearances.

Wolves

• Wolves have signed Enso Gonzalez on a five-year contract from Paraguayan side Libertad. £5 million fee, contract until June 2028.

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