As di transfer window dey set to close for Tuesday night, Premier League clubs dey scramble to finish dia business. Liverpool don reject Manchester City bid of £75m for Cody Gakpo, and di player go stay at Anfield.
Liverpool don complete di signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for an initial fee of £106m, wey fit rise to £123m. Barcola sign five-year deal, and na marquee addition to Andoni Iraola squad. Di 23-year-old French forward be part of PSG side wey win back-to-back Champions League crowns for 2025 and 2026.
Manchester City don open direct club-to-club talks with Chelsea to sign Enzo Fernandez. Di Blues don agree £60m deal with Everton to buy Iliman Ndiaye, but reports say Tottenham don reach agreement in principle with Everton for Ndiaye, while Richarlison fit return to Everton. City also dey interested for Gakpo, but Liverpool bin reject dia approach.
Atletico Madrid remain steadfast on keeping Julian Alvarez or moving am to club wey no be Barcelona. Arsenal fit make late push for di Argentina striker, but di Gunners dey consider other options too, including Lyon winger Malick Fofana. Fofana fit cost around £50m, and Lyon need to sell after failing to qualify for Champions League.
Alexis Mac Allister father don insist say im son want to stay at Liverpool, though talks over new contract no don start. “Alexis is not thinking of leaving Liverpool. He wants to stay at the club,” im papa talk. “Liverpool have not started talks to renew the Alexis contract, but di player desire is to continue in di club.”
Manchester City don spend £268m this summer, but dia net spend na +£20m because dem make £288m from sales. Elliot Anderson na di most expensive signing for £135m, and Ayyoub Bouaddi na di most expensive 18-year-old for £95m. City don sell Savinho to Tottenham for £75m, and players like Rodri, Nico Gonzalez, and Tijjani Reijnders don leave.
Celtic dey set for late flurry of activity, but dem go get until Thursday to make signings because Scottish deadline dey two days later. Dem dey expect to strengthen midfield with Oliver Sorensen from Parma and Joel van den Berg from PSV Eindhoven. Dem dey also look to beat Nice for loan signing of Niels Nkounkou from Eintracht Frankfurt. Reo Hatate expected to depart before Thursday deadline.
Manchester United midfielder Jayce Fitzgerald don join Rotherham on loan, while Dan Gore don join Luton for di rest of season. Brighton don receive proposal for permanent transfer of Igor Julio from Burnley. Preston North End don make bid for Fulham striker Jonah Kusi-Asare.
Mikel Arteta talk say dem dey try to improve di squad until deadline. “I said, we are trying to improve the squad, and until tomorrow night we’re going to try to do that. I’ve been disconnected from the world for 24 hours because I think my energy and focus has to be on the match. I will get back on it now. We know that the depth has to be really big when you are fighting for four competitions in the manner that we play as well. So we’re going to try to do that.”
