Transfer news LIVE: Joao Felix passes Chelsea medical, Man Utd chase Ugarte loan, Liverpool close on keeper

Liverpool are nearing an agreement with Valencia for the highly rated Georgian goalkeeper GiorgiMamardashvili.

It is thought that the 23-year-old will be loaned out, possibly to another Premier League club, should he arrive before the deadline, as the Anfield hierarchy makes plans for a future successor to Alisson Becker in goal.

Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri is set to join Greek side Panathinaikos, with the Uruguayan close to completing an £8.5m move to the Athens-based side.

Pellistri would be reunited with former Uruguay manager Diego Alonso.

Jadon Sancho is another winger who could leave United, with reports linking him to PSG, Juventus and even Chelsea, though it looks like he will stay despite his well-publicised row with Erik ten Hag last season.

Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth has called it “one to watch”, with “a number of European clubs exploring” a potential deal.

The Athletic are reporting that Christian Eriksen has been offered to Ajax, with United asking for at least £5m.

In addition, Sky Sports are reporting that Burnley are interested in a potential deal for Hannibal Mejbri, who has entered the final year of his deal.

Newcastle have a protracted summer saga of their own as they chase the signature of England defender Marc Guehi.

Palace recently rejected a £60m bid for their star defender, and it remains to be seen whether the Magpies will make another bid.

The club are exploring alternative targets, and have shown interest in Liverpool’s Joe Gomez, Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah and AC Milan’s Malick Thiaw.

The club’s other priority at the start of the window was a right-winger, even though a potential deal for the sale of Miguel Almiron collapsed last week.

According to The Athletic, the Magpies are keeping an eye on Anthony Elanga, Noni Madueke and Nico Gonzalez of Fiorentina.

In terms of outgoings, Martin Dubravka is still expected to leave, while Odysseas Vlachodimos could go out on loan.

The future of both Almiron and Kieran Trippier remains uncertain, while Callum Wilson looked set to leave, but a back injury complicated his potential exit.

Spurs look to have done the majority of their business now, after collecting £25m for Oliver Skipp and £15m for Emerson Royal, and signing both Wilson Odobert and Dominic Solanke.

According to The Athletic, the club retain an interest in signing a “dynamic number 8”, having been linked with Villa’s Jacob Ramsey earlier in the summer, and they also have a “historic interest” in Conor Gallagher, though he looks to be set to join Atletico Madrid.

The rest of their summer business may be sales – the club are looking to offload Sergio Reguilon and Manor Solomon, with Giovani Lo Celso also marked for a potential move away.

As is the case every summer, the big clubs around Europe continue to be linked with an impossible number of deals.

Barcelona, with their ever-present financial problems, have been linked with sales of Frenkie de Jong and Ilkay Gundogan, as well as the purchase of Federico Chiesa, Nico Williams or Rafael Leao. They have already signed Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo so far this summer.

PSG have recently signed promising Rennes winger Désiré Doué, though reports are currently linking the French side with Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman, formerly of Everton.

Another Atalanta player who could be on the move is Teun Koopmeiners, who has been heavily linked to Juventus having missed the Uefa Super Cup match.

Juventus have also been linked two wingers – Fiorentina’s Nico Gonzalez and Porto’s Francisco Conceicao.

As for Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti has previously insisted that the squad is “closed”.

Tottenham’s purchase of Dominic Solanke is perhaps the headline signature of the window in the Premier League, and it currently stands as the most expensive too, at a total value of around £65m.

Manchester United’s capture of Leny Yoro is the second most valuable arrival in the window so far, with the total deal valued at almost £60m with add-ons.

By far the biggest transfer of the window this summer is actually a departure – City’s sale of Julian Alvarez was valued at a total of £82m.

Dominic Solanke – Bournemouth to Spurs – £65m

Leny Yoro – Lille to Man United – £59m

Amadou Onana – Everton to Villa – £55m

Pedro Neto – Wolves to Chelsea – £54m

Ricardo Calafiori – Bologna to Arsenal – £42m

Max Kilman – Wolves to West Ham – £40m

The FA Cup winners and the French champions have had very different valuations of the Uruguay international, who cost PSG €60m last year.

But while United have considered three cheaper midfielders, one has already moved this summer, with a second set to follow as the Premier League club continue to focus on Ugarte. They may see if PSG would accept a loan instead of a permanent deal as, after spending over £150m this summer, they look to make a fifth signing within their budget.

Jamie Carragher did not hold back on his criticism of Chelsea, urging the club to ‘stop signing’ new players.

Sterling had previously started in pre-season training, but the £44m signing found himself out in the cold.

Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Joao Felix, despite Diego Simeone suggesting he still has a future at Atletico Madrid.

Felix spent part of the 2022-23 season on loan at Stamford Bridge and has been linked with a move, with the Spanish club reportedly wanting £51.4m for the forward.

But Atletico included him in their squad for their opening La Liga match against Villarreal.

Arsenal’s pursuit of Mikel Merino could yet end in success as the Real Sociedad midfielder edges closer to completing a move to London.

Merino, part of Spain’s successful Euro 2024 squad this summer, has been a key target for Mikel Arteta as the Arsenal manager looks to build a squad capable of challenging again for the Premier League.

The 28-year-old, who spent a season at Newcastle earlier in his career, is out of contract at the Basque club next summer, and could thus be allowed to leave if their demands are met.

But reports in Spain and elsewhere suggest progress may have been made towards an agreement after Merino was left out of the Real Sociedad side that lost 2-1 to Rayo Vallecano in their La Liga opener.