Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea make move for Ivan Toney as Man United finally agree £50m Manuel Ugarte deal

Arsenal are finalising the details of Mikel Merino’s move from Real Sociedad.

Merino is reported to have completed his medical and agreed personal terms with the London side.

There is confidence that Merino’s move will easily be confirmed by a midday deadline on Friday so that he will be available to be involved in Saturday’s game against Brighton.

Scott McTominay is close to his Manchester United departure with personal terms between him and Napoli being finalised.

The fee agreed between the Serie A side and United is £25.4m, according to Sky Sports News.

McTominay is believed to be a key member of the United squad but want more regular football having primarily been used as a substitute off the bench for Erik ten Hag’s team.

With the news that Ivan Toney has agreed terms to move to Saudi Arabia comes a new development in the saga. Sky Sports News are reporting that Chelsea have made a move to sign the forward.

Chelsea want a new No.9 and the 28-year-old could be seen to fit into their wage structure.

The transfer fee will need to meet Brentford’s demand and then it will be up to Toney to decide where he wants to go. The England international reportedly has an incredible offer from Saudi but a move to Chelsea will ensure he still has Premier League football.

Give Me Sport are saying that Ivan Toney’s potential Brentford exit is one step closer after the forward has agreed personal terms with Saudi club Al-Ahli.

The deal would be for three years but the two clubs are yet to come to an agreement over price. A bid of £35m with add ons has come in from the Saudi side but was swiftly rejected by the Bees

Brentford want at least £50m for the striker.

Eriksson, who took charge of England’s golden generation, died aged 76 on Monday 26 August.

Taking to Instagram hours later, Beckham shared a video of the pair and revealed the final words they shared.

“We laughed, we cried and we knew we were saying goodbye,” the former England captain wrote, captioning the post.

“Sven, thank you for always being the person you have always been, passionate, caring, calm and a true gentleman. I will be forever grateful for you making me your captain but I will forever hold these last memories of this day with you and your family.

“Thank you Sven and in your last words to me: ‘It will be ok.’”

Chelsea academy product Tino Anjorin is having a medical at Empoli reports to Sky in Italy.

The Blues have agreed an undisclosed deal with the Serie A side that will see them earn 50% of any future sale of the player.

The 22-year-old had been with Chelsea’s youth academy since the age of seven, he made five first-team appearances and becomes the latest academy player sold to fund the purchases of the rest of Chelsea’s massive squad.

Eddie Howe has been speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Carabao Cup game against Nottingham Forest. The Newcastle boss said: “We will try and play a really strong team; we want to progress.

“We will make changes as well at the same time, because we have a squad that I think enables me to do so, while not weakening the quality, we saw the strength of our bench on Sunday, which made a huge difference.

“There are a lot of players eager to show what they can do. We are determined to do well; this competition has been good for us. Last year we were incredibly close to another semi-final.”

Crystal Palace are confident they can land Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah before the end of the transfer window on Friday.

Talks have been ongoing with the Gunners and a deal, worth up to £30m, has been touted for the striker. Nketiah did look set to join Nottingham Forest earlier in the window but personal terms were never agreed on and the deal fell through.

It is understood that Palace have already agreed terms with Nketiah, which would make him one of their highest earners, and Arsenal are expected to accept an offer of £25m with a further £5m in bonuses.

Sky Sports News are saying that Paris Saint-Germain are happy with the agreed deal for Manuel Ugarte to join Manchester United.

The two clubs have come to an agreement for a £50.7m purchase with a 10% sell-on clause including for the French champions.

United started the negotiations at £29.6m and then wanted a loan, but eventually agreed to PSG’s demands for an immediate purchase.

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna spoke about his new signings Dara O’Shea and Jack Clarke saying: “Both are available [to face Wimbledon] and both are very different players.

“Both are two good additions, good ages with vast football experience.

“Both strengthen us in different areas of the pitch. Dara will bring leadership to our backline. Jack we know has got some real quality in the final third and he has goals and assists from the left-hand-side.”