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Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Mikel Merino after reportedly reaching an agreement with Real Sociedad for Mikel Arteta's dream midfield recruit. After a first bid was rejected, another closer to £30million appears to have been enough to make progress with a deal. Sociedad have now confirmed the talks after leaving Merino out of their squad for today’s LaLiga opener versus Rayo Vallecano.
Chelsea are also hard at work on summer deals, as they look to finally resolve Conor Gallagher's future with further talks with Atletico Madrid over Joao Felix, who is set to sign for just £34m. A move for Victor Osimhen has not been ruled out but PSG could be back in the chase after an injury to Goncalo Ramos. An audacious move for Jadon Sancho has also been touted, while Raheem Sterling has dropped a bombshell statement on his future after being left out of the squad to face Man City. Ivan Toney is another man set to leave west London after Brentford dropped him from their squad.
Elsewhere, Manchester United have been given further encouragement in their pursuit of Manuel Ugarte, with current club Paris Saint-Germain looking to sign his replacement. Atalanta’s Ederson is a new target, having been linked with Liverpool. Tottenham have signed Wilson Odobert in a shock move and have agreed to sell Oliver Skipp to Leicester ahead of a medical today. Follow all the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip via Standard Sport’s LIVE blog!
