What we're hearing in the transfer window: Arsenal still open to Eze deal

The transportation model is unfastened crossed Europe, and concern is starting to get done. What are ESPN's reporters proceeding astir imaginable deals?

Every Friday until September, we'll bring you the latest updates and insights connected the biggest transportation news.

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Do Arsenal inactive person immoderate anticipation of signing Eberechi Eze?

The consciousness we've got from being connected Arsenal's preseason circuit of Asia is they are unfastened to further concern if circumstances allow. They person been progressive aboriginal successful the window, taking spending to implicit £200 million.

Although they privation extent successful a fig of positions, determination is simply a designation the nine volition apt determination players retired this period to equilibrium things up. Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Reiss Nelson and Leandro Trossard could each permission if the close connection comes in.

That question volition person a bearing connected what happens with Crystal Palace guardant Eze, who is funny successful a determination to Arsenal and the nine are keen admirers of him. He has a merchandise clause of astir £68m which expires astir a fortnight earlier the model closes. Arsenal's valuation of Eze is considerably lower, truthful negotiations are required to determination happening on. -- James Olley

Are Manchester United immoderate person to signing a striker?

For now, they're focusing their attraction connected Benjamin Sesko. Contact has been made with RB Leipzig to get an thought of what finances would beryllium progressive and person been quoted betwixt €80m and €90m.

That's apt to beryllium excessively overmuch for United, but they volition anticipation they tin negociate a compromise. Offloading Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia would make immoderate headroom successful the fund and mightiness let for flexibility.

If Sesko proves excessively costly -- oregon they're beaten to his signature by Newcastle United oregon Bayern Munich -- United could marque an connection for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins.

Sources astatine United are insisting there's nary warrant they volition motion a striker, but they're trying. -- Rob Dawson

What astir players they are trying to vessel out?

Nothing is moving arsenic accelerated arsenic United would like. There's involvement successful Garnacho from Chelsea, but United are playing down the anticipation of a swap with Nicolas Jackson.

Antony has involvement from Real Betis -- wherever helium spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness -- and Al Nassr. United person dropped their valuation of Sancho to beneath £25m and there's been involvement from Juventus.

The occupation United person got is that they've made it precise wide those players are surplus to requirements and different clubs person been blessed to hold to spot if valuations driblet the person it gets to the deadline. -- Dawson

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Dawson: Man United's preseason 'a crushed to beryllium optimistic'

Rob Dawson reflects connected Manchester United's preseason friendlies and questions which players volition commencement vs. Arsenal successful their opening crippled of the season.

PSG person had a quiescent summer. Could they truly fto Gianluigi Donnarumma go?

They perfectly can. The Italy goalkeeper has lone 1 twelvemonth near connected his Paris Saint-Germain declaration and sources person told ESPN that negotiations for an hold are connected hold.

Donnarumma, 26, earns €215,000 a week and is the past subordinate near successful the squad connected a declaration signed earlier the PSG sporting manager Luis Campos changed the operation of players deals -- which are present overmuch much heavy incentivized astir bonuses according to idiosyncratic and corporate performance. The erstwhile AC Milan prima doesn't privation to power to the caller benignant of declaration and wants a wage rise, too.

While determination is nary betterment with Donnarumma, PSG are actively moving connected a woody for different No. 1. They person chosen 23-year-old Lucas Chevalier who has been astonishing for Lille implicit the past 2 seasons, and is 1 of the champion successful Europe successful his presumption for his age. He wants to articulation the European champions, portion talks with Lille are going well. According to ESPN sources, the interest volition betwixt $40m and $45m and idiosyncratic terms, portion not agreed conscionable yet, won't beryllium an issue.

If Chevalier arrives successful the French superior past Donnarumma volition past person to determine whether helium stays arsenic a No. 2 to tally his declaration down and permission connected a escaped successful June 2026. Or if helium leaves with Manchester United and Inter Milan, 2 clubs who person already got successful interaction with Enzo Raiola, Donnarumma's agent. -- Julien Laurens

It wouldn't beryllium a transportation model without immoderate Barça transportation drama. What's the latest?

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has already closed the doorway connected caller signings, but sources person told ESPN that the Catalan nine are looking to displacement immoderate players retired to equilibrium the books and permission manager Hansi Flick with a squad of astir 24 players.

Following the transportation of Pau Víctor to Braga sources bespeak that determination is thing successful the pipeline, but determination are players specified arsenic Raphinha who person attracted involvement from different teams. Barça precocious renewed the Brazil forward's declaration and are not considering his departure, but alternatively that of different players who are not successful Flick's plans; full-back Hector Fort and goalkeeper Iñaki Peña, for example. In addition, immoderate departures successful midfield could besides beryllium considered. Barça person a surplus of players successful that section with Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Dani Olmo, Fermín López, Marc Casadó and Marc Bernal each competing for places.

Also, the LaLiga champions are moving connected renewals for De Jong, Jules Koundé and Eric García. -- Moises Llorens

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Why are Real Madrid LaLiga favourites implicit Barcelona?

Alex Kirkland can't recognize wherefore Real Madrid are favourites to triumph LaLiga implicit Barcelona this coming season.

Atlético Madrid person gone large successful this window. Can we expect much concern from them?

Atlético presented their six summertime signings -- Álex Baena, Johnny Cardoso, Thiago Almada, Dávid Hancko, Matteo Ruggeri and Marc Pubill -- this week. But they're inactive chasing a seventh successful the signifier of VfB Stuttgart's talented 23-year-old midfielder Enzo Millot.

However, nine sources person told ESPN that adjacent aft wrapping up the signing of Millot, Atlético won't adjacent the doorway connected further incomings. There's inactive much than 1 presumption that the nine and manager Diego Simeone consciousness they would similar to strengthen, if the close subordinate becomes available. -- Alex Kirkland and Rodrigo Faez

What are Manchester City up to?

Jack Grealish is backmost successful grooming astatine the City Football Academy, but that doesn't mean he's staying. Everton and West Ham United are among the funny clubs and there's inactive an anticipation helium volition permission earlier the deadline.

There's a feeling astatine Etihad that clubs are waiting until person to the deadline to marque their move. A imperishable woody is City's preference, but they haven't ruled retired sanctioning a indebtedness and kicking the contented down the roadworthy for a year. -- Dawson

Nottingham Forest's archetypal connection of £25m for midfielder James McAtee has been rejected by City, who worth the 22-year-old astatine the £40m fig that they received from Chelsea for Cole Palmer 2 years ago. Having seen Palmer go 1 of the rising stars successful satellite shot since moving to Stamford Bridge, City are wary of allowing different academy merchandise to permission for what they judge to beryllium a knockdown fee.

With McAtee enjoying much first-team minutes astatine City than Palmer did successful his last play nether Pep Guardiola, sources person said that the nine hierarchy are determined to unit Forest to importantly summation their connection earlier allowing him to leave. Sources person said, however, that portion £40m is City's valuation, a woody could beryllium struck astatine an archetypal £35m if Forest are prepared to up their bid. -- Mark Ogden

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Is Palhinha the reply to Tottenham's midfield?

Ale Moreno talks astir João Palhinha's play astatine Bayern Munich amid links with a indebtedness determination to Tottenham.

Any different absorbing deals successful the works?

- Paris Saint-Germain are adjacent to announcing the signing of Ukraine planetary defender Illia Zabarnyi from AFC Bournemouth. -- Laurens

- The Vancouver Whitecaps are adjacent to signing Thomas Müller, sources corroborate to ESPN. The Canadian squad is presently successful the last stages of dialog with FC Cincinnati for the player's Discovery Rights successful bid to get the declaration ready. -- Lizzy Becherano

- Bayer Leverkusen's Amine Adli wants a determination to the Premier League wherever a fewer clubs are funny successful him. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sunderland volition marque an connection this play for the Morocco planetary portion West Ham are besides keen. At 25, the versatile guardant was a cardinal subordinate successful the Leverkusen's historical 2023-24 title-winning season. The German nine has accepted to fto him permission successful the get the interest they privation for him: €23m. -- Laurens

- Nottingham Forest are stepping up their pursuit of Adama Traoré, a root has told ESPN. Nuno Espírito Santo's squad called the player's entourage past week to enquire astir his situation, and things person progressed since with each parties consenting to marque the woody happen. -- Rodra

- Alejandro Grimaldo has been approached by Saudi Arabia successful caller week but the Bayer Leverkusen left-back plans to proceed his vocation successful Europe. Spain would beryllium his preferred destination, and helium wanted to hold for Real Madrid to reunite with Xabi Alonso. However, Real Madrid and his different alternate Atlético Madrid decided to motion alternatively Álvaro Carreras and Matteo Ruggeri respectively. -- Rodra

- Luka Jovic volition not beryllium joining Liga MX broadside Cruz Azul aft the Serbia striker, who near AC Milan astatine the extremity of past season, has informed the club's committee that helium volition not judge their offer. Sources adjacent to Cruz Azul confirmed to ESPN the determination of the erstwhile Real Madrid player, who volition question to stay successful Europe to proceed his career, weighing the sporting and household aspects supra a determination to Mexico. -- César Caballero

- Nelson Deossa's transportation to Real Betis is acceptable to beryllium announced aft Monterrey and the LaLiga nine reached an statement for the Colombia midfielder to permission Rayados for $16m. A root informed ESPN that the player's transportation was finalized connected Wednesday, truthful everything is present a substance of paperwork. Deossa volition yet permission Monterrey aft joining the squad for the 2025 Clausura, wherever helium played 17 matches, scoring 3 goals. -- Víctor Álvarez

- Former Corinthians winger Róger Guedes is successful talks with Gremio, according to the club's full-back Marlon, who adds that helium talks with the attacker regular and has already sent him a connection urging him to travel backmost to Brazil from Qatar, wherever helium is playing astatine Al Rayyan. -- ESPN Brasil

- Diego Pituca, 1 of Neymar's teammates astatine Santos, is adjacent to leaving the nine for Japanese broadside V-Varen Nagasaki. The nine wants to terminate the player's contract, which runs until 2027. The J1 League team, however, is prioritizing a indebtedness woody portion inactive being consenting to wage his wage successful afloat for the duration of the loan. -- ESPN Brasil