Transfer news, rumours and done deals LIVE: Arsenal defender deal still on


5.06pm: Flamengo centre-back Pablo Mari’s move to Arsenal is still on with the clubs still negotiating the structure of the deal, claim ESPN.

4.30pm: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has big plans for the summer, according to Cadena SER, with Valencia forward Maxi Gomez on his list of targetsThe Uruguay international has a release clause of €140m in his contract

4.15pm: Patrick Cutrone has pointed the finger of blame at Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo for his failure in England.

3.55pm: Rangers are in talks to sign third-choice Leeds keeper Kamil Miazek with the Pole’s contract due to expire at the end of the season, according to Goal.

3.50pm: Looks like Wolves are ready to dip their toes into the transfer market by signing French starlet Enzo Loiodice in a £1.6m deal – and still hope to sign Olympiacos winger Daniel Podence for a fee of £20million.

3.32pm: What a twist this would! Reports in Spain claim Barcelona are making a late play for Bruno Fernandes – and plan to offer him to Valencia on loan as part of a move for Rodrigo….

3.17pm: Southampton are confident of completing a loan deal for Tottenham full-back Kyle Walker-Peters later today, reports Sky Sports News.

3.01pm: Man City have confirmed that Brazilian midfielder / makeshift centre-half Fernandinho has signed a new one-year deal with the club.

2.40pm: Looks like Forest are the latest Champ promotion hopefuls set to bag a new striker with reports in France claiming that Strasbourg forward Nuno da Costa at the club for a medical.

2.33pm: A new arrival is imminent at West Ham with the Hammers agreeing a deal to sign Czech Republic midfielder Tomas Soucek from Slavia Prague.

2.20pm: He’d been linked with Tottenham and Crystal Palace earlier this month, but Inter Milan striker Gabriel Barbosa -otherwise known as ‘Gabigol’ has officially signed with Flamengo in a €17m deal

2.12pm: Our sources are informing us that Stoke are hopeful of a deal for Villa defender James Chester. Be a good signing if they can get that one over the line…

2.01pm: Could Man Utd finally land themselves a new striker? Reports in the Daily Mail claim Islam Slimani has asked Monaco to cut short his loan and be given the chance to move to Old Trafford. Read more here…

1.37pm: And here is Eriksen in his Inter shirt. €20m well spent?

1.19pm: Reported interest from Liverpool (among others) has prompted Wolves to stick an eye-watering fee on the head of Adama Traore. £75m – but I think he’s worth it!

1.01pm: Just a minute before the Eriksen confirmation, Tottenham also confirmed that a permanent deal for Giovani Lo Celso had been wrapped up. The Argentine has really found his feet in recent weeks after a slow start….

1pm: Christian Eriksen has completed a move to Inter Milan. A sour end of sorts for him at Spurs, but let’s not forget what a tremendous player he was for many years and someone who will be very much missed in the Premier League.

12.30pm: Euro Paper Talk is live – with exciting details of the new-look three-man strikeforce Jose Mourinho wants to assemble at Spurs

12.03pm: Leeds bought a striker yesterday, now fellow promotion hopefuls West Brom are close to bagging one of their own. Another decent signing this if they can Callum Robinson over the line….

11.54am: More speculation on the future of Edinson Cavani – and it seems Man Utd and Chelsea’s hopes of a deal are not over yet…..!

11.37am: Definitely the end of that one….

11.31am: And like that, the Sander Berge rumours appear to be have sunk before they United fans had the chance to get excited

11.22am: Wow – this could be huge! Sander Berge to Man Utd….

11.19am: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Alexis Sanchez will return to Man Utd this summer and will “prove the doubters wrong”

11.01am: Reports in Italy claim Roma have made contact with Chelsea over a surprise deal for unwanted winger Pedro. The Spaniard is out of contract in the summer and available for a modest fee

10.57am: Not transfer-related, but AC Milan have announced that Serie A have agreed to let them wear the black armband in memory of Kobe Bryant against Torino in the Coppa Italia tonight. Nice touch that!

10.44am: More details here on Tottenham’s deal to sign Steven Bergwign…

10.36am: Reports in Italy claim a deal to take Christian Eriksen to Inter Milan will be announced today after the player passed his medical and a fee of €20million was agreed

10.25am: An exciting one for Derby fans as Adil Rami is linked with a move to Pride Park….

10.17am: Is there a route back at Manchester United for Alexis Sanchez? This report suggests his time at Old Trafford still has an unwritten chapter still to write….

10.12am: West Ham and Southampton have contacted Spurs over the availability of  Kyle Walker-Peters after he was pushed down to third choice at the club after the emergence of Japhet Tanganga, according to the Daily Mail

9.54am: Former Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa has joined Real Valladolid. What a nomadic career he’s had…..

9.44am: A few ‘LOLs’ in TEAMtalk Towers at this one amid a claim that Man Utd failed with a late bid to sign new Leeds striker Jean-Kevin Augustin.

9.33am: Sky Sports News now claiming the deal for Steven Bergwijn has been agreed, with a €31m fee expected.

9.16am: Man United are still doing their best to bolster their squad with a deal for Bruno Fernandes seemingly now agreed, while they are also expected to launch an official bid for Krzysztof Piatek in the coming hours.

9.02am: Sounds like Steven Bergwijn will be announced as a Spurs player later today – some signing this for Jose Mourinho!

8.50am: Paper Talk is now live – with a big update over Tottenham’s efforts to land Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek.

8.45am: Welcome along to Tuesday’s transfer blog – we’ll bring you all the done deals and rumours as clubs up and down the country try and get some business over the line with now just over three days to go….