Transfers LIVE! Jorginho to Arsenal? Chelsea sign Mendy; United latest
Welcome back to the Evening Standard‘s live rolling coverage of the transfer window.
Tottenham have signed Gareth Bale and Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid, along with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Joe Hart and Matt Doherty. Champions Liverpool have signed £25m Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich, while Diogo Jota has also joined from Wolves.
Arsenal have secured Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s future after signing Willian and Gabriel Magalhaes, while goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson has joined following Emiliano Martinez’s departure. Next on their list is Lyon star Houssem Aouar.
Chelsea have spent big on Kai Havertz, Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr, Ben Chilwell, Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech, with goalkeeper Edouard Mendy expected to sign this week. Manchester United have brought in Donny van de Beek but are struggling to sign top target Jadon Sancho.
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So, who could make room for Jorginho if he does arrive? Well, it could be Lucas Torreira as Atletico Madrid are growing increasingly confident of signing the midfielder on loan.
The Uruguayan midfielder has fallen out of favour under Mikel Arteta and the LaLiga outfit have been in discussions over a loan deal which includes an option to buy for £22 million.
Torino are also keen on the 24-year-old with coach Marco Giampaolo keen to reunite with his former player who he coached at Sampdoria..
Bologna have confirmed the capture of highly-rated Hearts defender Aaron Hickey with a bizarre and equally hilarious transfer announcement video.
The Italian outfit are believed to have beaten Bayern Munich and Celtic to sign the 18-year-old full-back.
So, how did they mark the occasion? Comparing the youngster to the Lochness Monster, of course. Watch the video below!
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