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Sky Sports News are reporting that Jan Bednarek’s move from Southampton to West Ham is off, and that he’s going to join Aston Villa on loan instead. All those claret-and-blue clubs look the same.
Jamie Jackson
The deal for Manchester United to sign Martin Dubravka on loan from Newcastle United is expected to be sealed this afternoon.
Here’s Manchester City’s new signing Manuel Akanji on his dream move to the Etihad
‘I want to prove myself’ – Manuel Akanji joins Manchester City from Dortmund – videoNottingham Forest: 20 not out
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang latest
Sky Sports News are reporting that he is on his way to Chelsea for a medical. He’s 33, but when he’s motivated – as he was at Barcelona, where he scored 11 in 17 league games last season – he is still a major threat.
“More thoughts regarding the Premier League being the problem,” says Dominic Stevenson. “It can make it feel disheartening to follow teams in other leagues, or other leagues in general, though it can, at times, create quite humorous situations. I am a Union Berlin fan, and whilst it was quite saddening to see Taiwo Awoniyi go to Nottingham Forest (of all places!), it is pretty funny that their squad has a market value of some €70m less than Bournemouth’s or roughly equal to that of Phil Foden and yet they’re Europa League qualifiers and are beating teams like Leipzig. Long live Union.”
There’s so much to loathe about the Premier League, and then you watch the actual football and your soul starts singing. I haven’t had such an intense love/hate relationship since I first clocked the calorific content of Roysters crisps.
“A deadline day so unfamiliar that I even went to sleep,” says Yash Gupta, “and it’s almost 18 hours since I last checked Twitter. What is this dark magic Rob and what the hell happened to Tottenham?”
They’ve just signed Vedran Corluka from Manchester City, Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow and Fraizer Campbell from Manchester United. Here we go!
Football Weekly has landed, so that’s tonight’s commute/dog walk sorted.
“The Hleb Highway is indeed well-trodden these days,” says Matt Dony of the latest Arselona transfer. “Any chance of a truly leftfield ‘van der Vaart to Tottenham’ style move appearing out of nowhere this afternoon? Anything teetering on the edge that you really want to see happen?”
There’s something teetering on the edge, but it’s not a transfer. It does raise the question of whether JFK transfers (Cantona to Man Utd, Campbell to Spurs, etc) are possible in the modern world. Secrecy ain’t what it used to be.
The biggest deals so far
Antony (Ajax to Manchester United, £82m)
Manuel Akanki (Dortmund to Manchester City, £16.7m)
Wout Faes (Reims to Leicester City, £15m)
Willy Boly (Wolves to Nottingham Forest, undisclosed)
“I’m keeping everything crossed that someone, anyone, rescues Billy Gilmour from a club that clearly don’t want him and allows him to play and develop,” says Tony Reekie. “The thought of him wasting another year is so depressing. Any news?”
Brighton are interested, I believe, but whether a deal happens is another matter. They’d be the perfect club for him.
“Who should feel more frustrated?” begins Zach Neeley. “Arsenal that a player they let leave for nothing shortly makes €15 million for Barca, or Chelsea that their moneypile can only get them a striker that their London rival preferred to get rid of for free than have around?”
I’d say neither – they both got what they wanted. Arsenal didn’t really sell him for football reasons, and Thomas Tuchel had a great relationship with him at Dortmund, so he’ll feel like it’s a safe bet.
Hector Bellerin to Barcelona?
Who’d have thought FC Barcelona would become a dumping ground for Arsenal FC.
Barcelona are closing in on Hector Bellerín deal. It will be a free transfer as contract termination with Arsenal is almost agreed. Final Barça’s green light needed. 🚨🔵🔴 #DeadlineDay #FCB
Full agreement Barça-Bellerín and full agreement Arsenal-Bellerín to leave on a free. pic.twitter.com/qMVAhViJGk
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 1, 2022 It’s over, you don’t need to tell me…
Thanks Will, hello everyone. What’s happening then? I’ll tell you what’s bloomin’ well happening: Bournemouth have signed Jack Stephens on loan from Southampton. This is going to be one of the great Jim White Days, I can feel it in my esophagus.
Jack Stephens pitches up at Bournemouth. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty ImagesAnd with that, I bid you farewell transfer fans. The wonderful Rob Smyth is here to see you through the next few hours.
Will Unwin
Crawley Kwesi Appiah will be joining Colchester on loan, I am told. Keeps me honest.
Louise Taylor
Newcastle are in advanced talks with West Ham about taking Harrison Ashby, the London club’s Scotland Under-21 right back on loan. This potential move has been prompted by the ACL rupture suffered by Newcastle’s Sweden right back or centre half Emil Krafth. Without Krafth there is no one to understudy Kieran Trippier, Eddie Howe’s England right back, at St James’ Park but Ashby would be ideal.
Hull City have completed their fifth signing from the Turkish Super Lig this summer. The latest is Adama Traore, who joins after leaving Hatayspor.
An outgoing to Crystal Palace, who have loaned out young forward Rob Street to Shrewsbury Town for the season.
Shrewsbury Town sign versatile forward, Rob Street, on a season-long loan from Crystal Palace!
🔷🔶 #Salop
— Shrewsbury Town FC (@shrewsburytown) September 1, 2022 Some further details on Pierre-Emerick Aubemeyang’s move from Barcelona to Chelsea. Thomas Tuchel really needs a No 9 and he looks to have got his man.
🚨🚨 Pierre Aubameyang to Chelsea and Marcos Alonso to Barça: here we go! Full agreement completed. €14m fee to Barcelona. #DeadlineDay
More: Aubameyang will fly to London around 5pm! Two year deal + one more option.
Alonso in Spain to undergo medical and sign three year deal. pic.twitter.com/nILbmEk8G8
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 1, 2022 Plenty going on down at Craven Cottage. They got themselves a new left-back.
Laywin Kurzawa has just signed the contract as new Fulham player. Done deal, completed with PSG on loan. 🚨⚪️⚫️🇫🇷 #DeadlineDay #Fulham
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 1, 2022 Chelsea agree Aubameyang dealPierre-Emerick Aubameyang is on his way back to the Premier League from Barcelona after Chelsea agree a €14m fee with the Catalans.
🚨 Chelsea and Barcelona have now reached an agreement in principle for Pierre Aubameyang! €14m fee plus Marcos Alonso to Barça included — now finalizing details. 🔵 #CFC
Aubameyang is expected to fly to London in the upcoming hours, once details are resolved. pic.twitter.com/ehCYYpfcgF
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 1, 2022 Looks like Crystal Palace are leading the race to sign Ronnie Edwards from Peterborough.
Palace hoping to sign defender Ronnie Edwards from Peterborough for a fee that could reach £9m. He was part of England Under 19 squad that won the Euros in the summer and has also been subject of interest from Chelsea
— Ed Aarons (@ed_aarons) September 1, 2022 Nottingham Forest are still hoping to add to their squad, according to Steve Cooper.
“I think so (there will be new signings) and I hope so,” Cooper said. “There is nothing at this moment to say in terms of confirmation. Things are going on and it can be a little bit of a scramble on deadline day, not just for us, for any club, but we are certainly trying to do a few things. Some might come off, none of it might come off, so we will wait and see, but we are trying that is for sure.”
In more non-deadline day news … Ed Aarons and Romain Molina on the latest goings on in Gabon.
Burnley have completed their 15th signing of the summer in the form of Halil Dervisoglu on loan from Brentford. He spent last season on loan at Galatasaray but has swapped Istanbul for Lancashire.
“Thanks for remaining sane amidst the madness,” says Oliver James. “On Spurs’ purported pursuit of Dan James, (any relation, Oliver?) who was to replace Bryan Gil, wouldn’t it be better to (y’know) keep a talented young player who’s already at the club? Continuity and familiarity with patterns/tactics surely balances against the supermarket-sweepery of shiny new faces..?
“Perhaps I dislike all the lastminutery of it, but the dash for signings seems a bit crass given “everything” in the world …”
Am I remaining sane is the big question here?
I suspect Antonio Conte must really have no fancied Gil. Will they go for someone else with James now seemingly off to Fulham?
Kári Tulinius emails: “Daniel mentioned how disquieting it is when mid-table Premier League teams raid big European clubs for their players. As a supporter of Stuttgart, it certainly caused me some anxiety to see that my club’s star striker left for a relatively modest sum by today’s standards, to Wolverhampton. Wolves have a gem in Saša Kalajdžić. He looks awkward but defenders always have trouble marking him. I worry for Stuttgart, who haven’t really replaced him.”
There is still time!
Daniel James has been linked to a number of clubs during the window but it looks like he will be leaving Leeds for the bright lights of London and Fulham.
Willy Boly signs for Nottingham ForestWilly Boly has completed his move to Nottingham Forest from Wolves, with the aforementioned two-year deal confirmed by the club.
Righto, my watch is over – here’s Will Unwin again to guide you through the next bit. Ta-ra.
Asked for his deal of the window, the aforementioned Brassell gives Mohamed Camara, signed by Monaco from Salzburg to replaced Aurélien Tchouaméni. I’veonly seen him for Mali, but heard he was great when his team drew at PSG on Sunday and will be looking out for him in future.
He goes onto say that Arthur is much more of a Guardiola midfielder than a Klopp one, and he’ll be glad to know I agree. But I guess the plan is that he’ll only be at Anfield a year and will cover Thiago, also more Guardiola than Klopp – though if we cast our minds back a few seasons, to him dominating Spurs when Barcelona visited Wembley, we can remember that there’s a serious player in there, and there’s no one better at unlocking talent than Klopp. Vickery also makes the interesting point that Brazilian midfielders tend to find it harder to excel in Europe than Brazilian defenders and attackers – and by the sound of things, we’ll get to see how he does, because that deal is, apparently, likely to go through.