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West Ham and Crystal Palace are both in talks with Burnley over winger Dwight McNeil.
The 22-year-old has made 134 Premier League appearances for Burnley and is seen as a prime target because of his experience of top-level football, while still being so young.
Mikel Arteta hailed Gabriel Jesus’ ability to create ‘chaos’ as the striker scored again in Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Everton.
The Brazilian scored twice on debut in the Gunners’ 5-3 victory over Nurnberg and grabbed his third goal to set his new club on the way to another pre-season win.
A stunning late goal from Mason Mount gave Chelsea a 2-1 victory in their first pre-season match over Club America in Las Vegas.
Timo Werner put the Blues ahead in the 55th minute after seeing his initial attempt from a Reece James cross blocked, but the rebound fell back to the striker to convert.
It has been a fascinating time to get the opportunity to watch Chelsea go about their business. Set against the backdrop of first Hollywood and then Las Vegas, the new owners are not hiding away from the spotlight.
Todd Boehly is acting as interim sporting director, working closely with Thomas Tuchel in what the Chelsea manager described to me earlier this week as an
Rangers have signed Bayern Munich midfielder Malik Tillman on loan, with an option to buy.
A deal for the 20-year-old was announced on Friday and he becomes Rangers’ fifth summer signing.
Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst said: “He is an
West Ham have made bids for Chelsea forward Armando Broja and Lille midfielder Amadou Onana, as David Moyes attempts to strengthen his squad ahead of the new season.
The Hammers have proposed a deal worth £30m to Chelsea for striker Broja, 20, who scored nine goals in 38 games in all competitions on loan at Southampton last season.
Barcelona have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich for the signing of striker Robert Lewandowski for £42.5m (€50m).
Lewandowski is still in Munich and will fly to Miami on Sunday, where Barcelona will begin their pre-season tour, for a medical before signing his three-year contract, which contains an option for a further 12 months.
The Poland international had just one year remaining
Paris Saint-Germain are close to a full agreement to sign Reims striker Hugo Ekitike.
The deal – a €35m fee including add-ons – will be subject to Ekitike passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
Newcastle came close to signing him both in this and
Erik ten Hag maintained his winning start to pre-season as Manchester United came from behind to beat Melbourne Victory 4-1 at the MCG.
United were made to work for victory in the first leg of their tour of Australia, with Chris Ikonomidis rounding off a clinical counter to hand Melbourne a shock fifth-minute lead.
Rangers are set to sign highly-rated Bayern Munich midfielder Malik Tillman on loan, with an option to buy.
A deal for the 20-year-old could be announced on Friday as he undergoes a medical and will become Rangers’ fifth summer signing.
Tillman was a key target for manager Giovanni