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Roma are confident of completing a deal to sign Tammy Abraham from Chelsea while fellow forward Michy Batshuayi could also be set for a Stamford Bridge departure.

Abraham and his representatives have held positive talks with Roma general manager Tiago Pinto over a deal worth between €40m and €45m.

Illan Meslier has signed a new long-term contract at Leeds United which will keep him at Elland Road until the summer of 2026.

The French goalkeeper appeared in all-but three of Leeds’ Premier League games last season after impressing while on loan from Lorient during the 2019/20 campaign following a debut against Arsenal in the FA Cup.

Harry Kane rejoined group training with his Tottenham team-mates on Friday following talks with manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

The club are preparing for their opening Premier League game of the season against Manchester City on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, as speculation over Kane’s future intensifies.

Jurgen Klopp says he is “never surprised” by the big spending of Liverpool’s Premier League rivals, which far exceeds his own club’s this summer.

Liverpool’s only arrival during the off-season has been centre-back Ibrahima Konate, a £36m signing from RB Leipzig.

Arsenal are in talks with Real Madrid over re-signing attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard on a permanent deal.

Reports in Spain indicate Odegaard will not be part of the Real squad for their opening game of the La Liga season at Alaves on Saturday.

Xisco Munoz has targeted clean sheets as his main objective as he prepares Watford for their Premier League return.

Relegated at the end of the 2019/20 season, boss Xisco led the Hornets back to the top flight at the first time of asking having replaced Vladimir Ivic in December.

Newcastle have reached an agreement in principle with Joe Willock over personal terms.

The Arsenal midfielder is travelling to the North East for his medical, but he will need to be registered by 12pm on Friday if he is to face West Ham on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.

Ligue 1 side Lyon are in talks over a deal to sign Liverpool and Switzerland midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri.

Lyon are offering just over £5m for the 29-year-old, who has been with Liverpool for three years, but has only made 45 Premier League appearances.

Liverpool are understood to value Shaqiri at significantly higher than Lyon’s offer.

Southampton have accepted an offer from Leicester for defender Jannik Vestergaard.

One source has told Sky Sports News the fee is £15m, while a second source has suggested Leicester will pay less than that for the 29-year-old.

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank feels striker Ivan Toney and the rest of his squad are ready to attack the Premier League head-on as they prepare for the opening game of the new season against Arsenal.

Toney scored 31 goals in the Sky Bet Championship last season, helping the Bees finish third before securing promotion with victory over Swansea in the play-off final at Wembley.