Transfer news live: Arsenal open talks with Eze, Man Utd pursue Mbeumo deal, Liverpool sign Kerkez

Manchester United are moving closer to signing Bryan Mbeumo after Brentford accepted part of their offer.

United returned this week with a second bid, this time of £45m with £15m in add-ons. The initial fee has been agreed, according to the Guardian, and now it is only a matter of haggling over the extras.

Mbeumo is expected to triple his £45k-per-week salary with a move to Old Trafford.

Thomas Partey’s contract at Arsenal has entered its final days, and according to Fabrizio Romano, there will be no last-gasp extension.

A deal for Brentford’s Christian Norgaard, which is progressing, appears to be Arsenal’s solution to replace the midfielder.

Arsenal have agreed a fee of £10m plus add-ons to sign Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard.

Sky Sports News revealed that the add-ons amount to around £5m if they are all met, taking the total value of the deal to a possible £15m.

Negotiations are ongoing for the 31-year-old but this transfer is expected to get over the line in the next couple of days.

Arsenal made the move after contract extension talks with Thomas Partey began to stall.

Arsenal are in talks with the representatives of Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze reports The Sun.

They claim that Gunners chief Andrea Beta met with Eze’s people to discuss the details of a potential transfer.

Eze is on the market for around £68m and Arsenal would need to battle Tottenham to do a deal.

Their main priority is still an out-and-out striker with an attacking winger seen as a bonus.

If any move for Eze materialises that would reduce the funds available to purchase a centre forward with Arsenal still negotiating a price for RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko.