Transfer news live: Rashford nears Barcelona switch, Liverpool’s Ekitike offer, Arsenal latest

Also perhaps on the move of the Manchester United exiles is Jadon Sancho – reports in Italy suggest that a deal is near between the Old Trafford club and Juventus, with a figure of just north of £20m mentioned.

We begin with Marcus Rashford, who is close to another loan move away from Manchester United – Barcelona look set to pay the whole of the England international’s considerable salary to take him to La Liga for the entire campaign. Will this be another productive fresh start for Rashford?

A very good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the summer transfer window. We’ll have all of the latest rumours, done deals and general speculative behaviour throughout the day.