Transfer news live: Arsenal face Gyokeres twist, Mbeumo in Man United medical, Ekitike to Liverpool update

Liverpool are hot in pursuit of a new striker – and may just be closing in on their man.

Sky Sports report that an offer of £69m plus add-ons has been sent to Eintracht Frankfurt for Hugo Ekitike.

Arsenal are said to be closing in on a deal for Sporting forward Viktor Gyokeres.

The Gunners were expected to pay a fixed fee of £55m (€63.5m), while add-ons were still being finalised and could reach up to £8.6m (€10m).

However, reports in Portugal say Manchester United have now made a bid for the striker roughly in the same ball park as Arsenals.

Gyokeres is adamant he wants a move to the Emirates Stadium and has been pushing for it this summer but a late twist could see him joining up with his former boss Ruben Amorim instead.

Manchester United have almost got their deal for Bryan Mbeumo over the line.

A £65m plus add ons bid for Mbeumo was accepted by Brentford and the forward will now undergo a medical before Ruben Amorim takes his squad to the USA for their pre-season tour.

The 25-year-old winger is set to become United’s third signing of the summer after the arrivals of forward Matheus Cunha and left-back Diego Leon.

Mbeumo, who joined the Bees in 2019 from Troyes, will become Brentford’s biggest ever sale.

Marcus Rashford is seemingly on the move to La Liga both figuratively and literally.

Rashford posted a photo of himself on a private plane with the caption: ‘Downtime’ as rumours abound over an exit from Manchester United.

The forward has interest from Barcelona and looks set to complete a year-long loan move with the Spanish giants who will have an option to buy included in the contract.

Barcelona have allegedly agreed to cover all of Rashford’s £375,000 per week wages and, though United prefer a permanent move, they have agreed to this deal.