Transfer news live: Gyokeres gives Man United boost, Arsenal shortlist revealed, Wirtz to Liverpool twist

Liverpool’s chase of Florian Wirtz faces an added layer of complication with FC Koln wading into the transfer, demanding they are paid what they are due from any lucrative sale Leverkusen.

Leverkusen poached the young Wirtz from local rivals Koln and BILD reports that Koln’s president, Werner Wolf, said he is out to get a slice of the £100+ transfer fee. “We are looking into it. We know what we are entitled to and will fight for it,” Wolf said.

We start with the news that Viktor Gyokeres is open to joining his former manager Ruben Amorim at Manchester United.

That’s according to TalkSport, who report that Sporting want £60m for the prolific striker, who has 97 goals in 102 games in Portugal.

Gyokeres is a wanted man, with Arsenal also interested in his signature and with Champions League football to offer, but United hope Amorim can persuade the Swede to move to Old Trafford.

And they will be buoyed by signs that the 27-year-old wants to join.

Hello and welcome along as we follow another day in what has turned into a busy transfer window ahead of the Club World Cup, which begins next week.