Transfer news LIVE: Liverpool get Barcola boost, Alvarez to Arsenal latest, Enzo saga takes twist

Savinho has completed his £85m move from Tottenham to Manchester City as Spurs have taken their spending this summer past £300m.

The Brazilian becomes City’s record sale – replacing Julian Alvarez, who moved to Atletico Madrid for £82m two years ago – and one of the three most expensive players in Tottenham’s history, along with his new teammates Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes.

Spurs will pay an initial £75m, with a further £5m of add-ons guaranteed and the potential for £5m more on top of that.

Newcastle have agreed a £52m deal with Manchester City for Nico Gonzalez and the midfielder is set to become their biggest summer signing.

The 2025 Carabao Cup winners will pay an initial £48m for the Spaniard with a potential £4m in add-ons.

It could give City a small profit after signing Gonzalez from Porto in January 2025 for £49m.

Gonzalez, while only 24, will become the oldest player Newcastle have signed this summer after they decided they need to add more experience following the departures of captain Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali from the midfield.

Nottingham Forest have agreed a club record deal of £50m to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap.

The former Ipswich man has been displaced in the No 9 shirt at Stamford Bridge by Joao Pedro and the Chelsea hierarchy were open to letting him leave after a disappointing first campaign at the club.

Chelsea will make £20m profit on a striker they signed for £30m, and who scored just two goals in 41 appearances.

The 23-year-old is expected to complete a medical on Wednesday.

The London club would prefer an outright sale, as they attempt to offload a number of squad players ahead of transfer deadline day in eight days’ time.

Aston Villa also considering Jackson, with a £65m deal being discussed.

Any move could have a knock-on effect on multiple other transfers.

Chelsea themselves are understood to be open to a versatile attacker should they complete enough outgoings, with Marcus Rashford an option that has been broached.

Atletico securing Jackson could meanwhile smooth Julian Alvarez’s departure – potentially to Barcelona or even Arsenal – in what is already a protracted saga.

Manchester City have agreed a €100m deal with Lille to buy midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.

The 18-year-old is set to become City’s second big-money midfield signing of the summer, and the third most expensive player in their history, as they continue their busy first summer under Enzo Maresca.

Bouaddi will arrive as City step up their midfield overhaul after the departures of captain Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders.

City will pay an initial €95m deal with a potential €5m in add-ons, for the Morocco international.

He is set to join the £116m Elliot Anderson as part of City’s midfield revamp. Only Anderson and Jack Grealish have ever cost City more than his fee.

The England striker Ollie Watkins seems dead set on leaving Villa in the lurch to join Al Hilal – which, Richard Jolly writes, is a great shame for a club and player who were very good for one another:

United could pay an extra £5m in add-ons for the 22-year-old, who believes he can reach a new level under Carrick, a former midfielder.

Spanish publication Marca are reporting that Alejandro Balde has decided that he wants to leave Barcelona in a huge boost to Manchester United’s hopes of signing him.

The report says that Joao Cancelo’s arrival and the fact that Balde was left out of Barca’s matchday squad for the game against Elche has changed Balde’s mind about remaining at the club and fighting for his place.

United are the frontrunners for his signature but they are said to want a loan deal instead of a permanent transfer as previously reported.

Will Julian Alvarez join Arsenal? It could be the transfer saga that defines the final week of the window.

Alan Smith takes a look at everything we know:

Let’s kick things off with a Bradley Barcola update, shall we?

Liverpool have held positive talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a move for Barcola, according to Sky Sports.

There has been a sizeable gap in valuation throughout this long-standing saga, with PSG asking for €145m to relinquish the French winger.

As such, Liverpool held key discussions with PSG yesterday to seek clarity over the direction of travel of their pursuit.

The Athletic reiterate that Barcola is committed to joining Liverpool, who are understood to no longer face competition from Arsenal after the Premier League champions were put off by the price tag.