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Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli has said there was “never anything concrete” between the Serie A club and Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37. (DAZN, via Manchester Evening News)external-link Aston Villa rejected three bids, including a final offer of £25m, from Arsenal for Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 24, on deadline day. (Sky Sports)external-link Watford forward Joao Pedro has said …

Michy Batshuayi has won 45 caps for Belgium, scoring 25 goals Nottingham Forest have broken the British record for most signings in a single season after an unprecedented summer of transfers. The newly promoted Premier League side have brought in 21 players during the summer window. Forest broke the record despite a deal to make Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi their …

Aubameyang left Arsenal under a cloud – can he bring success to Chelsea? Following the departure of Roman Abramovich and a takeover by a consortium led by Todd Boehly, questions were asked whether Chelsea would tighten their belts in the transfer market or continue the free-spending tactic so often deployed under the previous regime. The signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, for …

Billy Gilmour made 24 appearances on loan at Norwich last term Brighton have agreed an initial £7.5m fee that could rise to £10m to sign Billy Gilmour from Chelsea. The Scotland midfielder, 21, spent last season on loan at Norwich City and has not featured for the Blues this season. The former Rangers youth player was an unused substitute for …

Bamba Dieng was set to become a Premier League player Bamba Dieng may not have been a household name before Thursday but the Marseille forward is now known to many after an eventful 24 hours saw him pretty much steal transfer deadline day. It all started fairly normally when the 22-year-old forward appeared to be signing for Leeds United… with …

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has returned to the Premier League after signing for Chelsea Chelsea have signed forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a £10.3m deal from Barcelona and Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria on loan. Gabon striker Aubameyang, 33, scored 13 goals in 24 appearances for Barca after joining the Spanish club in February from Arsenal. Left-back Marcos Alonso has left Chelsea by mutual …

Leicester have lost their last four games in a row in the Premier League The boos that rang around King Power Stadium and the pointed words of manager Brendan Rodgers said everything about the growing troubles hanging like a shroud over Leicester City. “This isn’t the club that it was a couple of years ago,” Rodgers said, following a 1-0 …

Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizanni said what everyone was thinking about the “madness” of transfer deadline day; Nottingham Forest signed a record 21 players in one window; and clubs went back to the ’90s with their player announcement videos. Here are some of the social media highlights from the summer transfer window. That’s Dieng of that then Radrizanni offered a …

Idrissa Gueye, Manuel Akanii, Arthur Melo and Antony make moves on deadline day A remarkable summer transfer window closed on Thursday with a number of new spending records set – including the most expensive ever deadline day signing in Manchester United’s £82m purchase of Anthony. That deal helped set a new Premier League spending record of about £1.9bn – smashing …

John Brooks has secured a late upgrade, with the U.S. men’s national team center back pivoting from an apparent agreement with Mallorca to a deal with Portuguese power Benfica. Brooks, who has been out of contract since his time at Wolfsburg ended in June, had reportedly agreed to a deal with Mallorca that would have seen him join the Spanish …