transfer news today: Chelsea close in on double signing, Forest revive Delap interest, and United add £8m teen
Transfer news today is led by three firm reports: Chelsea are close to completing a double signing, Nottingham Forest have revived their Liam Delap interest, and Manchester United have landed an £8m teenage star from Premier League rivals.
Those are the clearest named developments in the roundup, with the rest of the day’s updates coming through live-blog lines and shorter watch items.
Closest to done
Chelsea come first because Fabrizio Romano is cited in a Chelsea transfer item saying a double-signing deal is close to completion. That is the nearest thing to a near-done move in today’s roundup, and the strongest Chelsea update in the brief.
The Mirror says Manchester United have landed an £8m teenage star from Premier League rivals. It is a separate firm line and stays distinct from the looser live-blog mentions later in the piece.
| Player/Subject | Club(s) involved | Reported development | Fee mentioned | Publication/reporter | Timing detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea double signing | Chelsea | Fabrizio Romano is cited saying a double-signing deal is close to completion | Not stated | Fabrizio Romano cited in Chelsea item | Today |
| Manchester United teenage signing | Manchester United, Premier League rivals | United have landed an £8m teenage star | £8m | The Mirror | Today |
Interest revived and agreed fees
The Telegraph says Nottingham Forest have rekindled their interest in Liam Delap. It also says Forest tried to sign Delap last summer, and the same report describes Delap as facing an uncertain future at Chelsea.
That puts Forest’s move back into focus without turning it into a Chelsea-only storyline. For now, it is a revived pursuit rather than a completed deal.
| Player/Subject | Club(s) involved | Reported development | Fee mentioned | Publication/reporter | Timing detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Delap | Nottingham Forest, Chelsea | Forest have rekindled their interest; Forest tried to sign him last summer; Delap is facing an uncertain future at Chelsea | Not stated | The Telegraph | Today; last summer reference |
Medicals and live-blog watch
A live update timestamped Today 19:22 BST says Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur are both in talks to sign Ousmane Diabate, according to the Mail. That is one of the clearest live-blog items of the day.
The live-blog watch also includes Santos passing a Manchester United medical, Arsenal having a Bruno Guimaraes boost and being close to a £35m deal, plus separate mentions of a Liverpool £100m move, Manu Kone to Manchester United, and an Aurelien Tchouameni update. Kone is one of several looser live lines here, not the lead story.
The Mirror live blog adds an England star having a medical today, a Manchester United agreement, and a £69m Liverpool hijack. Separately, an Athletic-linked report says permission was given to undertake a medical in New York on Friday after discussions with England ahead of the team’s final group match tomorrow.
| Player/Subject | Club(s) involved | Reported development | Fee mentioned | Publication/reporter | Timing detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ousmane Diabate | Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur | Both clubs are in talks to sign him | Not stated | Mail, via live blog | Today 19:22 BST |
| Santos | Manchester United | Passed a Manchester United medical | Not stated | Live-blog mention | Today |
| Bruno Guimaraes | Arsenal | Arsenal have a boost and are close to a deal | £35m | Live-blog mention | Today |
| Liverpool move | Liverpool | Live-blog mention of a Liverpool £100m move | £100m | Live-blog mention | Today |
| Manu Kone | Manchester United | Live-blog mention of Kone to Manchester United | Not stated | Live-blog mention | Today |
| Aurelien Tchouameni | Not stated | Live-blog mention of an update | Not stated | Live-blog mention | Today |
| England star | Not stated | Medical today, plus a Manchester United agreement and a £69m Liverpool hijack mentioned in the same live-blog line | £69m | Mirror live blog | Today |
| New York medical detail | Not stated | Permission was given to undertake a medical in New York on Friday after discussions with England ahead of the team’s final group match tomorrow | Not stated | Athletic-linked report | Friday; ahead of tomorrow's final group match |
The New York medical note should be treated as a separate timing detail from the Mirror live-blog’s unnamed England-star medical unless and until they are shown to be the same case.
What is firmest now
Chelsea’s double move, Forest’s renewed Delap interest and United’s £8m teenage signing are the firmest reports in today’s transfer news today roundup.
Diabate, Santos, Bruno Guimaraes, Kone and Tchouameni remain live-blog lines to monitor, along with the Mirror’s England-star medical and Liverpool hijack note.