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Liverpool continue to grieve the tragic loss of Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash on Thursday along with his brother, Andre.

Elsewhere, in transfer news, Tottenham and Man United target Antoine Semenyo has penned a new deal at Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Joao Pedro, and Arsenal are in talks with Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze.

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2 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

Arsenal have finally announced the signing of Martin Zubimendi.

Zubimendi has officially penned a long-term deal at the Emirates Stadium after verbally agreeing personal terms in May.

The Gunners have paid over the Spaniard's £50million Real Sociedad release clause to bring the midfielder in.

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8 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has revealed he wants to keep Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka at the club.

The 21-year-old joined Dortmund on loan in February and made 16 appearances last season, scoring once.

Chukwuemeka was also part of Dortmund's Club World Cup squad, with Chelsea extending his loan to cover the knockout stage.

With Dortmund losing in the quarter-finals to Real Madrid on Saturday, Chukwuemeka's loan has now come to an end, but Kehl believes it might not be the last time he turns out in black and yellow.

"Carney’s loan ends today," said Kehl, speaking on Saturday following Dortmund’s 3-2 defeat to Real in New Jersey.

"That was what we agreed with Chelsea.

It won't be easy, but for sure we will try to keep him because he's a very good player.

That makes a permanent transfer difficult for Dortmund unless the asking price drops.

talkSPORT understands Dortmund are open to another loan, potentially with an option or obligation to buy, and that discussions on keeping Chukwuemeka beyond last season started in May.

"It's always easier to loan a player than to buy one, especially within Carney’s [price] range.

"We are not that far advanced [in talks] at the moment, but I can tell you that we are pretty close to the player, and he loves Dortmund, so this is quite good.

I think it will take some more days."

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22 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

Trent Alexander-Arnold paid tribute to Diogo Jota as he opened up for the first time on his former teammate's death.

He spoke after Real Madrid had booked their place in the Club World Cup semi-final.

An emotional Trent said: "I genuinely can't believe what's happened, I'm heartbroken, if I'm honest, I'm heartbroken, he was amazing, honestly amazing, on and off the pitch, a true gentleman in every sense of the word."

He continued: "Love, thoughts, prayers and heart goes to his family, him and Andre's family who will be, I can't even describe how they must feel because I can't describe how I feel right now, it's still something that hard to really put into words but these things don't really happen. 

“For it to happen to someone who you're so close with, someone that you would easily call a friend, who you laughed with and loved on and off the pitch and shared amazing memories and moments with is something that you can't really put into words, it's hugely devastating for a lot of us.

“It's amazing to see how the world united, everyone in football and outside of football too came together, showed their support, and I love Diogo and his brother, I'm sure his family and friends really appreciate it, but my heart goes out to them in this devastatingly hard period.”

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