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Clubs get the green light to finalise deals as summer transfer window reopens

Targets: Viktor Gyokeres, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz

London Standard

George Flood

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Arsenal agree personal terms with Sesko Manchester United eye Ekitike swap deal Arsenal will not improve Gyokeres bid Liverpool close in on £40m Kerkez Chelsea remain in pole position for Gittens51 minutes agoDzeko nears Fiorentina switch

Edin Dzeko is set to join Fiorentina this week as a free agent after his Fenerbahce contract expired.

The 39-year-old is showing no signs of slowing nearly a decade on from leaving Man City.

He scored 35 league goals in his two-year spell in the Turkish Super Lig.

According to Fabrizio Romano, he will sign a one-plus-one deal and is set to sign the relevant paperwork on Thursday.

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1 hour agoArsenal agree terms with Sesko

A new twist in Arsenal’s extended striker search has emerged amid reports the Gunners have agreed personal terms with Benjamin Sesko.

The club were thought to be weighing up a deal for either Sesko or Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres, but look to have been priced out of a deal for the Swede.

Reports from Germany claim that Sesko, currently of RB Leipzig, has agreed his contract with the club, leaving Arsenal to negotiate the terms of sale with the Bundesliga outfit.

They have been set a £60m asking price, and are expected to make an offer close to what Leipzig have requested.

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2 hours agoLiverpool 'prepared' to break British record again for striker

Liverpool’s quest to replace Darwin Nunez with a world-class striker could see them smash the British transfer record for the second time this summer.

They are already set to do so with the signing of Florian Wirtz, worth as much as £116m should add-ons be activated.

According to TalkSport, they are now keen to do the same in pursuit of Newcastle’s Alexander Isak.

The Magpies are asking £150m for his departure as they look to ward off interest, but Liverpool could foot that bill as they look to defend their Premier League title.

Hugo Ekitike is also an option for the Reds, though they face competition from Man United and Chelsea in that pursuit.

READ THE FULL REPORT ON ISAK’S SITUATION HERE

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2 hours agoPremier League fixtures released

Premier League fixtures have now been released for the 2025-26 season.

Chelsea will open their campaign with four consecutive London derbies, hosting Crystal Palace before visiting West Ham, returning home to meet Fulham, and then visiting Brentford.

Catch up on all the 2025-26 fixtures here with Standard Sport

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3 hours agoNottingham Forest pick new target

Nottingham Forest are eyeing more South American talent, now targeting Palmeiras’ midfielder Richard Rios.

The 23-cap Colombia international would command a fee of at least £85m.

He tallied four goal involvements this season and completed 87 minutes in Palmeiras’ Club World Cup opener, a goalless draw with Porto held in New Jersey.

The 25-year-old would join a raft of South American talent moving to the City Ground this summer, with Botafogo trio Igor Jesus, Cuiabano, and Jair Cunha all expected to join the Midlands outfit.

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3 hours agoSpurs will not stand in Son's way

As Spurs look to refresh their squad ahead of new manager Thomas Frank’s imminent arrival, they could set club captain Heung Min Son loose.

The South Korean is a Spurs legend, but is said to have taken Ange Postecoglou’s departure hard.

He is contractually obligated to appear in a friendly against Newcastle to be held in Seoul later this summer, after which Spurs will not stand in his way should he decide to leave.

Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce are said to be interested in his services, and he could generate a significant fee.

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3 hours agoUnited's latest Ekitike plan

Manchester United are looking to offer a player-plus-cash deal for Hugo Ekitike, with Joshua Zirkzee tipped to be involved.

Frankfurt are demanding a fee of around £85m, with Chelsea known to be interested.

Cash-strapped United, though, could look to trim that fee down with the inclusion of Zirkzee, whom they signed from Bologna for £36.5m last summer.

They also remain in conversations for Viktor Gyokeres.

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3 hours agoGuardiola confirms brace of City exits

Both Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker will leave Man City this summer, Pep Guardiola has now confirmed.

The two players’ moves had long been rumoured, as Walker requested a transfer in January and Grealish struggled to crack the City lineup this season.

Guardiola has now provided an update on Grealish’s situation, saying he was an ‘exceptional’ player.

“It was a conversation between [Grealish] and the club and they decide.

Jack is an exceptional player, the only reason why he didn’t play last season is of course my decisions, and we decide that he has to play - and the club was honest, he was honest.

“We decide the best is that he has a place that he can feel he can play and come back to be the player that he was in the year of the treble or all his career at Aston Villa; without him it would have been impossible or more difficult to achieve the treble.

“The fact is the last two seasons he hasn’t played much minutes and he has to come back to play and get the butterflies back in his stomach that he can play every three days and show again the quality that he has.”

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3 hours agoMan City youngster set for switch

Juma Bah will leave Manchester City on loan ahead of next season, with Girona among the potential destinations.

The centre-back, 19, is yet to make a senior appearance for Pep Guardiola’s side, but made 10 appearances on loan at Lens last season.

His move to City came in rather bizarre circumstances after he paid his own release clause to force a move from Valladolid.

Bah is twice capped for the Sierra Leone national side.

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3 hours agoFresh Rodrygo twist

Wantaway Real Madrid winger Rodrygo could now be set to stay at the Bernabeu next season despite heavy interest from Arsenal and Saudi sides.

But new Los Blancos head coach Xabi Alonso has now spoken on his future, giving a cryptic statement but hinting that he could now remain in Spain.

The Spaniard said: “I know what had happened in the final stretch, it was not easy for him.

“He took some time to reset his head and I see him wanting to enjoy and contribute.”

The Spanish press report that Alonso has been ‘very attentive’ with Rodrygo.

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