Transfer news LIVE updates: Man Utd agree Lukaku fee, Chelsea blow, Liverpool Keita boost

Transfer news LIVE updates: Man Utd agree Lukaku fee, Chelsea blow, Liverpool Keita boost

TRANSFER NEWS is coming thick and fast with the window now officially open. Clubs have begun completing deals and Express Sport brings you all the latest and breaking news.

Transfer news live updates: Follow here for the latest news and done deals from the Premier League and across Europe

Thursday 6 July

13:25: Manchester United only dropped their pursuit of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata when they realised Romelu Lukaku was still available.

The Manchester Evening News claim Lukaku was in fact Mourinho's main target all along.

And over the last fortnight it became apparent that Lukaku wasn't heading to Chelsea, leaving United to make their move.

It is claimed the recent developments on Lukaku's failed move to Chelsea has been the reason for talks stalling in Morata's proposed transfer.

United cooled their interest in the Spain international as they turned their focus to Lukaku.

12:30: The first set of Premier League matches to be broadcast on Sky Sports and BT Sport have been announced.

Find out which Premier League games will be broadcast live for the months of August and September here.

11:50: Barcelona are ready to make their move for Arsenal star Hector Bellerin.

Spanish publication Sport claim Barca's first offer will be £26.2m (€30m).

However, the Catalan giants know that fee is well below Arsenal's asking price and instead they are treating it as a way to open talks with the Gunners to get them to listen.

Barca know their toughest test is to convince Wenger into selling his star right-back and only then will they try to settle on a fee.

10.30: Manchester United have agreed a £75m fee for Romelu Lukaku.

The Everton striker is now set for talks and a medical at Old Trafford.

Lukaku was expected to return to Chelsea this summer but now a deal is in place for him to join Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho is keen for a striker to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic and had been set on Alvaro Morata.

But that deal has slowed with Real Madrid playing hard ball over a fee and now United have moved for Morata.

10:00: James Rodriguez could end up rejecting Manchester United to stay at Real Madrid.

Don Balon claim the Colombia star's salary is enough for him to be content with life at the Bernabeu.

Take into account the money he has accrued through various sponsorship deals, and it makes him one of the world's wealthiest athletes under the age of 25.

Reports yesterday said United were closing in on a deal for a player Zinedine Zidane has supposedly deemed surplus to requirements. 

09:30: Graham Dorrans has arrived in Glasgow to complete a move to Rangers.

The 30-year-old Scotland international flew into Glasgow on Wednesday night after the English Championship club accepted a bid from Ibrox.

The midfielder's arrival is a ray of light for Rangers fans after a bleak 24 hours which saw them crash out of Europe, see winger Barrie McKay depart in an initial £500,000 deal and also suffer defeat in the Supreme Court.

The club was still reeling from their shock 2-0 defeat in Luxembourg by Progress Niederkorn when five Supreme Court judges unanimously dismissed an appeal by the liquidators of oldco Rangers, BDO, over the use of Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT) at Ibrox in the first decade of the century.

09:20: Huddersfield have signed their ninth player in the current transfer window with defender Scott Malone joining the Premier League side from Championship team Fulham on a three-year deal, the West Yorkshire club announced.

The 26-year-old played in 42 matches last season in his first and only season at Fulham with his impressive performances earning him a spot in the Championship Team of the Year.

Fulham finished sixth in the league and reached the play-off semi-finals, where they lost to Reading.

"Scott is a good physical presence and is a very capable defender, plus he adds a lot going forward," Huddersfield manager David Wagner told the club website (www.htafc.com).

"He shows good football intelligence to time his forward runs and can setup goals for teammates and scoring them himself."

09:00: Chelsea have made a £22million offer for Real Madrid ace Danilo, according to Spanish publication Don Balon.

Juventus are also said to be keen on signing the 25-year-old defender and their initial £17.5m bid was swiftly rejected by Los Blancos.

The report claims Madrid president Florentino Perez wants to recover most of the £28m they paid to sign him from Porto in 2015.

08:15: Manchester United have been told they can sign Gareth Bale for around £88million this summer.

Spanish publication Diario Gol claim Madrid chief Florentino Perez has already been pushing for Bale's departure and has sounded out United and Paris Saint-Germain to explore the possibility of a transfer.

But Bale would only be interested in a return to the Premier League with United able to pay his wages.

Perez has put an £88m price tag on Bale's head and United would need to match that figure before he contemplates selling the Welshman.

07:20: Arda Turan wants to stay at Barcelona and fight for his place, according to his agent.

The midfielder has been linked with a move away from the Nou Camp with Arsenal keeping tabs on him.

But Arda’s representative Ahmet Bulut is confident he'll be with the Catalan giants next season.

“Arda will stay at Barca," he said. 

"He has three years remaining on his contract.

"He will join the training camp due to start on July 12. There is nothing new regarding this."

05:40: Manchester United could complete a move for Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata in the 'coming hours'.

Morata, 24, has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer as Jose Mourinho looks to find a long-term replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

But Spanish newspaper Marca claim a deal for him to join United is accelerating after they lodged an improved £66m offer. 

This could be enough to persuade Real to offload him and a deal could reportedly be completed in the coming hours. 

05:15: Antonio Rudiger will complete a £35million to Chelsea next week, according to Amy Christophers.

Reports emerged suggesting Rudiger underwent a medical in LA as he his currently holidaying there following Germany’s Confederations Cup win.

The 24-year-old appears to be edging closer to a switch to Stamford Bridge.

And Yahoo Sports contributor Amy Christophers tweeted: “Antonio Rüdiger will complete his £35million move to Chelsea next week.”

04:35: Antoine Griezmann has congratulated France team-mate and friend Alexandre Lacazette on his move to Arsenal.

Lacazette and Griezmann could have both ended up playing for Atletico Madrid next season if it was not for the Spanish club's transfer ban.

But the Atletico hitman held no grievances over Lacazette opting to join Arsenal.

Griezmann tweeted Lacazette yesterday to say: "Very happy for you amigo! Lots of golazo (goals)!"

Arsenal's frontman replied: "Thank you bro!!!!"

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