Transfer Deadline Day tracker: News, latest updates and full list of official deals as 2022 summer window closes

Where will Cristiano Ronaldo go, if anywhere? How much more cash will Chelsea splash?  Is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set for a Premier League return? Will Liverpool succeed in adding a midfielder?

Those are just some of the questions that we expect to be answered over the next 24 hours as transfer dealings heat up across the top leagues in Europe with Deadline Day looming on Thursday, September 1.

The Sporting News will be keeping tabs on all the activity and player movement up until the window closes, tracking the reports and rumours as they happen.

Here are the biggest stories we're monitoring right now:

• Cristiano Ronaldo watch: Erik ten Hag has made it sound like there will be no move for Ronaldo, and Napoli have formally pulled out of the running. 
• What of Barcelona cast-offs? There's plenty of noise about departures for Sergino Dest (AC Milan?), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea?), Jordi Alba (Inter?), and Frenkie de Jong. Offloading them would help Barca balance the books.
• New PSG recruits: A day after unveiling Fabian Ruiz, the Ligue 1 powerhouse is expected to announce a new midfielder from Valencia and say farewell to a handful of players. 
• Chelsea targets: After landing Wesley Fofana, the Blues are now being linked to Edson Alvarez, Anthony Gordon... and Neymar. Who else will they get?
• Liverpool's midfield search: Jurgen Klopp has been straightforward about the desire to land a central midfielder, and Arthur Melo might be moving to Anfield.

Jump To: Arsenal offer £20m for Douglas Luiz (Thurs 12:12 BST / Thurs 07:12 ET)

With Liverpool having moved for Arthur on loan, it seems Douglas Luiz has now emerged as a target for Arsenal. The Gunners are keen for midfield reinforcements and have now lodged a £20m/$23.1m bid for the Aston Villa player, according to

Arsenal £20m bid in for Douglas Luizhttps://t.co/F9IgpV5cYd

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) September 1, 2022 " target="_blank">The Independent. Villa are expected to sign Leander Dendoncker from Wolves, so they could be prepared to lose Luiz. Leicester replace Fofana with Faes (Thurs 11:57 BST / Thurs 06:57 ET)

Leicester City have signed Wout Faes from Reims for a reported fee of £15m ($17.3m). The 24-year-old, who has agreed a five-year deal with the Foxes, replaces Wesley Fofana following his transfer to Chelsea.

Our new man! ????#WelcomeWout pic.twitter.com/690wwZawjF

— Leicester City (@LCFC) September 1, 2022

Chelsea target Gvardiol signs new deal (Thurs 11:24 BST / Thurs 06:24 ET)

Chelsea have been linked with defender Josko Gvardiol, perhaps with a view to striking a deal now to sign him next year, but the centre-back has signed a new contract with RB Leipzig. The 20-year-old has extended his deal by a year until 2027.

Man City sign Akanji from Dortmund (Thurs 10:00 BST / Thurs 05:00 ET)

Manuel Akanji has joined Premier League champions Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund. The centre-back moves to England on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €17.5m (£15.2m/$17.6m).

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 1, 2022

United finalise £82.2m Antony signing (Thurs 09:36 BST / Thurs 04:36 ET)

Manchester United have completed the signing of Brazil forward Antony from Ajax. The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract, with the option of a further year. United will pay an initial €95m (£82.2m/$95.3m) with a possible further €5m (£4.3/$5m) in add-ons.

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Welcome to United ❤️ #MUFC

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 1, 2022

Liverpool close to Arthur loan deal (Thurs 09:31 BST / Thurs 04:31 ET)

Gianluca Di Marzio reported early on Thursday that Juventus midfielder Arthur is set to undergo a medical with Liverpool. The clubs have agreed to a loan deal. Earlier, The Athletic's Gregg Evans said that Aston Villa will not be transferring Douglas Luiz, no matter Liverpool's strong desire to ease their midfield personnel crisis. Earlier in the day, the Daily Express reported Jurgen Klopp was considering a £20m bid.

Ronaldo to stay despite Saudi Arabia offer (Thurs 09:30 BST / Thurs 04:30 ET)

It looks likely that Cristiano Ronaldo will be staying at Manchester United for at least a few more months. Erik ten Hag said on Wednesday that the player would not be leaving and it seems agent Jorge Mendes has run out of options to move Ronaldo on. There have been suggestions of a massive offer from a club in Saudi Arabia, who were also prepared to pay United a transfer fee, but such a deal seems highly unlikely now.

Chelsea closing in on Aubameyang (Thurs 09:20 BST / Thurs 04:20 ET)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is edging towards a deadline day move to Chelsea, reports Fabrizio Romano. Barcelona have been offered £10 million ($11.6 million) plus Marcos Alonso and it seems the deal is close to going ahead. 

Negotiations for Pierre Aubameyang are progressing, working to reach full agreement. Last Chelsea bid being discussed: £10m fee plus Marcos Alonso to Barça. ???????? #CFC

All parties confident to complete the deal before Deadline. #FCB pic.twitter.com/SPLP64n1AJ

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 1, 2022

The Athletic is also reporting the deal is close, although it puts the fee closer to £6.5m/$7.6m. Aubameyang is expected to fly to London in the coming hours for a medical.

Premier League target Gakpo staying put (Thurs 07:50 BST / 02:50 ET)

PSV have opted against selling in-demand attacker Cody Gakpo, according to The Athletic. The rising Dutch star, previously linked with Manchester United, was most recently attracting interest from Southampton and Leeds but won't be allowed to leave PSV this window. 

Tottenham have James in their sights (Thurs 06:15 BST / 01:15 ET)

Leeds attacker Daniel James is a deadline day target for Tottenham, reports Telegraph Sport. His move to Spurs is, however, reliant on Leeds landing Hwang Hee-chan from Wolves. Should both transfers be completed, Tottenham may then allow Lucas Moura join Aston Villa, who are showing interestin in the Brazilian. 

PSG still chasing a new defender (Thurs 05:40 BST / 00:40 ET)

After a 3-0 win over Toulouse on Wednesday night, PSG manager Christophe Galtier stressed his hope that the club could still bring in a new defender. "It would be better to have one. It would be preferable. We always wanted it. We will see what will happen during the deadline day," he said." According to GOAL, Inter Milan's Milan Skriniar is their main target. 

Neymar going nowhere despite Premier League links (Thurs 05:00 BST / 00:00 ET)

The Times claim PSG won't be selling Neymar this summer after Chelsea were led to believe the Brazilian may have been available. While the Blues won't be getting Neymar, they are in talks to sign both Rafael Leao and Edson Alvarez. 

Fulham adding Benfica forward (Wed 23:23 BST / 18:23 ET)

Reports from Portugal say that Benfica are dealing Brazilian forward Carlos Vinicius to Premier League side Fulham with an agreement reached between the two clubs. The deal is said to be worth €5m with Benfica keeping 50 percent of his pass. He's bounced around on loan since joining Benfica in 2019, including most recently at PSV Eindhoven.

Fulham are going to be busy around the deadline: Reports say Brazilian veteran Willian will be undergoing a medical before completion of a free transfer from Corinthians. PSG's Layvin Kurzawa is also being sought on loan. However, their move for Justin Kluivert from Roma reportedly collapsed due to work permit issues.

Sergino Dest heading to AC Milan (Wed 21:04 BST / 16:04 ET)

Dest was linked to Villarreal earlier in the day, but AC Milan have reportedly reached a deal with Barcelona for a loan and buy option, 24 hours after Rossoneri right back Alessandro Florenzi was injured in a Serie A match. For a while it seemed like Man United was the likely destination for Dest, but Erik ten Hag confirmed right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka will be staying at Old Trafford, ending their interest in Dest.

Sergiño Dest to AC Milan, here we go and confirmed! Full agreement, loan with buy option around €20m not mandatory. Dest will sign until June 2027, one year loan plus potential four year deal. ????????⚫️ #ACMilan

Dest will fly to Milano on Wednesday morning to sign contracts. pic.twitter.com/WA8woDWEg2

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2022

Jordi Alba leaving Barcelona? (Wed 21:03 BST / 16:03 ET)

According to Barcelona reporter Gerard Romero in Spain, Barcelona and Inter Milan have an initial agreement for a loan deal for left back Jordi Alba, but the approval of the player is necessary. And Alba is apparently not happy.

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Day/Time (BST/ET) Player Position From To Reported details Thurs (13:00/08:00) Willy Boly Centre-back Wolves (ENG) Nottingham Forest (ENG) 2-yr deal, €5.4m Thurs (12:00/07:00) Wout Faes Centre-back Reims (FRA) Leicester (ENG) 5-yr deal, €17.3m Thurs (10:35/05:35) Kasper Dolberg Forward Nice (FRA) Sevilla (SPA) Season-long loan Thurs (10:05/05:05) Oriol Romeu Midfielder Southampton (ENG) Girona (SPA) 3-yr deal, undisclosed fee Thurs (10:00/05:00) Manuel Akanji Centre-back B. Dortmund (GER) Man City (ENG) 5-yr deal, €17.5m Wed(22:59/17:59) Lucas Ocampos Winger Sevilla (SPA) Ajax (NED) Loan with €20m option Wed(22:34/15:34) Amad Diallo Forward Man United (ENG) Sunderland (ENG) 1-year loan, no option Wed(22:31/15:31) Munir El-Haddadi Forward Sevilla (SPA) Getafe (SPA) Undisclosed fee Wed(19:34/14:34) Mario Balotelli Forward Adana Demirspor (TUR) FC Sion (SUI) $2.8m fee, 2-year deal Wed(19:15/14:15) Adnan Januzaj Midfielder Free Agent Sevilla (SPA) Free Transfer Wed(18:30/13:30) Joe Bryan Left-back Fulham (ENG) OGC Nice (FRA) Season-long loan Wed(17:30/12:30) Leandro Paredes Midfielder PSG (FRA) Juventus (ITA) Season-long loan Wed(17:00/12:00) Anwar El Ghazi Midfielder Aston Villa (ENG) PSV Eindhoven (NED) Undisclosed Wed(14:50/09:50) Mady Camara Midfielder Olympiakos (GRE) AS Roma (ITA) Season long loan Wed(13:35/ 08:35) Wesley Fofana Defender Leicester City (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) 7-yr deal, £70m Wed(11:10 / 06:10) Sasa Kalajdzic Forward Stuttgart (GER) Wolves (ENG) 5-yr deal, €18m Tue(22:04 / 17:04) Fabian Ruiz Midfielder Napoli (ITA) PSG (FRA) 5-yr deal, €21.5m Tue(21:11 / 16:11) Harry Winks Midfielder Tottenham (ENG) Sampdoria (ITA) 1-yr loan + purchase option Tue(17:25 / 12:25) Joshua Zirkzee Forward Bayern Munich (GER) Bologna (ITA) 4-yr deal, €8.5m Tue(15:59 / 10:59) Sergio Reguilon Left-back Tottenham (ENG) Atl. Madrid (SPA) 1-yr loan (no option) Tue(13:07/08:07) Callum Hudson-Odoi Forward Chelsea (ENG) B. Leverkusen (GER) 1-yr loan (no option) Tue(13:00/08:00) Antony Forward Ajax (NED) Man United (ENG) 5-yr deal, €95m Mon(20:20/15:20) Edinson Cavani Forward Free agent Valencia (SPA) 2-yr deal, free transfer Player Position Club Linked To Max Aarons RB Norwich City (ENG) Borussia Monchengladbach (GER) Oliver Abildgaard CM Rubin Kazan (RUS) Celtic (SCO) Francesco Acerbi CB Lazio (ITA) Inter Milan (ITA) Manuel Akanji CB B. Dortmund (GER) Man City (ENG) Jordi Alba LB Barcelona (SPA) Inter Milan (ITA) Edson Alvarez FW Ajax (NED)  Chelsea (ENG) Ethan Ampadu CB Chelsea (ENG) Spezia (ITA) Julian Araujo RB LA Galaxy (USA) Barcelona (SPA) P.E. Aubameyang FW Barcelona (SPA) Chelsea (ENG) Loic Bade CB Rennes (FRA) Southampton, Leicester City, Brentford (ENG) Jan Bednarek CB Southampton (ENG) Aston Villa (ENG) Hector Bellerin RB Arsenal (ENG) Barcelona, Real Betis (SPA) Jeremie Boga LW Atalanta (ITA) Leicester (ENG) Samuel Chukwueze FW Villarreal (SPA) Everton (ENG) Craig Dawson CB West Ham (ENG) Wolves, Aston Villa (ENG) Frenkie de Jong CM Barcelona (ESP) Man United, Chelsea (ENG) Raul de Tomas FW Espanyol (SPA) Sevilla (SPA) Leander Dendoncker CM Wolves (ENG) West Ham (ENG) Sergino Dest RB Barcelona (SPA) AC Milan (ITA) Abdou Diallo CB PSG (FRA) RB Leipzig (GER) Bamba Dieng FW Marseille (FRA) Leeds (ENG) Kasper Dolberg FW OGC Nice (FRA) Sevilla (SPA) Julian Draxler MF PSG (FRA) Benfica (POR), Valencia (SPA),Besiktas (TUR) Martin Dubravka GK Newcastle (ENG) Man United (ENG) Wout Faes CB Stade Reims (FRA) Leicester City (ENG) Cody Gakpo FW PSV Eindhoven (NED) Everton, Arsenal,Leeds, Southampton (ENG) Conor Gallagher CM Chelsea (ENG) Crystal Palace, Aston Villa (ENG) James Garner CM Man United (ENG) Everton, Leicester City (ENG) Billy Gilmour CM Chelsea (ENG) Brighton (ENG) Anthony Gordon FW Everton (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Robin Gosens LW Inter Milan (ITA) Bayer Leverkusen (GER) Idrissa Gueye CM PSG (FRA) Everton (ENG) Josko Gvardiol CB RB Leipzig (GER) Chelsea (ENG) Hwang Hee-chan FW Wolves (ENG) Leeds (ENG) Mauro Icardi FW PSG (FRA) Galatasaray (TUR) Daniel James FW Leeds (ENG) Tottenham, Fulham, Everton (ENG) Kenedy LW Chelsea (ENG) Real Valladolid (SPA) Layvin Kurzawa LB PSG (FRA) Fulham (ENG) Douglas Luiz CM Aston Villa (ENG) Liverpool, Arsenal (ENG), Atletico (SPA) Ainsley Maitland-Niles MF Arsenal (ENG) Southampton (ENG) Xavier Mbuyamba CB Chelsea (ENG) Volendam (NED) Thomas Meunier RB B. Dortmund (GER) Barcelona (SPA) Lucas Moura FW Tottenham (ENG) Aston Villa (ENG) Mykhaylo Mudryk LW Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Arsenal, Brentford (ENG) Keylor Navas GK PSG (FRA) Napoli (ITA) Ruben Neves CM Wolves (ENG) Liverpool (ENG) Neymar FW PSG (FRA) Chelsea (ENG) Alvaro Odriozola RB Real Madrid (SPA) Real Sociedad (SPA) Danilo Oliveira CDM Palmeiras (BRA) Arsenal (ENG) Adam Ounas RW Napoli (ITA) LOSC Lille (FRA) Leandro Paredes CM PSG (FRA) Juventus (ITA) Joao Pedro FW Watford (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Ricardo Pepi FW Augsburg (GER) Groningen (NED) Krzysztof Piatek FW Hertha Berlin (GER) Salernitana (ITA) Oriol Romeu CM Southampton (ENG) Girona (SPA) Cristiano Ronaldo FW Man United (ENG) Napoli (ITA), Atl. Madrid (SPA) Umar Sadiq FW Almeria (SPA) Real Sociedad (SPA) Bernardo Silva CM Man City (ENG) Barcelona (SPA) Milan Skriniar CB Inter Milan (ITA) PSG (FRA) Carlos Soler CM Valencia (SPA) PSG (FRA) Borna Sosa LB VfB Stuttgart (GER) Inter Milan (ITA) Jack Stephens DF Southampton (ENG) Bournemouth (ENG) Youri Tielemans CM Leicester City (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Jean-Clair Todibo CB OGC Nice (FRA) Leicester City (ENG) Jan Vertonghen CB Benfica (POR) Anderlecht (BEL) Carlos Vinicius FW Benfica (POR) Fulham (ENG) Aster Vranckx MF VfL Wolfsburg (GER) AC Milan (ITA) Julian Weigl DM Benfica (POR) B. Monchengladbach (GER) Willian FW Free agent Fulham (ENG)

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