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By Kieran Lynch Published: 18: 49 AEST, 29 August 2024 | Updated: 00: 57 AEST, 30 August 2024 View comments Romelu Lukaku has completed his £38million move to Napoli, bringing he second Chelsea spell to an end. Positive talks were held this week and the 31-year-old Belgian, one of those in the Blues' 'bomb squad' available for sale, has been reunited with his former head coach Antonio Conte. The Italian side have agreed to pay £26m plus £12m in add-ons for the forward who has signed a three-year contract to link up once again with Conte. Read the full story below. .. Neal Maupay has brutally trolled Everton on social media after reports had emerged that the Frenchman was closing in on a deal to join Marseille. On Thursday, L'Equipe first revealed that the 28-year-old had agreed to join the Ligue 1 side and had travelled to the French city for a medical. The outlet adds that the forward is set to join Roberto de Zerbi's side on a loan deal with a mandatory purchase option at an estimated total of £3. 37million (€4m). Should the deal be ratified, he will sign a contract to stay at the club until 2028. Read the full story below. .. Speaking to Liverpool's official website, Chiesa said; Liverpool have completed the signing of Federico Chiesa on a four-year deal from Juventus for a fee of £10million. The Italian winger was one of the poster boys of Italian football when he joined Juventus from Fiorentina – and he starred as the nation won the European Championship in 2021 – but a serious injury halted his progress. Liverpool believe they have pulled off a bargain by signing a proven player and Chiesa adds further depth to the forward line. Read the full story below. .. Manchester United have had talks with Chelsea and Juventus over Jadon Sancho's exit while Ajax are considering Christian Eriksen and Lazio admire Victor Lindelof. United are keen to offload Sancho before this week's transfer deadline despite him returning to the first-team fold after settling his public row with Erik ten Hag. As previously reported by Mail Sport, interest has been registered from both Stamford Bridge and Turin and United would prefer a straight cash deal. Read the full story below. .. Eddie Nketiah is closing in on a a move to Crystal Palace, with the Eagles tabling a deal worth around £25m plus £5m in add-ons. Should he make the switch it would bring an end to his nine-year stay at the Gunners. Arsenal fans have been getting emotional at a resurfaced clip of Nketiah speaking about his career at the Emirates. Read the full story below. .. Brighton's new signing Matt O'Riley is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after picking up an ankle injury just nine minutes into his debut on Tuesday night. O'Riley completed his £25m move from Celtic on Monday and was thrown straight into the starting XI to face Crawley Town in the Carabao Cup the following evening. But his debut was ruined by a tackle that his manager Fabian Hurzeler branded 'ridiculous' as he hobbled off before leaving the stadium on crutches. Read the full story below. .. Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has urged Mikel Arteta and sporting director Edu to swoop in and sign one of Chelsea's main transfer targets, insisting the player can take the Gunners to the next level. After missing out on winning the Premier League title last season to Manchester City, questions have been asked over what Arsenal must do this season to outdo Pep Guardiola's trophy winning machine. Petit believes Arsenal can surpass Man City and win the Premier League if they sign one player. Read the full story below. .. Chelsea's hopes of meeting UEFA's financial fair play rules have reportedly just got tougher. FFP was first implemented at the start of the 2011-12 campaign. Its initial purpose was ensuring clubs were not spending significantly more than they earned to prevent them from falling into financial trouble that could threaten their existence. Possible penalties for breaching UEFA's FFP rules currently include fines, the withholding of prize money, transfer bans or disqualification from European competitions. Read the full story below. .. Arsenal might not be done in terms of incomings this summer as they have explored a moove for Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman. The 28-year-old could leave Bayern this week and has had major interest from Saudi Arabia. But Mikel Arteta could be set to make a dramatic late move for the Frenchman before tomorrow's deadline. Read the full story below. .. Trevoh Chalobah remains an option for Crystal Palace even though the Eagles have agreed a £17. 5m fee with Wolfsburg for Maxence Lacroix. Palace sold Joachim Andersen to Fulham last week, while uncertainty remains over Marc Guehi's future, with Newcastle still showing interest in getting a deal over the line. Lacroix is expected to add some much-needed cover at the back, but Palace may need one more defender before Friday's deadline, especially if Guehi departs. Read the full story below. .. Liverpool have already seen one promising youngster join RB Salzburg this summer, and another looks set to join them, albeit on loan. Bobby Clark joined the Austrian side earlier this summer and now highly-rated Spaniard Stefan Bajcetic looks set to join him, following an injury-plagued season last term. Bajcetic had also been the subject of interest from Barcelona, however the Spanish giants' financial limitations have hampered their pursuit. Read the full story below. .. Sticking with Chelsea, the Blues have held further talks with Victor Osimhen as they try to reach an agreement over the player's wages. They are still being rivalled by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli who submitted an initial bid of £55m for the striker. They are also reportedly considering Benfica centre-back Tomas Araujo in case of defensive sales. Read the full story below. .. A number of medicals are taking place today with Aaron Ramsdale at Southampton, Federico Chiesa at Liverpool and Scott Mc Tominay in Italy ahead of his proposed move from Manchester United to Napoli. Dusseldorf's Ao Tanaka is flying in for his medical at Leeds while Sam Johnstone and Eddie Nketiah have already had theirs ahead of respective moves to Wolves and Crystal Palace. One potential move to go through on deadline day is that of Fluiminense player Andre who is due to be at Wolves tomorrow. Kepa Arrizabalaga was part of Chelsea's 'bomb squad' so it's perhaps a good thing that he is leaving Stamford Bridge for the season given comments from Enzo Maresca yesterday. The Chelsea boss warned Raheem Sterling and the rest of the group training seperately from the first-team that they will not 'get any minutes' if they fail to find an exit before transfer deadline. So 37 hours to find a club or those players could be in for a very frustrating season. Read the full story below. .. Bournemouth have this morning confirmed the loan signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. The Spaniard will provide competition for Cherries No 1 Neto for the 2024-25 campaign. Last season he was at the Santiago Bernabeu, this year he will be at the Vitality Stadium. Read the full story below. .. We are less than 24 hours away from transfer deadline day and there's still plenty of business to get over the line before 11pm on Friday night. Mail Sport will bring you all the latest news and rumours in the market, starting with a move that has already been confirmed this morning. .. 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