Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal's crunch Gyokeres talks, Ekitike set for Liverpool medical, Man Utd exits loom
With Mbeumo signed, Ruben Amorim and Co will turn their attention to finding a new No 9. One player who won't be joining, though, is his ex-frontman at Sporting Lisbon, Viktor Gyokeres, who is hopeful a move to Arsenal can be completed soon.
The Gunners want a new No 9 and have gone after the Swede, who is doing all he can to force his exit from the Portuguese champions. That move could take Mikel Arteta 's summer spend close to the £200m mark.
Liverpool are the summer's biggest spenders and, after breaking the British-transfer record, look like they've landed even more firepower with Hugo Ekitike set to undergo a medical before joining from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Elsewhere Marcus Rashford 's loan move to Barcelona is almost done, Jack Grealish still wants a way out of Manchester City and speculation over Newcastle 's Alexander Isak simply refuses to go away.
06:33KEY EVENT
Ekitike set for medical
Moving onto a deal which is all agreed, we're expecting Hugo Ekitike on Merseyside today.
The Frenchman, 23, is set to undergo a medical ahead of sealing his £79million transfer to Liverpool.
Once this ones confirmed all eyes will be on the champions to see if they spend again.
06:31KEY EVENT
Gyokeres to Arsenal status
Are we any closer to an end in the Viktor Gyokeres saga?
Maybe. Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon remain locked in talks as they bid to nail down the final structure of a deal which would bring the Swede to north London.
Arsenal are now on their pre-season tour of Asia, which they would like Gyokeres to join them on. But if that's going to happen, they need to find a resolution to the current stalemate in talks.
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