Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal prepare huge bid for Guimaraes, Man Utd close in on new midfielder

1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa to Chelsea) – £117m

2. Elliot Anderson (Nott’m Forest to Man City) – £116m

3. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle to Tottenham) – £100m

4. Matheus Fernandes (West Ham to Tottenham) – £84m

5. Jeremy Jacquet (Stade Rennais to Liverpool) – £53.7m

6. Johan Manzambi (Freiburg to Aston Villa) – £51m

7. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton to Tottenham) – £51m

8. Marco Palestra (Atalanta to Chelsea) – £48.6m

9. Andrey Santos (Man Utd to Chelsea) – £48m

10. Luka Vuskovic (Tottenham to Brighton) – £46m

Maxence Lacroix will have a medical at Chelsea before a £52m move to leave Crystal Palace, reports David Ornstein of The Athletic.

The 26-year-old centre-back will sign a six-year deal to boost the Blues’ defence.

Palace have been linked with Axel Disasi, which could be a loan deal, with the potential for an obligation inserted in negotiations.

While Chibuike Nwaiwu and Chrislain Matsima have also been linked with a move to Selhurst Park.

The in-demand Yan Diomande is one of football’s brightest teenage talents, and the Ivorian winger is not short of suitors. Bild in Germany reports that Manchester City and Arsenal are both keen on the RB Leipzig winger after Liverpool had a bid rejected earlier in the window.

The second biggest transfer of the summer so far was confirmed yesterday evening as Elliot Anderson officially became a Manchester City player – and immediately took a swipe at their cross-town rivals. Richard Jolly has more:

Could Manchester United also be in the mix for Aurelien Tchouameni? The Sun suggests that Real Madrid may be open to selling the defensive midfielder to potentially fund a move for Rodri, who is not certain to stay at Manchester City.

Manchester United have “reached an agreement in principle” with midfielder Manu Kone, according to Corriere dello Sport in Italy.

They are yet to make a bid, but United will reportedly consider another move for a defensive midfielder this summer after signing Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos.

Michael Carrick’s side still need reinforcements following the departure of Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte suffering a long-term injury at the World Cup.

They also missed out on the signing of Elliot Anderson, who joined rivals Manchester City on a £116m deal.

Kone, who played for France at the World Cup, is valued by Roma at around €50m, with Corriere dello Sport reporting that Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, and Al-Hilal are also interested.

Arsenal are on the hunt for a new centre-back, too, after news of a back injury to William Saliba that could sideline the Frenchman for the foreseeable future. Jack Rathborn reports on the two options that have emerged as possibilities to cover for him.

Newcastle are reported elsewhere to be desperate to keep Bruno Guimaraes this summer having already parted with Sandro Tonali (to Tottenham) and Anthony Gordon (to Barcelona) in this window. Richard Jolly wrote on the problems the club are facing after the Tonali deal was confirmed.

Will the Newcastle exodus continue? The BBC report that Arsenal are preparing to test their resolve with a £70m offer for captain Bruno Guimaraes, who is said to be keen on a move to London.

Another day dawns with yet more hectic wheeling and dealing around Europe set to take place as sides scramble for signings after the World Cup. Some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs are among the busiest transfer operators – we’ll have all of the latest throughout the day.