Transfer news LIVE: Joao Felix passes Chelsea medical, Man Utd chase Ugarte loan, Liverpool close on keeper

The most recent news associated with West Ham is that the club have contacted PSG over a move for Spanish midfielder Carlos Soler.

Paris FC midfielder Mohamadou Kante is having a medical at the club ahead of signing – he would immediately be loaned back to the French side for at least a season.

The London club have been linked with plenty of other signings, including Tammy Abraham, Sunderland winger Jack Clarke and former Chelsea target Samu Omorodion.

David Ornstein has confirmed that Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher has moved closer to a move to Atletico Madrid, and is set to fly to Spain tonight to complete a deal worth €42m.

Remember that Joao Felix has completed a move the other way for a similar amount earlier today.

Sky Sports are reporting that Wolves are in talks to sign Burnley defender Dara O’Shea, as they look to replace Max Kilman. 25-year-old O’Shea is the profile of player Wolves are looking for.

Brentford have held also initial talks about a potential deal – Ireland international O’Shea joined Burnley last summer for £7m.

Wolves maintain an interest in Arsenal ‘keeper Aaron Ramsdale, and there are also reports linking them to Ajax winger Carlos Forbs as a replacement for Pedro Neto.

As well as that potential move for Ilkay Gundogan, Man City were said to be looking at moves for Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace and Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle, though those rumours have gone quiet in recent days.

The club are not looking for any big-name or big-money signings, despite the departure of Julian Alvarez and an injury to Oscar Bobb, though they are looking at a variety of potential experienced striker and midfield signings.

Few City players have been linked with a move away, though both Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo are being linked with moves away to Saudi Arabia. City could potentially sign a full-back if either of those two left.

The clock is ticking on the transfer window with less than two weeks remaining for Premier League clubs to strengthen their squads.

The window shuts on Friday 30 August at 11pm BST.

Here are some of the high-profile transfers that might be completed before the deadline.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Barcelona will allow Ilkay Gundogan to leave on a free transfer.

He also confirmed that City are working on a deal, and that Pep Guardiola has given the green light for the move to go ahead.

It is now up to Gundogan to decide what he wants to do.

There have been plenty of links between Chelsea and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, who was pivotal in the club’s Scudetto win in 2023.

The Nigerian striker is contracted to Napoli until 2026, and is valued at around £100m, though it is not known how much Chelsea are willing to pay.

Chelsea’s potential deal for the 25-year-old is supposedly separate to a potential deal for Romelu Lukaku to head the other way. Lukaku has played at both Roma and Inter, and would be keen to stay in Serie A.

However, Napoli would prefer a loan with an obligation to buy rather than a straight sale. Sky Italia are reporting that the Italian club would be offering a loan fee of around €5m, with an additional fee of €25m next summer.

Chelsea signed Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m in 2021.

Liverpool are closing in a deal for Giorgi Mamardashvili as they are preparing to make Valencia goalkeeper the first signing of Arne Slot’s reign.

Mamardashvili is not expected to arrive at Anfield until the summer of 2025 but Liverpool have made progress in their attempts to sign the 23-year-old.

Alisson is set to remain first-choice goalkeeper for this season, but the Georgia international could represent some succession planning as Liverpool look to the future.

Mamardashvili is eight years younger than the Brazilian, who has been an automatic choice when fit since his arrival from Roma for £65m in 2019. The Georgia No1 made the most saves at Euro 2024, with 29, as he helped his nation reach the last 16. He also kept 13 clean sheets in LaLiga last season.

Aston Villa are still trying to make improvements, having spent big on Amadou Onana. The Villans are keeping tabs on Liverpool’s Joe Gomez, as well as Chelsea’s ostracised defender Trevoh Chalobah and Netherlands defender Lutsharel Geertruida, of Feyenoord.

Most of the business that Villa may do in the remainder of the window could be sales though, with Alex Moreno reportedly close to leaving the club, and Diego Carlos the subject of interest from Fulham.

The Villans sold Cameron Archer to Southampton for £15m a few days ago, and are exploring loan options for Samuel Iling-Junior.

Saudi Pro League club Al Ahli are currently the only club willing to meet Brentford‘s £60m valuation of Ivan Toney, in a transfer saga that may well go to the final days of the window.

This did surprise some figures in the market and involved in such talks, as no transfer is seen as imminent. Toney himself is still weighing up where next. Chelsea and Manchester United retain interest, but not at £60m for a player with a year left in his contract. The two clubs have internally spoken about deals but, as reported by the Independent last week, that would likely have to involve a loan with an obligation to buy or an arrangement other than just paying £60m up front.