Transfer news LATEST: Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool latest... plus the rest from Europe
- Liverpool reject third Barcelona bid for Philippe Coutinho worth £90m
- Chelsea set to loan Kennedy this season as Newcastle look to land Brazilian
- Tottenham close in on first signing with keeper Paulo Gazzaniga set for move
- Watford abandon plans to sign Kieran Gibbs after being put off £16m valuation
With the Premier League season just one day away, clubs from England's top flight are eager to get their business done quickly to get off to a strong start.
However, for some teams, it is just as important to keep their star players than bring in marquee signings.
Liverpool will be desperate to retain midfielder Philippe Coutinho, who was the subject of a third Barcelona bid worth £90m on Wednesday.
Follow Sportsmail's DAN RIPLEY throughout the day for the latest transfer news from the Premier League and across Europe.
And although the Premier League restarts tomorrow, that doesn't mean clubs won't completely take their off the transfer window.
Stick up to date with the homepage for all the latest developments, and we will return with more live coverage tomorrow morning. Cheerio.
DOMINIC KING: Ronald Koeman insists Everton remain on course to sign Gylfi Sigurdsson as he hinted that Ross Barkley's time on Merseyside might not yet be over.
There were claims earlier this week that negotiations between Everton and Swansea, which have been on-going since the middle of May, had fallen apart with the stumbling block being the size of the transfer fee.
Ross Barkley could still stay at Everton this summer according to manager Ronald Koeman
Paris Saint-Germain are 'one step closer' to completing a £163million deal to sign Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe, according to Spanish newspaper Marca.
Marca report that the Ligue 1 clubs have reached an agreement over Mbappe and that the deal just needs a seal of approval from the lawyers before it's completed.
Monaco's Kylian Mbappe has been a summer transfer target for many of Europe's top clubs
Borussia Dortmund have rejected a bid from Barcelona for Ousmane Dembele before suspending the starlet following his failure to show up for training on Thursday.
The 20-year-old, who has been lined up as a potential replacement for Neymar, has been fined and is now prevented from train with his team-mates until next week.
Ousmane Dembele is the subject of a rejected Barcelona bid from Borussia Dortmund
SIMON JONES: Tottenham Hotspur had scouts posted at Porto on Wednesday night as the Portuguese side kicked off their league campaign by beating Estoril 4-0.
Ricardo Pereira played for Porto at right-back, a long-time Tottenham target, but the club's £20million asking price has so far proved a deterrent.
Tottenham have been considering Benjamin Henrichs at Leverkusen and Jeremy Toljan at Hoffenheim as alternatives while they are no longer in the running for Juventus and Chelsea target Joao Cancelo at Valencia.
Pereira was comfortable on the night while Porto winger Yacine Brahimi scored and impressed as did midfielder Oliver Torres.
Tottenham were not the only Premier League side watching at the Estadio Do Dragao. Manchester United, Manchester City, West Ham, Leicester also had scouts in the stands as did Borussia Dortmund, Montpellier, Lille and Atalanta.
Meanwhile, Trabzonspor are pushing to sign Moussa Sissoko on loan for a £2million fee.
Porto defender Ricardo Pereira is on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur's scouts
SIMON JONES: Everton have revived their interest in Fiorentina striker Nikola Kalinic.
The former Blackburn Rovers striker has been a summer target for AC Milan but the clubs have yet to agree a fee.
Kalinic, now 29, is valued at around £23million by Fiorentina and is keen to stay in Italy with Milan his preferred option.
Everton made enquiries last year and had recently switched targets to Olivier Giroud but the Frenchman is keen to stay with Arsenal at this stage.
Fiorentina striker Nikola Kalinic has already had one spell in the Premier League with Blackburn
SIMON JONES: West Ham have offered £27million for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho.
Sportsmail revealed the London Stadium club's interest on Wednesday and they remain hopeful of striking a deal for the 25-year-old Portugal international as he is keen on a move to London.
Sporting have proved difficult to negotiate with in the past and are holding out for closer to his reputed £39million buy-out clause but are open to a compromise as talks progress.
The Portugal international would look to command wages of around £100,000 a week.
Portugal midfielder William Carvalho has emerged as a West Ham transfer target
Ousmane Dembele has failed to report for Borussia Dortmund training as Barcelona continue to pursue the 20-year-old forward.
Dortmund manager Peter Bosz confirmed that Dembele did not attend Dortmund's training session on Thursday and revealed the club tried and failed to contact him.
Ousmane Dembele (centre) of Borussia Dortmund has failed to report for training
SIMON JONES: Brighton are in talks to sign exciting Zurich striker Raphael Dwamena as they look to bolster their attacking options ahead of the Premier League kick-off.
The newly-promoted south coast club added £16million Club Bruges winger Jose Izquierdo on Thursday, subject to a work permit, and have agreed to sign Soufyan Ahannach from Dutch club Almere City. The 21-year-old is a left winger who cuts in on his right foot and was in the final year of his contract.
Manager Chris Hughton though is pushing to add a striker too with the promising Dwamena firmly in his sights.
Brighton have had a £8million bid turned down for the 21-year-old though are formulating a fresh offer.
Dwamena is another product of the Red Bull Ghana development programme and Red Bull Salzburg academy.
Brighton and Hove Albion have seen an £8m offer for Raphael Dwamena rejected by Zurich
The 21-year-old wingers joins for an undisclosed fee on a three-year-deal from the Dutch second division, and Brighton are not done yet...
Eddie Howe has admitted he is still hopeful of bringing in a few additions before the end of the transfer window.
Bournemouth have signed goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and defender Nathan Ake from Chelsea, and picked up midfielder Connor Mahoney and striker Jermain Defoe on free transfers, while they have tied up long-term deals for several senior players.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is still hoping to bolster his squad
SAMI MOKBEL: Hull have rejected a £5million offer from Burnley for Sam Clucas.
Clarets boss Sean Dyche is wasting no time in trying to spend the money from the £18.5m sale of Andre Gray to Watford.
Hull City have rejected a £5million offer from Burnley for midlfielder Sam Clucas
Marseille boss Rudi Garcia has given up hope of signing Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud.
The France international has been linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium after struggling to secure a regular place in Arsene Wenger's starting line-up last season.
Marseille have given up on trying to sign Arsenal striker Oliver Giroud
AC Milan are hoping to continue their summer spending spree with a sensational move for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The 35-year-old, who is in talks with Manchester United over a new contract, scored 56 goals in 85 appearances for the Italian giants between 2010 and 2012.
Middlesbrough manager Garry Monk is adamant that Ben Gibson is not for sale.
The highly-rated defender, who was called into the England squad last season, has been strongly linked with Southampton and West Brom.
Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson has been linked with moves to Southampton and West Brom
SIMON JONES: Middlesbrough midfielder Marten de Roon has arrived at Malpensa airport, in Milan, ahead of his medical with Atalanta.
The Holland international is due to sign for around £13million and will be handed his old number 15 shirt.
Middlesbrough have accepted a bid from Atalanta for midfielder Marten de Roon
SIMON JONES: Huddersfield Town have made a bid to sign Barnsley full-back Andy Yiadom.
The 25-year-old has been a long-term target for Swansea City but is due for a medical at Huddersfield today after they had an offer of around £5million accepted.
Huddersfield Town have had an offer of £5million accepted for Andy Yiadom by Barnsley
Roma are in advanced negotiations with Barcelona to sign forward Munir El Haddadi in a move that could be worth £13.5million.
The 21-year-old spent last season on loan at Valencia, where he scored seven goals in 36 appearances to help his side finish 12th in La Liga, but it seems Barcelona are keen to get the forward off their books with Ernesto Valverde's eyes firmly on Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho.
Barcelona's Munir El Haddadi is a target for Roma to replace Mohamed Salah
Roberto Soldado received a hero's welcome when he arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday for talks after Fenerbahce agreed a deal with Villarreal to sign the striker.
The 32-year-old Spain international began his career at Real Madrid before playing for his hometown club Valencia and Tottenham.
As reported by Simon Jones a couple of posts back, this one is all but done. Just a work permit and a medical is preventing this one from becoming official.
Otherwise Izquierdo is effectively a Seagulls player.
SIMON JONES: Middlesbrough have asked to take Lewis Baker on a two year loan from Chelsea.
The 22-year-old also has interest from Bournemouth and West Ham though would be guaranteed more playing time in the Championship initially.
Reading and Birmingham City have also asked about the England Under 21 international.
Meanwhile Marten de Roon is set to depart the Riverside Stadium for Atalanta in a £13million switch.
Lewis Baker could be set for a loan move to Middlesbrough in the Championship
SIMON JONES: Brighton and Hove Albion are signing Jose Izquierdo from Club Bruges for a new club record transfer fee of £16m.
The Colombian winger scored a spectacular goal against Leicester City in the Champions League last season.
His deal is subject to medical and work permit after being finalised in a Bruges restaurant on Wednesday evening.
Brighton are looking to sign Jose Izquierdo for £16million from Club Bruges
Watford are ready to ditch their pursuit of Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs due to his £16million valuation.
Marco Silva wants to add the England left-back to his squad before the transfer deadline but are refusing to match Arsenal’s asking price.
Watford have baulked at Arsenal's £16million valuation of Kieran Gibbs
SAMI MOKBEL: Tottenham are close to sealing their first signing of the summer with Southampton goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga set for a move to London.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino wants back-up for No 1 Hugo Lloris and has identified his countryman as the man he wants.
Tottenham hope to sign Paulo Gazzaniga as backup for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
SIMON JONES: Newcastle United have made an approach to take Kenedy on loan from Chelsea.
The 21-year-old Brazilian was disciplined by Chelsea after posting offensive messages against the Chinese while on tour in the Far East.
Newcastle United are looking to take Kenedy on loan from Chelsea
PETE JENSON AND DOMINIC KING: Liverpool have rejected a £90million bid for Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona.
The Merseyside club are adamant that the Brazilian playmaker will not be sold this summer, despite this third bid that follows Barca's initial offers of £72m and £80m last month.
Barcelona are desperate to sign Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho following a third failed bid
But that doesn't mean the transfer business is winding down. Instead it's only picking up.
So keep track of all the latest deals and news throughout the day as I welcome you to Sportsmail's live coverage of all the day's developments.
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