Chelsea close to Lavia, Liverpool still searching & Man Utd make statement: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Hancock

• Updated: 16 Aug 2023 22:17 BST
• 4 min read

The new season is well underway in most of the top leagues – and the transfer market is hotting up some more.

Let’s dive straight in and see what’s been happening on another intriguing day of the summer window, shall we?

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Chelsea set to seal Lavia deal

Chelsea and Southampton have agreed an initial £53m fee for midfielder Romeo Lavia, with the Blues poised to beat Liverpool to his signature – just as they need with Moises Caicedo.

Ziyech edges towards Chelsea exit

Meanwhile, out-of-favour Hakim Ziyech could finally be on his way out of Stamford Bridge and heading for Saudi Arabia.

Liverpool back to square one

Liverpool have rekindled their interest in Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch as they desperately try to bring in a defensive midfielder.

Liverpool keep hold of Alisson

And FootballTransfers and Anfield Watch confirmed today that Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson will not be linking up with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr.

Man Utd make Greenwood statement

Manchester United have released an official statement about the future of Mason Greenwood.

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Barcelona’s Joao Felix plan

Barcelona could use Ansu Fati as a makeweight in a deal for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix.

Man City target Barca wonderkid

But Barca might have to fend off interest from Manchester City in one of their prodigious youngsters, Lamine Yamal.

De Bruyne wants Doku to join him

And, as exclusively revealed by FootballTransfers, Kevin De Bruyne could hold the key to Man City’s hopes of signing Rennes starlet Jeremy Doku – an international teammate of his for Belgium.

Lukaku not wanted

Over in Italy, it seems that Romelu Lukaku wouldn’t be a universally popular signing for Juventus…

West Ham’s Maguire alternative

And finally, West Ham are being linked with former Arsenal centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos, now of Stuttgart, after their move for Harry Maguire collapsed.