Friday’s European transfer news, rumours and done deals as they happened
Relive Friday’s transfer natterings
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Your support makes all the difference.Relive Friday's updates as the European transfer window nears its deadline – although the end of the Premier League window isn't stopping Manchester United from adding to their squad.
United are reportedly on the verge of concluding a deal with the out-of-contract striker Fernando Llorente, who was released by Tottenham this summer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been looking for a leading striker to fill a hole in his squad after the departure of Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan.
Meanwhile Real Madrid officials are said to be in Paris to negotiate a fee with PSG for wantaway forward Neymar. Follow all the latest news, rumours and done deals below:
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Hello, and welcome along to the Indy transfer live blog! First up, it's Neymar, and a report in Marca this morning says Real Madrid officials are in Paris to try and conclude a deal for the Brazilian star. What a seismic move that would be. L'Equipe have claimed Real want to send Gareth Bale the other way in a complicated swap deal, but Marca says those rumours are untrue.
To Manchester now, where United's hunt for a forward appears to be coming to a resolution. Fernando Llorente is without a club, having been released by Tottenham this summer, and the 34-year-old is therefore free to sign with the Old Trafford club. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is desperate to sign a new striker to help fill the void left by Romelu Lukaku's departure, and Llorente certainly would offer something different to Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has committed his future to Liverpool in what he describes as the stuff of 'dreams'. Here's more:
DONE DEAL! Lille snap up the eternal promise that is Renato Sanches.
According to ESPN, Manchester United face a £12m bill even if they offload Alexis Sanchez to Inter Milan on loan.
The 30-year-old is expected to spend the season at the San Siro but Inter are only willing to pay around a quarter of the Chilean's 20 million euro salary.
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