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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the day's latest transfer news as Manchester United and Arsenal both look to complete tide-turning transfers in their push to return to Champions League football.
United are edging closer to a swap deal that would see Romelu Lukaku join Juventus and Argentinian playmaker Paulo Dybala move in the other direction. Lukaku has agreed terms with the Italian champions and both clubs are now just waiting on the decision of Dybala after the 25-year-old met with Maurizio Sarri yesterday afternoon. It's believed he'll demand Ed Woodward pays him close to £350,000-per-week to match United's top earners.
Arsenal are set to announce Nicolas Pepe on a club-record £72m transfer after persona terms were finalised and the Ivorian winger underwent a medical earlier in the week. The Gunners are still edging closer with their pursuit of Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney, while a loan deal for Juve centre-back Daniele Rugani is also being mooted. Follow all the day's latest transfer news:
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“Who knows,” Paulo Dybala wondered last November, “maybe in the future we can play together again.”
Wigan have completed the loan signing of Dujon Sterling. The right-back, who spent last season at Coventry, follows in the footsteps of fellow academy graduate Reece James who excelled with the Lactics last year.
Lille Director General Marc Ingla says "administrative details" have held up Nicolas Pepe's transfer to Arsenal.
Sky Sports report that Watford have reached an agreement with Hertha Berlin to sell 21-year-old winger Dobi Lukebakio.
The Belgian joined the Hornets from Anderlecht in January 2018 but joined Fortuna Dusseldorf on loan in the summer, where he scored eight goals in 22 games. The fee is believed to be £18.2m.
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