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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United blew the summer wide open by switching targets on Wednesday night.
Romelu Lukaku now appears to be their main man, leaving Real Madrid stunned but nobody more than poor, rejected Alvaro Morata - who believed he was about to sign for the Old Trafford club.
What now for him? Will Chelsea swoop? Will he be forced to stay in Madrid and play second fiddle?
Liverpool's pursuit of Naby Keita is beginning to annoy Leipzig with lots of talk but little action. And then there's Charlie Taylor, Roque Mesa and a bunch of other guys signing deals at Premier League clubs.
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Hello there and welcome to live coverage of the latest transfers news, rumours, whispers, gossip, tattle, chat and, most likely, nonsense as we filter out the wheat from the chaff around Europe and at home.
Thursday was a day of bombshells, with Manchester United changing course and pulling out of their Alvaro Morata deal in pursuit of Romelu Lukaku.
They want that deal done in the next 72 hours so it could move quickly today.
Likewise, Morata wants his own deal done quickly but where to? We know Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has always liked him but is that enough with Real Madrid demanding €90m?
We will find out soon enough....
So first of all, here are all the details on Lukaku, what happened and why... from our chief football writer Miguel Delaney.
So where does this leave Morata?
Manchester United's pursuit of Romelu Lukaku leaves Alvaro Morata somewhat in a spot of limbo.
Will he now try and revive the move to Chelsea which failed to materialise last summer? He was convinced he would be on the plane to the US with his new United teammates next week as recently as Wednesday...
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Where will Lukaku fit in?
With Lukaku seemingly on his way, how will Jose Mourinho shoehorn him into the side?
What of Rooney?
The Lukaku discussions came from United and Everton broaching the subject of Wayne Rooney. So if he does go back to Goodison Park, as expected he will, what will he bring to Everton?
In case you missed it yesterday...
Leicester City made their second major summer signing.
Leicester confident of landing Iheanacho
Leicester City have met the £25m price Manchester City set for Kelechi Iheanacho, and the deal is likely to be completed later this month, according to The Telegraph.
The Nigeria international is Craig Shakespeare's transfer priority. The 21-year-old striker was a valuable player coming on from the bench for City last season; and scored four goals, adding three assists, in 20 appearances.
Iheanacho would be Leicester's third signing this summer, after signing Hull's Harry Maguire and Vicente Iborra from Leicester.
Arsenal find the perfect club to sell to?
Arsenal may have been handed an opportunity to avoid selling Alexis Sanchez to Manchester City this summer, as Inter Milan are “dreaming” of signing the Chilean international.
Sanchez looks set to leave the Emirates before the start of the season with Pep Guardiola keen on reuniting himself with his former Barcelona forward at the Etihad.
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