Saturday, August 20,2022

Good morning everybody and welcome to our springnewsng In English transfer market live blog this Saturday, August 20, where we’ll have all the latest news on done deals and transfer rumours.

We’re approaching the latter end of August, so the transfer market is heating up and we’ll be reporting on all the new operations that are announced this Saturday, as well as all the juiciest rumours.

As is always the case in our transfer market live blogs, the updates follow below and the most recent ones are those nearest the top.

Transfer Market: Rumours and Breaking News on Saturday, August 20

Aubameyang approves Chelsea proposal

The Barcelona striker has already given the thumbs up to the Blues’ proposal. According to information from Sport, Aubameyang would have no problem in leaving Barcelona after receiving Chelsea’s offer. They assure him three years with a higher salary than the one he currently has at the Catalan club

Antony does not attend Ajax training

The Brazilian did not attend the last Ajax training session in the hope that the board will open negotiations with Manchester United. According to information from Fabrizio Romano, Antony will not be called up for the weekend’s match against Sparta Rotterdam

Marseille turn down Cristiano Ronaldo

The idea of leaving Manchester United is still on Cristiano Ronaldo’s mind. Now, another club have decided to confirm that they do not want to sign him. According to information from RMC Sports, Olympique Marseille ruled out the possibility of snapping him up

Arteta leaves Pepe out of the squad

Nicolas Pepe has been left out of the Arsenal squad to face Bournemouth. The Frenchman is wanted by several clubs, with Valencia and Nice the most keen. With this in mind, Arteta preferred to leave him out of the setup for Saturday’s game

player swap

The Blues have made an enquiry for Harry Maguire. According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea have reportedly asked for the Manchester United captain to reinforce their defence and are willing to offer Christian Pulisic in exchange

Pepe wants out of Arsenal

The Athletic are reporting that Nicolas Pepe’s spell at Arsenal could be coming to an end, at least temporarily, as he is keen to leave on loan

Vardy extends with Foxes

Jamie Vardy has signed a new contract at Leicester until 2024.His previous deal was set to expire next summer

Udinese and Bellerin continue negotiations

Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin could be on the move with the Spanish players currently negotiating with Italian club Udinese about a potential move.

According to Ekrem Konour, the player wants to leave the North London club and Udinese are keen on bringing the right-back to Serie

Cavani set to join Nice

Former Manchester United player Edinson Cavani is set to join Nice, despite interest from Villarreal.

French media outlet Nice-Matin report that the player’s brother is in the French city to work out an agreement. The player has also garnered interest from Valencia.

While it is believed that Cavani would prefer a move to Spain, he remains open about his next destination

Casemiro’s message

On his way to Manchester United, Casemiro has bid farewell to Real Madrid, the place he describes as his home and one he hopes to return to in the future

United ready 100m bid for Antony

Ajax’s Antony remains a target for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United. As per FootMercato, the Premier League side are ready to make a 100m euro bid to land him – 80m up front and 20m more in add-ons

Could Marcelo stay in Spain?

Marcelo has interest from Spain, with Las Palmas keen on the ex-Real Madrid man.

According to El Nuevo Insular, the former Los Blancos captain is in talks with the Canary Islanders for a two-year deal, with the option of a third. His salary would be significant

This, then, is our daily transfer market live blog, the space where we have been covering the transfer market so far and where we’ll continue to provide updates on the latest transfer news throughout the summer months.

Each day, we’ll have all the latest news as Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona look to strengthen, but we won’t only be covering the Spanish teams in these transfer market live blogs, as we’ll also have news for the Premier League giants like Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, in addition to the teams of Serie A, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and beyond.

Over the course of the summer, we will use this space to bring you the latest transfer news as and when it happens.

If there is a confirmed deal or a contract renewal, then we’ll bring you the details here and explain who is going where or staying where.

If there is an interesting transfer market rumour, we will bring that to your attention as well and break down how likely or not it is to actually come to fruition.

So, follow along with us this Saturday to stay up to date with the latest transfer market news