Follow the latest updates live as we bring you the best of Thursday’s transfer news, rumours and done deals. Will any big transfers be completed today?
There have already been some big deals this transfer window. Manchester United wasted no time in snapping up Daniel James from Swansea City for £18m, while Eden Hazard finally completed his protracted move from Chelsea to Real Madrid, for a fee which could ultimately exceed £100m.
A number of big deals are meanwhile still in the pipeline. Both Paul Pogba and Christian Eriksen have indicated that they want ‘new challenges’, while Matthijs de Ligt is a top target for just about every European super club. Where will he end up? Follow all of the latest below:
Everton defender Leighton Baines admits he is still adapting to the role of back-up to Lucas Digne but he intends to continue to push the Frenchman for his place.
The veteran left-back made just eight appearances last season as the £18million signing from Barcelona quickly established himself as Marco Silva's first choice.
It has not stopped Baines signing a new one-year contract and he has pledged to keep Digne honest by providing him with competition - even if watching from the bench after 12 seasons as a regular is an oddity for the 34-year-old.
"It is a new challenge for me in terms of the fact I have not played as much football as I have been used to," he said.
"But I have also not lost sight of the fact I have been very lucky to play the amount of football I have during my career. I appreciate what I have had and will keep working for whatever I can get.
"I take my responsibilities seriously. And whether I am in the starting XI or not, I am going to do the same things day in, day out, in case I am called upon.
"But working under the manager and in those new circumstances has been good. It is never completely smooth sailing and you never expect it to be in a job like this."
He said: "The world of the English media is well known to everybody, there are great newspapers and also some tabloids. This is something which certainly strengthens you a lot.
"What I was a little disappointed with was the fact that here in Italy, what the tabloids wrote was mainly reported compared to the articles of the other newspapers.
"But of course then all of the criticism and the attacks, the pressure that you have to undergo will somehow strengthen you."
Dave King has thanked the Rangers shareholders for backing a move to wipe out £14million of debt.
A general meeting was held at Ibrox on Wednesday, with shareholders asked to waive rules that would have forced the chairman to make a bid for the remainder of the club's shares.
And the motion was backed by 81.9 per cent of the votes, meaning King and his 'Three Bears' allies - Douglas Park, George Letham and George Taylor - can press ahead with plans to recoup the loans they have given the club in recent years in the form of shares at 20p a piece.
King and his allies will now further strengthen their grip on the club, controlling a stake worth around 54 per cent of the club.
And the South Africa-based businessman thanked shareholders for their support.
King told the club website: "This is an important marker in the recapitalisation of the company and significantly improves its balance sheet, enabling the conversion of over £14m of debt into shares."
King has previously been forced to fight off attempts by the Takeover Panel requiring him to make an offer to buy out the rest of the club's shareholders.
That came after the panel ruled the Castlemilk-born tycoon had worked "in concert" with the Three Bears when they snatched up a stake worth more than 30 per cent of the Light Blues in order to oust the former Mike Ashley-backed regime at Ibrox.
King was spared an £8m bill when the majority of shareholders decided not to take up the offer.
New Juventus head coach Maurizio Sarri believes his season under the media spotlight at Chelsea has made him stronger for the challenges ahead in Turin.
The Blues agreed a compensation package with the Serie A champions - understood to be worth in excess of £5million - for Sarri, who had signed a three-year deal with Chelsea when appointed last summer to replace Antonio Conte.
Despite some negative reaction from sections of the Chelsea fan base who were not convinced by his style of play, Sarri guided Chelsea to the Carabao Cup final, where they were beaten on penalties by Manchester City, and then finished third in the Premier League.
The Italian, though, ended the campaign on a high, clinching victory over Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku.
Former Napoli boss Sarri was given a tour around the Turin club and Juve's training complex after jetting in on Wednesday.
Sporting a club suit and tie to address the Italian media for the first time as Juve manager on Thursday morning, Sarri, 60, was asked to reflect on what was a testing spell at Stamford Bridge.
"The world of the English media is well known to everybody, there are great newspapers and also some tabloids. This is something which certainly strengthens you a lot," he said.
"What I was a little disappointed with was the fact that here in Italy, what the tabloids wrote was mainly reported compared to the articles of the other newspapers.
"But of course then all of the criticism and the attacks, the pressure that you have to undergo will somehow strengthen you."
Ajax announced on Thursday that Ten Hag's deal has been extended two years until June 2022. Financial details were not released.
Ten Hag joined Ajax in January 2018 and last season led a talent-packed young team to the Dutch league and cup double and also the semifinals of the Champions League.
Neil Lennon has revealed it was Mikael Lustig's decision to call time on his Celtic career
The Hoops boss led the tributes to the Swede after the 32-year-old announced he was moving on after seven-and-a-half years at Parkhead.
The right-back racked up more than 275 games in the Hoops as he amassed eight league titles, four Scottish Cup medals and four League Cup wins.
But there were signs of frustration from Lustig last week as he took a swipe at Celtic's handling of his situation as the clock ticked down on his contract.
Speaking while away on international duty, the former Rosenborg defender said: "I am proud of how I have handled the situation and those closest to me, the players and the leaders at Celtic know what has happened. It could have been handled differently, in terms of what has been said and what happened."
But Hoops boss Lennon - who signed Lustig during his first stint in charge at Celtic Park - insists it was the player who decided to depart.
He told the club's website: "I was delighted to bring Mika to Celtic and he has been phenomenal for me and the club.
"Mika has chosen to move elsewhere, but that is absolutely his right, these things happen, but it will not in any way take away from what he has achieved at Celtic.
"I wish Mika nothing but success for the future, he has been a brilliant servant to the club and has made a massive contribution to everything we have achieved across so many years.
"It has been a privilege to work with Mika. A top international player, he always gave everything for the team, he gave his heart and soul to every performance and I loved having him on my side.
"I am sure he will go on and continue to enjoy a really successful career, and myself and everyone at the club wish Mika and his family nothing but success for the future."
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Arsenal are meanwhile set to push on with their first signing of the summer with a bid for Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser set to be lodged. A new centre-back is high on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s priority list at United with Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Leicester’s Harry Maguire both options. Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka is another on the Norwegian’s radar.
It won’t just be incomings at Old Trafford, however, with Pogba a high-profile target for Real Madrid and Alexis Sanchez on his way out with Inter Milan and Juventus fighting it out for his signature – if he drops his wage demands. And Liverpool could be active too as they look to go one better after failing to win the Premier League title by just a single point.
