Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal submit new Mykhailo Mudryk bid as Wout Weghorst to seal Man Utd move

Blues boss Potter, who was only appointed in September, is under increasing pressure after his side’s poor run continued with defeat at Fulham in the Premier League on Thursday.

New signing Joao Felix was sent off on his debut as Potter’s side went down 2-1 at Craven Cottage, their third successive loss and seventh in 10 games in all competitions.

The result also left them 10th in the table, 19 points behind leaders Arsenal having played a game more.

Lucas Moura is shutting the door on his time at Tottenham. Goal are reporting that the 30-year-old winger will run down his contract – which expires this summer – and look for opportunities elsewhere.

The report claims that Moura is weighing up a return to Brazil with boyhood club Sao Paulo.

According to Sport, Barcelona forward Memphis Depay has an offer on the table to join Newcastle United.

The Netherlands international has fallen down the pecking order at the Camp Nou since the arrival of Robert Lewandowski and has been actively looking for a move away from the Spanish giants.

He was linked with Juventus last summer as well as former club Manchester United but Atletico Madrid were seemingly the frontrunners for his signature – especially after they let Joao Felix leave on loan.

The Spanish media outlet says Depay could go to the “highest bidders” so it wouldn’t be surprising if he ends up at St. James’ Park who are backed by the Saudi Arabai Public Investment Fund.

Graham Potter could be set for a reunion with Moises Caicedo as Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing the Brighton midfielder. After a series of talks to seems unlikely that the Blues will be able to finalise a deal for Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez so they’re moving on to other targets with Caicedo near the top of the list.

Brighton are not keen to sell and their strong form under Roberto De Zerbi has put them right in the mix to compete for the European places this season. That means it is the club will be unwilling to let any of their key assets – such as Caicedo – leave midway through the campaign.

There is a further wrinkle for Chelsea as Liverpool are also said to be interested in the 21-year-old.

Wolves have reportedly agreed an £8.9m (€10m) deal to sign Mario Lemina from French side Nice.

The ex-Fulham and Southampton midfielder will travel to England and complete a medical later today before the signing is confirmed.

Manchester United are closing in on finally sealing the deal for Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst. The previous obstacles with Besiktas have been overcome and Weghorst was undergoing a medical at Old Trafford before finalising the loan deal from Burnley until June.

He will fill an attacking hole that opened up when Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford.

Arsenal continue to push to seal the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhailo Mudryk and have reportedly lodged a new bid with the Ukrainian club. Football journalist Fabrizio Romano claims the offer is close to a €70m fee, as negotiations continue over the add-ons package.

There will be no issues on personal terms, with Mudryk keen on the move but negotiating the right price with Shakhtar will prove to be the real challenge for the Gunners. Chelsea are also said to be interested in the 22-year-old but are not thought to have made an official bid just year.

The Daily Express reports that Arsenal and Shakhtar have reportedly come to an agreement on the fee for Mudryk, with talks now entering the ‘final stage’, while the Daily Mail also says that Mudryk has given the clearest indication yet he is joining Arsenal in another social media post.

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Arsenal continue to push for Mykhailo Mudryk although Shakhtar Donetsk are holding firm in their valuation of the player so far.

As our Chief Football Writer Miguel Delaney reported, “One reason it has been dragging is because Shakhtar have been in little mood to budge on fee due to how much they lost in potential sales after the Fifa ruling that foreign players could leave for free with the invasion. This one of their top assets.

“Player’s choice is Arsenal, though, and he obviously wants to go as soon as possible.”

There are plenty of interesting transfer nuggets following the World Cup, not least around the future of Morocco star Sofyan Amrabat.

The 26-year-old Fiorentina midfielder was outstanding in Morocco’s midfield, helping his nation reach the semi-finals where they lost to France. A tackle he made in that match went viral after chasing Kylian Mbappe to the byline where he proceeded to crunch through the PSG superstar forward and emerge with the ball.

According to Foot Mercato, Jurgen Klopp had met with Amrabat’s people to discuss a move to Liverpool, but Atletico Madrid are his preferred club.