Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

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Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is in talks with Italian side Fiorentina about a possible return to the game.

De Gea, 33, spent last season on the sidelines after his contract at United came to an end.

Over the past few months he has released training footage - including some taken at National League club Altrincham, close to his home in north-west England.

His most recent post, on 25 June, included the words "ready to rock".

Yet despite a huge amount of speculation, including over a potential switch to Major League Soccer in the United States, there has been no announcement as to where he will play next season.

Sources say nothing has been agreed with Fiorentina.

The Spaniard made 545 appearances for United across 13 years and was part of the team who won the 2012-13 Premier League title.

He also won two League Cups, one FA Cup and the Europa League during his time at Old Trafford.

Let's start with a few transfer updates before we look at those Conference League qualifiers...

Welcome to another day of football news and transfer updates.

Plenty to get through today, with a busy weekend of Premier League pre-season matches to preview, including Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's Community Shield news conference.

League champions City face FA Cup winners Manchester United on Saturday at Wembley in the season's traditional curtain-raiser.

We will also have a preview of the EFL season, which kicks off tonight, and a rundown of how sides from the UK fared in Europa Conference League qualifying.

And don't forget the transfer merry-go-round, with plenty of deals on the cusp of being completed.

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