Postpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 24 July
Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport
Blooming heck Joe, come back! I can't keep up.
Like London busses are these signings.
Speaking of London - surely your day today, Arsenal fans?
Summary
Transfer news latest, done deals, analysis and gossip
New: Newcastle striker Alexander Isak wants to explore option for move away
Earlier, Newcastle announced that he was missing their Asia tour with a minor thigh injury
Wolves sign Arias in deal worth £19m | Brighton's Estupinan joins AC Milan on loan | Newcastle complete signing of teenage winger
New Liverpool signing Hugo Ekitike, who's joined for £69m from Eintracht Frankfurt, links up for tour of Hong Kong
Football tactics writer Alex Keble: 'This is not Jurgen Klopp's team anymore'
Chelsea have opened talks with Ajax over a move for centre-back Jorrel Hato while pushing ahead with interest in RB Leipzig forward Xavi Simons
Marcus Rashford unveiled by Barcelona in an intimate presentation, says Guillem Balague
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Postpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 24 July
Newcastle complete signing of teenage wingerpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 24 July
BreakingNewcastle United have completed the signing of South Korean winger, Seung-soo Park from K League 2 side Suwon Bluewings.
Park, who has been capped five times for South Korea under-20s, will join the club's academy and link up with the Magpies' under-21 squad.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 24 July
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How far away are Man U from being a top 6 side again? Surely a full pre-season and a couple more signings and they should be there?
Gordon, Glasgow
Ekitike arrives in Hong Kongpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 24 July
It's all going on!
Hugo Ekitike has just rocked up at the stadium in Hong Kong where Liverpool are training, much to the surprise of the LFCTV presenters.
"He's a very tall guy," said former Reds keeper Jerzy Dudek.
The French striker has just been shown on the big screen to the fans in attendance too and received a huge cheer.
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End of X post31 international caps to date for Ariaspublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 24 July
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 27-year-old attacker moves to the Old Gold after impressing at the Club World Cup this summer and will reunite with Andre, who he played with at Fluminense, and international teammate Yerson Mosquera. Capable of playing across the attacking line behind a central striker, Arias arrives with both personal accolades and team titles to his name from playing in Colombia and Brazil and has 31 international caps to date.
Wolves sign Arias in deal worth £19mpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 24 July
BreakingWolves have completed the signing of Colombian Jhon Arias from Brazilian side Fluminense in a deal worth £19m.
Arias joins on a four-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months.
Postpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 24 July
Ben Ramsdale
BBC SportOh good, we've got some more breaking news to kick off the stint.
Big attendance for open trainingpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 24 July
It's incredibly busy inside the stadium for a training session, over 25,000 people in attendance.
There's genuinely more people watching Liverpool train than there were at a lot of Club World Cup fixtures.
Postpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 24 July
Ben Ramsdale
BBC SportCheers for the reminder on this one, Joe.
I'll not start with that again.
However, I do need to get my bearings a minute - it has been a manic morning.
If I ask you lot what we've been up to - will you let me know? Not just say we've been watching a film or something like we used to do to supply teachers at school (my sincere apologies, supply teachers).
Postpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 24 July
Joe Rindl
BBC SportThat's my morning stint over. Time for Ben Ramsdale to take the wheel.
And Jack, I'm so sorry but I'll have to do my FPL tips another time.
It's for the best. My emergency "Fix my team" last season and then the panicked fallout which saw me bring in Ruud van Nistelrooy as my assistant manager - on the advice of you lot may I add - is the reason why I'm still a laughing stock on Reddit's r/FantasyPL.
Brighton's ins and outspublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 24 July
It's been a busy summer so far for the Seagulls, both with ins and outs.
Ins:
- Tom Watson from Sunderland
- Yoon Do-Yong from Daejeon Hana Citizen
- Charalambos Kostoulas from Olympiacos
- Diego Coppola from Verona
- Olivier Boscagli from PSV Eindhoven
- Maxim De Cuyper from Club Brugge
Outs:
- James Beadle to Birmingham City (loan)
- Valentin Barco to Strasbourg
- Joao Pedro to Chelsea
- Ibrahim Osman to Auxerre (loan)
- Simon Adingra to Sunderland
- Evan Ferguson to Roma (loan)
- Pervis Estupinan to AC Milan
Estupinan's career so farpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 24 July
Pervis Estupinan made his professional debut in his homeland of Ecuador with LDU Quito in 2015 before earning a move to England with Watford the following year.
During his time with the Hornets, he had four different loan spells in Spain with Granada, Almeria, Mallorca and Osasuna respectively.
He then returned to Spain on a permanent deal in 2020, moving to Villarreal without ever having made an appearance for Watford.
In 2022, Brighton brought him back to England and he quickly cemented himself as a regular starter for the Premier League side.
He leaves having made 104 appearances for the Seagulls, scoring five goals.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 24 July
Brighton's head coach Fabian Hurzeler said, "I have enjoyed working with Pervis and he has made a significant contribution to the club during his time here.
"He is at the stage of his career when he wants a fresh challenge and this opportunity to play in Serie A gives him that. I’d like to thank Pervis for his contribution to the club and wish him all the best for the future."
Brighton's Estupinan joins AC Milanpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 24 July
BreakingA regular under both Roberto De Zerbi and Fabian Hurzeler, Pervis Estupinan made 34 Premier League appearances last season and was part of the squad which played in Europe for the first time in the club’s history two seasons ago.
Postpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 24 July
Joe Rindl
BBC SportHang on, maybe later....
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 24 July
Can you give us your early FPL tips please Joe?
Jack, Hull
'Ekitike a better long-term signing than Isak'published at 10:27 British Summer Time 24 July
Image source, Getty ImagesProfessional football scout and analyst Umir Irfan speaking to BBC Radio Merseyside about Liverpool's pursuit of both Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike: "It's perhaps a better long-term signing for Liverpool in general to end up with Ekitike.
"Ekitike is a really impressive player. There's room for him to improve, which is always an exciting thing - but one thing he does offer is something that is very complementary to the rest of the players around him. I always think that is the most important thing when you sign a player.
"At Liverpool you have Salah, who you want to maximise for the next couple of years. He's not a player you want defending loads. With Florian Wirtz and Ekitike - they are both players who press incredibly well.
"But, it's not only the defensive side. On the ball Ekitike drops in really well and facilities play combining with the midfield really well, almost in a Firmino-like manner.
"That allows players like Salah or Wirtz to come inside and attack further up the pitch more centrally. On top of that, he has a great passing range and willingness to run in behind - whether that is to let other players come inside or free up space for the midfielders behind him.
"He's a very selfless player in general play and is someone who I think will facilitate Salah's game really well. But, he is selfish in the box in terms of taking lots of shots, which is always something you want from your number nine."
Postpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 24 July
Joe Rindl
BBC SportThis is reminding me of the time we asked you for your petty reasons for why you hate certain football clubs.
One guy hated Manchester United because he'd been undertaken by their team bus on the M5.
A Rangers fan refused to buy a Christmas tree because it was green.
Stuff like that. Ah, good times.
What's the flip side? What could Chelsea do to earn more than reluctant respect? Could they ever be loved by non-Blues fans?
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 24 July
Football is tribal. The best Chelsea will get is grudging respect. They don’t give much more.
David Lowe, London
Liverpool open training taking place in Hong Kongpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 24 July
Here's a little Thursday morning treat.
Liverpool are taking part in an open training session in Hong Kong with new signings Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgio Mamardashvili on display to fans for the first time.
Latest signing Hugo Ekitike won't be involved but he is due in Hong Kong "any time now" according to the LFCTV reporters.
