Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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Alex: I've seen people speculate that Sesko and Gyokeres both want Arsenal due to their Instragram followings (Sesko followed Arsenal and Gyokeres following a London security agency used by Raya among other Arsenal players). How reliable is this as an indicator of where a player will end up?

I always think it’s best to wait for actual concrete information. We’ve had another favourite recently where we have seen speculation about whether players are on the move or not depending on whether they are in out of new kit launches.

Put it this way, I’d be a bit surprised if they both joined Arsenal.

Charlie: A new manager aside, it's all been a bit quiet at Tottenham so far this transfer window. Do we REALLY need to save everything for the last 12 hours?

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Jonty, London: Phil, what is your view on Spurs' activity this summer? We heard another round of promises from Levy, yet all we sign are 17-20 year olds. Once again it seems dawdling is costing us top targets or are they a smokescreen as they were never really targeting them? Any momentum from winning the Europa League is being completely pulled from under Spurs by incompetence at the top. Thomas Frank could be on a hiding to nothing here.

Early days yet, Jonty - and that is very definitely a glass half-empty viewpoint. They made the move form Mathys Tel permanent, and the very well-connected and reliable Matt Law from the Daily Telegraph is reporting strong interest in West Ham United’s Mohammed Kudus.

Frank will surely have had some assurances about recruitment before making the move, so I fully expect Spurs to be active in a significant way in the transfer market.

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James: Hi Phil, what do you think of Manchester United's transfer strategy? Cunha, trying to sign Mbuemo and heavy links to Gyokeres. Seems like it's just trying to buy players who had a good season last year as opposed to scouting and confirmed long-term ability and/or potential.

Hello, James. It seems to be a move towards signing players who have proved they can cut it in the Premier League, and I think that is a sound start on what has to be a massive rebuild.

I’m not sure this United team can be rebuilt quickly, considering how mediocre it is, but those two players – and we are still waiting on the Mbuemo deal to progress – will certainly give them more quality and threat right away.

I feel they need an upgrade on Andre Onana in goal and a quality central striker, but how much of that can be done this summer remains to be seen.

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Right, back to Phil McNulty's Q&A.

We have some questions coming up on:

• Arsenal's striker search
• Tottenham's slow start to the transfer window
• Manchester United's summer strategy

Here's today's main transfer-related headlines...

• Chelsea have agreed a deal worth £60m to sign Joao Pedro from Brighton
• Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens is set to have a medical before moving to Chelsea
• Calvert-Lewin to leave Everton as free agent

A reminder, we're also running a Q&A with BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty, who will attempt to answer your transfer-related questions.

You can ask Phil a question on X using #bbcfootball, on WhatsApp (03301231826) or by texting 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply).

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JD is referring to the news that Chelsea have agreed to pay a £60m fee to Brighton to sign their 23-year-old Brazil forward Joao Pedro.

This seems like a good moment to recap today's main headlines and talking points...

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BBC Sport chief football writer

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Dan: What do you think of plans to interview subs pitch-side and allow cameras in the dressing room, Phil?

Hi, Dan. I think it’s a really interesting development and I’m intrigued to see how it works in practice. Details are still a little sketchy but we know subs will be allowed to cool down first.

Details have yet to be released on how often this will happen in matches, or how many matches it will apply to.

Dressing room access will be restricted and never allowed during team talks, quite understandably. It’s a common practice in the United States so will be quite a departure.

Nolberto, London: With only the 'big 6' able to offer wages of 200k per week or more due to the regulations, wouldn't it be more sensible for teams with pedigree like Villa, Forest, Newcastle, Everton etc to wait until the 'big boys' have finished shopping? Trying to compete with the likes of Chelsea is surely a fool’s errand, isn't it?

Wouldn’t that be a bit defeatist, Nolberto, especially if you’re Aston Villa and Newcastle United, who have challenged the established order in recent seasons?

Everton tried to sign Liam Delap, even though they knew they were in competition with the likes of Manchester United, Newcastle United and Chelsea, where he eventually went.

They hoped to put together a pitch that might make him believe Everton was the best place for him and should be applauded for doing so.

All of the clubs will believe they have some unique selling points, and it is quite right that they don’t just stand aside and let the so-called “big” clubs have a free run.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained - occasionally they may get a "yes".

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BBC Sport chief football writer

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Tom in London, a Swansea fan whose sentiment has long been eroded: Q for Phil McNulty - as Paul Mullins moves on from Wrexham despite club legend status, is there any room for sentimentality in football? Has there ever been?

Not when it really matters, Tom. Ultimately football is a very ruthless business, not a natural home for sentimentality. That’s more for the fans.

Still doesn’t mean you can’t recall those wonderful memories Mullin has left behind at Wrexham, but if you’re looking for sentimentality, I wouldn’t come to professional football.

Hugh, Liverpool: Re Ken in Newcastle - you could always sell us Isak, I’m sure an extra £120m would help you get deals done…

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Mike, Liverpool fan in Teesside: Hi Phil. People are largely lauding Liverpool's transfer business so far this summer. Looks like there could be more signings to come. On the back of the previous summer window, when very little business was done, they won the league comfortably. Do you think they are in danger of doing too much, having too much change and preforming worse than last year as the new signings take time to bed-in and gel as a team?

Hello, Mike. Interesting that I’ve had questions from Liverpool fans concerned they might be doing too much business after getting them from fans fearing they were not doing enough this time last year.

As I mentioned before, I think Liverpool’s team did need strengthening despite winning the title, and they have done it in exactly the areas you might expect so far, at right-back, left-back and in the forward positions.

Now it is about sales, then I can see more incomings, maybe in central defence and up front. I would not worry they are over-doing it. This has not been a scattergun series of acquisitions. It has been done with structure and purpose – and has strengthened the squad.

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Ken, Newcastle: Hi Phil, why do we (Newcastle United) seem to be struggling to get deals done. Eddie said he wanted business done early but we haven't been able to attract our top targets. It's a little bit of a worry.

Hi Ken. It has been frustrating, as I was at Newcastle on the last day of the season when Eddie Howe said it was imperative business was done quickly – but this has not happened.

It is not as if they have not been trying, but they have been unable to agree deals and now it looks like Joao Pedro, a prime target, is off to Chelsea.

I think this was always a fear behind the scenes at Newcastle, with the attraction of London and extending the ex-Brighton clan of Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo and Robert Sanchez.

Still plenty of time to bring in new faces – but there is no escaping the fact it has all been very frustrating for Newcastle and Howe so far.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Maybe we should start an offshoot to this live on out-of-context sightings of Phil McNulty.

Maybe not.

Right, back to the serious [transfer] business at hand.

Over to you Phil...

Craig Nelson
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Thank you Mick for putting that image of Phil McNulty tearing it up at Glastonbury into my head.

I'm thinking maybe something similar to the headmaster character played by Greg Davies in the final scenes of the first Inbetweeners movie - shirt off, with school tie around his head and maybe some neon face paint?

Made my morning that has.

For those who missed BBC's Glastonbury coverage, there is plenty on iPlayer to get stuck into.

I am sure Phil is rocking out to it now as he answers your questions...

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BBC Sport chief football writer

Mick: Hi Phil, I'm glad you made it back from Glastonbury. Should the FA put in place a mandatory retirement age for international football to allow the England Under-21s to develop into the European Championship and World Cup-winning team we all know they're capable of becoming?

Hi Mick. No Glasto for me I’m afraid. My days of outdoor concerts were restricted to Monsters Of Rock.

I would not agree with a mandatory retirement age for international footballers:

• A) What age would you consider appropriate?
• B) It would have to apply to everyone and the FA would be mad to put itself at such a disadvantage if it did not apply across the board.

A non-starter in every respect, especially as I doubt not a single country would agree to it.