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Arsenal talks over Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, Fulham look to Madrid for Cesar Palacios and Mo Salah's agent teases his next move: WINDOW WATCH

It's that time of the year again - the

transfer window

is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season.

Here are today's latest developments from Simon Jones and the Daily Mail Sport team...

Celtic

have been left disappointed after Bursaspor moved to sign Kelechi Iheanacho.

The 29-year-old rejected Celtic's offer to stay after his extension clause expired in June.

The Scottish Premiership champions signed the former Leicester forward last summer on a one-year deal with an option to extend by a further year.

Celtic have been left disappointed after Bursaspor moved to sign Kelechi Iheanacho

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Roma and

Juventus

believe Julian Brandt will plump for a move to England after talks this week.

Leeds United have been chasing the free agent following his contract expiry at

Borussia Dortmund

.

Brandt’s father and agent, Jurgen, has been at Leeds’ Thorp Arch training ground this week with talks ongoing over a potential move to Elland Road for the attacking midfielder.

Arsenal

are continuing discussions over Morgan Rogers with his representatives and Aston Villa.

Daily Mail Sport reported last month that

Declan Rice

is understood have been trying to convince his England team-mate to make the switch and Rogers is thought to be receptive to the move if the fee can be agreed.

Villa have been saying Rogers is not for sale but there is recognition an offer approaching a British record fee could get a deal done.

Villa continue to explore the market for wingers with the likes of

West Ham

’s Crysencio Summerville and Ibrahim Mbaye at PSG among names on their radar.

Morgan Rogers could command a British record fee with a move to Arsenal

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Bournemouth manager Marco Rose wants to sign a left centre-back as a priority.

Marcos Senesi left the Cherries on a free transfer, joining fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, leaving Bournemouth seeking a new partner for James Hill.

Speaking at his first press conference as Bournemouth boss, Rose also confirmed they are in the market for a right-back. But he does not believe the squad needs major surgery for their maiden European campaign.

On the outgoing front, Rose is optimistic that he can convince in-demand trio Junior Kroupi, Alex Scott and Rayan to remain.

BOBBY MANZI

Wrexham

are closing on

Leicester City

’s Australia defender Harry Souttar after further positive talks.

Watford

have agreed a permanent deal worth up to £6.8million for Bologna goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia.

The 26-year-old is due to have a medical today with the

Championship club

Watford are also keen on Udinese forward Iker Bravo. They are also discussing deals for his team-mates lder Martin Payero, a centre midfielder , and left back Jordan Zemura.

Manchester United

goalkeeping prospect Darlington Osuchukwu has joined Athletic Bilbao.

Daily Mail Sport reported last month that the 16-year-old had left United and was returning to Spain for family reasons.

Osuchukwu, who moved to Manchester from Spanish side Gazte Berriak, near Pamplona, when he was 13 years old, was tipped for a bright future having received call-ups for England U16s and Spain over the past year.

Last season, he was on the bench a number of times for the U18s and was part of the squad that won the U16 Premier Shield. He had also been invited to train with United's first-team squad.

Barcelona and Reims held interest but with the youngster's family keen to return to the Basque region, Bilbao was the favoured choice.

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Darlington Osuchukwu is returning to Spain for family reasons

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Manchester City youngster Reigan Heskey is set to join

Bundesliga

side Cologne on a permanent deal.

Reigan, son of former England international Emile, made his senior debut in last season’s

EFL Cup

- coming on as a late substitute in City’s third-round win over Huddersfield.

Daily Mail Sport reported on Cologne's interest, along with that of several English sides including

Brighton

, earlier this week.

The 18-year-old impressed for England at last season’s Under-17 World Cup, scoring four goals and registering three assists in five matches.

Hull City

are pressing to sign Olympiacos goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis in time for him to join his new team-mates at their training camp in Slovenia next week.

As previously reported, the 23-year-old has had plenty of

Premier League

interest after turning down offers of a new deal at Olympiacos where he has a year left on contract.

Hull have offered him a long-term contract and he would compete with Jack Butland for the No1 slot.

Konstantinos Tzolakis would offer competition to Jack Butland at Hull

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Atletico Madrid

CEO Miguel Angel Gil has informed

Barcelona

president Joan Laporta that the club will not negotiate with them over a deal for Julian Alvarez.

Laporta has publicly piled pressure on Atletico after making several attempts to sign the former Manchester City attacker.

But Gil - who had previously said Atletico do not want to sell Alvarez and would not even accept £170m for the Argentine - is adamant the forward who scored 20 goals last season will not wear the Barcelona strip next season.

‘I spoke to him personally,’ Gil told Atletico’s

YouTube

channel. 'I told him: Please, just let it go. We do not want to sell him, and we are not going to sell him. Stop insisting.

‘But he keeps this situation alive because, in part, he enjoys it. He is frivolous and loves maintaining this relationship with the fans and the media. But he knows perfectly well that Julian will not be playing for FC Barcelona next season.

‘But he enjoys keeping this game going with the fans and the media, and worst of all, with Julian himself.’

Real Madrid

midfielder Cesar Palacios is under consideration at

Fulham

The attacking midfielder is one of a number of fringe players at the Spanish giants that new boss Alvaro Arbeloa has been made aware could be available for loan or transfer as the window progresses.

Bosnia and Herzegovina centre back Tarik Muharemovic is completing the second part of his

Leeds United

medical today.

The Sassuolo defender arrived in

England

yesterday after a deal worth up to £34m was agreed.

Tarik Muharemovic (right), taking on the USA, is set for a £34m move to Leeds

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Mo Salah's representative Ramy Abbas has teased the decision on his next club, saying: 'We still do not know where Mohamed will play next season, but we may know very soon.

'It is not our style to have discussions with clubs that Mohamed wouldn't want to play for, just for the sake of noise.'

MLS side Sporting Kansas City have made a pitch to Salah but others in Europe are being considered too.

Mo Salah, 34, has just come off the back of the World Cup with Egypt

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Brazilian teenage left-back Denner is due to travel to England this month to complete his £8.6million move to Chelsea.

The 18-year-old from Corinthians agreed to join Chelsea a year ago and will sign a seven-year contract.

Arsenal are preparing an offer for England defender Ezri Konsa, who has yet to agree a new deal with Aston Villa.

The England centre-back is currently preparing for Saturday’s third place play-off at the World Cup, following the defeat to Argentina in the semi-final on Wednesday.

Konsa has two years remaining on his contract at Villa Park and has been open to discussing a new one. But Daily Mail Sport understands that so far no agreement has been reached, with Konsa looking to be one of Villa’s top earners alongside goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. At this stage, Konsa is thought to be keeping an open mind on his future.

Daily Mail Sport previously reported Arsenal's interest in the defender earlier this month.

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Ezri Konsa started England's first six games at the World Cup and came on against Argentina

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Jarrod Bowen has committed his future to West Ham despite their relegation from the Premier League.

Amid interest from rival clubs, there was concern whether Bowen would stay at the club for their first season in the Championship since 2012, with midfielder Mateus Fernandes having already left for Tottenham in an £85m move and winger Crysencio Summerville also expected to leave, among others.

Daily Mail Sport reported earlier this week that the Hammers were confident their captain would stay.

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Jarrod Bowen is ready to help West Ham return to the Premier League

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Manchester City

,

Aston Villa

Tottenham

and RB Leipzig are among the clubs monitoring developments with

Paris Saint-Germain

winger Ibrahim Mbaye.

The 18-year-old, who impressed for Senegal at the World Cup, is ready to leave the European champions this summer as he will slip further down the pecking order and wants regular competitive football.

He is now being looked after by super-agent Jorge Mendes.

City are looking for wingers as they close the sale of Savinho to Tottenham for around £65million.

Ibrahim Mbaye impressed at the World Cup for Senegal and is expected to leave PSG

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They had enquired about Rodrygo at Real Madrid last year but have other options too.

Villa are braced for Arsenal to make their bid for Morgan Rogers and want wide options for their return to the Champions League this season.

They have also asked about Crysencio Summerville at West Ham while Barcelona's Roony Bardghji has been put to them.

Spurs will sign Savinho but want two more forward options and are alert to opportunities in the market.

Meanwhile, City are discussing a move for Angers goalkeeper Max-Edgar Chabot, after the 18-year-old rejected his club's offer of a professional contract.

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