Transfer news LIVE! Kane to stay; Arsenal want Martinez; Chelsea eye Bellingham; Man Utd, Liverpool rumours

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Hello and welcome back to Your News coverage of this summer’s transfer window.

With the first weekend of Premier League action out of the way, managers have had chance to look at what they have - and haven’t - got within their squads. It could be a busy week or two..

Transfer news LIVE!

The Harry Kane saga rumbles on with the striker not involved in Tottenham’s Premier League opener against Manchester City... the very club he is trying to join. However, The Times reports that Spurs are set to keep Kane for another season with Daniel Levy intent on resisting City’s +£100million bids.

In one of the biggest stories of the summer transfer window - and any transfer window, come to think of it - Lionel Messi been officially unveiled as a PSG player after Barcelona were unable to afford a new contract. There could be trouble on the horizon though, with reports from France suggesting Kylian Mbappe still wants to leave Paris, and will either be sold to Real Madrid this summer or leave for free in 2022.

In another huge deal, Chelsea have re-signed Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m and want to add Sevilla defender Jules Kounde to their ranks. As for Manchester United, they unveiled Raphael Varane before Saturday’s 5-1 rout of Leeds, while £73m Jadon Sancho made his debut off the bench. Next on their list could be Erling Haaland, but they may have to wait until next summer to sign the Dortmund sensation.

Arsenal have made one big move in £50m Ben White, and want another in the former of Martin Odegaard, with the Gunners now having entered into early talks with Real Madrid. They are also reportedly willing to listen to offers for captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Liverpool, meanwhile, want to sign Belgian forward Jeremy Doku from Rennes as they also eye Atletico Madrid stalwart Saul Niguez, while Tottenham are being linked with a double swoop for Villarreal’s Pau Torres and Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic, who has been chased by West Ham.

Gunners still keen on Martinez

One transfer rumour from earlier in the window that has resurfaced today is Arsenal’s supposed interest in Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez.

The Gunners have been linked with a move for the Argentine, who is also said to be wanted by Tottenham as a potential Harry Kane replacement.

Tuttomercato say Arsenal are still hoping to seal a deal before the transfer window closes, though how easy that will be given Inter have already sold one star striker in Romelu Lukaku remains to be seen.

Henderson ‘agrees new Liverpool deal'

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has agreed a deal in principal to sign a new contract at the club, according to The Athletic.

Henderson is into the final year of his deal and having seen Gini Wijnaldum walk away for nothing this summer, the Merseyside club were understood to be desperate to avoid a repeat.

The report claims Henderson has now agreed to sign a three-year deal that has an option for a fourth year depending on the number of appearances he makes.

Harry Kane latest

Well, there’s only one place to start this morning - as I suspect will be the case every day between now and the end of the transfer window - and that’s with the latest on the future of Tottenham star Harry Kane.

The England captain missed yesterday’s win over Man City, deemed not yet fit enough to be involved after an extended summer break, but he was understood to be in the stadium, where the home fans broke into several renditions of “Are you watching Harry Kane?” as they celebrated the 1-0 victory.

Reports in The Times and The Telegraph yesterday claimed it is increasingly likely that Kane will stay at Spurs this season, with chairman Daniel Levy refusing to budge in sanctioning a sale to City.

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