Welcome to the Times of Malta Live Transfer News and Rumours. We will try and keep you up to date on the latest gossip and news from the European market as it happens.

03.20am We've stayed up extra late for you to bring you news of all deals, but we're bidding you a fond farewell now.

It's been a pleasure for us bringing you the latest news from the summer transfer window.

Stay tuned to our website for various pieces regarding transfers, European leagues and also international football.

Oh, and if just in case you spot Riyad Mahrez, give us a call..

03.06am Liverpool confirm the sale of defender Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace.

02.45am This means that the only transfer which we are waiting to see finalised is that of Portugal midfielder Adrien Silva to Leicester City..

02.44am Leicester agree club-record deal for the sale of Danny Drinkwater to Chelsea.

02.28am Leicester City and Chelsea fans are still woke up as the deals of Adrien Silva and Danny Drinkwater respectively have still yet not been finalised. 

02.04am Vincent Janssen will stay at Tottenham after turning down a move to Brighton, Sky Sports News understands.

02.03am With the Spanish transfer window closing at midnight on Friday, Sky Sports News understands Chelsea and Atletico Madrid will discuss the possible transfer of Diego Costa.

Costa’s camp are working hard to find a resolution, but we are told it is still “a very complicated situation”.

01.15am Birmingham City were hoping to sign former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song on loan from Rubin Kazan, but that is now OFF.

Birmingham couldn't agree terms with his club for the loan.

12.32am Sky sources: The deal sheets are in for Oumar Niasse's transfer to Crystal Palace from Everton, and Dennis Adeniran's move to Everton from Fulham.

12.26am Brighton are trying to sign Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen, Sky sources understand.

12.24am Meanwhile, London rivals Tottenham Hotspur have signed former Juventus forward Fernando Llorente from Swansea City. 

12.22am Torino defender Davide Zappacosta has signed Chelsea, the Italian club have said on their official website.

12.21am Leicester City have asked the FA for a two-hour extension to get Adrien Silva's proposed move from Sporting Lisbon over the line.

12.00am *MALTA, ITALY, ENGLAND TRANSFER WINDOW ARE CLOSED*

As from now, any deals ongoing might be given an extension according to the situation of the negotiations while others may have collapsed. 

Stay tuned to us for the latest news before we end the transfer blog for the summer transfer window. 

11.59pm Former Rubin Kazan defender Cristian Ansaldi who recently was on the books of Genoa and Inter in Italy, will continue to play in Italy's top-flight but with the colours of Torino as he joined the club in a permanent move. 

11.59pm Roberto Inglese of Chievo Verona has signed for Serie A giants Napoli but will pursue the 2017/2018 campaign with the club from Verona on a season-long loan. 

11.59pm Juventus youth player Moise Kean has left the Bianconeri and joined newly-promoted side Hellas Verona on loan in order to gain more playing time in Italy's top-flight.

11.59pm Torino have signed Milan winger Mbaye Niang on a season-long loan in an attempt to strengthen their offensive department. 

11.58pm Leicester City have completed the signing of Aleksandar Dragovic on a season-long loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

11.57pm Chelsea are 'very close' to signing Danny Drinkwater from Leicester, Sky Sports News understands.

Leicester valued the player at £40m, but a compromise has been reached and Drinkwater is close to Chelsea's training ground in order to go through a medical.

We understand Chelsea may be given a couple more hours by the Premier League to complete the move and confirmation would come after the deadline.

11.56pm Italian Serie A side Beneveneto Calcio have completed a loan move for Newcastle United left-back Achraf Lazaar.

The Morocco international only joined Newcastle last summer from Palermo signing a five-year deal.

11.55pm Sky sources understand any move for Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes to the Premier League won't happen, with Spurs and West Ham interested.

Barcelona wanted a replacement for Gomes and were unable to get Philippe Coutinho.

11.54pm Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has rejected a move to Chelsea after a £30m fee has been agreed between the two clubs, according to Sky sources.

The midfielder travelled to London and began his medical, but Sky Sports News understands he changed his mind and is expected to return to Everton. 

11.53pm Celtic have signed highly-rated French striker Odsonne Edouard from Paris Saint-Germain on a season-long loan deal.

The 19-year-old signs with Celtic obtaining an option to buy the player.

11.52pm Danny Drinkwater is holed up at Chelsea’s training ground at Cobham in Surrey, awaiting permission from Leicester to undergo a last-minute medical, according to Sky sources.

11.00pm Eliaquim Mangala's proposed transfer to Crystal Palace is OFF, according to Sky sources.

It means the end of business for Manchester City and spells the END of their pursuit of Jonny Evans.

10.50pm Leicester are close to completing a £15m deal for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Adrien Silva, Sky Sports News understands.

10.45pm Everton have completed the signing of forward Nikola Vlasic on a five-year deal from Hajduk Split.

10.40pm Davide Zappacosta has landed into the UK in the last hour to complete his move to Chelsea.

A four-year deal has been agreed with the right-back, while a £23m fee plus add-ons has been agreed with Torino.

10.30pm Thomas Lemar's proposed £92m move from Monaco to Arsenal is now off, meaning Alexis Sanchez will remain at the Emirates, Sky Sports News understands.

10.23pm Leicester midfielder Nampalys Mendy has joined Nice on a season-long loan, the Premier League club have announced.

9.57pm Brighton and Hove Albion have completed the signing of Argentine defender Ezequiel Schelotto from Primeira Liga side Sporting Lisbon for an undisclosed fee.

9.39pm Alaves have signed Bojan on loan from Stoke for the remainder of the season.

9.05pm Arsenal striker Lucas Perez re-joins Deportivo La Coruna on loan until the end of the season.

9.04pm Liverpool have accepted a £26m bid from Crystal Palace for defender Mamadou Sakho, according to Sky sources.

8.34pm Midfielder Demarai Gray will be staying at Leicester, according to Sky sources.

The 2015/16 Premier League champions are refusing to sell him, with Bournemouth having seen a £25m bid rejected.

7.36pm The Mbappe Saga has ended as PSG have just unveiled that the French striker has become their latest signing on a season-long loan with an option to buy after the end of the season. 

7.32pm Loic Remy is leaving Chelsea, according to Sky sources. The striker is at his agent's office in London, with Las Palmas favourites to sign him

We're told Wolves, Hull, Swansea and Newcastle are or were interested in the Frenchman.

7.26pm Watford have confirmed the signing of defender Marvin Zeegelaar.

Zeegelaar signs from Sporting Lisbon on a four-year deal. He played 37 times for the 18-time Portuguese champions last season.

6.28pm According to Sky Sports..

"Arsenal still have not responded to the Alexis Sanchez offer [from Man City], that is because of the problems Arsenal are having signing their No 1 target Thomas Lemar.

"It could be a logistical problem. Lemar is on international duty tonight with France and manager Didier Deschamps has already said he doesn’t want his players disturbed. It begs the question: when would a medical take place?

"We also understand Liverpool have maintained an interest in Lemar, who may want to remain in the Champions League."

6.05pm Inter are set to leave Gabriel Barbosa join Benfica according to reports in Italy. 

5.51pm Liverpool midfielder Allan Rodrigues de Souza, 20, has joined Apollon Limassol on a season-long loan. The Cypriot club are in Everton's group in the Europa League and Malta international Andre Schembri is one of their players.

5.13pm Arsenal have offered £92m (€100m) to sign Thomas Lemar from Monaco.

We understand Arsenal are yet to respond to Manchester City’s second bid of £55m for Alexis Sanchez.

The Gunners will not let Sanchez leave this summer without the arrival of a replacement.

Monaco don’t want to sell Lemar but we understand they could be tempted by Arsenal’s massive €100m offer.

Lemar is due to play for France this evening in a crucial World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, live on Sky Sports.

4.20pm Ryan Shawcross has signed a new four-year deal at Stoke.

The defender has made 360 league and cup appearances for the Potters and has worn the captain’s armband for the past seven years.

4.14pm Liverpool have confirmed Divock Origi has joined Wolfsburg on a season-long loan.

3.57pm Fiorentina have brought in Udinese striker Cyril Thereau in an attempt to bolster their offensive department after their poor start of the season. 

3.38pm 

3.36pm Guillem Balague seems to think so and he's also revealed Arsenal are chasing Monaco star Thomas Lemar as a replacement.

3.35pm Manchester City make cash bid of £55m, plus £5m in add-ons for Alexis Sanchez.

3.33pm Former Barcelona and Arsenal star Alex Song is set for talks with Birmingham, after an agreement was reached with Rubin Kazan.

3.10pm Swansea have completed a major transfer coup after they signed Renato Sanches on loan from Bayern Munich.

3.00pm Watford have completed a deal to sign the goalkeeper of Serie A side Udinese.

2.50pm Barcelona have no interest to sign Riyad Mahrez, says Guillaum Balague.

2.35pm Manchester City are continuing their pursuit of Chile winger Alexis Sanchez.

Edmond Agius with Sliema president Keith Perry.Edmond Agius with Sliema president Keith Perry.

2.25pm More transfer news from Malta as Sliema Wanderers have announced the signing of Edmond Agius from Birkirkara.

The defensive midfielder fell out of favour at Birkirkara and decided to seek pastures new with the Wanderers facing the competition of Gżira United.

But Agius has opted to join the Blues and put pen to paper on a three-year contract.

2.10pm Former Barcelona and Arsenal star Alex Song is set for talks with Birmingham, after an agreement was reached with Rubin Kazan.

2.00pm Torino have reached an agreement to sign Niang from Milan.

1.50pm Tottenham have completed the signing of Serge Aurier from Paris SG.

1.30pm Serbian winger Manuel Milinkovic has arrived at Tynecastle to complete a season-long loan move to Hearts, according to Sky sources.

The 23 year-old is contracted to Genoa, but has been on loan at Foggia; however that deal is being terminated in order for him to move to Hearts.

1.10pm Alex Oxlade Chamberlain has completed his move to Liverpool.

He said: "I’m currently away with England, so I’m at St George’s Park. Firstly, I’m delighted to have signed for Liverpool and a big thank-you to everyone here at the FA that has made this possible, using the facilities. It has been a massive help.

“I’m not going to say too much today; I’m here with England and we’ve got two big games coming up, so I want to focus on them. But I can’t wait to get to Melwood and you’ll hear first from me on LFCTV.”

12.50pm Loic Remy is set for a move to Spain.

12.40pm First major transfer news coming from the Maltese Premier League. Gżira United continued to bring in reinforcements after they signed veteran goalkeeper Justin Haber.

The former Malta goalkeeper started the season with Floriana but had his contract rescinded and he has now agreed to join the Maroons.

12.30pm Diafra Sakho wants to leave West Ham and he’s landing at Southend Airport this afternoon.

He is willing to tell West Ham’s co-owners face to face that he wants to leave West Ham.
He wants them to grant him a fresh start with Rennes back in France.

SkySports is reporting that he will not be going to Crystal Palace, despite the fact they made a £10m bid on Wednesday.

Rennes are willing to give West Ham everything they have asked for – including a big fee up front and a sell-on clause

12.15pm Bojan Krkic is leaving Stoke City and join Alaves in a loan move.

12.03pm Sky sources understand Leicester City are keen to sign Arsenal defender Calum Chambers, and have had a £20m bid rejected.

We understand that the Chambers is a player the Foxes have been pursuing for some time.

12.02pm Jonny Evans is currently at Manchester airport....with the Northern Ireland team, ready for a flight to San Marino.

Could that mean he is staying at West Brom?

Arsenal, Manchester City and Leicester are thought to be interested in the defender.

12.01pm Leicester City have rejected a bid of £25m from Bournemouth for winger Demarai Gray, according to Sky sources.

11.47am Sky sources understand Brighton are set to sign Club Brugge defender Stefano Denswil on a season-long loan.

11.46am Celtic are in talks to sign striker Odsonne Edouard on loan from PSG, according to Sky sources.

11.00am Fernando Llorente is set to be heading to White Hart Lane.

10.30am Leicester have turned down a 25 million pounds bid for Demarai Gray from Bournemouth.

10.15am According to Sky journalist David Ornstein, Riyad Mahrez is not heading to the Emirates Stadium.

10.00am Crystal Palace have made a bid to sign Manchester City's Eliaquim Mangala, according to SkySports.

Despite reports elsewhere, it has not been rejected. However, they're still hoping to sign Mamadou Sakho from Liverpool who remains their first choice.

09.50pm Brighton continue to strengthen their squad...

09.40am Everton have turned down West Ham's bid to take Kevin Mirallas on loan.

09.30am Riyad Mahrez has been given permission by the Algerian national team to leave their camp to travel back to Europe to complete a move on deadline day.

Leicester, meanwhile, said that they have received no fresh offer for the winger since Roma bid £31.8 million.

09.29am Lazio completed a major transfer coup when they are on the verge of signing Portuguese winger Luis Nani.

09.15am Good morning everyone and welcome to the Live transfer news and rumours. Stay with us to follow all the transfer news on deadline day.

 

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