Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea set to sign Joao Felix, Man Utd’s Ugarte gamble, Gundogan eyes shock City return

After being left out of the squad to face Man City and his PR team releasing a statement as a result - widely derided by everybody - Raheem Sterling looks to be on his way out of Chelsea.

Juventus have made an enquiry, reports the Mail, though there’s no timeframe on when it might progress or the type of deal Chelsea will be fully open to receiving.

Separately, Bashir Humphreys is moving from Chelsea to Burnley on loan with an obligation to buy, report the Athletic.

It was widely reported overnight that Chelsea are set to add yet another face to their squad, with Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix primed to return to Stamford Bridge following a loan in 2023.

As part of the deal - Felix is reportedly costing about £45m - Conor Gallagher will finally complete his move from Chelsea to Atleti too, for £33m.

That move looked off for a while as Samu Omorodion’s deal from the Wanda to west London broke down, but now the Blues have simply decided to...sign a different forwad from the same club. What a merry-go-round.

Ipswich Town have signed midfielder Jens Cajuste from Napoli on a season-long loan deal, the newly promoted Premier League club announced late on Monday.

The 25-year-old, who has earned 23 caps for Sweden, has made 26 appearances for Serie A side Napoli after joining from French club Stade Reims last year.

Cajuste, who won the Danish Superliga title with Midtjylland before moving to France, was glad to complete the move.

“It took a little while with the negotiations but I’m finally here and I’m very excited," he said in a statement.

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna said Cajuste's arrival boosted his options in the middle of the park.

“He gives us another different profile to our midfield and puts us in a strong position in that department," McKenna said.

Ipswich face Manchester City in their next Premier League match on Saturday, after suffering a 2-0 home defeat by Liverpool in their season opener.

As well as trying to bring in Ugarte, United want to make sales this month to remove some of the bloat around Erik ten Hag’s preferred squad.

Victor Lindelof, Casemiro, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Scott McTominay remain among those they will consider selling - the latter has already seen a bid from Fulham rejected, though they are set to come back with another offer soon.

United have spent over £150m this summer so far, with the likes of Willy Kambwala, Mason Greenwood, Alvaro Fernandez and Aaron Wan-Bissaka offsetting that somewhat in sales.

Manchester United have been targetting a defensive midfielder all summer and PSG’s Manuel Ugarte looks to be their chosen player in that area of the park - but a £51m fee is deemed to high.

As such, they are prepared to wait right up until deadline day, reports the Guardian, in a game of brinkmanship designed to force PSG to lower their demands.

Ugarte lost his place under Luis Enrique last season and was not in the Paris club’s squad for the first match of this Ligue 1 campaign.

While United are looking to sell, the report states they don’t need to do so to finance this deal in particular.

Separately, Jadon Sancho is no longer expected to be going to PSG whether part of this deal or not, despite earlier reports suggesting he could.

Arsenal have done some business at least, though more is expected - both in and out - before the window closes.

Eddie Nketiah is a striker in demand, though Bournemouth were reported as having the strongest interest before they went and signed Evanilson instead from Porto.

There are further updates on Kieran Tierney and Mikel Merino, too, in our Gunners roundup.

Liverpool remain the only Premier League club who haven’t made at least one new signing this summer, leaving Richard Hughes - the new sporting director - two weeks to try and rectify that.

The Anfield club are still being tenuously linked with a few names, but nothing concrete other than potential buy-and-loan-back efforts regarding a goalkeeper - while more current squad members might be on the way out.

Here are the latest rumours and suggestions regarding the Reds:

Saudi Pro League club Al Ahli are currently the only club willing to meet Brentford‘s £60m valuation of Ivan Toney, in a transfer saga that may well go to the final days of the window.

The forward was left out of the club’s opening game of the season, a 2-1 win at home to Crystal Palace, with the uncertainty over his future cited as the reason.

This did surprise some figures in the market and involved in such talks, as no transfer is seen as imminent. Toney himself is still weighing up where next. Chelsea and Manchester United retain interest, but not at £60m for a player with a year left in his contract. The two clubs have internally spoken about deals but, as reported by the Independent last week, that would likely have to involve a loan with an obligation to buy or an arrangement other than just paying £60m up front.

Arsenal are currently said to not be interested, after Mikel Arteta decided to end any pursuit of the forward before Euro 2024.

Our Chief Football Writer, Miguel Delaney, says Brentford refuse to move on their £60m fee - for now - and Al Ahli have signalled they would match that.

Ilkay Gundogan has been told by Barcelona he can leave the club, as they continue looking to restructure their absurdly precarious finances.

The Catalan club still haven’t been able to register new €50m signing Dani Olmo yet, but removing Gundogan’s €300,000 a week wages from the books might just do the trick. What a club.

Now the Guardian’s Will Unwin is reporting that Man City are keen to bring him back as midfield cover, though Turkish and Saudi clubs are also in the hunt.

Gundogan still has two years left to run on his deal, after only moving to the Camp Nou last term.

The clock is ticking on the transfer window with less than two weeks remaining for Premier League clubs to strengthen their squads.

The window shuts on Friday 30 August at 11pm BST.

Here are some of the high-profile transfers that might be completed before the deadline.