- Chelsea have approached 35-year-old Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum about a free transfer after his summer exit from Al-Ettifaq (Foot Mercato).
- Arsenal are weighing a January move for Bournemouth’s 20-year-old French forward Eli Junior Kroupi (Independent).
- Arsenal assistant Gabriel Heinze sounded out Inter Milan’s Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez, 29, before the deadline, but Inter refused to negotiate (Mail).
- Newcastle and Aston Villa plan to resume their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen’s 20-year-old Cameroonian attacker Christian Kofane when the window reopens (Football Insider).
- Manchester United opted against signing a left-back late in the window after failing to find a target of sufficient quality (Express).
- Everton turned down a late £65m offer from Chelsea for 25-year-old midfielder James Garner because it arrived too close to the deadline (Talksport).
- Former Manchester United and France forward Anthony Martial, 30, is a free agent and seeking a route back to the Premier League (Teamtalk).
- Despite a tricky end to the window, Everton do not intend to enter the free-agent market (Telegraph).
- Tottenham’s Brazilian forward Richarlison, 29, has agreed to join Trabzonspor on a deal worth roughly three times his Spurs salary (Fabrizio Romano).
- If Chelsea revive their interest in Monaco’s 22-year-old Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara after a failed deadline-day move, they will face competition from Liverpool (Talksport).
September3September 3, 2026