Chelsea are reportedly about to send Mamadou Sarr on loan, just six weeks after signing him from Strasbourg. The Blues forked out £12 million for the 19-year-old defender earlier this summer following his impressive performances in the French top-flight.

Real Madrid have already signed Dean Huijsen, but it cannot be ruled out that another central defender joins this summer. And if one does arrive, it would almost certainly be Ibrahima Konate.Konate

Liverpool is at risk of another Trent Alexander-Arnold situation, this time with Ibrahima Konate. It has supposedly set an asking price as a proactive measure.

Nicolas Jackson, Ibrahima Konaté, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford, Robert Lewandowski and many more feature in today’s gossip.

Real Madrid have become increasingly unsure of their options at the back over the last six months, as evidenced by their €120m spending spree on the backline to bring in Dean Huijsen, Trent