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Chelsea are finalising a move for Brighton striker Danny Welbeck after he was given permission to have a medical at Stamford Bridge.
Welbeck, 35, is set to link up with his new club in Hong Kong next week for pre-season as he prepares to sign a two-year contract.
The move is part of new manager Xabi Alonso’s recruitment drive to add experience to Chelsea‘s squad, which has been the
Joining Barcelona has been Rashford’s preferred option since he said in December he was ready for a new challenge after being dropped by United head coach Ruben Amorim.
The move will be Rashford’s second consecutive loan spell after a six-month stint with Aston Villa in the second half of last season.
Barcelona hope that Rashford’s move will be completed in time join the pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea
Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens is set to undergo a medical at Chelsea as his move to the Premier League club edges closer.
The 20-year-old winger agreed a seven-year contract with Chelsea earlier in June.
Dortmund previously rejected a £42m offer for the Englishman on 10 June with the German Bundesliga side, who are expecting to agree a fee imminently, known to be holding out for £60m.
Gittens was outlined
Because the paperwork for Zubimendi’s switch has been completed all parties are relaxed about the scheduling of the medical, but there is a will to wrap up the formalities of the deal swiftly.
Once the 26-year-old passes the medical, Arsenal will be in a position to announce Zubimendi’s signing.
Zubimendi has a reported £51m release clause, with all payment structures between Sociedad and Arsenal already agreed.
Arsenal have been long-term
Aston Villa are set to sign Spain midfielder Marco Asensio on loan from Paris St-Germain until the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is scheduled to have a medical at Villa before completing a loan move to the Midlands club.
It is not clear when the deals for both players will be completed but Villa are expected to have the pair in before the January transfer
Teenage defender Diego Leon is flying to England to complete his medical for a move to Manchester United.
Pictures of the 17-year-old getting ready to leave South America have been posted on social media, and sources with an understanding of the situation have confirmed Leon is travelling to Manchester.
His club Cerro Porteno has previously claimed a deal of around £6m, including add-ons is in place for the Paraguayan, who
West Ham defender Kurt Zouma is set to undergo a medical as he closes in on a move to Saudi Pro-League club Al-Orouba.
Zouma had agreed a move to the United Arab Emirates earlier this summer but that deal collapsed after Zouma failed a medical.
The Hammers gave permission for the 29-year-old to remain in the region in an attempt to secure another deal.
The precise terms of the switch
Barcelona defender Chadi Riad, who spent last season on loan at Real Betis, will have a medical at Crystal Palace this week before joining the Eagles in a move worth £12m plus £2m in add-ons.
Palace have been in talks since last week over the centre-back and a deal now appears close to completion.
The 20-year-old, who has played twice for Morocco, joined Betis from Barcelona last summer and made