Deadline day LIVE! Follow every transfer rumour and done deal across England and Europe
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Welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of summer 2024 transfer deadline day!
Stick with us to follow every twist, turn, done deal and rumour throughout England and Europe as clubs race to get their final pieces of business done before the window slams shut.
The deadline for English deals to go through is 11pm tonight, and some major moves are still expected to take place before that with plenty of big clubs seeking reinforcements or looking to offload players, and many big names expected to be part of that.
Deadline day key events
Man United, Villa, Barcelona - What does the future hold for Rashford?
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Marcus Rashford is reportedly still hopeful of completing a 'dream switch' to Barcelona during this summer's transfer window.
The English forward joined Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United in the latter stages of the January market, and he has featured twice for Unai Emery's side since his arrival, coming off the bench against Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich Town.
Villa have the chance to sign the 27-year-old on a permanent basis during this summer's transfer window for a fee in the region of £40m, and it is thought to be unlikely that he will play for Man United again.
Rashford had been holding out for a move to Barcelona during the winter window, but the Catalan outfit were ultimately unable to make a deal work from a financial point of view, and Villa quickly emerged as the favourites to sign him.
Superstar targeted! Man United 'preparing £125m bid' for 17-goal forward
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Manchester United are reportedly prepared to make a €150m (£125m) move for Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez during this summer's transfer window.
Alvarez, 25, made the move to Atletico from Manchester City last summer, and he has been in excellent form for Diego Simeone's side this season, scoring 17 goals and registering four assists in 37 appearances in all competitions.
The Argentina international has six goals and one assist in eight appearances in the Champions League, with Atletico through to the knockout round of the competition, while he has helped the Red and Whites reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, netting four times and providing one assist in five outings in the tournament.
Alvarez has also been key to Atletico sitting second in the La Liga table, scoring seven goals and registering two assists in 24 appearances, with his switch from Man City proving to be a huge success.