Deadline day LIVE! Follow every transfer rumour and done deal across England and Europe
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 City? Real Madrid? Liverpool? Who are the 'favourites' to sign Wirtz?
Manchester City are reportedly leading Real Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz.
The 21-year-old attacking midfielder is widely regarded as one of the brightest young talents in Europe and has developed into an integral first-team player at Leverkusen under head coach Xabi Alonso.
Wirtz has already made a total of 169 senior appearances for Leverkusen across all competitions, scoring 48 goals and registering 52 assists.
The Germany international was named 2023-24 Bundesliga Player of the Season after recording 11 goals and 12 assists in 32 league matches to help Leverkusen with their first-ever German top-flight title and go the entire campaign unbeaten.
Man City 'preparing £100m package' for star player after Guardiola 'agreement'
Manchester City will reportedly step up their efforts to tie one of their star players down to a new contract after persuading manager Pep Guardiola to stay at the club.
Reports emerged on Tuesday claiming that Guardiola has agreed to sign a one-year contract extension at the Etihad Stadium, with the option of a further 12 months.
Guardiola is therefore set to extend his stay at Man City to at least a decade and it is understood that an official announcement confirming the 53-year-old's new contract is expected 'in the coming days'.
It is thought that Guardiola's relationship with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak supersedes the need for a clause in writing referencing the outcome of the club's hearing into the 115 charges levelled at the club by the Premier League.
'I didn't sulk': Chalobah opens up on Chelsea exile ahead of Palace move
Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah has revealed that he 'decided not to sulk' when being exiled from the first-team squad by Enzo Maresca.
Having missed the first half of last season through injury, Chalobah was arguably Chelsea's star performer behind Cole Palmer from February onwards.
The versatile defender helped Mauricio Pochettino's side record 24 points from his 10 Premier League appearances, playing a pivotal role in the Blues finishing in sixth place.
However, soon after Maresca replaced Pochettino as head coach, it became apparent that Chalobah was not part of the Italian's plans, much to the frustration of the majority of the club's fanbase at the time.
Man United 'planning stunning swap deal' for Inter's prolific striker Martinez
Manchester United have reportedly identified Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez as their leading forward target for next summer, with the Red Devils believed to have put a plan in place to sign the Argentina international.
Martinez, 27, has scored six goals and registered four assists in 15 appearances for Inter this season, while he has 135 goals and 47 assists in 297 games in total for the Italian giants.
The Argentine only signed a new contract at San Siro in August, with his current terms running until June 2029, but according to Fichajes, he could be on the move to England during next summer's transfer window.
The report claims that Man United view Martinez as their leading forward target ahead of Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres, who is being heavily linked with a switch to Old Trafford.
Sporting 'bracing themselves' for Man United bid for £83m star
Sporting Lisbon are reportedly expecting Manchester United to make an attempt to sign Geovany Quenda next year, with the Green and Whites facing a huge battle to keep hold of the in-demand youngster.
The 17-year-old has made the breakthrough into the Sporting first team this season, representing the Lisbon giants on 18 occasions, scoring twice and registering two assists in the process.
Quenda came through the Sporting academy as an attacker, but he has been developed into a right-sided wing-back by Ruben Amorim, who has left the Portuguese giants to take charge of Man United.
The Portuguese became Sporting's youngest-ever goalscorer in the league when he found the back of the net against Famalicao at the end of October, surpassing the record previously held by Simao Sabrosa.
David update: Lille president addresses future of Man United, Barca-linked striker
Lille president Olivier Letang has ruled out a January departure for Jonathan David, as the French outfit battle to convince the in-demand centre-forward to sign a new contract at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
David, 24, has again been in impressive form for Lille during the 2024-25 campaign, scoring 13 goals and registering two assists in 19 appearances, including four goals in four outings in the league phase of the Champions League.
Including the qualifying rounds, David has six goals and two assists in eight European matches this term, while he has found the back of the net on seven occasions in 11 Ligue 1 appearances.
David's contract with Lille is due to expire next June, though, and there is currently widespread speculation surrounding his future, with a number of the world's biggest clubs said to be interested.
Revealed! What is Man United's main transfer priority under Amorim?
Manchester United are allegedly planning to sign a new left-back next year, with an incoming in that area of the field during the January transfer window regarded as a possibility.
New Red Devils head coach Ruben Amorim is widely expected to implement a 3-4-3 system at Old Trafford, having had huge success with that formation at Sporting Lisbon.
Man United have again had left-back issues this season due to the absences of Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, but the pair are both now back to fitness at a crucial stage of the campaign.
Shaw has returned to training after recovering from a calf issue, while Malacia played 45 minutes for Man United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy against Huddersfield Town last week - his first appearance since May 2023.
Reunion at Man United: Amorim 'has spoken' to Sporting star over 2025 transfer
New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has reportedly spoken to Sporting Lisbon centre-back Ousmane Diomande about a possible move to Old Trafford next year.
Amorim insisted in the latter stages of his time as Sporting manager that he would not be raiding his former club in January, but he refused to rule out incomings from the Green and Whites next summer.
Viktor Gyokeres and Geovany Quenda are currently being heavily linked with moves to Old Trafford, but there have also been claims of firm interest from the Red Devils in central defender Diomande.
According to Sky Sport Switzerland, Amorim has spoken with Diomande about a potential move to Manchester, with the new Red Devils head coach desperate not to miss out on his signature.
