Tottenham are expected to step up their pursuit of Cody Gakpo after Liverpool agreed a deal in principle to sign Bradley Barcola from PSG.

Spurs have been interested in the Netherlands international throughout the summer, with Roberto De Zerbi keen to add another versatile forward to his squad despite the additions of Savio and Omar Marmoush.

Liverpool’s move for Barcola could open the door for Gakpo to leave, particularly with the Reds also targeting further attacking reinforcements.

According to Football Insider, Tottenham are now expected to submit an official bid, although it remains to be seen whether Liverpool will sanction the 27-year-old’s departure before the transfer deadline.

An interesting tidbit in Spanish media overnight regarding Arsenal’s pursuit of Julian Alvarez.

According to DSports, one of the sticking points for Alvarez moving back to England is that UK visa restrictions limit his parents and extended family from staying with him long-term.

That is not a problem for the Argentine and his family in Spain.

The same publication claims that Arsenal are trying to find a solution as they signal to Atletico a willingness to pay £115million (€135m) for the player in ‘secret’ talks last week in London, which have been reported by TEAMtalk.

Chelsea will demand more than £120m from Manchester City for Enzo Fernandez, reports claim.

City are expected to finally table a formal offer soon for the Argentine midfielder, who was omitted from Xabi Alonso’s squad completely for Thursday’s win over Luton in the Carabao Cup.

Chelsea previously set a 5pm BST deadline of Friday, August 13 for bids worth £120m for Fernandez, which City did not meet.

Now The Independent claim that the Blues would want a higher price than that if they were to sanction the sale of such a key player so late in the window.

Chelsea would also want a replacement for Fernandez and are said to be prepared to return with another approach for Bournemouth’s Alex Scott, who the Cherries continue to insist is not for sale.

Honest Ahanor is set to undergo a medical at Chelsea.

The Blues agreed a deal for Atalanta’s teenage defender on Thursday worth £40m.

Ahanor has now been given permission to travel to west London in order to have a medical and sign a long-term contract at Stamford Bridge.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Ahanor is expected to be immediately dispatched to another club for this season in order to continue building experience, having already earned two senior international caps for Italy.

Arsenal look to have been handed a fresh boost over Julian Alvarez after yet another new twist in the summer’s most high-profile and protracted transfer saga.

Atletico Madrid striker Alvarez is Arsenal’s No1 target heading into the final days of the window, with the club ready to launch a big-money move for his services.

However, they will only do so if they are given sufficient encouragement by the player’s camp, which does not appear to have been forthcoming yet with the market due to close at 11pm BST on Tuesday night (September 1).

Alvarez has been public with his desire to complete a dream move to Barcelona, who were said to have revived their push for the Argentina international in the final week of the window after failing with an offer worth €100m (£85.7m) earlier this summer.

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Xabi Alonso has confirmed that the late decision to omit Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea’s squad to face Luton was made jointly by himself and the club, .

Blues boss Alonso had initially said at Wednesday’s pre-match press conference that he expected Fernandez to be involved in Thursday’s Carabao Cup second-round clash at Stamford Bridge.

However, the Argentine midfielder - who appeared as a second-half substitute during Monday night’s Premier League opener against Fulham - was not even named on the bench in the end as Chelsea beat Jack Wilshere’s League One side 2-0 thanks to a debut goal from Danny Welbeck and late own goal forced by Estevao.

Manchester City are believed to be preparing an offer to sign Fernandez before the summer transfer window closes for business, intending to reunite him with former Blues boss Enzo Maresca at the Etihad Stadium.

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Napoli are interested in signing Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade, and also hold an interest in Chelsea’s Marc Guiu.

The Azzurri have opened talks with Newcastle with regard to a deal for the Germany international, per Fabrizio Romano, though they acknowledge a move for Guiu would be easier to pull off.

Atletico Madrid CEO Gil Martin has issued an update on Julian Alvarez.

“Julián is going through a very difficult situation on both a professional and personal level.

“He’s really bad off because there have been people who deceived and confused him. If he wants to leave, a solution will be found, but it will never be to Barcelona.

“The lies, the lack of transparency, and the lack of professionalism from Barça disgust us.”

Nottingham Forest have submitted a £22m bid for Crystal Palace right-back Daniel Munoz.

The Colombia international has previously been linked with moves away from Selhurst Park this summer.

Per The Athletic, Palace are pondering the bid.

Joel Ordonez has been granted permission by Club Brugge to have a medical with Crystal Palace.

Sky Sports claim the a deal is in place for a loan with a conditional obligation to buy for £24m plus add-ons.