Transfer news live: Liverpool set Isak deadline, Spurs accelerate Eze bid, Donnarumma to Man Utd update – UK Times

BBC Sport say that Spurs will ‘accelerate’ their bid for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze within the next 48 hours.

The two clubs have been progressing in talks over the 27-year-old though at times they have been ‘difficult’.

Spurs are now hopeful a deal is within reach with a price rumoured to be slightly less than his expired release cluase of £60m + £8m in add ons.

The saga that has rolled on for most of the summer concerns Alexander Isak, Newcastle and Liverpool.

The Premier League champions submitted a £110m bid for Newcastle’s main forward but that was rejected out of hand and the Reds moved to sign Hugo Ekitike.

They have remained interested in Isak but the weekend’s results prove that Newcastle need his services more than Liverpool do.

The latest in this move is that Liverpool have made Isak their priority for the closing weeks of the window but want the deal done sooner than later.

They’ve set a deadline of next week to get an agreement done with Newcastle otherwise they will move on to other targets.

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the latest transfer news.

The opening weekend of the Premier League season was eye-opening for many clubs as the areas in which they need to improve were on display.

Manchester United will be ruing Altay Bayindir’s goalkeeping error against Arsenal while Liverpool will be considering whether they need another forward after Hugo Ekitike’s impressive debut.

We’ll have all the latest gossip and rumours throughout the day so let’s get into it…