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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says that it is a huge “relief” that the summer transfer window has shut.

The Red Devils brought in Daniel James from Swansea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace and Harry Maguire from Leicester City, while they were linked with the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic.

There was a sense of expectation surrounding transfer deadline day with a lot of fans hoping that United would do some more business.

However, it didn’t happen and Solskjaer was relieved to see the window shut.

Solskjaer told reporters on Friday: “Do you know I think when the transfer window closes it’s a great feeling of relief now it’s done now we know we’re looking forward and I’m delighted with the three we’ve signed.”

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On whether the he expected more transfers: “Well that’s not the feeling inside the club and the feeling with the fans I’ve met are excited with the ones we’ve had there are always going to be fans out there wanting to sign players that’s part and parcel of being here.

“The players are here now and have been shown that trust and we believe in them.”

 

Real Madrid have switched transfer targets this summer after Premier League’s summer transfer window slammed shut on Thursday, according to reports.

Los Blancos had been heavily linked with a move for Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba this summer but the France international never looked likely to leave before the deadline.

Pogba made clear his desire to leave Old Trafford earlier in the window, with Real Madrid looking the most likely to offer the France star an escape from Old Trafford.

United insisted throughout the summer that Pogba was not for sale, though reports suggested they may be tempted to do business should they receive an offer close to €200m (£180m).

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However, Marca claims that Real are ready to move on from Pogba – who had been their top priority – and will look to pursue other options with Spanish window still open.

Ajax midfielder Donny Van de Beek has emerged as the most likely option as they have reportedly agreed personal terms with the player.

Now the La Liga giants just need to strike an agreement with Ajax over a fee for Van de Beek.

 

Kieran Tierney felt he had to take a step forward in his career and move to Arsenal after living his dream at Celtic.

Celtic insisted they did everything possible to keep the left-back before selling him for £25million.

The 22-year-old had been at his boyhood heroes from the age of seven and was under contract until 2023 but, after making 170 first-team appearances and winning 10 trophies, his ambitions changed.

Tierney told www.arsenal.com: “It was the hardest decision in my whole life that I’ve had to make.

“I had to speak to my family and my close friends and my agent as well because it’s a hard decision to leave a club that you love so much. People need to know that as well.

“I feel Arsenal is a massive club and it’s a great opportunity for me as well. I’m delighted to be here.

“When I was younger, it was always Celtic. The ambition was Celtic and that was my dream when I was younger. But when you get older… I’ve done that, I’ve made my dream, I’ve lived my dream and I’ve loved every single minute of it.

“Now I just feel was the right time to take a step on. I feel this is a great opportunity for me.”

Tierney later issued an emotional and lengthy message to Celtic and their fans, some of whom have expressed their disapproval over his exit.

Addressing supporters on Twitter, Tierney said: “I tried my best to represent you every time I went onto that pitch. The relationship we had together and memories we created and history we made was incredible… I will cherish every single second of it.

“I hope we can continue to have a relationship although I understand that will never be for some people which is heartbreaking for me but I understand the emotions surrounding the situation.”

The Ladbrokes Premiership champions confirmed the club-record fee to the stock exchange after Tierney became the most expensive Scottish footballer.

A statement on Celtic’s official website read: “We did all we could to keep Kieran at Celtic. While the club did not need or wish to sell Kieran, this was an opportunity which Kieran very much wished to pursue and with the club having received a significant offer, we have agreed to the transfer.

“Kieran has been a big part of the club for a number of years, coming through our academy structure and becoming a key first team player of real quality.

“He has made a significant contribution to Celtic and we thank him very much for all he has given to the club and, of course, we wish him very well for the future in his career.”

Manager Neil Lennon added: “This is an opportunity Kieran wanted to take and while we will be sad to see him leave the club, we wish Kieran all the very best for the future.

“Although he is still a young guy, Kieran has given the club so much. He’s a great lad and I’ve really enjoyed working with him.

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“I’m sure he will continue to progress and develop and make a big impact in the English Premiership.

“It has obviously been a long process, but now it has been finalised we can now look ahead and concentrate on continuing to build our own squad and meet the many challenges ahead, domestically and in Europe.”

Lennon will step up attempts to sign a new left-back before the Scottish transfer deadline on September 2.

Summer signing Boli Bolingoli had some shaky moments in Romania on Wednesday as Celtic drew 1-1 with Cluj in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier.

Lennon said: “We have new players coming in defensively, two new full-backs and Christopher (Jullien) coming in so it’s a work in progress.

“But they have a very good goalkeeper (Scott Bain) behind them and he made a terrific save at an important part of the game.”

 

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has urged Japan to consider taking part in a coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Washington has been struggling to secure support for its efforts to counter Iranian activities in the sea lane, through which much of the world’s oil passes.

“Any and every country that has an interest in freedom of navigation and freedom of commerce needs to really consider (being) involved in this type of monitoring of the strait,” he told reporters Tuesday, while en route to Tokyo for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya.

“I think it’s something that the Japanese should strongly consider. I’ll be discussing this with them,” he added.

Esper, who is on his first overseas trip since taking office last month, raised the issue in the meeting with Iwaya on Wednesday, according to a Japanese government source. He did not bring it up with Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.

Iwaya told reporters afterward that he explained Japan would think carefully about what role it can play in safeguarding ships in the Middle East, taking into consideration its oil needs and ties with both Washington and Tehran.

Enthusiasm for the plan among U.S. allies has been mixed. The U.K. and Israel have announced their willingness to participate, while Germany has declined.

In the meeting with Abe at the prime minister’s office, Esper was said to have lambasted China for destabilizing the Indo-Pacific region, saying “their military aggression and calculated strategy of predatory economics violates the international rules-based order that we are trying to uphold.”

China is ignoring values such as the international rule of law, freedom of navigation and respect for the sovereignty of other nations, Esper said, adding that Beijing prefers “to coerce its neighbors into activities designed for Beijing’s benefit.”

His comments on China came a day after the United States designated the country a currency manipulator, escalating a bilateral row that has played out through tit-for-tat tariffs.

He added that the United States remains committed to the “complete, irreversible and verifiable denuclearization of North Korea” and thanked Japan for its help in enforcing U.N. sanctions against the North.

Abe said the Japan-U.S. security alliance has “never been stronger,” a sentiment Esper echoed, calling it “ironclad” and crucial to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

The defense chiefs have agreed on the importance of three-way cooperation with South Korea to address threats from North Korea, Iwaya told reporters, including an intelligence-sharing pact between Tokyo and Seoul. That pact is widely seen as being under threat amid growing enmity over trade and wartime history.

Seoul has suggested it may pull out of the bilateral General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, in response to Tokyo’s tightening of export controls on some materials crucial to the South Korean technology industry.

The pact, signed in November 2016, allows the neighbors to share sensitive information regarding North Korea. The North has launched what are believed to be short-range ballistic missiles four times in less than two weeks.

A deadline to decide whether to renew the pact for another year comes later this month.

Esper, a Gulf War veteran and former executive at defense contractor Raytheon Co., became Pentagon chief on July 23, filling a seven-month void left by the resignation of his predecessor Jim Mattis.

He is on a tour of the Asia-Pacific region including Australia, New Zealand, Mongolia and South Korea. On Friday, he is slated to meet with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo in Seoul.

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Former Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway thinks Wilfried Zaha wants to set “the record straight” with a move this summer.

The ex-Manchester United winger has handed in a transfer request at Selhurst Park as he looks to force a move away from the club.

There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the Ivory Coast international with Arsenal and Everton the main interested parties.

Palace chairman Steve Parish has made it clear he wants forward Zaha to stay and he is believed to have have rejected Everton’s recent offer of £70million-plus two players.

And Holloway thinks Zaha wants a move away from the Eagles because he wants to prove that he can still cut it at the top level despite his nightmare time at Man Utd.

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Holloway told Sky Sports: “He’s a joy. An absolute joy. He’s a little bit late sometimes, but I found him an absolute joy.

“He’s 26, he’s got to be thinking about going. When I was there, I said ‘don’t go now, don’t go now’ and he wanted to go so I got him to United and borrowed him back, but I don’t want people to see that as a failure.

“No disrespect to David Moyes, but Sir Alex Ferguson would’ve got him believing in himself and could’ve afforded to teach him like he taught Cristiano Ronaldo.

“I think Wilf wants to try to put the record straight and get a move, he started scoring last season – he’s a wonderful player.”

 

Premier League side West Ham completed the first deal of transfer deadline day as they announced the signing of striker Albian Ajeti from Basel.

The 22-year-old Switzerland international has joined on an initial four-year contract, with an option to extend for a further two seasons.

Ajeti said on West Ham’s official website: “I’m very excited to be here. It is a pleasure for me to be here, at this big club.

“Once I felt West Ham’s interest, I didn’t have to think twice about signing for such a big, traditional club in the Premier League. This is a big day for me and my family.”

 

BBC Sport journalist David Ornstein claims that Tottenham are closing in on a deal to sign Juventus striker Paulo Dybala.

Dybala’s future seems to lie away from the Serie A giants, with a move to Manchester United widely speculated in recent weeks.

However, the switch appeared to have collapsed due to his wage demands, and a problem regarding image rights.

And Sky Sport Italia claimed on Wednesday that Dybala could still end up in the Premier League, as Spurs have had a €75m (£69m) bid accepted for the Argentine.

Ornstein agrees that there is interest from Tottenham but a deal has not yet been struck, although it is “close”.

Ornstein wrote on Twitter: “Tottenham close to reaching agreement to sign Juventus forward Paulo Dybala. Deal not done but clubs hopeful.

“#THFC stepped up interest after their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes ended over fee & Man Utd’s proposed move for Dybala was called off #JUVE #MUFC”

 

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Welcome to Football365’s transfer deadline day blog. If it’s completed deals you want, here you go. If you’re here for the bullsh*t and bluster, then strap in…

 

11:55: The Daily Star suggests Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has ‘two concerns’ over Mario Mandzukic.

1) His age
2) His wages

If only there was some way United could have known about either before deadline day…

 

11:50: Running through the tears…

 

11:40: This needs a little tweaking but it’s nearly midday so let’s get leathered.

 

11:35: Numerous sources say Everton and Villa target Marcos Rojo is currently at Carrington with his agent.

Expect United to announce a new contract just after 5pm.

 

11:25: It seems Watford are getting no closer to an agreement with Rennes for Ismailia Sarr. Sky Sports reckons a deal is unlikely.

 

11:15: Wait, what? The Mirror’s Darren Lewis reckons talks between Spurs and Fulham over Ryan Sessegnon have ‘hit an impasse’.

Jesus, this must be the simplest deadline day deal of all time but Levy gonna Levy.

 

11: 10: Ronaldo doesn’t recognise Danilo, does he…

 

11:05: This one doesn’t have to be done today since Carroll is a free agent. We bet he is keen…

 

11am: Oh, Mike. You are too kind..

 

10:50: Well, well, well…

 

10:45: Nottingham Forest there, stockpiling footballers before Brexit…

 

10:35: Some of the figures involved in the negotiations to take Paulo Dybala to Spurs, courtesy of The Guardian…

Dybala will be on around £350,000 a week, which some reports have suggested Juve might top up. But image rights and agents’ fees could cost £12million in addition to a transfer fee of £64million.

Just a hunch based on absolutely nothing, but we can see this one not happening, before Dybala joins PSG later in the month.

 

10:25: Man Utd might be about to shift one centre-back off the books. Apparently, Everton and Aston Villa are both keen in Marcos Rojo’s own brand of kamikaze defending. It might be worth their while to put their physios through a medical before going near that one.

 

10:20: Let’s just take a moment to remember Bruno Fernandes.
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K, thanks.

 

10:05: Sky Sports’ James Cooper appears to have emerged from a cave in Tora Bora to offer an update on Man Utd’s activity today. Mario Mandzukic ‘could happen’ but that’s about it.

United apparently don’t feel the need to reinforce a midfield that was already creaking before Ander Herrera moved to PSG. For all the talk of Sancho, Dybala, Eriksen and co, they are set to have a lower net spend than Arsenal, who fooled us all into thinking they didn’t have a pot to piss in. Bravo, Ed.

 

10am: Derby found it ‘impossible to stand in the way of a dream move’ for Scott Carson, apparently. We all dream of getting paid a sodding fortune for sitting down, to be fair.

 

9:55: Just a quick reminder that Matteo Darmian is still a Manchester United player.

 

9:50: A new deal for Sir Alex Ferguson’s favourite…

 

9:40: It’s been a big few minutes for Leeds. Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is on his way to Yorkshire for a medical ahead of a season-long loan. Once he arrives in God’s Own Country, he’ll be greeted by a new keeper. Let’s hope this doesn’t end Kiko Casilla’s reign of terror in the Leeds goal…

 

9:30: Sorry, just had to nip off and compile a Mailbox. I bet The Athletic don’t have these problems.

Anyway, David Luiz is the bargain of the summer, apparently…

 

9:05: Gary Neville won’t miss the big man…

 

9:02: Good morning to you, Mr Gold…

 

9am: Southampton have been gasping to shift Charlie Austin this summer and it seems like he’s taken the hint. Apparently he’s currently at West Brom for a medical.

As for Mario Lemina, the midfielder is probably checking that his phone is still working.

 

8:50: Dybala and Lo Celso? No wonder two of us have Harry Kane to win the Golden Boot.

 

8:45: United have done well here to get something close to their money back on a player they really don’t want.

Scenes when they sign Fernando Llorente for free as his replacement.

 

8:30: Scott Carson is set to follow in the footsteps of his great heroes Richard Wright and Stuart Taylor by moving to Manchester City on a season-long loan. He’s due to have a medical this morning to make sure he’s fit for all that sitting…

 

8:20: Aye, all the talk is that Arsenal and Chelsea have an £8million deal agreed for David Luiz.

 

8:15: Look how happy Inter Milan fans are to see Romelu Lukaku. Bless.

 

8:10: Three of us here at F365 have Brighton to go down this season.

Graham Potter is doing his best to make us look dafter than normal by making additions today. Reports of a a £28million bid for Genk midfielder Sander Berge are said to be wide of the mark, but the Seagulls are reported to be signing Huddersfield midfielder Aaron Mooy on loan for the season.

You’re going to have to do better than that, Gary Porter.

 

8am: Watford could regret faffing over Ismaila Sarr. Rennes want just shy of £37million, which the Hornets have so far refused to pay. But, apparently, now Palace might swoop if they sell Zaha for around double that figure.

To cover themselves, Watford are reported to be talking to PSV winger Steven Bergwijn as an alternative.

The Hornets did one very shrewd piece of business yesterday.

 

7:55: We bring you terrible news. The dream of a David Luiz-Shkodran Mustafi partnership in the centre of Arsenal’s defence could be dead. Sky Sports reckon Mustafi might be heading to a Ligue 1 club today either permanently or on loan.

We were so close.

 

7:45: Where’s Wilf?

Frankly, we’ve no idea. Having breakfast, perhaps. But he’s waiting on Everton to make a renewed bid after he slapped in a transfer request yesterday to turn the screw on Palace. Everton and Palace have already conducted business in the last 24 hours after James McCarthy went to Selhurst Park for £8million.

 

7:30: Leicester have got a wedge the size of Harry Maguire’s head burning a hole in their pocket. Apparently £18million of it is going to Sampdoria for midfielder Dennis Praet. Sampdoria coach Eusebio Di Francesco said: “I will miss Praet, he is one of the best midfielders in Italy.”

 

7:25: Will United replace Lukaku? Maybe. Maybe not.

There are plenty of whispers around Mario Mandzukic – Sky Italy reckon talks with Juventus have reopened – and Inaki Williams. Apparently, United are willing to pay his £81million release clause. Because they had so much fun the last time they got into it with Athletic Bilbao on deadline day, they want to do it all again…

 

7:20: Romelu Lukaku is in Milan having his final tests before becoming an Inter player. Let’s hope they don’t measure his first touch having not played a minute in pre-season.

 

7:10: Kieran Tierney is hurtling towards Arsenal for what we presume will be a stringent medical at Arsenal after the Gunners finally agreed to pay Celtic’s asking price without making the final total dependent on the number of Grand Nationals, Royal Rumbles and Super Bowls he might win at the Emirates.

As for David Luiz… as of yesterday, Arsenal had not made a formal approach for the Chelsea defender but reports suggest an £8million deal will get done.

 

7:05: Plenty of dropping trousers and coughing expected in north London this morning.

Giovani Lo Celso is expected at Tottenham after they finally agreed a deal with Real Betis. ORNSTEEEEEEIIIIIN reckons that’s a loan deal with the obligation to buy.

Ryan Sessegnon is also set to have a medical with Spurs following an agreement with Fulham that really need not have taken all summer.

 

7am: Good morning. Right, where are we?

Since  yesterday evening, Man City have completed the signing of Joao Cancelo with Danilo going to Juventus in part-exchange; Crystal Palace have done deals for Victor Camarasa and James McCarthy; and Everton have signed a Word Cup winner in Djibril Sidibe.

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SEOUL – The U.S. government has excluded foreign nationals from 37 countries, including Japan and South Korea, with records of a visit or stay in North Korea from its visa waiver program as of Monday, according to news agency reports.

The U.S. government now requires such people to obtain visas to enter the United States, the reports said.

Under its visa waiver program, the U.S. government allows most people from 37 countries and one region to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of up to 90 days without visas.

But those who have visited Iraq, Iran, Syria and four other countries designated by the U.S. government since March 2011 are not eligible for the program.

According to the reports, the U.S. government added North Korea to the designation after it put Pyongyang back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism in November 2017.

Since March 2011, some 37,000 South Koreans have visited North Korea, the reports said.

A South Korean Foreign Ministry official told the news agency that the new measure does not necessarily ban those who have traveled to North Korea from visiting the United States.

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Wedding preparations are underway for Lower House member Shinjiro Koizumi, 38, a prominent politician who is widely seen as a potential future prime minister, and TV personality Christel Takigawa, 41.

The pair made the surprise announcement at the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday. Their relationship was until that moment a closely guarded secret.

Separately, Koizumi wrote on his blog that Takigawa is pregnant and due to give birth early next year.

“We started our relationship last year and both of us had started thinking of marriage,” Koizumi, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, wrote.

“Fortunately we have been blessed with a child. I’ve been really happy spending time with someone I love, which naturally led to pregnancy and marriage,” he added.

The news came as a happy shock to many, as their involvement had not previously been reported or even suspected.

“This is actually only our second time being in public together,” Koizumi said, speaking of how they had to keep the relationship secret.

The son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, one of Japan’s most popular leaders in recent years, Shinjiro Koizumi is a rising star in politics.

Takigawa was born in France in 1977 to a Japanese mother and a French father. She rose to fame as an anchor for Fuji Television Network’s prime-time news.

“I know this is out of the blue, but actually we are going to get married. A lot will change for us, but we hope we have everyone’s support,” Takigawa said during their joint appearance before reporters.

Earlier in the day, Koizumi and Takigawa met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to report their plans.

Koizumi recounted his conversations with each of them to reporters, saying that while both had wished the new couple well, Suga had been taken completely by surprise and initially “couldn’t guess” what the two had visited him for.

Takigawa, who is trilingual, has a global profile. In 2013 she served as one of Japan’s ambassadors in its bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games. She is remembered during appearances for enunciating slowly and clearly the word omotenashi, meaning hospitality, which immediately became a buzzword in Japan.

When asked about the key factor behind their decision to marry, Koizumi admitted that he hadn’t been too sure about the idea of marriage itself.

“To be honest, I didn’t feel so strongly about marriage given my childhood,” Koizumi said, without elaborating further.

“But our time together changed my feelings about that… and how that happened is something that is beyond reason,” he added.

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