Transfer News LATEST: Chelsea agree deal for Rudiger, Messi signs new contract, Huddersfield sign Mounie and more from the Premier League and across Europe

Thank you for your company today! Everton have continued to be the busiest side in the market and are now chasing a deal for Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud whilst Chelsea and the Gunners are on the brink of deals for Antonio Rudiger and Andre Lacazette respectively. 

Be sure to join us for another day of deals tomorrow as teams across the country and Europe shuffle their packs ahead of the new season.

Clarets winger Bradley Jackson has joined Southport on loan for the 2017/18 season.

The 20-year-old Development Squad forward will play in the Vanarama National North side throughout the upcoming season.

DANIEL MATTHEWS: Real Madrid have reached an agreement with fierce rivals Atletico over the transfer of young defender Theo Hernandez.

The 19-year-old, who has been at Atletico since the age of 11, turned down repeated new deals as well as offers from a number of other European clubs.

Liverpool and Barcelona were interested in the highly-rated defender. But Atletico said Hernandez had an unwavering desire to move to the Bernabeu, where he will sign a six-year deal.

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30-year-old Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike has joined Olympiakos.

The forward had been on loan from Fererbahce to Al Ain and West Ham in recent seasons but now has a permanent home with the Greek club. 

Everton continue with their early business this summer with the addition of 19-year-old striker Boris Mathis. 

SIMON JONES: Stoke City have confirmed the arrival of young full-back Josh Tymon on a five year contract following his departure from Hull City. The 18-year-old rejected a contract at Hull.

Barrie McKay has joined up with his former manager Mark Warburton by making the move from Rangers to Nottingham Forest. 

The 22-year-old winger has signed a four-year deal at The City Ground. 

LAURIE WHITWELL: Leicester City have held initial talks over a possible new contract for Leonardo Ulloa to raise the prospect of the Argentine striker extending his stay at the King Power Stadium.

Ulloa has one year left on current terms and was expected to leave Leicester this summer after threatening to go on strike during the January window.

But circumstances altered when Craig Shakespeare replaced Claudio Ranieri and the new Leicester manager values the 30-year-old highly and wishes to secure his future.

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SIMON JONES: Sunderland want to take Everton defenders Tyias Browning and Brendan Galloway on loan this summer. 

Manager Simon Grayson also hopes to conclude a deal to sign out-of-favour Aiden McGeady from the Toffees this week.

Irish winger McGeady signed for the Goodison Park club back in 2014 in transfer from Spartak Moscow, but has since fallen down the pecking order.

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As we reported earlier, Harrison Reed has joined Norwich from Southampton and the club recently announced their new loanee signing on Twitter. 

SIMON JONES: Jon Walters is close to a move from Stoke to Burnley. The Clarets made a bid worth up to £3million for the unsettled forward.

Walters, 33, has grown increasingly frustrated at his lack of playing time after making just 13 Premier League starts last season.

The Republic of Ireland international has 12 months left on his contract at Stoke but is open to a move after seven years in the Potteries.

ALEX MARTIN: Fabio Coentrao will attempt to revive his stalling career away from Real Madrid next season after announcing his arrival at Sporting Lisbon on a season-long loan.

The 29-year-old was limited to just six appearances for Real Madrid last season after struggling with a succession of injury problems which have plagued his career.

Sporting have given Coentrao the opportunity to prove he can still perform at the top level, with the player tweeting a picture of himself and his family in their famous Estadio Jose Alvalade.

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SIMON JONES: Southampton midfielder Harrison Reed is set to join Norwich City on loan. The 22-year-old made nine first team appearances last season

Reed's teammate Sam Gallagher is wanted on loan by Birmingham City.

Steven Pienaar is back in the Absa Premiership in South Africa, 16 years since last playing in his homeland having signed for league champions Bidvest Wits.

The former Sunderland and Everton man has joined the club based in Johannesburg and will be performing in front of 5,000 fans in more humble surroundings than his Premier League days. 

Former Walsall goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray has joined the Shrews and will be playing in the English third tier next season. 

Coventry City have announced the addition of 23-year-old right back Jack Grimmer.

The defender had been at Fulham since 2012 and Sky Blues' manager Mark Robins told the club's website: 'I think it is a coup for us to sign Jack, and I look forward to working with him.

'He is a really good prospect and at 23 has even more development potential still.'

OLIVER TODD: Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro says Cristiano Ronaldo is 'happy' and wants to stay with the European champions despite his fall-out with the club this summer.

Ronaldo, 32, told Real chiefs that he wanted to leave in the current transfer window after being angered by his situation which included being charged over four counts of tax evasion.

But Casemiro says his colleague is still wanted in the Spanish capital and that he is happy to stick around too. 

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Hull head coach Leonid Slutsky revealed he needs to sign 'six or seven' new players as he bids to guide the club straight back to the Premier League.

Slutsky has yet to make his first signing since replacing Marco Silva nearly four weeks ago.

But the former Russia and CSKA Moscow boss, good friends with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, is confident of signing a player on loan from the Premier League champions early next week.

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Chris Gunter has extended his stay with Reading amid interest from Middlesbrough. 

The Welsh international defender penned a new deal running until 2020, he revealed Jaap Stam's commitment to the team was a key reason for extending his stay. 

SIMON JONES: Mexican side Tigres have made an improved £6million offer for West Ham striker Enner Valencia.

The Ecuador international Valencia spent last season on loan at Everton.

It's the latest footballing fad and a trend that's splitting opinion of fans worldwide but clubs just can't seem to help themselves.

From music videos to white smoke, FIFA 17 to WhatsApp chats, the ways in which new signings are announced has turned into an art form. Here, Sportsmail counts down some of the very best to have been churned out in recent months... 

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RORY O'CALLAGHAN: Ajax starlet Kasper Dolberg insists he is happy to remain with the Dutch club despite interest from abroad, and says he is relishing the chance to learn from his new team-mate Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Dolberg burst onto the scene with 23 goals in all competitions last season - attracting the attention of clubs in the Premier League and Serie A. 

Ajax's director of football Marc Overmars has ruled out selling the 19-year-old.

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SIMON JONES: Middlesbrough are discussing a deal for Derby County's Cyrus Christie after missing out on Gunter.

The Reading defender opted to remain at Madejski Stadium after Jaap Stam reiterated his commitment to the Royals with a two-year deal. 

Christie moved to Derby County in July 2014, and it is thought he could make the switch to another Championship club this summer.

JOE STRANGE: Everton have made Olivier Giroud their No 1 target as they look to continue their summer spending with a £20million move for the Arsenal striker.

Giroud’s future at the Emirates appears uncertain, with Arsene Wenger on the verge of completing a club record £53m deal for Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette. 

The Frenchman, who is an international colleague of Giroud, underwent a medical on Tuesday and will put pen to paper on a five-year contract by Thursday.

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Chelsea have agreed a £34.2million deal to bring Roma defender Antonio Rudiger to Stamford Bridge.

The Germany international is now finalising terms with the Premier League champions and Antonio Conte would hope to have the 24-year-old in his squad for their pre-season tour of the Far East.

But who is Rudiger and what kind of a player are the Blues getting? Here's everything you need to know.

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PETE JENSON: Barcelona have announced Lionel Messi's contract renovation with the buy-out clause likely to rise to €300million (£264m).

Messi had left Barca supporters nervously trying to read the signs coming out of his camp as his current deal was allowed to run down to June 2018.

But that wait is finally over with the player ready to tie his future to the club he joined as a 13-year-old. The new contract will run until 2021, with the option of an extra year.

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HARRY SLAVIN: Real Madrid are losing ground in the race to sign Kylian Mbappe as they continue to stall on a deal to bring the Monaco wonderkid to the Bernabeau. 

According to Spanish paper AS, the Champions League holders were in poll position to sign the 18-year-old from Monaco. 

However, the front cover of the Spanish paper on Wednesday morning declared that the situation was 'complicated', with PSG now emerging as a genuine option for the teenager.

SIMON JONES: Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma remains an option for Crystal Palace on loan. The Selhurst Park club also want Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho though the clubs have yet to agree on a fee.

Inter Milan have an interest in Chelsea's Andreas Christensen but have yet to make a formal approach.

DANIEL MATTHEWS: Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann has rubbished reports he called Jose Mourinho to tell him he was staying at Atletico Madrid - a club he claims it would be 'dirty to leave'.

United were hoping to prize the 26-year-old away from the La Liga outfit this summer.

But the forward last month signed a new deal with Atletico, ending any speculation surrounding his immediate future.

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SIMON JONES: Antonio Rudiger is expected to undergo a medical in Los Angeles ahead of his proposed £34million move to Chelsea.

The Germany international has flown to the USA for a holiday and is expected to link up with his new teammates on their pre-season tour later this month.

Today's record signing Steve Mounie joins Tom Ince, Casey Palmer and Danny Williams in the Huddersfield ranks.

David Wagner's side have conducted impressive early business and could yet defy expectations next season, with many feeling the Terriers will struggle to beat the drop.

CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle United are interested in signing Hull City's Sam Clucas but his former club Leicester, West Brom and Burnley have also enquired about the midfielder's availability.

Sportsmail understands that, while no formal bids have been tabled, Clucas is on a shortlist of midfield options drawn up by Magpies boss Rafa Benitez.

It is thought that a fee between £8million and £10m would be enough to secure the signature of the 26-year-old.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester City are determined to secure a transfer fee for Joe Hart and will resist attempts by Newcastle and West Ham to sign the England goalkeeper on loan.

City believe that both their Premier League rivals have the money to finance a deal in the region of £18million for Hart and meet his personal terms of £120,000-a-week.

City were forced to send the 30-year-old on loan to Torino last season.

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JAMES DUTTON: Veteran Portuguese defender Pepe has joined Turkish giants Besiktas on a two-year deal after his release from Real Madrid.

The 34-year-old was a free agent after leaving Madrid this summer and has chosen to make the move to eastern Europe.

The move marks the end of the central defender's 10-year career at the Bernabeu.

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SAM MORSHEAD: Huddersfield have broken their transfer record for the second time in the space of a week to sign Steve Mounie from Montpellier,

The Benin international forward has penned a four-year contact with the Premier League new boys for a fee in the region of £11.5million. 

The Terriers last broke their club record on June 30, when Aaron Mooy arrived from Manchester City for £10m.

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Good morning and welcome, first up today: news coming out of Barcelona that they will announce a new contract for Lionel Messi, worth £500,000 per week, today...

PETE JENSON: Barcelona are expected to announce Lionel Messi's contract renovation on Wednesday with the buy-out clause likely to rise to €300million (£264m).

Messi had left Barca supporters nervously trying to read the signs coming out of his camp as his current deal was allowed to run down to June 2018.

But that wait is finally over with the player ready to tie his future to the club he joined as a 13-year-old. The new contract will run until 2021, with the option of an extra year and Barcelona are keen to announce it on Wednesday.