Deadline day special: Lyon in talks with Boateng, Mbappe stays at PSG

  Former Bayern defender Jerome Boateng is set to join Lyon as a free agent. (Photo credit: Sky Sports.com) State of things on deadline da...

 

Former Bayern defender Jerome Boateng is set to join Lyon as a free agent. (Photo credit: Sky Sports.com)

State of things on deadline day live

 

Lyon in last gasp talks for Boateng

Olympic Lyon are in talks to sign former Bayern defender Jerome Boateng and they are now at advanced stage, there is no pressure to pull this off today because Boateng as at today is a free agent. This could happen before the end of the international break.

 

Real pull plug on Mbappe deal

Kylian Mbappe will run down his contract at PSG after the French club refused to negotiate with Real Madrid on a €200m latest offer.

Real Madrid will sign the forward for free next summer and they can begin negotiations in January of 2022. That’s the end of that.

 

Arsenal's Runnarson in talks with Belgian side

Belgian club OH Leuven are at advanced stage with Arsenal in talks over a possible move for want-away goalkeeper Alex Runnarson.

The goalkeeper is surplus to requirements after the Gunners landed Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United and are looking to sell the Icelandic goalkeeper.

 

Ademola Lookman joins Leicester City on loan

RB Leipzig have loaned out former Everton winger Ademola Lookman to premier league side Leicester City after the player who spent last season on loan at Fulham completes medical in England.

Leicester need some depth to cope with European football and will announce the young forward in the coming hours.