Live Transfer Updates: August 3

Manchester United have flown club representatives to Barcelona to finalise a deal for Pedro from the Catalan giants. [AS]

Pepe could be looking at leaving Real Madrid this summer as he sees limited chances at the Madrid-based club because of Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane. [Sport]

Liverpool are keen on signing Russian winger Denis Cheryshev from Real Madrid for £14.9m. [Daily Telegraph]

Former Leeds United winger Max Gradel is very close to signing for Premier League newcomers Bournemouth from St Etienne. [BBC]

French club Lyon are close to signing Manchester United full-back Rafael Da Silva. The fee reported is £2.1m. [Times]

BREAKING: #CPFC are delighted to announce the signing of @ConnorWickham10 on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. pic.twitter.com/g1pY9h6neV
— Crystal Palace FC (@CPFC) August 3, 2015

Augsburg manager Markus Weinzierl on Baba Rahman to Chelsea: "It's clear that I and all of us here want the facts soon."

Roma have agreed a deal with Manchester City for striker Eden Dzeko who has been forced to play second fiddle at the Etihad. [ESPN FC]

Louis van Gaal has instructed the Manchester United board to sanction David de Gea's sale to Real Madrid. (Source: The Observer)
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 3, 2015

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: "We can win the title if we can buy players with speed and creativity. We have to improve our selection in that way."

Arsene Wenger has ruled out a move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema for the time being. [Standard]