LIVE Transfer Blog: Latest Transfer News, Done Deals, Rumours and more (Aug 29)

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Updated: 30 August 2018 01:02 IST - Published: 29 August 2018 18:41 IST

Steven Gerrard has confirmed Rangers are close to completing the £2m signing of Osijek winger Joe Grezda. (Source: SkySports) pic.twitter.com/pswIEbDibZ
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 29, 2018

👁‍🗨Bayern chief Uli Hoeness doesn't believe Jerome Boateng will leave the club despite PSG interest:

‘I would say that he’ll stay in Munich’#Boateng #BayernMunich pic.twitter.com/QfxS1wmar3
— Football ID (@FootballDNow) August 29, 2018

#CPFCU23 🦅 winger @jasonlokilo has joined @FCLorient on loan for the 2018/19 season.

Good luck Jason! 👊
➡ https://t.co/BEkBqXloHl pic.twitter.com/c71GshtQjd
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) August 29, 2018

🚨 Transfer news:

Pablo #DeBlasis will not take part in training today as he has been allowed to go and talk to other clubs about a potential move away from #Mainz05.

More here ➡️ https://t.co/aNkcMWuCZ6 #UpTheMainz pic.twitter.com/5W93erFb7Q
— Mainz 05 English (@Mainz05en) August 29, 2018

BREAKING!!!

Real Madrid have announced the signature of Mariano Diaz. The striker has returned to the Spanish capital after just one season with Olympique Lyon and has penned a five-year deal with the reigning Champions League holders.

Mariano scored 21 goals in all competitions last term

Sergej Milinković-Savić’s agent has rejected claims his client is about to join PSG and insists the midfielder will stay at Lazio. (Source: Corriere dello Sport) pic.twitter.com/q0GcDh4Nd9
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 29, 2018

Danny Rose expects to remain at Tottenham Hotspur this season amid interest from PSG and Marseille.

Rose played his first game of the season against Man Utd on Monday

✍️😇#SaintsFC is pleased to confirm the signing of 16-year-old midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz from Servette FC. Full story: https://t.co/QbOjG5Njoc
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) August 29, 2018

Despite once close to Galatasaray, Anthony Modeste's transfer to the Turkish side looks unlikely now, for 2 reasons (1) Anthony Modeste wants a salary €4.5m/year (2) Anthony Modeste's contract is more complicated than Didier Drogba's with Shanghai Shenhua. The transfer is risky. pic.twitter.com/f1gZJUmbtJ
— Titan Sports Plus (@titan_plus) August 29, 2018

Frenkie de Jong has admitted that he will remain at Ajax this season after the Dutch club qualified for the Champions League group stages. De Jong stated,"Maybe one day I'll move to Barcelona."

Beşiktaş have unveiled Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius as the club’s new number one. (Source: @BesiktasEnglish) pic.twitter.com/hXavPR7tCk
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 29, 2018

New Besiktas goalkeeper Loris Karius has revealed that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wanted to keep hold off him before sanctioning his two-year loan move to the Turkish club. Karius said,"He told me he would like to have me in the squad."

OFFICIAL: Clint Dempsey has announced his retirement from professional football.

"Thank you it’s been real." pic.twitter.com/0pavSiZT9l
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) August 29, 2018

Stade Rennes are in the process of finalizing M'Baye Niang's transfer from Torino. The former AC Milan forward will arrive on an initial one-year loan with an option to purchase next summer.

PSG strike agreement for Bernat

Paris Saint-Germain have agreed upon terms for the £13.5 million transfer of Juan Bernat from Bayern Munich. The Spaniard is the second-choice left-back at the Bavarian club behind David Alaba and played just 11 games in the Bundesliga last campaign.

However, PSG are still keen on adding Atletico Madrid's Filipe Luis to their squad and face a race against time to get the deal over the line with just two days left in the transfer window.

Bernat has entered the final year of his contract at Bayern

France Football reporting that Schalke have made a 25 million euro bid for in-form Lille attacker Nicolas Pepe, while l'Equipe report that Lyon are also considering a bid.
— Jeremy Smith (@jeremysmith98) August 29, 2018

After missing out on Mariano Diaz, who will sign for Real Madrid, Sevilla will snap up Girona forward Portu, COPE reports.
— RumorsTransfers 24/7 (@rumorstransfers) August 29, 2018

Los Angeles FC captain Laurent Ciman leaves for Dijon. He joins the club on a 2-year deal #DFCO pic.twitter.com/GRfyfiudkX
— Football 24/7 (@foetball247) August 28, 2018

Former Real Madrid defender Pepe has urged countryman Joao Mario to leave Inter Milan for Besiktas. The Portuguese international has fallen out of favour under Luciano Spalletti and has been linked with the likes of Real Betis and Schalke in recent weeks.

Mario has not featured for Inter in the league this season

Free agent Yaya Toure is on the verge of completing his return to Olympiakos after successfully passing a medical with the Greek club in London.

Alexandre Lacazette wants to push for a move away from Arsenal ahead of the European deadline. He's started all 3 Premier League matches on the bench this season. (Source: Le10 Sport) pic.twitter.com/NCuPUIGBl3
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 29, 2018

BREAKING NEWS:
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers confirms in his media conference that Moussa Dembele’s representatives are in Glasgow holding talks with the club after big interest in the striker. More on @SkySportsNews #Celtic pic.twitter.com/8KysxNv0HS
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) August 29, 2018

Lyon are considering a £15 million swoop for Celtic striker Moussa Dembele. The Frenchman has been identified as a potential replacement for Mariano Diaz, who is heading closer on a return to Spain.

Jan Oblak has no intention of negotiating a new contract at Atletico Madrid at the moment. (Source: AS) pic.twitter.com/PcnuGwXQCF
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 29, 2018

AS Monaco announced the signing of Benjamin Henrichs from Bayer Leverkusen for €20 million. The German fullback has inked a five-year deal with the 2017/18 Ligue 1 runners-up.

Henrichs made 76 appearances for Leverkusen over the last three seasons

Having been linked with Paul Pogba for much of the transfer window, Barcelona have now ruled out signing the Manchester United player. (Source: SPORT) pic.twitter.com/pMsAV8uItc
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 29, 2018