The Guardian - 08.08.2019

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Thursday 8 August 2019 The Guardian •

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In brief

Watford

Welbeck fi nally makes

move to Vicarage Road

Watford have confi rmed the signing

of the former Arsenal forward

Danny Welbeck on a free transfer,

kick-starting what is expected to

be a busy fi nal day of the transfer

window. The 28-year-old England

international has agreed a contract

after fi nally joining a club that had

fi rst inquired about him a year ago,

when they were quoted a fee of £8m.

Watford also hope to complete a deal

for the Rennes winger Ismaïla Sarr,

with the two clubs close to agreeing

a fee for a player rated by his club at

£30m, £12m above the club record

paid to Burnley for Andre Gray two

years ago. They have, however,

become frustrated at the glacial

pace with which the negotiations

have been progressing, and there are

concerns that Rennes will prolong

them until the 11th hour in the hope

of receiving a higher off er from

another club either in England or

elsewhere. Simon Burnton

Leicester City

Rodgers settles deal

with Sampdoria’s Praet

Leicester are set to complete the

signing of the Sampdoria midfi elder

Dennis Praet for €20m (£18.4m).

The 25-year-old Belgian has agreed

a fi ve-year contract with Brendan

Rodgers’ side and will move to the

King Power Stadium if the clubs can

agree on the fi nal details of the deal.

Fabrizio Romano

Newcastle

Bruce moves closer

to signing of Krafth

Steve Bruce’s pursuit of a right-back

appears to be reaching a conclusion

with Sweden’s Emil Krafth ready to

complete a £5m move from Amiens.

The 25-year-old was expected to have

a medical on Tyneside yesterday and,

provided the formalities proceed

as planned, Krafth, formerly with

Helsingborg and Bologna, should be

in the squad for Sunday’s Premier

League game against Arsenal.

Louise Taylor

Manchester City

Cancelo arrives in swap

agreement with Danilo

Manchester City have signed

the right-back João Cancelo

from Juventus. The Portugal

international, who is set to provide

competition to Kyle Walker, has

agreed a deal until the summer of

2025, with Danilo moving in the

opposite direction. PA Media

Arsenal

Long-server Jenkinson

heads off for Forest

Carl Jenkinson has left Arsenal

to join Nottingham Forest in the

Championship. The 27-year-old

defender, who has played once

for England and who spent eight

years at Arsenal, has moved for an

undisclosed fee and signed a three-

year contract at the City Ground.

Jenkinson’s Arsenal colleague,

the forward Eddie Nketiah , is

also expected to drop into the

Championship – to join Leeds. The

20-year-old is likely to join on loan

for the season. PA Media

Ajax

Neres agrees contract

extension until 2023

The Brazilian forward David Neres

has signed a contract extension

with Ajax in the Netherlands. Neres

had been linked with a move to

Manchester United but has agreed a

12-month extension to his contract

which will keep him at the Eredivisie

club until 2023. PA Media

▲ Dennis Praet is expected to join

Leicester from Sampdoria for £18.4m

▲ Danny Welbeck has signed for Watford after fi ve seasons at Arsenal

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transfer window Spurs fi nally struck
a deal for the Argentina midfi elder Lo
Celso after failing with attempts to sign
Philippe Coutinho on loan from Bar-
celona, while a move for the Juventus
striker Paulo Dybala also broke down
after the Juventus forward requested
a salary of £350,000 a week.
While Lo Celso has yet to agree per-
sonal terms, he is expected to move to
north London after being withdrawn
from the Betis squad for the friendly
against Las Palmas last night.
The fee for the former Paris Saint-
Germain player would match the
amount Tottenham paid for Tanguy
Ndombele at the start of July, with
Pochettino having urged his chairman,
Daniel Levy, to back him in the transfer
market having reached the Champions
League fi nal last season. His request
appears to have been granted, with the

manager also keen on signing the Eng-

land Under-21 international Sessegnon

before the deadline passes.

Negotiations with Fulham have

dragged on all summer, with the

Championship side holding out for a

fee of nearly £30m despite Sessegnon

having only one year of his contract

remaining.

Last season’s fi rst-choice left-back,

Danny Rose, has been reintegrated into

the squad after missing Tottenham’s

tour of Asia last month “to explore

prospective opportunities with other

clubs” but it is believed Pochettino

would prefer to allow Sessegnon the

chance to take over.

The future of Christian Eriksen,

meanwhile, appears no closer to

being resolved after talks between the

Denmark midfi elder and Manchester

United broke down.

With less than 11 months of his con-

tract remaining he is thought to favour

a move to Real Madrid and could still

depart after Thursday’s Premier

League deadline as most European

leagues’ markets remain open until

the end of the month.

Giovani Lo Celso joined

Real Betis from Paris

Saint Germain last year

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