Well, that was busy....

Here are some of today's big transfer stories:

• City have also agreed a £52m deal to sell Nico Gonzalez to Newcastle, while Omar Marmoush is set to join Tottenham
• Man City sign Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for £81.4m, plus £4.2m in add-ons
• City set to make opening offer for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez
• Nott'm Forest agree £50m fee with Chelsea for Liam Delap
• What is going on with Watkins?
• The Barcola saga drags on
• Disasi joins Palace on loan

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been speaking about the club's pursuit of Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez.

This one has been rumbling on all summer but, with just a few days left before the window closes, a resolution looks no closer.

"The truth is that we are very interested in the player and we would like our offer to be accepted," Laporta said.

"We say this with all respect to Atletico Madrid and we want them to know that, if they are open to selling in this summer transfer window, we would be willing to buy the player in accordance with the offer we have submitted to them."

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage on Jean-Philippe Mateta's future: "I speak with him every day and in front of me I have a guy who is funny and happy to be here. He gives his best in every session.

"I don't see a player who has a problem with the club or with us. That's why he played the last game as a starter. Imagine if you have a problem with us, he would not play as a starter. I think he will stay.

"Like, I told you he has the behaviour of someone who is happy to be here and wants to be here, and prepares to be here all the season. I have no doubt about that."

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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage on Ismaila Sarr's future: "For everybody to have this kind of contact is difficult because you hesitate a lot.

"For the moment, he is with us. He is under contract. He is injured, and maybe you can make a link with his injury and the situation. For me, he is honest and I have no problem with that.

"We just want him on the pitch. All the rest is for other people. Football is like this."

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We've got a couple of transfer updates from south London, where this afternoon Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage has been talking to the media before his side take on Manchester City in the Premier League on Friday.

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

Nottingham Forest winger Dilane Bakwa has joined Lille on loan for the season.

The forward, who turns 24 today, cost Forest £30m when he arrived from Strasbourg last summer.

But he only made six Premier League starts, as Forest went through four managers and finished 16th in the table.

Bakwa made 24 appearances in all competitions, without scoring, and joins Lille after they finished third in Ligue 1 last season to qualify for the Champions League.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter

Manchester United youngsters James Overy and Louis Jackson are on the brink of leaving the club.

Overy is close to returning to Australia with A League outfit Sydney FC, while Jackson is in talks with Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.

Eighteen-year-old Overy was born in Perth, played for Australia at last season's Under-20 World Cup and received his first senior international call-up in November.

He joined United in 2024 and featured at Under-21 level last term. He was also part of the FA Youth Cup final squad beaten by Manchester City in May.

However, Overy was a notable absentee when United opened their Premier League 2 campaign with a 5-0 victory against Ipswich at Leigh on 24 August.

Jackson will have a medical with St Mirren on Thursday before completing his move.

The 20-year-old Oldham-born defender is a Scottish youth international and was part of United's 2022 FA Youth Cup-winning side.

He spent part of last season on loan with National League outfit Solihull Moors.

It is understood both deals will include sell-on and buy-back clauses.

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Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

Chelsea have made contact with the representatives of Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez. The Blues are considering their options at this time.

Martinez faces an uncertain future at Villa Park after a proposed move to Juventus collapsed earlier this summer and the club signed Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma.

Suzuki was on the bench for Sunday's 4-0 defeat at Brighton, with Marco Bizot in the starting XI.

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Chelsea

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso was also asked about Pedro Neto's best position and future with the Portugal international linked with a move away:

"Wing-back, winger, you can call it whatever you want. The main thing is the quality of the players and we have balance.

"I won't go into too much detail about conversations. We want to have the best possible squad and let's see what happens."

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso on the fitness of Moises Caicedo and new signing Marco Pallestra, who missed Monday's Premier League opener at Fulham:

"Not both for tomorrow. Let's see, hopefully Moi can make it for the weekend. We need to check a little bit more with Marco."

Alonso added he has no new injury concerns after the win at Craven Cottage and that Cole Palmer is fine after limping off in the second half.

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso has confirmed Enzo Fernandez will be in the squad for tomorrow's game against Luton despite reports Manchester City are preparing a bid for the Argentina midfielder.

Alonso: "He is training well. He is a great professional and he will be involved."

On whether he will still be at the club after the transfer deadline: "We want the best team possible, we know his qualities. We have to wait, but we think about tomorrow and let's see how things develop."

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has been speaking to the media ahead of his side's League Cup tie against Luton Town tomorrow night.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage on new loanee Axel Disasi: “Now it’s official, so it’s good news for us. Especially with what happened with Chadi [Riad]. That’s why it’s important for us he arrived quickly.

“He is ready. He had his first session with us today.

"We will see if he’s able to play on Friday he didn’t play in collective conditions during the beginning of the season, but he’s a football player, and we have the opportunity to help him with time to come in the team.

“He gave us the confidence with his experience. He’s able to play well with the ball and he’s able to defend in different positions in the back three, that’s why he’s a good addition for us.”

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage on Ismaila Sarr's injury: “Ismaila Sarr is injured. He is in pain with his groin - that’s why you didn’t see him [train] with us today.

“But we’ll prepare him - he needs time. I thought it would be quicker but I am not medical [staff] – that’s why I wait for him, and we’ll prepare him to come back with us.”

On Chadi Riad injury: “For the moment we need more advice from a specialist, because it’s always difficult to give a good schedule for this kind of thing. That’s why I prefer to wait, and to give you an official position.”

Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport senior football correspondent

Jean-Philippe Mateta is arguing the remainder of his Crystal Palace contract is invalid and has taken his case to Fifa.

Multiple sources have told BBC Sport the France international has launched an official challenge over the validity of the final 10 months on his Selhurst Park deal, which expires in June 2027.

Mateta - who started Palace's Premier League opener at Everton on Saturday - signed for the club in 2021 from Mainz 05, initially on an 18-month loan.

The striker signed a four-and-half year contract when joining permanently in January 2022, in a deal that also included the option of a 12-month extension.

Palace activated that option in 2024, meaning Mateta's current deal is due to expire at the end of the season.

But the 29-year-old is claiming the final year of his contract - the optional extra year - should be void and it is understood Mateta's case was heard by an independent tribunal under the Premier League's rules.

While there has been no official confirmation of the outcome, it understood Mateta's contract remained binding.

He has since taken his argument to world football governing body Fifa, who ruled earlier this week that overruling the contract was not within its jurisdiction.

This was first reported on Saturday.

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The Athletic have reported that an offer from Aston Villa for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is well below the 29-year-old's valuation, with Foot Mercato reporting that Villa are on the verge of agreeing a 70m euros (£59.8m) deal to sign Chelsea and Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson.

A striker to replace the likely departure of Ollie Watkins seems to be the main goal.

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If Ollie Watkins is to leave Aston Villa, it seems as though Jean-Philippe Mateta could be the man brought in to replace the England international at Villa Park.

Mateta has recently put together a legal case that the final 12 months of his contract at Crystal Palace are invalid, raising doubts over his long-term future at Selhurst Park.