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Brazil midfielder Gomes joins from WolvesUnited sign young winger Thompson from SpursThe Brazil international João Gomes has joined Aston Villa in a £38m deal. The 25-year-old midfielder Gomes, who has 10 caps, ends a three-and-a-half-year spell at Wolves, for whom he made 130 appearances after signing from Flamengo.Gomes’s arrival at Villa follows the departure of Youri Tielemans to Manchester United and comes with Morgan Rogers on the verge of a £117m move to Chelsea.The Wolves technical director, Matt Jackson, said: “João deserves everything he gets from the game. He’s the type of professional that coaches love and players love, so he will go on to be the outstanding player that we know he is.”Manchester United are monitoring Newcastle’s Lewis Hall and Fulham’s Antonee Robinson to potentially strengthen Michael Carrick’s options at left-back.The manager is intent on signing a third midfielder after the arrivals of Andrey Santos and Tielemans, and is also considering a move for a left-back to compete with Luke Shaw.Hall has impressed at Newcastle since being loaned from Chelsea for the 2023-24 season before signing for £28m plus £7m in add-ons. The 21-year-old has four England caps and was considered unfortunate not to be selected in Thomas Tuchel’s squad for the World Cup. He is under contract until June 2029.Robinson, who signed for Fulham from Wigan for £2m in August 2020, was in Maurico Pochettino’s USA squad, making four appearances. Robinson will be 29 next month so is older than United’s preferred profile and his terms expire in June 2028.United have signed Tynan Thompson, an 18-year-old winger, from Tottenham for an initial fee of about £4m plus up to £4m in add-ons related to first-team achievement. Spurs have matching rights and a 15% sell-on clause.Thompson, who has played seven times for England’s under-18s, scored 13 goals and made six assists for Spurs at youth level last term, getting seven goals in seven Uefa Youth League games.Lisandro Martínez was forced out of Argentina’s 1-0 World Cup final loss to Spain on 41 minutes owing to an injury. United are yet to determine its severity.

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Fee makes Rogers most expensive English playerArsenal were also keen on Rogers, a £15m Villa signingChelsea are poised to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117m. The attacking midfielder has agreed terms on a six-year contract and is due to undergo a medical on Monday.Arsenal were interested in Rogers and made contact with Villa this month but Chelsea have long tracked the 23-year-old’s progress and have moved quickly to land one of Xabi Alonso’s top targets.The deal is a significant boost for the Spaniard, who was hired as Chelsea’s manager in May. Rogers played an instrumental role in Villa reaching the Champions League and winning the Europa League last season, providing 14 goals and 12 assists in all competitions, and has been a key player for England at the World Cup. He started on the right wing in the semi-final defeat by Argentina and created the opening goal for Anthony Gordon.Chelsea are looking to rebuild after a disappointing season. They have no European football but Rogers is in line to become their record signing, trumping the £115m paid for Moisés Caicedo in 2023. They bolstered their transfer budget by selling Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid and Andrey Santos to Manchester United.Further funds could arrive if an offer arrives for Enzo Fernández, who wants to leave. Madrid remain interested in the Argentina midfielder and it is understood Chelsea are tracking the Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton. Chelsea also want to sign the France defender Maxence Lacroix from Palace.Villa will look to reinvest the money received for Rogers in their squad. They signed Rogers for £7m plus £8m in add-ons from Middlesbrough in January 2024 and he has gone on to become the most expensive English player, the fee beating the £116m Manchester City have paid to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.Villa have sold Youri Tielemans to United and are expected to conclude a deal for Lucas Digne to join Paris Saint-Germain.Roma have sent an offer of £39m to West Ham for Crysencio Summerville. The Netherlands winger has attracted interest from United, Chelsea, Villa and Fulham. It remains to be seen whether the terms are acceptable to West Ham, who have been boosted by Jarrod Bowen committing his future to the club after relegation to the Championship.