Turkish clubs have been active in the transfer window and Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli is the subject of a £38.5m bid from Galatasaray.

That’s according to journalist Florian Plettenberg, who reports that the 25-year-old Brazil winger is top of Galatasaray’s list of targets.

Arsenal have signed a winger in Christos Tzolis this summer, and they were then linked with Vinicius Jr.

The Athletic reported that Arsenal would be open to selling Martinelli if they received the right offer.

The Gunners sold Leandro Trossard to Besiktas earlier in the window, and Mikel Arteta remains interested in adding a marquee attacking player to his line-up.

Manchester City are in talks with Al Qadsiah to sell Tijjani Reijnders to the Saudi Arabian club.

The Netherlands international might leave the Etihad Stadium after just a year as City’s midfield overhaul to being the Enzo Maresca era looks set to continue.

Reijnders, who had also attracted interest from Nottingham Forest, could command a fee of around £50m from Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah, who are coached by former Liverpool, Leicester and Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.

Reijnders, who cost City £46.5m when he joined from AC Milan last summer, has scored seven goals in 50 games for them.

But he lost his place in the starting XI as the 2025/26 season wore on, with former manager Pep Guardiola preferring to pair captain Bernardo Silva with Rodri.

And while Silva is gone and Rodri, who is a target for Barcelona, could follow, City have signed Elliot Anderson from Forest for £116m.

They are also interested in other midfielders, including Morocco’s Ayyoub Bouaddi and Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez, and could allow Reijnders to leave.

In other news, the Uefa-led alliance is exploring plans for the Fifa presidency to be rotated between the confederations so as to reduce the power of the office, should Gianni Infantino eventually be forced out.

The top level of the game remains locked in a civil war from the Fifa Forward Enterprise plan, that has since evolved into an attritional conflict to get the Swiss-Italian official out. As Infantino digs in, however, the Uefa and their allies have already been making plans for the future.

Mikel Arteta said it is a good sign if clubs are interested in signing Myles Lewis-Skelly but would not confirm whether Arsenal would consider selling the teenager.

The 19-year-old has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea having struggled for a place in the team that won the Premier League last season.

Arsenal drew 1-1 with Serie A side Como on Wednesday, their final pre-season friendly before the campaign begins with Sunday’s Community Shield against City, with Lewis-Skelly scoring the Gunners’ goal and gesturing while celebrating in front of fans.

“It is good to score a goal, you should be emotional,” said Arteta. “He is a very emotional player, remember when he did the hand gestures (celebrating against City).

“I don’t want to talk about any speculation. If there is speculation about any of our players it is a good sign. It means what we are attracting interest and we are doing a good job.”

Tottenham are moving in the right direction to get a deal done for Man City winger Savinho as they look to continue their squad overhaul under Roberto De Zerbi.

The Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney understands that Spurs are getting closer to an agreement for £65m plus add-ons.

The Brazilian signed for Man City from French side Troyes for a little over £30m in the summer of 2024 and is still only 22 years old.

Spurs have already recruited Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Martin Dubravka and Cole Ramsey in a busy, expensive summer of business so far, with Chelsea the only Premier League side to spend more in this window.

Mikel Arteta admitted that there are “very few players” in world who can immediately improve Arsenal’s starting line-up but insisted that the Gunners are still trying to land a marquee signing this summer.

The Premier League champions were heavily linked with Vinicius Jr before he signed a new contract with Real Madrid and have now turned their attention to Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez and Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola.

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has hinted that Marcus Rashford is set to be part of his plans this season.

Rashford was part of United’s squad for the pre-season friendly with Leeds United in Dublin on Wednesday, but did not feature in the 1-1 draw.

The 28-year-old spent last season on loan at Barcelona last season, following six months at Aston Villa. He has not played for United since December 2024.

Rashford could make his return in Saturday’s final pre-season friendly with AC Milan in Wroclow, Poland.

Intriguingly, Rashford could face the manager who froze him out at Old Trafford, in former United boss Ruben Amorim.

Inter Milan are “closing in” on a deal to sign Tottenham and England full-back Djed Spence, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano. Spence is keen on the move and has agreed personal terms, with Inter having a £25.6m bid accepted for the defender.

Why would Spurs sanction the move for one of England’s stars from the World Cup? They’ve signed experienced left back Andy Robertson, and have additional cover there in Micky van de Ven.

Newcastle are interested in Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba after selling both Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali this summer, according to the Daily Mail.

Baleba, 22, fits the profile of a Newcastle target as they look to the future and bid to strengthen their midfield options.

Baleba was previously a target for Manchester United, and the report in the Daily Mail adds that incoming Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle is an “admirer”.

The teenager, who is eligible to play for England, had to wait eight months for his professional Aston Villa debut after joining the club on his 17th birthday, writes Lawrence Ostlere