Sports News of Wednesday, 29 July 2026

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Barcola, Luis Díaz, Vinícius Jr: Latest transfer stories

L-R: Vinicius Jr, Luis Diaz and Bradley Barcola are football stars L-R: Vinicius Jr, Luis Diaz and Bradley Barcola are football stars

Several top players are said to be on the move to other clubs, while others are likely to remain with their teams despite interest during the 2026/2027 transfer window.

Despite Arsenal’s strong interest in signing Vinícius Jr, the Brazilian is likely to stay at Real Madrid as contract renewal talks are ongoing.

Liverpool are reported to have reached a verbal agreement with Bradley Barcola for a potential transfer, though negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) over the fee are still in progress.

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Meanwhile, Luis Díaz is set to remain at Bayern Munich despite interest from other clubs, as the German side looks to retain its star players to compete for trophies next season.

Here are the latest transfer updates as of July 29, 2026:

Bradley Barcola (PSG/France, 23) has verbally agreed to join Liverpool, but uncertainty remains due to a significant gap between the two clubs on the fee. (L’Equipe – French)

Barcola’s possible move could lead PSG to challenge Real Madrid for the signing of Yan Diomande (19, RB Leipzig/Ivory Coast). (L’Equipe – French)

Real Madrid do not intend to sell Vinícius Jr (26, Brazil), whose contract expires next summer, and are confident he will agree to a new deal. (Sky Sports)

Newcastle United sources insist the club is not in talks with Arsenal over a deal for skipper Bruno Guimarães (28, Brazil), and expect him to return to training on Friday. (Northern Echo)

Bayern Munich have no plans to sell Luis Díaz (29, Colombia), despite interest from Al-Hilal. Díaz has told the club he wants to stay. (Sky Sports Germany)

Everton will demand around £70m for Iliman Ndiaye (26, Senegal), amid interest from Manchester United and Al-Hilal (Mirror).

Manchester United are willing to let Joshua Zirkzee (25, Netherlands) leave and are in talks with Juventus about a deal. (Gazzetta dello Sport – Italian)

Nottingham Forest are close to securing a €40m (£34m) deal for Ousmane Diomande (22, Ivory Coast centre-back, Sporting). (A Bola – Portuguese)

Coventry City have agreed a club-record £22.5m deal to sign goalkeeper Carl Rushworth (25, England) from Brighton. (Telegraph)

Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu (27, Japan) is training with Crystal Palace after leaving Ajax, though no talks have taken place about a permanent move. (TalkSport)

Kalvin Phillips (30, England) is finalizing a loan move from Manchester City to Sheffield United. (Mail)

Tolu Arokodare (25, Nigeria) is set to join Ajax on loan from Wolves, with a £17m option to buy. (Anthony Joseph)

West Brom are keen on Felix Horn Myhre (27, Norway midfielder, SK Brann), valued at about £2.5m. (Bergens Tidende – Norwegian)

Birmingham are set to sign Kristoffer Lund (24, USA/Denmark left-back), who spent last season on loan at Köln from Palermo. (Bold – Danish)

Sheffield Wednesday are hoping to sign Mason Burstow (22, Hull City forward), who scored 12 goals on loan at Bolton last season. (Alex Miller)

New Leicester City boss Russell Martin is set to raid former club Swansea for Liam Cullen (27, Wales attacking midfielder). (Anthony Joseph)

Alfie Halliwell (19, Scotland youth goalkeeper) is on trial at Derby County after leaving Rangers. (Football Insider)

Notts County are in talks over a loan deal for Tommi O’Reilly (22, Aston Villa midfielder), who impressed on loan at Crewe last season. (Jacob Tanswell)

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