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Hello everybody and welcome in to our latest MARCA In English transfer market live blog, coming to you this Thursday, August 25.

With just a week of the 2022 summer transfer window to go, things are well and truly heating up and there are big transfers being confirmed every day.

Fascinating transfer rumours continue to emerge, seemingly out of nowhere, such as the reports of Alexander Isak joining Newcastle United that emerged on Wednesday.

On this blog, we'll bring you all the latest transfer news about Isak and Newcastle and about all the other potential deals taking place.

As is always the case with our transfer market updates, they follow on below and the most recent entries are the ones nearest the top.

Transfer Market: Rumours and Breaking News on Thursday, August 25

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That's all for today's transfer blog, make sure and join us tomorrow for all the latest news and rumours

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20:30 BST

Ancelotti confirms Asensio's desire to leave

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Marco Asensio is hoping to depart Real Madrid this summer.

"Marco is looking at something to see if he can leave," Ancelotti said.

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19:45 BST

Roma negotiate for Mady Camara

After Wijnaldum's injury, Roma are looking to reinforce their midfield. Now, according to Fabrizio Romano, the Italian club have reportedly begun talks with Olympiacos to sign Mady Camara.

Sky Sports claims that personal terms have already been agreed between the player and Roma, so all that remains is to wait for the two sides to reach an agreement.

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18:45 BST

Papadopoulos stays for another year

The Greek-German has reached an agreement with Dortmund to stay until 2024. Antonios Papadopoulos, who plays as a defender, was under contract until the summer of 2023, but will now play one more season with the German club.

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18:00 BST

West Ham submit new bid for Paqueta

The Hammers want Lucas Paqueta. According to information from L'Equipe, West Ham have submitted a new offer for the Lyon player, worth 57 million euros.

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17:00 BST

Andre Almeida is already in Valencia

Vitoria de Guimaraes' midfielder Andre Almeida has landed in Valencia ahead of his move to Los Che. Valencia will pay 7.5 million euros for the Jorge Mendes client.

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15:45 BST

Dubravka moves ever closer to Manchester United

According to reports from Sky Sports, Dubravka is set to join Manchester United on loan for the rest of the season to fight for the starting goalkeeper's spot with David de Gea.

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14:45 BST

Manchester United's interest in Asensio

Reports have come out this Thursday from Relevo, claiming that Manchester United want Marco Asensio and will make a 30m euro bid for the Spaniard.

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14:15 BST

Galatasaray make an offer for Icardi

Mauro Icardi could be on the move before the end of the transfer window and he could be off to Turkey. Galatasaray have made a bid for him, according to RMC Sports, and the player hasn't said "no" yet.

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13:30 BST

The clubs interested in Griezmann

Antoine Griezmann isn't certain to stay in the Atletico Madrid squad past deadline day. He could be let go if the capital city club want to cash in on him. There are several clubs who could be interested, such as Real Sociedad, AC Milan and Manchester United.

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13:00 BST

Fulham want to bring in Kurzawa

In their bid to stay up in the Premier League this time, Fulham are still looking to strengthen and want to sign PSG left-back Layvin Kurzawa. According to Fabrizio Romano, they're even considering a permanent transfer.

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12:15 BST

Nicolas Pepe is set to join Nice

Arsenal are looking to move Nicolas Pepe out of their squad and Nice could be his landing spot. He'll join the Ligue 1 side on a season-long loan, but there isn't a purchase option included and he'll then return to London, where has has a contract until 2024.

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11:30 BST

Kevin Trapp rejects Manchester United

Manchester United are looking for competition for David de Gea and they had been linked with Kevin Trapp. But the goalkeeper has shared a post on Instagram to insist he is staying with Eintracht Frankfurt. "Yesterday, I told directors at both clubs that I'm staying with Eintracht Frankfurt," he said.

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11:00 BST

The Gudjohnsens are leaving Real Madrid

Eidur Gudjohnsen's two sons were in the Real Madrid academy, but are now taking their next steps elsewhere, with Andri joining IFK Norrkoping and Dani joining Malmo.

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10:30 BST

Umtiti completes a loan move to Lecce

Barcelona have announced this Thursday morning that Samuel Umtiti has left the club on loan, joining Serie A side Lecce for the 2022/23 season.

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10:00 BST

Spurs join the race for Paqueta

After it emerged that West Ham were bidding 40m euros for Lucas Paqueta, Tottenham have now joined the race to acquire the Lyon player, according to RMC Sport.

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09:30 BST

Liverpool could be an option for De Jong

Frenkie de Jong has been in the shop window all summer, with the midfielder linked with Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich. Now, Liverpool have emerged as a possible landing spot for the Dutchman. The Reds haven't spent much this summer and only tend to bring in specific players here and there, but De Jong may be the player they need right now.

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09:00 BST

Who will replace Isak at Real Sociedad?

With Real Sociedad set to sell Alexander Isak to Newcastle for 70m euros, the search for his replacement has started. Already, various names have been linked with the Basque club, including Edinson Cavani and Moussa Dembele.

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08:30 BST

Roma are interested in Saul Niguez

Saul Niguez has returned to Atletico Madrid following his loan to Chelsea, but he could be set to leave again. According to La Repubblica, Jose Mourinho wants him to come in at Roma to cover for the long-term-injured Georginio Wijnaldum.

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08:00 BST

Haaland's 'no' to Real Madrid

In El Chiringuito, Josep Pedrerol has explained why Erling Haaland rejected Real Madrid. It wasn't because of their interest in Kylian Mbappe. It was because Karim Benzema remains the starter and there wouldn't be many minutes in his ideal position.

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This, then, is our MARCA In English transfer market live blog, the space where we have been bringing you transfer news updates all summer long.

Each day, we'll have all the latest information on the Spanish clubs as Barcelona are still working on another deal or two, whereas at Atletico and at Real Madrid it's a lot quieter in their offices.

We won't just be reporting on the Spanish teams, though. We'll also bring you news for the Premier League giants like Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, in addition to the teams of Serie A, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and beyond.

If there is a big confirmed deal or contract renewal at any point in this final week of the transfer window, then we'll bring you the details here and explain who is going where or staying where.

If there is an interesting transfer market rumour, we will bring that to your attention as well and break down how likely or not it is to actually come to fruition.

So, follow along with us to stay up to date with the latest done deals and transfer rumours this Thursday.