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David Luiz trained separately from Chelsea’s first team on Wednesday, with Arsenal understood to be pushing to sign the Brazil defender. The 32-year-old was at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground, but it is understood he did not take part in the main training session with Frank Lampard’s men. Luiz signed a new two-year contract in May,…

With just under 24 hours remaining for English clubs to sign players, many are busy trying to get last-minute deals done. Here, PA wraps up the best of the transfers that have been done on the eve of the window closing. Danny Welbeck All the details as @DannyWelbeck becomes our latest summer signing ? —…

Southampton assistant manager Danny Rohl has left the club to take up a post at Bayern Munich, the clubs announced on Tuesday. The 30-year-old, who also worked with Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl at RB Leipzig, will take up the role of analysis assistant coach under Niko Kovac at the Allianz Arena. A statement on Bayern’s…

Wayne Rooney’s surprise return to English football as a player-coach at Derby will shift attention to his post-playing future but the former England captain insists he still has plenty to offer on the pitch first. Rooney will cut short his 18-month American adventure with DC United at the end of the MLS season to join…

Ben Close scored an early contender for Carabao Cup goal of the season as Sky Bet League One Portsmouth humbled Championship Birmingham 3-0 at Fratton Park. Close’s thumping volley and a home debut double from summer recruit Ellis Harrison helped Kenny Jackett’s men advance to round two for the first time in four years. Midfielder…

Kirk Millar struck twice as Linfield came from behind to take a crucial 2-1 away win from the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie with Sutjeska. The Montenegrins had struck first when Damir Kojasevic curled in a free-kick in only the 11th minute as the sides played in baking hot conditions…

Celtic have signed former Rangers midfielder Liam Burt. The 20-year-old left Rangers in the summer after making three first-team appearances. The Scotland Under-21 international featured twice off the bench in the Ladbrokes Championship and once in the Premiership under Mark Warburton. His debut came at the age of 17 and his final appearance was during…

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has dismissed claims from Cluj that it would take a “miracle” for the Romanian champions to knock Celtic out of the Champions League. Cluj boss Dan Petrescu claimed his side would be at a major financial disadvantage when they come up against their Scottish counterparts in the third qualifying round. The…

Laurent Koscielny has ended his nine-year stay at Arsenal by returning to France to join Bordeaux in Ligue 1. The 33-year-old defender has signed for Les Girondins in a deal understood to be worth £5million after finally getting his wish to leave the Emirates Stadium following a summer during which he refused to travel to…

Leeds striker Kemar Roofe has joined Belgian outfit Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old scored 32 goals in 122 games for the club since joining from Oxford in the summer of 2016. He hit 15 goals last season for Marcelo Bielsa’s side as they reached the Sky Bet Championship play-offs, where they were beaten…