Barcelona set to beat Real Madrid to signature of 19-year-old French wonderkid and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 7th September, 2017

Premier League

Manchester City are set to be back for Alexis Sanchez come January

Manchester City to make a cheeky £20 million bid for Alexis Sanchez

The blue half of Manchester tried every possible trick in the book to sign Alexis Sanchez this past summer but to no avail. But the Citizens are considering coming back with a bid for the Chilean in January with Daily Mail claiming that the City boardroom are planning to rub salt into Arsenal's wounds by making a £20 million bid for the attacker. Sanchez has refused to sign an extension with the club and will leave London on a Bosman transfer next summer.

Arsene Wenger reveals he almost signed Kylian Mbappe

One of the most sought-after players in world football, Kylian Mbappe, recently revealed that he was in talks with Arsenal over a potential move. Shedding more light on the topic, Wenger today said, "Well, I believe that we were on the case last year. He was close to joining us, maybe closer last year than this year because the competition was a bit smaller than it is today."