Valencia have made a move to sign Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater on a season-long loan deal, according to reports in Spain.

Diario AS cites Radio Sport Valencia as reporting that the Englishman is the latest target to emerge from the Mestalla.

Drinkwater moved to Stamford Bridge from Leicester in the summer of 2017 but has made just 23 first-team appearances before loan spells at Burnley and Aston Villa, which yielded a total of six outings combined.

To date, Los Che are yet to make any first-team signings despite a host of exits this summer.

The exits of club captain Dani Parejo and Francis Coquelin to Villarreal from Los Che were confirmed last month, following the exit of star winger Ferran Torres to Manchester City and striker Rodrigo Moreno has joined Leeds.

Furthermore, Cristiano Piccini has joined Atalanta on loan, Ezequiel Garay did not have his contract renewed and the loan deals for Jaume Costa and Alessandro Florenzi both expired.

There are reports that Manchester United are now in active discussions with Barcelona over Ousmane Dembele, according to reports.

Sky Sports say they have made contact and are pursuing a deal, preferably a loan move.

This follows weeks of speculation as United try to bolster their attacking options with only days left in the window.

They have also been linked with – and continue to be linked with – Jadon Sancho, Luka Jovic and Edison Cavani

Leipzig have had a bit of fun at Tottenham’s expense after their former star Timo Werner registered his first goal in English football.

After drawing blanks against Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, the Chelsea striker has finally netted his first competitive goal for the club after his summer move from RB Leipzig.

With 19 minutes on the clock, Chelsea right-back Cesar Azpilicueta got the better of Spurs debutant Sergio Reguilon, sent over a cross for Werner and the striker unleashed a low, powerful effort beyond the reach of Hugo Lloris.

Although his Chelsea team crashed out, Werner’s goal was a reminder that he loves a strike against Spurs – as Leipzig were so keen to remind us last night.

Watford have announced the signing of defender William Troost-Ekong from Udinese on a five-year deal.

The Nigeria international, who represented his country at the 2018 World Cup, made 66 appearances for the Serie A club in two seasons after joining them from Bursaspor in 2018.

Udinese have confirmed the centre-back’s move to the Hornets on their official website.

“Udinese Calcio announce the permanent sale of Williams Troost-Ekong to Watford FC,” the statement read.

Troost-Ekong arrives with a rich pedigree. He has played against Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar; can boast wins over Juventus and AC Milan; has 42 caps for his country; has been part of a World Cup squad in 2018; helped Nigeria to bronze at the 2016 Olympics; captained the Super Eagles and finished third in the African Cup of Nations.

“They were all amazing experiences, particularly getting a medal at the Olympics,” said Troost-Ekong.

“But I’m not there yet, the best is still to come and I want to try and win the Championship and then play in the Premier League with Watford.”

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Reports in England suggest that Chelsea are set to offer Antonio Rudiger and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in exchange for West Ham’s Declan Rice.

The Blues have already splurged over £200million on exciting new talent this summer.

But manager Frank Lampard still wants to improve his defensive options after a leaky start to the season.

And West Ham star Rice remains a long-term preferred target, having played for Chelsea’s academy sides alongside Mason Mount.

But according to the Transfer Window Podcast, they may have found another way to tempt West Ham into selling their star asset.

They claim that out-of-favour misfits Antonio Rudiger and Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be sent to the London Stadium in exchange.

Both are struggling for minutes in Lampard’s side, having fallen behind new recruits Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz.

And the duo are eager for first-team football to try and secure their spots in their national squads for next year’s Euros.

Meanwhile, The Sun report that Rudiger is reluctant to join David Moyes’ side, however, and has also been linked with Tottenham.

Loftus-Cheek, on the other hand, just wants to get game time having spent so much time on the treatment table.

Should Chelsea successfully prise Rice away from East London, Lampard could utilise him at centre-back.