Welcome to another day of transfer window fun, as we guide you through all the latest news, gossip, rumours and - if we're lucky - done deals.
We're still awaiting that first blockbuster transfer of the summer, but there are some things which are getting closer to fruition.
The most notable is Petr Cech, trading Chelsea for Arsenal, in defiance of Blues boss Jose Mourinho who wanted him to head abroad.
England whizkids Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane are treading very different paths, the former wanting away from Anfield and on Man City's radar while the latter is committed to Spurs.
Abroad, Mario Mandzukic is likely to start the striker merry-go round, as he heads to Champions League finalists Juventus. That will send Carlos Tevez to Boca Juniors - unless Atletico Madrid or PSG can persuade him otherwise.
We've got all the latest from these shores and beyond today, so don't go anywhere - You never know what you might miss...
Sergio Aguero says he will snub Real Madrid because he can fulfil his Champions League dreams with current club Manchester City.
Real are tracking Aguero and their president Florentino Perez would love to take the Argentinian, who used to play for city rivals Atletico, back to Spain as their next Galactico.
But striker Aguero, the Premier League's top scorer last season, has said: “The only reason a player should leave a club is to achieve things, and I can achieve all I want to at City.”
The 27-year-old, currently on Copa America duty in Chile, agreed a five-year deal worth £200,000-a-week last August and insists he is happy at the Etihad.
His dream is to win the Champions League - and he believes he can do that with the Blues.
Liverpool are ready to call Manchester City’s bluff on their claim they have made a final offer for Raheem Sterling.
The Reds rejected that bid - worth £40million - for young England star Sterling this week, and now they will make clear they expect that to be the end of the matter, as it was supposed to be a take it or leave it deal.
And their message to deposed Premier League champions City couldn’t be simpler: Shut up OR pay up.
Liverpool’s American owners are sick of the circus that has sprung up around the talented 20-year-old.
They are hoping that by bluntly telling City their 'final' bid is the end of the matter it will quieten the noise around the situation... if the Blues were telling the truth that they would walk away if that improved offer was refused.
It puts the ball firmly in the opposition court, with the Mancunians unable to proceed unless they return with a new offer which gets close to Liverpool’s valuation of the winger.
The Reds have to pay 20 per cent of any fee they receive for Sterling to his first club, Queens Park Rangers. And that means they will not entertain any figure below £50million.
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