Chelsea to make final Romelu Lukaku offer, confusion over Paul Pogba deal

Chelsea will make a final offer to Everton in their bid to sign Romelu Lukaku after informing their Premier League rivals that their reported £67m bid will be a take-it-or-leave-it deal.

The Blues are determined to re-sign Lukaku two years after allowing him to leave Stamford Bridge in a £28m move, but Everton are now holding out for more than double that fee as they refuse to sell for anything less than £75m.

Chelsea are confident they can talk Everton down from the fee, although in a bid to ensure they don't go over the £67m they have allocated for the Belgium international, The Times reports that they have told Everton that another offer will not be made should they decide to reject the blues once more, having already turned down a £57m bid.

Manchester United's drawn-out pursuit of Paul Pogba is yet to be completed, with suggestions that the Juventus midfielder in now heading to New York in order to undergo a medical, according toL'Equipe and French Football journalist Nabil Djellit . He wrote on Monday night: “After #Miami, #LA and #Vegas, #Pogba flies to #NY… known for its skyscrapers for medical visits…”

However, it is worth noting that Djellit was the man who reported last week that a deal was agreed between United and Juventus and that he was flying to Los Angeles to undergo a medical on the West Coast.

Pogba responds to Manchester United speculation
With Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, claiming last Friday that no deal was in place and little progress since the weekend, it appears that a potential world record transfer could yet be some time from being signed and sealed.

Arsenal have received another clear indication from Lyon that the French club will only sell striker Alexandre Lacazette if the Gunners up their offer beyond the £40m mark that they are demanding.

Arsene Wenger has spoken publicly over the last week of his desire to sign a new striker to help Olivier Giroud in Arsenal's tilt at the title, but so far the Frenchman's efforts have come up short. After missing out on Jamie Vardy and Gonzalo Higuain, Wenger has already seen a £29.3m offer for Lacazette rejected by the Ligue 1 outfit.