Liverpool tried to sign Gusto - Wednesday's gossip

What the report says

Liverpool made a late deadline-day attempt to sign Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto on loan, according to BBC Sport’s roundup of transfer gossip. The move did not go through because Chelsea were understood to prefer a permanent sale rather than a temporary deal. The report says the interest was one of several late-window discussions involving Premier League clubs.

The same gossip roundup also said Chelsea had tried to bring in Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott as a replacement for Enzo Fernandez, but Bournemouth were not willing to sell. Separately, Arsenal were reported to have turned down an enquiry from Chelsea for Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi.

Manchester United were described as planning for future defensive reinforcements, with the report suggesting some current centre-backs and full-backs would effectively be under assessment this season. It also said 18-year-old United striker Chido Obi wants a loan move, with clubs in the Netherlands and Denmark mentioned as possible destinations.

Other items in the roundup included Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo holding talks after a proposed move to Manchester City was blocked, and interest in free agent Jamie Vardy from Wrexham and other clubs. As with all gossip pieces, the claims are attributed to external sources and should be treated as transfer speculation rather than confirmed deals.