WINDOW WATCH

■ MANCHESTER UNITED chiefs Richard Arnold and John Murtough have met their Barcelona counterparts in an attempt to accelerate a deal for Frenkie de Jong. The pair were with sporting adviser Jordi Cruyff and director of football Mateu Alemany at Triton restaurant in the Catalan city yesterday. The framework of a £55million package is in place but the transfer has been complicated by wages owed to De Jong by Barcelona. United are confident the midfielder wants the move if those issues can be resolved.

÷ FULHAM have signed Andreas Pereira from United in an £8m deal, plus £2m in add-ons.

■ JUVENTUS have completed a deal for free agent Paul Pogba, six years after the Frenchman left for United in what was then a £89m worldrecord transfer. He has signed a four-year contract.

÷ BRENTFORD look to have beaten United to the signing of goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha. The Albanian was a free agent following his exit from Lazio and United thought they had won the race for the 27-year-old last week.

■ BRENTFORD are also finalising a £20m deal for Hull City forward Keane LewisPotter. The 21-year-old has left Hull’s training camp in Turkey. ÷ WOLVES are closing in on a £20.5m deal for Burnley centre back Nathan Collins. It would be the highest fee ever paid for an Irish player.

■ CRYSTAL PALACE have completed the £22m signing of Lens midfielder Cheick Doucoure.

÷ NOTTINGHAM FOREST have signed Neco Williams from Liverpool in a £17m deal.

■ ASTON VILLA have agreed a season-long loan for Sevilla left back Ludwig Augustinsson. ÷ FORMER Arsenal star Mesut Ozil’s contract has been terminated by Fenerbahce.