Cristiano Ronaldo’s first start of the Saudi Pro League season ended after only 45 minutes, with the Portugal captain visibly frustrated after Ange Postecoglou substituted him at half-time against Al-Ettifaq.

Jonathan David could be offered a route back to Ligue 1, with Paris FC showing concrete interest in the Juventus striker as the final days of the summer transfer window approach.

Moussa Diaby is closing in on a return to Bayer Leverkusen, with the Bundesliga club reaching an agreement with Al-Ittihad worth around €28m after weeks of negotiations.

There have been fresh developments from Juventus training. According to information gathered by TMW, Fabio Miretti, who appeared to be heading for Besiktas on loan with an option to buy, trained as normal under Luciano Spalletti.

Tottenham’s agreement for Omar Marmoush and the completed signing of Sávio have pushed Roberto De Zerbi’s summer rebuild into a new category of ambition.