TRANSFER GOSSIP: Everton wantaway Demarai Gray closes in on £8m move to Al-Ettifaq, Kasper Schmeichel pens a one-year deal with Anderlecht – and Wolves ‘join West Ham in the race for Jesse Lingard’

The summer transfer window may be a thing of the past for Premier League clubs, but several top stars are still on the hunt for new teams, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey still able to sign players.

Davinson Sanchez, Tanguy Ndombele and Eric Bailly have all sealed Premier League transfers since the deadline, and more out-of-favor stars will hope to follow in their push for more regular first-team football.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian giants Al-Ittihad are still fiercely pursuing a takeover of Mohamed Salah after Liverpool rejected their original £150m bid for the Egyptian superstar.

And there are still a handful of free agents, including Jesse Lingard and David de Gea, who have yet to find a new home.

Mail Sport takes a look at the latest transfer gossip on Wednesday morning.

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Everton have come close to agreeing with Al-Ettifaq to sell winger Demarai Gray for £8 million. The winger has been very clear in his desire to leave the club, citing a lack of respect from manager Sean Dyche. (Mailsport)

Wolves have joined West Ham in the race to sign former Nottingham Forest midfielder Lingard. He has trained with the Hammers this summer, but David Moyes wants to make sure of the player’s commitment before giving the green light to the deal, which could pave the way for Wolves to dive in.Air sports)

Chelsea were interested in signing Jadon Sancho from Manchester United during the summer transfer window. The Blues chiefs ultimately decided to choose Manchester City’s Cole Palmer, as they were concerned about the mentality of the 23-year-old winger. (Mailsport)

Joao Felix is ​​said to have turned down offers from Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester United to pursue his dream transfer to Barcelona. He also turned down a move to Saudi Arabia before finalizing his deal with the LaLiga giants. (World Deportivo)

Manchester United have omitted £40 million flop Donny van de Beek from their 25-man squad for the Champions League group stage. The decision could spell the end for Van de Beek at Old Trafford, with the Dutch star struggling to make regular minutes under Erik ten Hag. (Mailsport)

AC Milan continue to pursue Real Betis fullback Juan Miranda despite the summer transfer window closing. The Serie A giants see the left-back as a strong alternative to Theo Hernandez and will look to sign him in January. (Calciomercato).

Kasper Schmeichel has signed a one-year contract with Anderlecht. The 36-year-old became a free agent last week after a mutual agreement was reached with Nice to terminate his contract. (Mailsport)

Barcelona have just two years left to trigger Abde Ezzalzouli’s £17 million buyback clause if they want to bring the Real Betis star back to Camp Nou. The Catalans, who sold the 21-year-old for £6.4 million, have also attached a 50 per cent resale clause to the deal. (Fabrizio Romano)

Tottenham are unlikely to replace Sánchez following his summer transfer to Galatasaray, with Spurs teenager Ashley Phillips making the move to Ange Postecoglou. The manager is confident that the 18-year-old defender can replace Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven if called up. (Evening standard)

Napoli signing Jesper Lindstrom has revealed why he turned down a ‘dream’ move to Liverpool to join the Serie A champions. The midfielder revealed that despite being a fan of Liverpool, he chose to join Napoli to get regular first-team football. (Mailsport)