if ever it was time to be a professionalfootballer, it's now. and deadline day has seen yet more striking numbers. sanchez has scored an absolute beauty! manchester city offering 60 million for arsenal's alexi sanchez. whether he goes or not, it seems the trend to spend is here to stay. yes, here at manchester city they we re very yes, here at manchester city they were very keen to sign sanchez. in fa ct, were very keen to sign sanchez. in fact, they have made two offers over the last few days. at the moment, it seems as if the player is staying at arsenal. we have not perhaps seen the megamoney moves we expected today but there is still half an hour until the transfer window closes, so is still time for last—minute drama. today was the 20th anniversary of the death of diana, princess of wales, the event that prompted a remarkable display of public grief in the late summer of 1997. people returned today

to diana's former home, kensington palace, to leave flowers, messages, and candles, and to insist that the princess and her work will never be forgotten. in a moment, we'll have the news where you are, but we leave you tonight with some of the day's words and images, two decades after the princess's death. it wasn't just shaking hands. she was prepared to get stuck in and hold people and talk to them. and she wept with them as well, on occasion. she had a way of connecting with people, of all ages, all backgrounds. she was born with two hearts. one she gave to people, and one for herself. diana is our special princess. she made me unafraid to reach out to people who were suffering, even though there was stigma

attached to it. before, i mean, it was unbelievable, the smell of the flowers. it was just wonderful. good evening. i'm asad ahmad. pre—fabricated homes are making a return to london to provide affordable living, with the advantage that they can be quickly put—up and moved into. they don't look anything like the pre—fabs of the 1950s. these have come a long way and there are demands for the mayor hello and welcome to sportsday.

i'm mike bushell, and with the transfer window set to close in less than half an hour, is there still time for some last minute drama. not it seems involving arsenal's alexis sanchez — it seems they can't replace him in time, and so manchester city's improved bid looks set to fail. so in the premier league, it's still alex oxlaide chamberlain‘s 35 million switch from arsenal to liverpool that remains the biggest deal. and britain's chris froome manages to finish stage 12 of the vuleta a espana, despite a crash, but at what cost? thanks forjoining us.

let's start with arsenal, the club taking centre stage, on transfer deadline. first they sold alex oxlaide chamberlain, to liverpool for 35 million pounds. then it seemed another striker, alexis sanchez would got to manchester city, but only if they could get in a big name to appease the fans. but it seems that's been the sticking point. olly fosterjoins us from the emirates with the latest, and it seems sanchez will return from duty with chile an arsenal player. yes, most probably. in ten days‘ time against bournemouth here, we expect to see alexis sanchez. it is another record—breaking transfer

window, and we expected a couple of blockbuster moves this evening revolving around the emirates. the first being that deal for alexis sanchez to move to manchester city, but are sending a wanted a marquee player coming in. —— arsene wenger. there wasn't the time to seal the deal. it is not going to be arsenal. perhaps barcelona tomorrow. the spanish window stays open for another day. sanchez is out to city, and possibly lamarr in, we don't think it will happen in the 25 minutes left on this window. how will arsenalfans be minutes left on this window. how will arsenal fans be feeling? minutes left on this window. how will arsenalfans be feeling? they

have lost a player they love and they have been left with one who doesn't want to be there. they have been left with one who doesn't want to be thereli they have been left with one who doesn't want to be there. i think the big frustration is not getting one of those big players in, but also wondering why the contracts have been run down. in nine months, sanchez can leave for nothing, so it isa60 sanchez can leave for nothing, so it is a 60 million hit. they could have taken 60 million from manchester city, and they have cashed in on 0xlade—chamberlain, who could have gone for nothing. some frustration for sanchez. it is a man itching for a move, and they will lose him for nothing in nine months. let's cross to the etihad and our reporter david 0rnstein. so, it's looking like sanchez is unlikely to join manchester city — is it a bit like when you're buying a house and the chain collapses? absolutely right. if there is

frustration on the part of alexis sanchez, there is also frustration here tonight. although manchester city have made five or six major signings this summer, this really was a key signing for pep guardiola. he worked with sanchez at barcelona, and they were said to be reunited. so much so that a conditional offer was agreed between manchester city and arsenal. the condition was thomas lamarr. alexis sanchez thought the deal was done. i understand he was telling people close to him that he was going to become a manchester city player. because thomas lamarr didn't go through, the alexis sanchez deal couldn't go through either. city sources say they are relaxed about the situation. it would merely have

been putting the cherry on the cake for their summer transfer business. but pep guardiola will be disappointed. he still has the likes of gabrieljesus, raheem sterling and so on, so he won't be devastated, but disappointed. does it leave him without a final peace, a cherry on the cake? —— a final piece of thejigsaw? a cherry on the cake? —— a final piece of the jigsaw? that deal didn't materialise. 0f piece of the jigsaw? that deal didn't materialise. of course, they signed a goalkeeper and full—backs, they got an attacking player. the names escape me, they have signed so many players. but sanchez would have been a jewel in the crown. and the

other story outside the premier league was mbappe moving in france. but officially, we are told that monaco have done a season — long deal with an option to buy, probably to get round financial fair play regulations, but it is probably an obligation to buy. he scored tonight for france against the netherlands. he has scored 2a goals in 44 appearances for monaco last season, burst onto the scene, one of the hottest properties in europe, and he is now the property of psg. still 18 — that's scary for the rest! spurs and swansea have been busy. first of all spurs have signed the ivory coast right—back serge aurier from paris st—germain for around 23 million pounds. the spanish striker

fernando llorente is also set to join spurs from swansea. he's been having a medical this evening, but swansea have moved quickly to spend the money. they are taking back a former star of south wales, wilfried bonny, who's returning to swansea from manchester city, and the swans haven't stopped there. portugal midfielder renato sanches has signed for swansea on a season's loan, from bayern munich. he was one of the stars of portugal's euro 2016 success. he will hope to be less under the spotlight than to reignite his career again at swansea. and some much needed bolstering of the defence at crystal palace appears to be happening with the purchase for 25 million of the liverpool defender, mamado sacko close to going through. after a medical. what about two players who've been watching their phones all day and hoping for some news? leicester city's riyad mahrez was given time away from the algeria squad to formalise a move away from leicester, and has apparently been at paris airport, but it seems time has run out and he will be staying

with leicester. he was part of the title winning season, the season before last. one man who's been waiting for the call all day is riyad mahrez, of leicester. liverpool midfielder philippe coutinho is also going nowhere for the moment. he's barcelona's number one target, but the reds say he's not for sale, and right now he's still their player. but that story may not be overjust yet, as the spanish transfer window doesn't close until tomorrow. striker divock 0rigi, though, is leaving liverpool. if only temporarily. he's going on a season—long loan, to german club wolfsburg. another player who appears to be going nowhere is west bromwich albion'sjonny eva ns. he's with the northern ireland camp as they prepare to take on san marino tomorrow night. west brom turned down offers

of around £25m from both leicester and arsenal yesterday. he's still leading, but chris froome has had his lead at the vuelta a espana cut by 20 seconds, after bike difficulties and a crash allowed his rivals to close the gap. with just 6km to go, froome fell on the downhill section of today's 12th stage. the tour de france champion still has a lead of 59 seconds. poland's tomasz marczynski claimed victory on the stage. the comeback is on for roger federer. the fourth set of the second round at the us open, after going 2—1 down, the wimbledon champion broke the russian in the fourth and looks to be about to take a fifth set. and world number one karolina pliskova survived a scare to beat nicole gibbs in three sets and reach the us open third round. that's all from sportsday.

coming up in a moment, the papers. good evening. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will bring tomorrow. i have a journalist from the london evening standard and an editor from the daily express. the metro leads with the brexit talks, saying a lack of progress led to

both sides trading insults. the daily express says michel barnier is to blame for the brussels stalemate because he refuses to discuss a trade deal. the times reports the eu wa nts trade deal. the times reports the eu wants billions of pounds after brexit for aid to africa and loans to ukraine. the daily telegraph says an investigation has been ordered into alleged exam cheating at private schools. the 'i" says theresa may faces from senior conservatives over student loans. we will have plenty to say on that. the guardian claims the gambling industry is using third—party companies to industry is using third—party com pa nies to harvest industry is using third—party companies to harvest people's data, helping bookmakers and online casinos target vulnerable individuals. and the daily mail claims one third of nurseries fear going bust because of the government's new childcare scheme. plenty to get our teeth into. let's start with the story that has been raging all through the day in your paper, michael. you can't bully us,

michel barnier. you think a lot of feel that way? people like john redwood in the tory party... express readers will be thinking, because he doesn't want to talk about trade yet, they are still talking about the divorce bill, and it is always about the money in any divorce, and this seems to be the massive sticking point. it is not a fair headline, because he has a mandate from the other you take —— the other eu states to negotiate. he has to do this first before we can get onto the trade deal, which was set out along. they have to talk about the border with the republic of ireland and plenty of other things too,