Transfer state of play on Morelos, Dembele and Tierney as Ryan Kent gets life after Rangers hype man

The dawn of the new season is mere weeks away but there is still plenty to be resolved for a number of big names.

Alfredo Morelos was once tipped to land Rangers some mega cash but he's a free agent now after Michael Beale decided against a major push to keep him and he's yet to find a new club ahead of the big kickoff. The same goes for Moussa Dembele, who banked Celtic £19.7m back in in 2018 but there will be no sell-on percentage as he also leaves Lyon under freedom of contract.

Ryan Kent does have a new club and Fenerbahce boss Ismail Kartal has assessed his debut. There's also an update on Kieran Tierney whose future at Arsenal continues to swirl into doubt as he remains their second-choice left-back to Oleksandr Zinchenko - a situation he'll be keen to resolve 12 months out from (hopefully) another Euros to star in. Record Sport have all the latest on the big names right here.

There's a sense of mystery surrounding Kent's move to Fenerbahce. Michael Beale strongly hinted reports were wide of the mark when he was first strongly linked back in May, but after signing he said he'd been keen on the move since the Turkish club first expressed interest - which came six months ago according to the club's president.

Either way, he's a Fenerbahce player now and made his debut in a friendly against Zenit St Petersburg on Sunday evening. And manager Ismail Kartal was impressed with what he saw from both Kent, who started on the left wing opposite fellow winger Burak Kapacak.

Fener ultimately lost on penalties after a 0-0 draw but Kartal said: "Ryan Kent did really well and I thought our play from both our wingers was excellent for this stage of the season," Kartal said. They were fast and direct. We tried to use as many