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Eriksson, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, managed England from 2001 to 2006 and the Swede was the first foreign manager of the English national side.

In a tribute posted on Twitter/X, Prince William, who is a patron of the Football Association, said: “Sad to hear about the passing of Sven-Goran Eriksson.

“I met him several times as England manager and was always struck by his charisma and passion for the game. My thoughts are with his family and friends. A true gentleman of the game. W.”

In England, he will be mostly remembered for the ultimatelyunderwhelming end to tournaments, the supposedly Golden Generation stumbling in three consecutive quarter-finals, and the sense of what might have been – though his successors, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, fared worse with the same players – but his feats before then give him a strong case to be Sweden’s greatest manager. He was one of the finest anywhere in the two decades before receiving a call from his agent, Athole Still, who he assumed was joking when he asked if Eriksson was interested in the England post.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the manager in charge of England’s “golden generation” during the early 2000s, has died aged 76.

Eriksson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year after suffering a stroke while out running near his home in Sweden. He told a Swedish radio station in January that he had “at best a year left to live”.

Eriksson bade a final farewell to the public in a recent documentary. “I had a good life,” he said. “I hope you will remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do.”

His death was confirmed by his family on Monday. “Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away,” a statement read. “After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by family.”

As the clock ticks down on the 2024 summer transfer window, several big names could yet be on the move.

The window shuts on Friday, August 30 at 11pm BST.

Below, the PA news agency takes a look at some players expected to be starting over at a new club.

Here’s a quick recap of the major deals that could still be done across Europe before the respective deadlines.

In the Premier League, Arsenal still need to get their deal for Mikel Merino over the line, while the headline-making deal could be Chelsea’s proposed move for Victor Osimhen, though there hasn’t been much movement on that deal yet.

Manchester United look poised to agree a much-publicised deal for Manuel Ugarte, while Liverpool will announce the move for Giorgi Mamardashvili soon enough.

Newcastle’s deal for Marc Guehi could be a defining move of the summer, though the clubs remain apart in their valuations.

The futures of both Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho are also worth keeping an eye on, with their respective clubs potentially entertaining talks over a swap deal.

Abroad, there are fewer moves that really catch the eye, with Barcelona struggling financially, Real Madrid and Bayern having done their business, both Milan sides looking quiet and Napoli still to secure moves for Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku.

Nevertheless, Milan Skriniar could be leaving PSG, with the French club looking to sign Ademola Lookman.

Matt O’Riley has joined Brighton from Celtic on a five-year contract.

The 23-year-old Denmark midfielder joins Albion for a reported £25million, subject to international clearance.

O’Riley featured more than 100 times for the Hoops over two-and-a-half years, scoring 27 goals and helping Celtic win the Scottish Premiershipon three occasions.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler said: “He plays a very specialist position. He is very good at occupying and attacking the right space and likes making deep runs, knowing when to attack at the right time”.

Premier League clubs have spent around £1.5bn so far this window – but which signings have been the most expensive?

Dominic Solanke is the single most expensive most in the Premier League, with a total value of around £65m.

In terms of sales, Julian Alvarez’s move from City to Atletico is the most expensive move of the entire window around the world, with sales of Joao Palhinha and Michael Olise (both to Bayern Munich) reaching £47m and £50m respectively.

Plenty of the most expensive deals this summer have been done between two Premier League clubs, including moves for Amadou Onana, Pedro Neto and Ian Maatsen.

Premier League’s biggest transfers so far:

Dominic Solanke – Bournemouth to Spurs – £65m

Leny Yoro – Lille to Manchester United – £59m

Pedro Neto – Wolves to Chelsea – £54m

Amadou Onana – Everton to Aston Villa – £50m

Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid to Chelsea – £46m

Matthijs de Ligt – Bayern Munich to Manchester United – £42m

Georginio Rutter – Leeds to Brighton – £40m

Max Kilman – Wolves to West Ham – £40m

Ricardo Calafiori – Bologna to Arsenal – £38m

Ian Maatsen – Chelsea to Aston Villa – £37.5m

News has broken this evening that Saudi Arabian clubs are attempting to make surprising moves in the summer window, with Al Ahli “progressing in talks with Manchester City for Joao Cancelo” according to Sky Sports.

The Saudi club are “hoping to pay just over £21m” for the Portuguese full-back, who is surplus to requirements at City.

More recently, Fabrizio Romano has reported that Al Nassr – the side made famous by Cristiano Ronaldo – “have sent official bid to Paris Saint-Germain for Milan Skriniar”, with the “deal almost done” for the Slovenian centre-back.

“Despite proposals from Italy, Skriniar is now close to joining Al Nassr,” said the Italian.

Ilkay Gundogan enjoyed his Manchester City homecoming and says it feels like he has never been away.

Last summer the 33-year-old brought the curtain down on seven medal-laden years at the Etihad Stadium, joining Barcelona on a free transfer after captaining the side to the treble.

Gundogan left as a club great and was received as such as the midfielder made his second debut as a substitute in Saturday’s 4-1 win comeback win against promoted Ipswich.